Link to Original National Football Foundation Report In addition, Memphis' appearance in the Birmingham Bowl helped the bowl game with its biggest increase in attendance, drawing 59,430 fans to the contest compared to a 30,083 attendance the year prior, a 98 percent increase.
MEMPHIS – According to a report of the National Football Foundation, the University of Memphis football team experienced the second-largest growth in average attendance from 2014 to 2015. Memphis saw an increase of 9,951 people per game in its average attendance numbers, second only to Temple's increase of 20,789 between 2014 and 2015. In 2014, Memphis averaged 33,851 fans for its six home games. In six games in 2015, the Tigers' average attendance jumps to 43,802.
Football Ranked Second in Average Attendance Growth in 2015 by NFF
