Florida Gators set Ben Hill Griffin attendance record in showdown with Seminoles
By Tom Brew
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The Seminoles and the Gators sure know how to pack them in.
The two teams got together for their annual rivalry game Saturday night at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and set a record for the largest crowd ever at UF. The game attracted 90,916 fans, seven more than the 2009 game between the rivals. It’s the largest crowd to ever watch a football game in the state of Florida.
Tonight's attendance: 90,916
A new record for #TheSwamp.
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 29, 2015
Florida fans have done a great job supporting the Gators in Jim McElwain’s first year. Florida drew 90,227 fans for the season opener, which was the largest opening-day crowd since 2009.
Florida’s had five 90,000-plus crowds in six of seven home games of this season, which marks UF’s most since 2010.
Tom Brew is an award-winning journalist and author who is covering SEC football for Saturday Down South.
