2014-2015 Bowl Attendance Figures

2014-2015 BOWL ATTENDANCE FIGURES

New Website On The Way

Dealing with the limitations and formatting on blogger got to me, so now all of my college football facts, stats, and analysis will be located at my own website: BOWLGAMES.INFO.

Here is a recap of how this blog has changed over the years.

I was sitting at work one fall day dreaming about college football. Here is the logo I sketched on a piece of paper for the blog I was about to create: Helmet Stickers.

I needed a better logo than the one I sketched above. I found a set of Big Ten mini helmets and took a picture. A few readers would accuse me of having a Big Ten bias.

I decided to revamp the blog with a new logo, which is the current one. I had clipped one hundred twenty little banners from a college football magazine and pasted them on my wall. What is seen in the picture is just a fraction of the wall collage.

College Football Is Turning Into The NFL's Development League

The trend of players leaving college early for the NFL draft is on the rise. After the 2013 college football season, a record 103 players left college early to enter the draft. Each of the past three years were new records for early departures. Will 2014 bring the departures north of 103? Realisitically, how many of the 103 guys foregoing their collegiate eligibility will be drafted within seven rounds?

Underclassmen Declaring For The 2014 NFL Draft

School	Player	Position
Alabama	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	S
Alabama	Adrian Hubbard	LB
Alabama	Cyrus Kouandijo	OT
Alabama	Jeoffrey Pagan	DE
Alabama	Vinnie Sunseri	S
Alabama State	Isaiah Crowell	RB
Alabama State	Jamel Johnson	WR
Arizona	Ka'Deem Carey	RB
Arizona State	Carl Bradford	LB
Auburn	Tre Mason	RB
Auburn	Greg Robinson	OT
Ball State	Isaiah Snead	WR
Baylor	Lache Seastrunk	RB
Bethune-Cookman	Nick Addison	S
Bethune-Cookman	Terrance Hackney	OT
Boise State	Demarcus Lawrence	DE
Boston College	Al Louis-Jean	CB
California	Brendan Bigelow	RB
California	Khairi Fortt	LB
California	Kameron Jackson	CB
California	Chris McCain	DE
California	Viliami Moala	DT
California	Richard Rodgers	WR
Clemson	Bashaud Breeland	CB
Clemson	Martavis Bryant	WR
Clemson	Sammy Watkins	WR
Colorado	Paul Richardson	WR
Colorado State	Kapri Bibbs	RB
Connecticut	Yawin Smallwood	LB
Florida	Dominique Easley	DT
Florida	Ronald Powell	LB
Florida	Loucheiz Purifoy	CB
Florida	Marcus Roberson	CB
Florida State	Kelvin Benjamin	WR
Florida State	Devonta Freeman	RB
Florida State	Timmy Jernigan	DT
Florida State	James Wilder	RB
Fresno State	Davante Adams	WR
Indiana	Cody Latimer	WR
Jacksonville State	Pierre Warren	S
LSU	Odell Beckham	WR
LSU	Alfred Blue	RB
LSU	Ego Ferguson	DT
LSU	Jeremy Hill	RB
LSU	Anthony Johnson	DT
LSU	Jarvis Landry	WR
LSU	Trai Turner	OG
Louisville	Teddy Bridgewater	QB
Louisville	Calvin Pryor	S
Mississippi	Donte Moncrief	WR
McNeese State	Nic Jacobs	TE
Missouri	Kony Ealy	DE
Missouri	Henry Josey	RB
New Haven	Mike Flacco	TE
New Mexico State	Austin Franklin	WR
North Carolina	Russell Bodine	C
North Carolina	Eric Ebron	TE
North Carolina State	Carlos Gray	DT
Notre Dame	George Atkinson	RB
Notre Dame	Troy Niklas	TE
Notre Dame	Louis Nix	DT
Notre Dame	Stephon Tuitt	DE
Ohio State	Bradley Roby	CB
Ohio State	Ryan Shazier	LB
Oklahoma State	Josh Stewart	WR
Oregon	Colt Lyerla	TE
Oregon	Terrance Mitchell	CB
Oregon	De'Anthony Thomas	RB
Oregon State	Brandin Cooks	WR
Oregon State	Scott Crichton	DE
Penn State	Allen Robinson	WR
Rutgers	Brandon Coleman	WR
San Diego State	Adam Muema	RB
Southern California	Dion Bailey	S
Southern California	Xavier Grimble	TE
Southern California	Marqise Lee	WR
Southern California	Marcus Martin	C
Southern California	George Uko	DE
South Carolina	Jadeveon Clowney	DE
South Carolina	Bruce Ellington	WR
South Carolina	Vic Hampton	CB
South Carolina	Kelsey Quarles	DT
South Florida	Aaron Lynch	DE
Stanford	Cameron Fleming	OT
Stanford	Ed Reynolds	S
Stanford	David Yankey	OG
Syracuse	Jerome Smith	RB
Tennessee	Antonio Richardson	OT
Tennessee State	A.C. Leonard	TE
Texas A&M	Mike Evans	WR
Texas A&M	Johnny Manziel	QB
Texas Tech	Jace Amaro	TE
Towson	Terrance West	RB
UAB	Darrin Reaves	RB
UCF	Blake Bortles	QB
UCF	Storm Johnson	RB
UCLA	Xavier Su'a-Filo	OG
Utah	Jake Murphy	TE
Vanderbilt	Chris Boyd	WR
Washington	Bishop Sankey	RB
Washington	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE
Western Kentucky	Jonathan Dowling	S
Wyoming	Brett Smith	QB

2013-2014 Bowl Attendance Figures

		2013-2014 Bowls
Date	Bowl	Attendance	Capacity	Percentage	Score
21-Dec-13	Gildan New Mexico Bowl	27,104	39,224	69.10%	Colorado State 48, Washington State 45
21-Dec-13	Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl	42,178	36,800	114.61%	USC 45, Fresno State 20
21-Dec-13	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	21,951	37,000	59.33%	San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24
21-Dec-13	R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	54,728	73,208	74.76%	UL-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21
23-Dec-13	Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg	20,053	28,453	70.48%	East Carolina 37, Ohio 20
24-Dec-13	Sheraton Hawaii Bowl	29,106	50,000	58.21%	Oregon State 38, Boise State 23
26-Dec-13	Little Caesars Pizza Bowl	26,259	65,000	40.40%	Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27
26-Dec-13	San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl	23,408	70,561	33.17%	Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14
27-Dec-13	Military Bowl	30,163	34,000	88.71%	Marshall 31, Maryland 20
27-Dec-13	Texas Bowl	32,327	71,054	45.50%	Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17
27-Dec-13	Fight Hunger Bowl	34,136	40,184	84.95%	Washington 21, BYU 16
28-Dec-13	New Era Pinstripe Bowl	47,122	52,328	90.05%	Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16
28-Dec-13	Belk Bowl	45,211	73,778	61.28%	North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17
28-Dec-13	Russell Athletic Bowl	51,098	65,438	78.09%	Louisville 36, Miami 9
28-Dec-13	Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl	53,284	71,706	74.31%	Kansas State 31, Michigan 14
30-Dec-13	Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl	39,246	45,000	87.21%	Navy 24, Middle Tennessee 6
30-Dec-13	Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl	52,125	69,143	75.39%	Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17
30-Dec-13	Valero Alamo Bowl	65,918	65,000	101.41%	Oregon 30, Texas 7
30-Dec-13	National University Holiday Bowl	52,930	70,561	75.01%	Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23
31-Dec-13	AdvoCare V100 Bowl	36,917	53,000	69.65%	Arizona 42, Boston College 19
31-Dec-13	Hyundai Sun Bowl	47,912	51,500	93.03%	UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12
31-Dec-13	AutoZone Liberty Bowl	57,846	61,008	94.82%	Mississippi State 44, Rice 7
31-Dec-13	Chick-fil-A Bowl	67,946	71,228	95.39%	Texas A&M 52, Duke 48
01-Jan-14	Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl	60,712	77,510	78.33%	Nebraska 24, Georgia 19
01-Jan-14	Heart of Dallas Bowl	38,380	92,100	41.67%	North Texas 36, UNLV 14
01-Jan-14	Outback Bowl	51,296	65,908	77.83%	LSU 21, Iowa 14
01-Jan-14	Capital One Bowl	56,629	65,438	86.54%	South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24
01-Jan-14	Rose Bowl	95,173	91,136	104.43%	Michigan State 24, Stanford 20
01-Jan-14	Tostitos Fiesta Bowl	65,172	63,400	102.79%	Central Florida 52, Baylor 42
02-Jan-14	Allstate Sugar Bowl	70,473	73,208	96.26%	Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31
03-Jan-14	AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic	72,690	80,000	90.86%	Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31
03-Jan-14	Discover Orange Bowl	72,080	75,540	95.42%	Clemson 40, Ohio State 35
04-Jan-14	BBVA Compass Bowl	42,717	71,594	59.67%	Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24
05-Jan-14	GoDaddy Bowl	36,119	40,646	88.86%	Arkansas State 23, Ball State 20
06-Jan-14	BCS National Championship Game	94,208	91,136	103.37%	Florida State 34, Auburn 31

2012-2013 Bowl Attendance Figures
2011-2012 Bowl Attendance Figures
2010-2011 Bowl Attendance Figures

Three And Done. The New Norm?

Every year the number of underclassmen declaring for the NFL Draft increases. Is college football becoming less about playing intercollegiately and all about being a stepping stone to professional football? These guys are walking away from full scholarships at big-time universities, something most people wouldn't take for granted.

2013 Draft: 81
2012 Draft: 68
2011 Draft: 56

Underclassmen Declaring For The 2013 NFL Draft

School	Player	Position
Alabama	D.J. Fluker	OT
Alabama	Eddie Lacy	RB
Alabama	Dee Milliner	CB
Arkansas	Alvin Bailey	OG
Arkansas	Knile Davis	RB
Auburn	Corey Lemonier	DE
California	Keenan Allen	WR
California	Steve Williams	CB
Clemson	DeAndre Hopkins	WR
Colorado	David Bakhtiari	OT
Eastern Washington	Brandon Kaufman	WR
Eastern Washington	Kyle Padron	QB
Florida	Matt Elam	S
Florida	Sharrif Floyd	DE
Florida	Jelani Jenkins	LB
Florida	Jordan Reed	TE
Florida Atlantic	Duron Carter	WR
Florida State	Xavier Rhodes	CB
Florida State	Menelik Watson	OT
Florida State	Bjoern Werner	DE
Georgia	Kwame Geathers	DT
Georgia	Jarvis Jones	LB
Georgia	Alec Ogletree	LB
Hawaii	Mike Edwards	CB
Illinois	Akeem Spence	DT
LSU	Chris Faulk	OT
LSU	Michael Ford	RB
LSU	Bennie Logan	DT
LSU	Tyrann Mathieu	CB
LSU	Barkevious Mingo	DE
LSU	Kevin Minter	LB
LSU	Sam Montgomery	DE
LSU	Eric Reid	S
LSU	Tharold Simon	CB
LSU	Spencer Ware	RB
LSU	Brad Wing	P
Michigan State	Le'Veon Bell	RB
Michigan State	William Gholston	DE
Michigan State	Dion Sims	TE
Middle Tennessee	Jajuan Harley	S
Missouri	Sheldon Richardson	DT
Nevada	Stefphon Jefferson	RB
North Carolina	Giovani Bernard	RB
North Carolina State	David Amerson	CB
Notre Dame	Tyler Eifert	TE
Notre Dame	Cierre Wood	RB
Ohio State	Johnathan Hankins	DT
Oklahoma	Tony Jefferson	S
Oklahoma	Kenny Stills	WR
Oklahoma	Tom Wort	LB
Oklahoma State	Joseph Randle	RB
Purdue	Dwayne Beckford	LB
Rutgers	Jawan Jamison	RB
Rutgers	Logan Ryan	CB
San Diego State	Gavin Escobar	TE
South Carolina	Marcus Lattimore	RB
South Carolina	Ace Sanders	WR
Southern California	Nickell Robey	CB
Southern California	Robert Woods	WR
Stanford	Terrence Brown	CB
Stanford	Zach Ertz	TE
Stanford	Levine Toilolo	TE
Syracuse	Justin Pugh	OT
Tennessee	Tyler Bray	QB
Tennessee	Justin Hunter	WR
Tennessee	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR
Tennessee	Darrington Sentimore	DE
Tennessee State	Trabis Ward	RB
Tennessee Tech	Da'Rick Rogers	WR
Texas	Brandon Moore	DT
Texas A&M	Luke Joeckel	OT
Texas A&M	Damontre Moore	DE
Texas Christian	Josh Boyce	WR
Texas Christian	Stansly Maponga	DE
UCF	Jose Jose	DT
UNLV	Bradley Randle	RB
Utah	Joe Kruger	DE
Valdosta State	Greg Reid	CB
West Virginia	Stedman Bailey	WR
Washington State	Marquess Wilson	WR
Wisconsin	Travis Frederick	C