The Southeastern Conference drew an average of 78,630 fans per home game during the 2015 football season to set an all-time conference attendance record.

It marked the 18th consecutive season in which the SEC led the nation in average football attendance, and the average surpassed the previous record of 77,694 that was set in 2014. The SEC drew more than 7.7 million fans to its games in 2015.

The Big Ten (66,008), Big 12 (57,347) Pac-12 (51,880) and Atlantic Coast (49,033) conferences rounded out the top five conferences in attendance.

The average attendance in all Football Bowl Subdivision games, however, dropped slightly to 43,933 when compared to the average attendance of 44,603 in 2014.

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

Michigan led the nation in average attendance with 110,168 fans entering the turnstiles for their seven home games. The Wolverines have led the nation in individual average game attendance for all but one year since 1974 – in 2014, Ohio State (106,296) and Texas A&M (105,123) surpassed them.

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