Bowl Attendance

[Wyo2dal]

Our Bowl connections with less attendance than State Championship High School Football in Texas.

54,347 High School Fans

1. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: 54,728
2. Texas Class 5A Division I State Championship: 54,347
3. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: 42,178
4. Texas Class 4A Division II State Championship: 33,745
5. Texas Class 5A Division II State Championship: 30,285
6. Gildan New Mexico Bowl: 27,104
7. Texas Class 3A Division II State Championship: 22,701
8. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: 21,951
9. Texas 4A Division I State Championship: 20,142
10. California Open Division State Champinship: 16,791
11. Florida Class 8A State Championship: 9,979

 

[cowboyz]

The bowl games probably had a better TV rating! HS football in Texas is a religion, and the fans can all drive to the game. Plus half the attendees were probably college scouts. Seriously though, I realize any of the non-big bowl games will always struggle with attendance, but even the numbers they announced and that you posted seem too high. The Potato Bowl stands seemed empty from what I could tell watching on TV. It didn't seem like there were more than a couple thousand in total. It was cold and their was snow in the stands, so I could see why people stayed home. But there wasn't even close to 20 thousand attending.

 

[lakesbison]

#9 2013 FCS championship 21,411
2014 FCS championship 22,000???

 

[Hayduke]

#9 2013 FCS championship 21,411
2014 FCS championship 22,000???

That's a lot of FC Dallas fans showing up at their stadium.

 

[Hayduke]

The bowl games probably had a better TV rating! HS football in Texas is a religion, and the fans can all drive to the game. Plus half the attendees were probably college scouts. Seriously though, I realize any of the non-big bowl games will always struggle with attendance, but even the numbers they announced and that you posted seem too high. The Potato Bowl stands seemed empty from what I could tell watching on TV. It didn't seem like there were more than a couple thousand in total. It was cold and their was snow in the stands, so I could see why people stayed home. But there wasn't even close to 20 thousand attending.

I've never seen it in Texas. I did see it in Oklahoma.

They do take it very seriously there. I can't even imagine Texas...

Well, now I can. 54000 fans! Wow!