Why go to the game when you can livestream from your phone, tablet or laptop, or watch it on an array of networks via cable and satellite TV? Easy answer – there’s nothing quite like being in a stadium with thousands (sometimes more than 100,000) of other football fans cheering for their team, donning their school colors, and ultimately experiencing the feeling of victory or defeat; LIVE. So, who has the biggest college football stadiums and who has the most faithful fans to fill them on a regular basis? Interestingly enough, the Top 15 largest stadiums are all college facilities – the largest professional NFL stadium ranks #16 in size.

TOP 15 Houses:

1. Michigan Wolverines – Michigan Stadium (The Big House), 107,601 – Big 10
2. Penn State Nittany Lions – Beaver Stadium, 107,282 – Big 10
3. Ohio State Buckeyes – Ohio Stadium (The Horseshoe), 104,944 – Big 10
4. Texas A&M Aggies – Kyle Field (Home of the 12th Man), 102,512 – SEC
5. Tennessee Volunteers – Neyland Stadium, 102,455 – SEC
6. LSU Tigers – Tiger Stadium (Death Valley), 102,321 – SEC
7. Alabama Crimson Tide – Bryant-Denny Stadium, 101,821 – SEC
8. Texas Longhorns – Texas Memorial Stadium, 100,119 – Big 12
9. USC Trojans – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 93,607 – PAC 12
10. Georgia Bulldogs – Sanford Stadium (Between the Hedges), 92,746 – SEC
11. UCLA Bruins – Rose Bowl, 92,542 – PAC 12
12. Nebraska Cornhuskers – Memorial Stadium (Sea of Red), 92,000 – Big 10
13. Florida Gators – Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (The Swamp), 88,548 – SEC
14. Auburn Tigers – Jordan-Hare Stadium, 87,451 – SEC
15. Florida State Seminoles – Doak Campbell Stadium, 82,300 – ACC

Who packs their house the most out of all NCAA football programs in the nation? The SEC. The conference set a new record with over 7,769,362 fans with an average attendance of 77,694 for home games in 2014. The SEC’s totals were 1 million more than the second-to-highest conference, the Big 10. Approximately 6,419,447 showed their support of the Big 10 teams with an average of 66,869 per home match-up. Ohio State led the way in their conference, and as best in the nation, with a total of 744,075 fans attending their games, averaging 106,296 per game.

The numbers speak for themselves:

1. Ohio State, 7 home games, 744,075 – average 106,296
2. Texas A&M, 6 home games, 630,735 – average 105,123
3. Michigan, 7 home games, 734,364 – average 104,909
4. LSU, 7 home games, 712,063 – average 101,723
5. Penn State, 7 home games, 711,358 – average 101,623
6. Alabama, 7 home games, 710,736 – average 101,534
7. Tennessee, 7 home games, 698,276 – average 99,754
8. Texas, 6 home games, 564,618 – average 94,103
9. Georgia, 7 home games, 649,222 – average 92,746
10. Nebraska, 7 home games, 638,744 – average 91,249
11. Auburn, 7 home games, 612,157 – average 87,451
12. Florida, 6 home games 515,001 – average 85, 834
13. Oklahoma, 6 home games, 510,972 – average 85,162
14. Florida State, 7 home games, 575,478 – average 82,211
15. Clemson, 7 home games, 572,262 – average 81,752

JOIN THE MASSES AND SHOW YOUR FAN-HOOD!

*Statistics are approximate based on various sources compiled from the 2014 season

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