Freefalling attendance
Of the nation’s 65 Power Five college football teams, here are the biggest drops in average announced attendance per home game over the past four seasons:
Team 2015 2018 Diff.
USC* 75,358 54,574 -20,784
Gophers 52,355 37,915 -14,440
UCLA* 66,858 53,293 -13,565
Missouri* 65,120 51,297 -13,823
Stanford* 49,917 37,842 -12,075
*One 2018 home game remaining
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