Gamecock football attendance was down in 2021
South Carolina football attendance had one of the Southeastern Conference’s sharpest drops between the 2021 season and 2019 season, according to all SEC schools’ reported attendance figures. Williams-Brice Stadium attendance averaged 89.91% of its 77,559-seat capacity for the 2021 regular season.
In 2019, the last season stadiums were allowed full attendance before the COVID-19 pandemic, South Carolina football sold 97.15% of its seats in an 80,250-capacity stadium. That 2019 figure can largely be attributed an attendance total of 81,954 for Alabama, plus additional sellouts for the Kentucky, Appalachian State and Clemson games, and near-sellouts against Florida
Compare that with 2021, which saw sellouts for Kentucky and Clemson, just over 70,000 for Auburn and Florida, and then at or below 65,000 for three other games.
South Carolina football attendance decreased by 7.24 percentage points from 2019 to 2021, the third-largest dip in the SEC. The only SEC programs with a bigger change downward in attendance between 2021 and 2019 were Missouri, which dropped by 12.21 percentage points (86.49% to 74.28%), and Mississippi State, which dropped by 10.91 percentage points (91.6% to 80.69%).
South Carolina’s overall attendance percentage for 2021 ranked eighth of the 14 SEC schools. Ole Miss, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Missouri and Vanderbilt filled less of its seats this season on average.
Two SEC stadiums, South Carolina’s Williams-Brice Stadium and Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium, lost actual seats from 2019 to 2021. Both also suffered a dip in attendance for the most recent season, though Alabama’s drop was slim.
The Crimson Tide’s stadium capacity dropped from 101,821 to 100,077, a loss of 1,744 seats. Alabama averaged 99.31% attendance in 2019, dipping slightly to 98.64% in 2021. Williams-Brice Stadium lost 2,691 seats in 2021 after renovations to Williams-Brice Stadium lowered stadium capacity to 77,559, down from 80,250.
South Carolina football attendance had one of the Southeastern Conference’s sharpest drops between the 2021 season and 2019 season, according to all SEC schools’ reported attendance figures. Williams-Brice Stadium attendance averaged 89.91% of its 77,559-seat capacity for the 2021 regular season.
In 2019, the last season stadiums were allowed full attendance before the COVID-19 pandemic, South Carolina football sold 97.15% of its seats in an 80,250-capacity stadium. That 2019 figure can largely be attributed an attendance total of 81,954 for Alabama, plus additional sellouts for the Kentucky, Appalachian State and Clemson games, and near-sellouts against Florida
Compare that with 2021, which saw sellouts for Kentucky and Clemson, just over 70,000 for Auburn and Florida, and then at or below 65,000 for three other games.
South Carolina football attendance decreased by 7.24 percentage points from 2019 to 2021, the third-largest dip in the SEC. The only SEC programs with a bigger change downward in attendance between 2021 and 2019 were Missouri, which dropped by 12.21 percentage points (86.49% to 74.28%), and Mississippi State, which dropped by 10.91 percentage points (91.6% to 80.69%).
South Carolina’s overall attendance percentage for 2021 ranked eighth of the 14 SEC schools. Ole Miss, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Missouri and Vanderbilt filled less of its seats this season on average.
Two SEC stadiums, South Carolina’s Williams-Brice Stadium and Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium, lost actual seats from 2019 to 2021. Both also suffered a dip in attendance for the most recent season, though Alabama’s drop was slim.
The Crimson Tide’s stadium capacity dropped from 101,821 to 100,077, a loss of 1,744 seats. Alabama averaged 99.31% attendance in 2019, dipping slightly to 98.64% in 2021. Williams-Brice Stadium lost 2,691 seats in 2021 after renovations to Williams-Brice Stadium lowered stadium capacity to 77,559, down from 80,250.