1995 NCAA FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE SECOND BEST EVER

     Total attendance figures for the '95 NCAA football season
were the second best in history.  The grand total for all 565
NCAA teams was 35,637,784, a drop of 822,112 from last year's
record setting total of 36,459,896.  Div I-A programs accounted
for 72% of the '95 totals.  Bad weather on several weekends was
cited for the dropoff, especially in divisions below I-A,
according to the NCAA.  Individually, Michigan won its 22nd
consecutive attendance title with an average of 103,767 per game
(Richard Campbell, NCAA NEWS, 1/8 issue).  Div 1-A conference
rankings follow :
     CONFERENCE     TEAMS     GAMES     ATTENDANCE     AVG/GAME
     Big Ten         11        68        4,592,499^    67,537
     Southeastern    12        76        4,827,834     63,524
     Big Eight        8        50        2,414,804^    48,296^
     Pac-10          10        57        2,680,510     47,026
     ACC              9        51        2,329,868     45,684^
     Southwest        8        43        1,653,888     38,463
     Big East         8        44        1,679,043     38,160
     WAC             10        63        1,987,860     31,553
     Independents    12        60        1,654,993     27,583
     Big West        10        51          793,452^    15,558
     Mid-American    10        50          748,138     14,963
          NOTE:  (^) indicates a record high for this conference.