I was at the game- obviously the attendance could be better but 6PM games on a Saturday are a tough sell for a lot of people. Like hammer said, because of Rosh Hashanah a lot of games were scheduled for Saturday night. The crowd that was there was a good group. I gotta say the new seats in the north end zone make the stadium look less full because the folks that sit there would otherwise be filling the seats elsewhere. Anyway, as somebody who's been going to games for a while I think the attendance is what it is for the time being. The growth in the program is going to come from the community, not the students.
CAA attendance:
JMU 25,330 (they're as ready for FBS as any)
New Hampshire 22,135 (Homecoming)
Richmond 8,207
Albany 6,866
Stony Brook 6,672