Turnstile Tracker: Michigan Continues Leading FBS Attendance
Michigan leads all FBS schools in average attendance this season at 108,649 fans per game, up slightly from their final '08 average of 108,571. Michigan's home game against Penn State on October 24 drew 110,377 fans, marking FBS' highest single-game attendance this season. After finishing 14th and 17th, respectively, last season in average attendance, Texas A&M and South Carolina have slipped to 18th and 20th in the rankings for '09 to date. The chart below lists the top 20 FBS schools in terms of average attendance for the '09 season (NCAA).
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'09 NCAA FBS ATTENDANCE: TOP 20 THROUGH NOVEMBER 8
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RANK
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SCHOOL
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TOTAL
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AVG.
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GMS
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1
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Michigan
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760,542
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108,649
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7
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2
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Penn State
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748,687
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106,955
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7
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3
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Ohio State
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631,375
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105,229
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6
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4
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Texas* |
601,701
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100,283
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6
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|
5
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Tennessee |
693,636
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99,091
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7
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|
6
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Georgia |
370,984
|
92,746
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4
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|
7
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LSU |
461,823
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92,365
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5
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|
8
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Alabama |
552,072
|
92,012
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6
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|
9
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Florida** |
537,610
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89,602
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6
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10
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Nebraska |
515,218
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85,870
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6
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11
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Auburn |
589,460
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84,209
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7
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12
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USC |
249,259
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83,086
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3
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13
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Oklahoma*** |
413,488
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82,697
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5
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14
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Notre Dame |
484,770
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80,795
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6
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15
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Wisconsin |
480,224
|
80,037
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6
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16
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Florida State |
380,025
|
76,005
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5
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17
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Michigan State |
449,415
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74,903
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6
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18
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Texas A&M |
370,825
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74,165
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5
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19
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Clemson |
442,500
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73,750
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6
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20
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South Carolina |
367,709
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73,542
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5
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NOTES: * = Includes designated home game against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on October 17 which drew 96,009 fans. ** = Includes designated home game against Georgia at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium on October 31 which drew 84,604 fans. *** = Includes designated home game against BYU at Cowboys Stadium on September 5 which drew 75,437 fans.
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