Monday, February 10, 2014

NDSU ranked Seventh in NCAA FCS Attendance

INDIANAPOLIS - North Dakota State had a record average home attendance for the third straight season and finished seventh among the Football Championship Subdivision according to the final numbers released by the NCAA for the 2013 season.

North Dakota State drew an average of 18,622 over nine dates, up from last year's school-record 18,516.  NDSU was second only to Montana in total attendance with 167,600 passing through the Fargodome doors.

The Bison sold out the first four games of the season including a school-record crowd of 19,108 for the Oct. 12 homecoming win over Missouri State.  NDSU has enjoyed 17 sellout crowds over the past eight years.

North Dakota State went 31-3 at home over the past four seasons and has won 14 straight at Gate City Bank Field entering the 2014 season, the second longest active FCS home winning streak behind Sam Houston State's 22.

2013 NCAA Division I FCS Average Home Attendance
School
Dates
Total
Average
1.
Appalachian St.
6
149,366
24,894
2.
Montana
7
170,660
24,380
3.
James Madison
7
147,076
21,011
4.
Southern U.
5
100,536
20,107
5.
Yale
5
99,045
19,809
6.
Montana St.
6
118,222
19,704
7.
North Dakota St.
9
167,600
18,622
8.
Delaware
7
126,754
18,108
9.
Jackson St.
4
69,143
17,286
10.
Jacksonville St.
7
110,695
15,814
11.
Charlotte
6
93,244
15,541
12.
Liberty
7
105,215
15,031
13.
Ga. Southern
6
88,968
14,828
14.
Alabama St.
6
86,321
14,387
15.
N.C. A&T
6
81,443
13,574
16.
Youngstown St.
7
94,539
13,506
17.
Citadel
6
78,932
13,155
18.
UNI
6
75,431
12,572
19.
McNeese St.
7
84,506
12,072
20.
Harvard
5
60,334
12,067
21.
Penn
5
59,680
11,936
22.
South Carolina St.
6
71,279
11,880
23.
Tennessee St.
5
57,309
11,462
24.
Florida A&M
5
55,848
11,170
25.
South Dakota St.
6
64,162
10,694
26.
Illinois St.
5
50,694
10,139
27.
Chattanooga
6
59,534
9,922
28.
William & Mary
6
58,346
9,724
29.
Alabama A&M
5
48,555
9,711
30.
Stephen F. Austin
5
48,418
9,684

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