CSNbbs

1. NIU - 35,231 (61,500 vs. Iowa, 24,182 vs. SIU, and 20,012 vs. EMU)
2. Western Michigan - 23,924 (vs. Indiana and 15,718 vs. C.C. State)
3. Temple - 22,999 (30,368 vs. Navy and 15,629 vs. Buffalo)
4. Buffalo - 22,676 (vs. Baylor)
5. Miami - 22,421 (vs. Cincinnati)
6. Toledo - 20,660 (26,100 vs. Purdue and 15,219 vs. Iowa State)
7. Akron - 19,866 (17,865 vs. Army and 21,867 vs. Kent State)
8. Central Michigan - 19,277 (22,031 vs. Toledo and 16,522 vs. North Dakota St.)
9. Ohio - 18,302 (19,823 vs. Gardner-Webb and 16,781 vs. Wyoming)
10. Bowling Green - 16,482 (vs. Temple)
11. Ball State - 15,488 (vs. Miami)
12. Kent State - 8,455 (vs. Delaware State)
13. Eastern Michigan - 7,968 (5,794 vs. Ball State and 10,141 vs. Howard)

Week 4 Attendance:
Total Attendance: 434,205
Conference Average: 19,737 in 22 home games played (-1,606)

Week 3 Attendance:
Total Attendance: 298,799
Conference Average: 21,343 in 14 home games played (-3,285)

Week 2 Attendance:
Total Attendance: 270,909
Conference Average: 24,628 in 11 home games played

Attendance is really down around the MAC this year. Most of these games in good weather would normally draw 20,000.

I thought Toledo's numbers were shocking as they've always been able to at least get 20,000 in through the gates since they moved to night games.

On the Ohio board, fans were screaming bloody murder over a no show by the students resulting in 17k. One suggested idea was to not play opposite Ohio State and have the home games all at 7pm, well that did not work for Toledo even with a BigXII team in the house.

It seems like the enthusiasm for this league has slipped since Marshall left the MAC. Marshall brought a ton of fans and was a huge drawing card anywhere they went because of their reputation.

Ohio game was on TV, so that might have hurt the attendance. I do know that there is no need for stadium expansion. Wyoming might be the best non-conference team to visit Peden in a while, but we failed to get 17,000 on a good weather day. How pathetic that happy hour conflicted with the second half for the students.