BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference continues to set the bar for college football attendance leading all Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) conferences for the 2019 season. 

The SWAC has now led attendance among all FCS conferences for 42 of the past 43 seasons. FCS programs were allowed to play up to 12 regular-season games, one more than in 2018. According to NCAA data, the average crowd size was 7,830. 

SWAC member institution Jackson State was the FCS attendance leader, averaging 33,762 over five home games. Alabama State finished fourth (17,799) and Southern finished seventh (16,957). 

The SWAC led the 13 conferences with 15,266 fans per game followed in the top five by the MEAC (9,782), Big Sky Conference (9,444), CAA Football (8,930) and Missouri Valley Football Conference (8,928).

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.

Follow the SWAC
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