Even at its lowest average attendance in 18 years (72,735), the SEC still led all other Power 5 conferences by a significant margin.The Big Ten averaged 65,408, the Big 12 55,945, the ACC 48,381 and the Pac-12 47,082.“I believe the sport industry as a whole is responding well, giving more attention to the fan experience, improving in-venue technology, offering more and different in-game entertainment, creative ticketing strategies and more use of analytics to better understand fan behavior," Sankey said. LSU's home slate was backloaded this fall with the snoozer matchups during the season's first half. The Crimson Tide, Wildcats and Volunteers finished with winning records, but the other four were .500 or worse.Some drops, like the one Alabama experienced, were minor — the Crimson Tide went from averaging 101,562 at Bryant-Denny Stadium to 101,117 this year, though that may just be a factor of having three daytime nonconference kickoffs (two at 11 a.m., which athletic director Greg Byrne railed against) and not hosting the Iron Bowl.But others were significant.
In 2020, this number could grow even higher if the Wolverines have the early look a team capable of competing for a Big Ten championship. I don’t know the answer.”How smart does Ohio State's power brass look right now after Urban Meyer's unexpected departure following the 2018 season? LSU, Georgia, Florida and Auburn finished as the top four SEC teams in the final College Football Playoff rankings.Georgia led the conference with seven sellouts.
On average, the SEC averaged 72,735 fans in 2019. Here’s the big, bold, screaming headline from the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser: “2019 SEC home football attendance drops to … That’s another question. After the home opener vs. New Mexico State, Nick Saban called “So, everybody’s got to make a sacrifice. We were talking, it was still an offensive drive. It'll be interesting to see where Texas lands in this list in 2020.LSU's attendance this season is a dichotomy on national relevance and just how quickly the Tigers rose inside the Top 25.