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Empty seats abound: football attendance is down

Rutgers had a down year at High Point Solutions Stadium with fewer fans in the seats. And there may be very good reasons why. But overall, attendance at college football was less than previous years. Even some of the big boys, including eight in the Big Ten. Let's take a look, and rest assured, we will include hoops and wrestling.

We look at Rutgers and Big Ten attendance throughout the football season. And, yes, I expected people to be there through thick and thin...and thinner. RU had its issues both on and off the field, factors that contributed to a 6% drop in attendance for 2015 over last season.