FAMU drew 78,839 fans to Bragg Stadium for four dates, a
total which was 11th nationally in total home attendance, but the per-game
average of 19,710 was 3rd, surpassed only by Montana (25,377) and James Madison
(21,646).
Among historically black colleges and universities (HBCUS)
in the FCS, FAMU was #1 in average home attendance at 19,710, followed by
perennial leader Jackson (Miss.) State at 19,660, good for fourth nationally.
North Carolina A&T
(72,360 in five games) was third among HBCUs with a per-game average of
14,472, while Alcorn (Miss.) State was fourth among the HBCUs with a 14,342
per-game average.
Those four schools – FAMU, Jackson State, North Carolina
A&T and Alcorn State – were the only HBCUs listed in the NCAA FCS
Attendance Top 20.