North Dakota State No. 7 in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Attendance
1/7/2008 6:00:00 AM | Football
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.--North Dakota State University's football program ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly I-AA) attendance figures in 2007 with a school record average of 18,141 fans over five home games at the Fargodome.
However, because NDSU is reclassifying from Division II to Division I FCS, the Bison (along with
Annually one of the top draws in the country, the Bison had three sellouts including 19,011 against UC Davis in the annual homecoming game and Great West Football Conference opener on Oct. 6. NDSU also had sellouts against Stephen F. Austin (18,823) on Sept. 8 and 14th-ranked
The Bison won five Division II national attendance crowns including 1987 (14,120), 1989 (16,833), 1997 (12,512), 2000 (12,723), and 2003 (11,567). Here is the list of the top seven attendance schools in FCS in 2007 according to the NCAA:
2007 Division FCS Attendance Leaders
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Games |
Attendance |
Avg./G | ||
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1. Appalachian St. |
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9 |
217,968 |
24,219 | ||
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2. |
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8 |
182,396 |
22,800 | ||
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3. Yale |
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5 |
113,964 |
22,793 | ||
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4. |
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7 |
150,573 |
21,510 |
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5. |
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6 |
113,5551 |
18,925 | ||
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6. Southern U. |
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5 |
94,566 |
18,913 | ||
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5 |
90,707 |
18,141 | ||
