The Least-Attended Super Bowls
Despite the fact that the Super Bowl has become a spectacle, some of them have had rather low attendance. Even though the game is watched by hundreds of millions of people all over the world, several were held in relatively small venues, resulting in smaller crowds.
There was also one game with an asterisk.
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Here’s a look at the Super Bowls with the fewest attendees.
Super Bowl LIII – 70,081
Super Bowl LIII, in 2019, serves as the first game to be included on this list. This is where the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots opposed one another.
It was played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The stadium can hold 71,000 spectators, and there were 70,081 who saw the Patriots defeat the Rams, 13-3.
By contrast, the 2018 MLS Cup, featuring the hometown Atlanta United, had a crowd of 73,019.
Super Bowl XXXII – 68,912
Qualcomm Stadium, which was christened San Diego Stadium back in 1967, hosted its second title game in 1998.
The Denver Broncos disposed of the Green Bay Packers, 31–24, winning their first time.
Attendance was listed at 68,912, though the stadium’s capacity was listed at 71,350. San Diego Stadium played host to two MLB All-Star Games in addition to two subsequent Super Bowls.
Super Bowl XLVI – 68,658
Eli Manning and the New York Giants again beat the Patriots, this time by a final of 21-17. Super Bowl XLVI in 2012 was played in front of 68,658 spectators at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The stadium, built in 2008, has a listed capacity of 70,000.
In its short history, Lucas Oil Stadium has played host to numerous championship sporting events, including the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four (2021) and the College Football title game in 2022. It also annually hosts the NFL scouting combin\e.
Super Bowl XL – 68,206
It was February 5, 2006. Super Bowl XL took place at Ford Field in Detroit. The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10, a fifth Super Bowl title.
There were 68,206 spectators at Ford Field’s maximum seating capacity of 65,000, though it may be (and was) increased to 70,000 for football games.
Ford Field was also the venue of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four in 2009.
Super Bowl LII – 67,612
The 2018 Super Bowl LII between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots drew a crowd of 67,612. Unheralded Nick Foles guiding the Eagles to a 41-33 stunner over the Patriots.
Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium was the venue, max capacity of 66,860 but an added accommodation of 73,000.
U.S. Bank Stadium drew 72,711 spectators at the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four.
Super Bowl XXXVII – 67,603
The last of three Super Bowls held in Qualcomm (San Diego) Stadium was Super Bowl XXXVII. With only 67,603 fans present, the lowest of the three attendances at that venue.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers easily defeated the Oakland Raiders, 48-21, as John Gruden took revenge on his former team.
Super Bowl XXVI – 63,130
In 1992, Super Bowl XXVI was held in Minneapolis’ Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The stadium had a listed capacity of 63,669, but only 63,130 saw the perennial bridesmaid Buffalo Bills lose to the Washington then-Redskins, 37–24.
This was the Vikings’ home stadium beginning in 1982 until 2013. It was shuttered in 2014.
Super Bowl LIV – 62,417
There were 62,417 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami (Gardens) when the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20, in 2020.
Six different Super Bowls (1989,1995, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2010) have been held at Hard Rock Stadium since its debut as Joe Robbie Stadium. Capacity decreased (75,540 to 64,767) in 2015, so this game saw the lowest attendance of the six.
Super Bowl I – 61,946
This was the first Super Bowl back in 1967, remembered as a non-sell out. The Green Packers Packers used a 21-0 second half to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It was a result that pleased the purists of the NFL.
At the time, a maximum of 94,500 people were at the Coliseum, but just 61,946 made it the second-lowest Super Bowl attendance in history. That wasn’t all that bad, considering it was a debut.00
The Rams (1946–1979, 2016–2019), Dodgers (1958–1961), and Raiders (1982-94) all played at the venerable old edifice.
Super Bowl LV – 24,835
Here’s the asterisk. Super Bowl LV (2021) had the smallest crowd, with only 24,835 attending due to limitations brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak. Raymond James Stadium in Tampa hosted the hometown Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. It wasn’t much of a game, as the first “home” team in a Super Bowl was a winner by a score of 31-9. Super Bowls XXXV and XLIII were held at Raymond James Stadium.
