Originally Posted by
Professor Chaos
I've got all the attendance figures from all FCS playoffs games since 2013 (to see how they're trending overall). These are NDSU's games:
2013
2nd round vs Furman: 18,455
Quarters vs Coastal Carolina: 18,219
Semis vs UNH: 18,694
Total: 55,368
Average: 18,456
2014
2nd round vs SDSU: 18,113
Quarters vs Coastal Carolina: 18,049
Semis vs SHSU: 18,025
Total: 54,187
Average: 18,062
2015
2nd round vs Montana: 18,232
Quarters vs UNI: 18,041
Semis vs Richmond: 18,105
Total: 54,378
Average: 18,126
2016
2nd round vs San Diego: 18,305
Quarters vs SDSU: 18,285
Semis vs JMU: 18,282
Total: 54,872
Average: 18,291
2017
2nd round vs San Diego: 18,067
Quarters vs Wofford: 17,008
Semis vs SHSU: 18,279
Total: 53,354
Average: 17,785
So last year saw about a 3% decline from previous years. If the trend continues this year we're looking at about a 6.5% decline this year. It's not a promising trend.