WKU and the rest of Conference USA have had poor attendance this football season, but the Hilltoppers in particular have struggled to get fans into Houchens-Smith Stadium.
Last season, WKU averaged 18,454 fans per game in six home games, including the largest attended game ever, a 31-30 overtime loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores on Sept. 24, 2016, when the stadium was full past its official capacity of 22,113 at 26,717.
WKU also struggled to fill the stadium for certain games last season, even in the C-USA Championship game in the final home game of the season, when 13,213 fans saw the Hilltoppers get their second consecutive conference championship win over Louisiana Tech.