I stole this thread idea from Sultan this morning. I would rather not post about attendance (unpleasant subject in Louisville), but I chose to bring it up because it has gotten quite low.
Here are this season's (official reported) attendance figures for the Cards 2021 home games. There are 3 home games remaining. Clemson, Syracuse, Kentucky.
At this point the average home attendance this season is 39,601.
39,673 - Eastern Kentucky
40,209 - UCF
40,320 - Virginia
38,202 - Boston College (Homecoming)
For comparison purposes, I have eliminated the 2020 season due to the Pandemic-related capacity limits.
Here are the Louisville reported home attendance figures, reported attendance as a percentage of reported capacity, and some additional notes, for the last 20 seasons (2020 not included):
2021 39,601 (65%) (4-3 incomplete) (3 games remaining)
2020 (attendance not meaningful) (Covid Capacity Limits) (Social Violence) (4-7)
2019 49,912 (82%) (8-5) (First Satterfield year)
2018 50,251 (83%) (2-10) (BP2.0 Meltdown year; Pass>Cunningham; Vince Tyra new AD) (Stadium enlarged to 60,800)
2017 46,160 (84%)(8-5) (Final Lamar Jackson year; Final Tom Jurich AD year)
2016 54,065 (98%)(9-4) (Lamar Heisman year; Grantham-BP relationship fractures)
2015 49,069 (89%)(8-5) (Louisville beats Texas A&M in Music City Bowl)
2014 52,972 (96%)(9-4) (BP back; First year in ACC; Bolin;Bonnafon)
2013 52,914 (96%) (12-1) (Last Charlie year; Only year in American; Teddy)
2012 49,991 (91%) (11-2) (Teddy; Last year in Big East)
2011 48,538 (88%) (7-6) (Teddy QB)
2010 50,648 (92%) (7-6) (First Charlie year; Burke QB) (Stadium enlarged to 54,900)
2009 32,450 (77%) (4-8) (Last Kragthorpe year)
2008 39,680 (94%) (5-7)
2007 39,881 (95%) (6-6) (First Kragthorpe year; Brian Brohm)
2006 41,482 (99%) (12-1) (Last BP1.0 year; Brian Brohm)
2005 41,001 (98%) (9-3) (First Big East year)
2004 40,531 (97%) (11-1) (Last C-USA year)
2003 36,771 (88%) (9-4) (First BP1.0 year)
2002 36,473 (87%)(7-6) (Last John L year; Ragone)
2001 37,682 (90%)(11-2) (1st Place C-USA; Ragone)
2000 38,547 (92%) (9-3) (1st Place C-USA) (Stadium Capacity about 42,000)
Here are this season's (official reported) attendance figures for the Cards 2021 home games. There are 3 home games remaining. Clemson, Syracuse, Kentucky.
At this point the average home attendance this season is 39,601.
39,673 - Eastern Kentucky
40,209 - UCF
40,320 - Virginia
38,202 - Boston College (Homecoming)
For comparison purposes, I have eliminated the 2020 season due to the Pandemic-related capacity limits.
Here are the Louisville reported home attendance figures, reported attendance as a percentage of reported capacity, and some additional notes, for the last 20 seasons (2020 not included):
2021 39,601 (65%) (4-3 incomplete) (3 games remaining)
2020 (attendance not meaningful) (Covid Capacity Limits) (Social Violence) (4-7)
2019 49,912 (82%) (8-5) (First Satterfield year)
2018 50,251 (83%) (2-10) (BP2.0 Meltdown year; Pass>Cunningham; Vince Tyra new AD) (Stadium enlarged to 60,800)
2017 46,160 (84%)(8-5) (Final Lamar Jackson year; Final Tom Jurich AD year)
2016 54,065 (98%)(9-4) (Lamar Heisman year; Grantham-BP relationship fractures)
2015 49,069 (89%)(8-5) (Louisville beats Texas A&M in Music City Bowl)
2014 52,972 (96%)(9-4) (BP back; First year in ACC; Bolin;Bonnafon)
2013 52,914 (96%) (12-1) (Last Charlie year; Only year in American; Teddy)
2012 49,991 (91%) (11-2) (Teddy; Last year in Big East)
2011 48,538 (88%) (7-6) (Teddy QB)
2010 50,648 (92%) (7-6) (First Charlie year; Burke QB) (Stadium enlarged to 54,900)
2009 32,450 (77%) (4-8) (Last Kragthorpe year)
2008 39,680 (94%) (5-7)
2007 39,881 (95%) (6-6) (First Kragthorpe year; Brian Brohm)
2006 41,482 (99%) (12-1) (Last BP1.0 year; Brian Brohm)
2005 41,001 (98%) (9-3) (First Big East year)
2004 40,531 (97%) (11-1) (Last C-USA year)
2003 36,771 (88%) (9-4) (First BP1.0 year)
2002 36,473 (87%)(7-6) (Last John L year; Ragone)
2001 37,682 (90%)(11-2) (1st Place C-USA; Ragone)
2000 38,547 (92%) (9-3) (1st Place C-USA) (Stadium Capacity about 42,000)
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