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Ohio State, Michigan lead in football attendance
by DBJ Staff

Friday, September 9, 2011 

College football may be an amateur sport, but it’s also a big business. And The Ohio State University    is among the most successful football teams in the country. 

The Buckeyes ranked second in average home attendance figures out of the 244 colleges that play Division I football. Ohio State averaged 105,278 fans per game last season. 

In total, 42 teams drew more than 50,000 fans to each home game last season — and five surpassed 100,000. 

The University of Michigan    topped the list with an average of 111,825 fans per game. The other members of the six-figure club are Ohio State, Penn State (104,234), Alabama (101,821) and Texas (100,654). 

In addition to strong attendance, Ohio State also is among the richest college football teams in the land. 

Note: Click here see slideshow of the top 20 revenue-producing college football programs. 

Click here for a complete breakdown of attendance figures for all FBS teams, as well as the 124 members of the Football Championship Subdivision (Division I-AA).