Memphis and half of the AAC schools determine their announced totals by combining season tickets plus single game season tickets sold plus students scanned into the game plus credentialed personnel attending. The other AAC schools count all of their student seating rather than tickets counted. The article doesn’t mention which AAC schools follow which method.
Memphis announced an average of 38K plus this year but had actual attendance (tickets being scanned) of 27K. It was 18K plus last year. Their opener with Ole Miss brought a lot of SEC fans and their game with SMU was when Gameday showed up. They announced a sellout for SMU but attendance was actually 43K (capacity for the Liberty Bowl is 59K plus).
Memphis announced an average of 38K plus this year but had actual attendance (tickets being scanned) of 27K. It was 18K plus last year. Their opener with Ole Miss brought a lot of SEC fans and their game with SMU was when Gameday showed up. They announced a sellout for SMU but attendance was actually 43K (capacity for the Liberty Bowl is 59K plus).