Univ. of Texas Football Sees 15.2% Home Attendance Jump
Michigan led all D-I schools in home football attendance for the '08 season with 108,571 fans per game, off 1.5% from a year ago. Among teams in the top 25 in D-I attendance, Texas saw the biggest jump from a year ago (+15.2%), while Michigan State also saw a boost at the gate (+6.1%). The following lists the top 25 D-I universities for football home attendance in '08 (THE DAILY).
|
RK
|
SCHOOL
|
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
%
CAP.
|
AVG.
|
'07
FINAL AVG.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('07)
|
|
1
|
Michigan
|
7
|
759,997
|
102.2%
|
108,571
|
110,264
|
-1.5%
|
8
|
|
2
|
Penn State
|
7
|
757,775
|
100.9%
|
108,254
|
108,917
|
-0.6%
|
7
|
|
3
|
Ohio State
|
7
|
734,830
|
102.6%
|
104,976
|
105,110
|
-0.1%
|
7
|
|
4
|
Tennessee
|
7
|
710,136
|
99.4%
|
101,448
|
103,918
|
-2.4%
|
7
|
|
5
|
Texas
|
7
|
686,324
|
104.2%
|
98,046
|
85,144
|
15.2%
|
6
|
|
6
|
Georgia
|
6
|
556,476
|
100.0%
|
92,746
|
92,746
|
0.0%
|
7
|
|
7
|
LSU
|
8
|
739,065
|
100.0%
|
92,383
|
92,619
|
-0.3%
|
7
|
|
8
|
Alabama
|
7
|
644,966
|
100.0%
|
92,138
|
92,138
|
0.0%
|
7
|
|
9
|
Florida
|
7
|
633,807
|
102.3%
|
90,544
|
90,388
|
0.2%
|
7
|
|
10
|
Auburn
|
7
|
608,402
|
99.4%
|
86,915
|
84,689
|
2.6%
|
8
|
|
11
|
USC
|
6
|
520,756
|
92.7%
|
86,793
|
87,476
|
-0.8%
|
6
|
|
12
|
Oklahoma
|
6
|
510,448
|
103.6%
|
85,075
|
84,858
|
0.3%
|
7
|
|
13
|
Nebraska
|
8
|
680,564
|
104.9%
|
85,071
|
84,501
|
0.7%
|
7
|
|
14
|
Texas A&M
|
7
|
575,351
|
99.0%
|
82,193
|
82,207
|
0.0%
|
7
|
|
15
|
Wisconsin
|
7
|
567,616
|
101.0%
|
81,088
|
81,747
|
-0.8%
|
7
|
|
16
|
Notre Dame
|
6
|
484,770
|
100.0%
|
80,795
|
80,821
|
0.0%
|
7
|
|
17
|
South Carolina
|
7
|
563,703
|
100.4%
|
80,529
|
78,467
|
2.6%
|
7
|
|
18
|
Clemson*
|
7
|
550,000
|
96.4%
|
78,571
|
81,335
|
-3.4%
|
7
|
|
19
|
Florida State**
|
7
|
545,773
|
94.7%
|
77,968
|
80,597
|
-3.3%
|
5
|
|
20
|
Michigan State
|
7
|
524,005
|
103.9%
|
74,858
|
70,540
|
6.1%
|
7
|
|
21
|
UCLA
|
7
|
509,563
|
79.6%
|
72,795
|
76,379
|
-4.7%
|
6
|
|
22
|
Iowa
|
7
|
491,186
|
99.4%
|
70,169
|
70,585
|
-0.6%
|
6
|
|
23
|
Kentucky
|
7
|
486,038
|
102.7%
|
69,434
|
68,824
|
0.9%
|
8
|
|
24
|
Arkansas
|
6
|
412,438
|
95.5%
|
68,740
|
66,033
|
4.1%
|
8
|
|
25
|
Virginia Tech
|
6
|
397,398
|
100.0%
|
66,233
|
66,233
|
0.0%
|
7
|
NOTES: Attendance for neutral site games not included. * = Clemson was the home team against Alabama in Atlanta on August 30. ** = Florida State was the home team against Colorado in Jacksonville on September 27.
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