That’s still the case as Milan Puskar Stadium at Mountaineer Field fills up with fans, the structure becomes the single largest city in the state of West Virginia. Even when attendance is not a sellout in the 60,000 seat stadium, it is still the biggest as the population of the state capital of Charleston is 50,821, according to citydata.com.
This past football season, West Virginia’s home attendance dipped below the 55,00-mark for the second time since 2004. In 2012, the Mountaineers first year in the Big 12, WVU averaged just over 52,000 fans per game.
The numbers were better this year, despite a four-game losing streak in October, as the Mountaineers averaged 54,826 fans per game, according to CBSSports.