USF crowds: Biggest increase in NCAA football

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Congrats to USF football, which led Division I-A in increased attendance from 2006 to 2007, jumping from an average home announced attendance of 30,222 last season at Raymond James Stadium to 53,170.

The increase of 22,948 fans is more than 9,000 more than the next closest school, Temple, and the Owls were the only program out of 119 Division I-A schools to experience a higher percentage gain the Bulls. Temple's crowds went up by 82.5 percent, while USF's went up 75.9 percent.

There were eight schools nationally whose attendance rose by 10,000 or more fans ... You guys know USF and Temple are two of them, so I'll invite you to guess four of the other six. (No looking up the stats, either) I'll post the eight schools at noon Wednesday ...

Posted by Greg Auman at 1:03:46 am on November 28, 2007 | Permalink | Comments |

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