Top college football attendance from 2014
Five schools in the SEC and four from the Big Ten were in the top 10 in average home attendance for the 2014 season.
Ohio State lead the way with an average attendance of 106,296 despite the fact that Ohio Stadium's capacity is just 102,329. That means the Buckeyes are averaging almost 104% capacity for home games. Texas A&M is second in average attendance at 105,123 and Michigan is third at 104,909. LSU (101,723), Penn State (101,623) and Alabama (101,524) are schools that average more than 100.000 fans per home game.
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Tennessee is seventh at 99,754 and Texas is eighth with an average attendance of 94,103 - making the Big 12 program the highest on the list outside the SEC and Big Ten conferences.
Michigan led in average attendance last season at 111,592, meaning 6,683 fewer fans per game watched the Wolverines this season. Among schools in the top 10 this season, Texas is the only other program to have a smaller average attendance in 2014 than last season. The Longhorns dipped to 94,103 this season after averaging 98,976 a year ago.
What can be taken from the Michigan and Texas data? Winning matters.
Top 25 programs in average home attendance for the 2014 college football season
1. Ohio State - 106, 296
2. Texas A&M - 105,123
3. Michigan - 104,909
4. LSU - 101,723
5. Penn State - 101,623
6. Alabama - 101,534
7. Tennessee - 99,754
8. Texas - 94,103
9. Georgia - 92,746
10. Nebraska - 91,249
11. Auburn - 87,451
12. Florida - 85,834
13. Oklahoma - 85,162
14. Florida State - 82,211
15. South Carolina - 81,381
16. Notre Dame - 80,795
17. Clemson - 80,494
18. Wisconsin - 79,520
19. UCLA - 76,650
20. Michigan State - 74,681
21. USC - 73,272
22. Iowa - 67,512
23. Arkansas - 66,521
24. Missouri - 65,285
25. Washington - 64,508
(statistics from NCAA.org)
Five schools in the SEC and four from the Big Ten were in the top 10 in average home attendance for the 2014 season.
Ohio State lead the way with an average attendance of 106,296 despite the fact that Ohio Stadium's capacity is just 102,329. That means the Buckeyes are averaging almost 104% capacity for home games. Texas A&M is second in average attendance at 105,123 and Michigan is third at 104,909. LSU (101,723), Penn State (101,623) and Alabama (101,524) are schools that average more than 100.000 fans per home game.
Tennessee is seventh at 99,754 and Texas is eighth with an average attendance of 94,103 - making the Big 12 program the highest on the list outside the SEC and Big Ten conferences.
Michigan led in average attendance last season at 111,592, meaning 6,683 fewer fans per game watched the Wolverines this season. Among schools in the top 10 this season, Texas is the only other program to have a smaller average attendance in 2014 than last season. The Longhorns dipped to 94,103 this season after averaging 98,976 a year ago.
What can be taken from the Michigan and Texas data? Winning matters.
Top 25 programs in average home attendance for the 2014 college football season
1. Ohio State - 106, 296
2. Texas A&M - 105,123
3. Michigan - 104,909
4. LSU - 101,723
5. Penn State - 101,623
6. Alabama - 101,534
7. Tennessee - 99,754
8. Texas - 94,103
9. Georgia - 92,746
10. Nebraska - 91,249
11. Auburn - 87,451
12. Florida - 85,834
13. Oklahoma - 85,162
14. Florida State - 82,211
15. South Carolina - 81,381
16. Notre Dame - 80,795
17. Clemson - 80,494
18. Wisconsin - 79,520
19. UCLA - 76,650
20. Michigan State - 74,681
21. USC - 73,272
22. Iowa - 67,512
23. Arkansas - 66,521
24. Missouri - 65,285
25. Washington - 64,508
(statistics from NCAA.org)
