The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
Issue link: https://comanpub.uberflip.com/i/666058
INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS 6 , 5 3 4 , 8 0 1 f a n s, eclipsing the six- million mark for the third straight year. With the arrival of Jim Harbaugh and the excite - ment from a win- ning season, U-M drew an average o f 5 , 2 5 9 m o r e fans to each home g a m e i n 2 0 1 5 than it had during a disastrous 2014 campaign that led to Brady Hoke's ouster. Home or away, Michigan was the fourth-biggest draw in college football this past year, with 1,141,598 total spec- tators in 13 games, slipping in behind Alabama (1,354,327), Florida (1,168,182) and Ohio State (1,156,844). By average, though, U-M outdrew the Gators 87,815 to 83,442. ❏ Home game Pct. Rk. School Conference Avg. Capacity 1. Michigan Big Ten 110,168 102 2. Ohio State Big Ten 107,244 102 3. Texas A&M SEC 103,622 101 4. LSU SEC 102,004 99.6 5. Alabama SEC 101,112 99.3 6. Tennessee SEC 100,584 98.2 7. Penn State Big Ten 99,799 93.6 8. Georgia SEC 92,746 100 9. Florida SEC 90,065 102 10. Texas Big 12 90,035 89.9 11. Nebraska Big Ten 89,998 106 12. Auburn SEC 87,451 100 13. Oklahoma Big 12 85,357 104 14. Clemson ACC 84,038 103 15. Notre Dame Independent 80,795 100 The Wolverines have led the country in home attendance every season since 1974 but one (2014). PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN