For the first time, Texas A&M football outdraws Texas

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In the battle for the Lone Star State's college football fans, give the latest round to Texas A&M.

For the first time, the Aggies outdrew the Texas Longhorns at the gate in terms of average attendance.

In the NCAA's 2014 football attendance figures, Texas A&M ranked second, averaging 105,123 fans in six home games. The Aggies trailed only Ohio State, which averaged 106,296 fans in its seven home dates. As for total attendance including road and neutral-site games, the Aggies were fourth at 1,118,202 fans behind Ohio State (1,304,138), Alabama (1,268,385) and LSU (1,195,540).

Texas, meanwhile, finished eighth, averaging 94,103 at Royal-Memorial Stadium, which has a capacity of 100,119. That was a drop of 4,873 fans per game from 2013, when Texas ranked fourth in the nation. The Longhorns were 12th in total attendance at 991,551.

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A&M also had the largest average attendance increase, drawing 17,998 more fans per game in 2014. That came after Kyle Field's capacity increased from 82,600 to 109,000. The Aggie's attendance numbers are due to drop, though, as Kyle Field's capacity is expected to be 102,512 for the 2015 season after its west side is renovated.

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The only other Texas school in the national top 30 was Texas Tech at No. 29. The Red Raiders averaged 58,934 fans in six home games.

As for the nation as a whole, college football attendance was down 2.3 percent, with an average of 44,603 fans in 2014 compared to 45,671 the year before.

The SEC was the top-drawing conference with a national record 77,694 fans per game, an increase of 2,020 from 2013. The Big Ten (66,869) was second after losing 3,562 fans per game while the Big 12 (58,102) was third, declining 797 fans per game.

Click on the gallery above to see last season's top 20 schools in home attendance.