Mizzou experiences worst drop in home attendance in school history
After a 5-7 season in 2015, many Mizzou fans stayed away from Faurot Field this fall. In fact, it was the worst drop in attendance in school history.
https://twitter.com/KOMUChrisG/status/805864368973955072
Apparently fans weren’t excited by the hire of Barry Odom to replace former coach Gary Pinkel. It also did not help that after a 2-2 start, the Tigers went on a six-game losing skid. Game No. 5 of that skid had particularly poor attendance, as multiple reporters tweeted crowd shots prior to kickoff:
https://twitter.com/GabeDeArmond/status/792395001984540673
There are seats to be had in Columbia five minutes before kickoff. pic.twitter.com/Se5eHeomcR
— Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) October 29, 2016
The Tigers finished 4-8 in 2016, with all four wins coming at home (Eastern Michigan, Delaware State, Vanderbilt and Arkansas).