Who says television is killing the college football game day experience?
According to numbers released by the NCAA on Monday, the SEC set a new all-time conference attendance record by averaging 78,630 fans per home game.
It was the 18th consecutive season that the SEC has had the highest number of fans in attendance, and the 2015 numbers broke the previous record set by the SEC in 2014 (77,694).
The SEC finished comfortably ahead of the other four Power 5 Conferences:
- Big Ten (66,008)
- Big 12 (57,347)
- Pac-12 (51,880)
- ACC (49,033)
According to the report, here are the Top 10 individual schools:
Division I FBS Attendance Leaders (Average)
1. Michigan 110,168
2. Ohio State 107,244
3. Texas A&M 103,622
4. LSU 102,004
5. Alabama 101,112
6. Tennessee 100,584
7. Penn State 99,799
8. Georgia 92,746
9. Florida 90,065
10. Texas 90,035
Nick Cole is a former print journalist with several years of experience covering the SEC. Born and raised in SEC country, he has taken in the game-day experience at all 14 stadiums.
