The 2025 Duke’s Mayo Bowl was a smashing success for the Gophers, as they took down Virginia Tech 24-10 and P.J. Fleck received a viral mayo bath after the game. Unfortunately, not too many people saw it happen in person. According to the Charlotte Business Journal , the game had its lowest attendance in its 23-year history.
Charlotte’s bowl game suffered the smallest turnout in its 23-year history on Jan. 3. https://t.co/Nqfx8UflCM
— Charlotte Business Journal (@CBJnewsroom) January 8, 2025
The Duke’s Mayo Bowl has had four different names. It began as the Continental Tire Bowl in 2002, the became the Meineke Car Care Bowl and later the Belk Bowl, but the game has always been played in Charlotte, N.C. It usually features a school from one of the Carolinas, and Minnesota is an 18-hour drive away from the event.
This year’s game had a turnout of roughly 31k fans, which is a steep drop off from the 42k fans that reportedly watched last year’s game between North Carolina and West Virginia. The game typically features two schools from the eastern time zone, so the big difference shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. The second-lowest attendance was 32k fans in 2017 when it was Texas A&M against Wake Forest…