The NCAA announced today that the SEC averaged 78,630 fans per home game during the 2015 football season, a conference record which also marked the 18th consecutive season in which the SEC led the nation in average football attendance http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/sec-sets-conference-football-attendance-mark
The Big Ten came in second, (66,008), followed by the Big 12 (57,347) Pac-12 (51,880) and Atlantic Coast (49,033) conferences rounded out the top five conferences in attendance.
Interestingly, the top two teams in average attendance this past season were Michigan (No.1) and Ohio State. Penn State was No. 7.
Anyway, we all know the SEC receives a lot of praise for its domination of national championships and how many NFL players it produces each year, but do you think attendance (gate receipt $$) has something to do with it?
FYI, Saint John’s (Minnesota) led Division III in attendance at 53,372 fans for an average of 7,625 per game.
The Big Ten came in second, (66,008), followed by the Big 12 (57,347) Pac-12 (51,880) and Atlantic Coast (49,033) conferences rounded out the top five conferences in attendance.
Interestingly, the top two teams in average attendance this past season were Michigan (No.1) and Ohio State. Penn State was No. 7.
Anyway, we all know the SEC receives a lot of praise for its domination of national championships and how many NFL players it produces each year, but do you think attendance (gate receipt $$) has something to do with it?
FYI, Saint John’s (Minnesota) led Division III in attendance at 53,372 fans for an average of 7,625 per game.
