FBS Attendance: Michigan Sets Record Again; Tennessee Lowest Since Neyland Expansion

Michigan once again led all schools in average home attendance with an FBS-record 112,252 fans per game this season, according to data compiled by the NCAA. The top three schools in attendance remained unchanged, but Texas passed Penn State for fourth on the list. PSU averaged 96,730 fans per game, marking the school's lowest average since Beaver Stadium expanded in '01. Tennessee also saw a drop in the rankings this season, going from No. 6 to No. 8 as the school had its lowest average since Neyland Stadium expanded in '96. Other SEC schools also saw drops at the gate, with Florida having its lowest attendance since '04 and Auburn seeing its lowest attendance in 60 years. Meanwhile, Virginia Tech saw the end of its streak of home sellouts, which dated back to '98. The biggest gains among the top 25 schools in average attendance were USC and UCLA. The crosstown rivals saw gains of 18% and 21%, respectively. Missouri also saw a 9% jump during its first season in the SEC. Ranking at the bottom in attendance this season were Eastern Michigan (3,923) and Akron (9,275) (THE DAILY).

FBS ATTENDANCE (TOP 25 SCHOOLS RANKED BY HOME AVERAGE)
RANK	SCHOOL	'12	'11	'10	'09	'08
1	Michigan	112,252	112,179	111,825	108,933	108,571
2	Ohio State	105,330	105,231	105,278	105,261	104,976
3	Alabama	101,722	101,821	101,821	92,012	92,138
4	Texas	100,884	100,524	100,654	101,175	98,046
5	Penn State	96,730	101,427	104,234	107,008	108,254
6	Georgia	92,703	92,613	92,746	92,746	92,746
7	LSU	92,626	92,868	92,718	92,489	92,383
8	Tennessee	89,965	94,642	99,781	99,220	101,448
9	USC	87,945	74,806	79,907	84,799	86,793
10	Florida	87,597	89,061	90,511	90,635	90,544
11	Texas A&M	87,014	87,183	82,477	76,800	82,193
12	Nebraska	85,517	85,267	85,664	85,888	85,071
13	Oklahoma	85,243	85,161	84,738	84,778	85,075
14	Auburn	82,646	85,792	86,087	84,614	86,915
15	Notre Dame	80,795	80,795	80,795	80,795	80,795
16	Wisconsin	80,006	79,813	79,862	80,109	81,088
17	South Carolina	80,001	79,131	76,668	75,369	80,529
18	Clemson	79,429	78,234	75,786	74,214	78,001
19	Florida State	75,601	77,842	71,270	74,345	77,968
20	Michigan State	75,382	74,078	73,556	74,741	74,858
21	Iowa	70,474	70,585	70,585	70,214	70,169
22	UCLA	68,481	56,644	60,376	64,547	72,795
23	Arkansas	68,046	66,990	68,932	65,112	68,740
24	Missouri	67,476	62,095	61,540	64,120	64,520
25	Virginia Tech	65,632	66,233	66,233	66,233	66,233

NOTE: Neutral site games not included.