The Week 6 Big 12 college football attendance numbers came in after this weekend’s games and it was a strong showing across the board for the Big 12 Conference.
While several teams had byes this week, the five games that were played were in front of at or near-capacity crowds, with each of them topping 90% on Saturday.
Here are the numbers.
Big 12 Football Week 6 Attendance (Percentage capacity in parenthesis)
- Arizona State vs. Kansas: 54,639 (101.94%)
- Iowa State vs. Baylor: 61,500 (100.00%)
- Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia: 52,202 (96.93%)
- TCU vs. Houston: 44,211 (96.11%)
- Arizona vs. Texas Tech: 45,773 (90.14%)
Arizona State had its first-ever Big 12 home game against Kansas this weekend, and Sun Devil fans did not disappoint. A crowd of 54,639 — nearly 102% of capacity — was in attendance to watch ASU take down Kansas to move to 4-1 on the season.
Iowa State fans filled Jack Trice Stadium — as is always the case — and the Cyclones showed up big for their capacity crowd with a 43-21 shellacking of Baylor. Iowa State is now 5-0 on the season and ranked 11th nationally heading into Week 7.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Big 12 games this week failed to hit capacity crowds, and while they were close, it looks like it might’ve cost the home team in every case.
Oklahoma State took on West Virginia in front of 52,202 (96.93%) and dropped its third game in a row, 38-14. TCU hosted Houston for a Friday night matchup in front of 44,211 (96.11%) and also lost 30-19. Arizona dropped its Big 12 home opener to Texas Tech, 28-22, and did so in front of 45,773 (90.14%), the lowest percentage capacity crowd of the weekend in the league.
The common denominator here? Home teams that played in front of capacity crowds won their games, and the fan bases that failed to fill their stadiums watched losses this weekend. Coincidence? Maybe, but it’s probably better to play it safe next time.
