Pat yourselves on the back, Boise State football fans — not only did you fill Albertsons Stadium well last season, but you also defied a negative national trend.
Average home attendance for the Broncos was 33,068 in seven games in 2018, a 5.9 percent increase from the prior year. However, the average attendance across the country (41,856) was its lowest in 22 years, according to CBSSports.com. The Mountain West saw a drop of 4.4 percent to 23,862, its lowest average ever.
The difference in national attendance at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) games from 2016 to 2017 (3.