OU Football Tradition | Attendance Records

Updated January 16, 2013

 
OU has compiled an 81-5 record at home (.942) under Coach Stoops since his first season in 1999. Not coincidentally, the top 10 seasons for average home attendance have all occurred in the past ten years.
 

OU Home Avg.	Games	Season	Home Record	Overall Record
1. 85,243	6	2012	4-2	10-3
2. 85,161	6	2011	5-1	10-3
3. 85,075	6	2008	6-0	12-2
4. 84,858	7	2007	7-0	11-3
5. 84,778	6	2009	6-0	8-5
6. 84,738	6	2010	6-0	12-2
7. 84,561	6	2006	6-0	11-3
8. 84,532	6	2004	6-0	12-1
9. 84,331	6	2005	5-1	8-4
10. 83,202	7	2003	7-0	12-2

 
Oklahoma ranked No. 13 in average home attendance for the 2012 season at 85,243. The Sooners operated at 103% capacity with a total attendance of more than half a million for six home games in Norman.
 

2012	Games	Average	Total Attendance	Percent Capacity
1. Michigan	6	112,252	673,511	102.14%
2. Ohio State	8	105,330	842,637	102.93%
3. Alabama	7	101,722	712,052	101.72%
4. Texas	6	100,884	605,304	100.76%
5. Penn State	7	96,730	677,108	90.16%
6. Georgia	7	92,703	648,922	99.95%
7. LSU	8	92,626	741,005	100.24%
8. Tennessee	7	89,965	629,752	87.81%
9. USC	6	87,945	527,670	93.95%
10. Florida	7	87,597	613,182	98.93%
11. Texas A&M	6	87,014	522,083	105.34%
12. Nebraska	7	85,517	598,617	105.49%
13. Oklahoma	6	85,243	511,460	103.81%

 
Three of the 10 largest home crowds in Oklahoma football history were recorded during the 2012 season including (1) 86,031 for Notre Dame, (2) 85,824 for Oklahoma State and (10) 85,276 for Kansas State:
 

Attendance	Game	Date
1. 86,031	(5) Notre Dame 30, (8) Oklahoma 13	October 27, 2012
2. 85,824	(14) Oklahoma 51, (22) Oklahoma State 48 (OT)	November 24, 2012
3. 85,709	(7) Oklahoma 41, Texas A&M 25	November 5, 2011
4. 85,646	(5) Oklahoma 65, (2) Texas Tech 21	November 24, 2008
5. 85,630	(10) Oklahoma 47, (17) Florida State 17	September 11, 2010
6. 85,606	Oklahoma 27, (11) Oklahoma State 0	November 28, 2009
7. 85,547	(1) Oklahoma 38, Missouri 28	September 24, 2011
8. 85,357	(5) Oklahoma 51, Miami 13	September 8, 2007
9. 85,313	(17) Oklahoma 34, Texas Tech 24	November 4, 2006
10. 85,276	(15) Kansas State 24, (6) Oklahoma 19	September 22, 2012

The largest crowds to see an Oklahoma football game in person now occur at the annual Red River Rivalry OU-Texas game with the expanded Cotton Bowl seating more than 96,000 fans in Dallas.
 

Attendance	Game	Location	Date
1. 96,009	(3) Oklahoma 55, (11) Texas 17	Dallas, Texas	10/01/11
96,009	(8) Oklahoma 28, (21) Texas 20	Dallas, Texas	10/02/10
96,009	(3) Texas 16, (20) Oklahoma 13	Dallas, Texas	10/17/09
4. 92,500	(13) Oklahoma 63, (15) Texas 21	Dallas, Texas	10/13/12
5. 92,182	(5) Texas 45, (1) Oklahoma 35	Dallas, Texas	10/11/08
6. 88,119	(3) Oklahoma 29, (4) Ohio State 28	Columbus, Ohio	09/24/77
7. 87,188	(1) Oklahoma 35, (23) Texas A&M 31	College Station, Texas	11/11/00
8. 86,848	(8) Oklahoma 34, (7) Washington St. 14	Pasadena, Calif.	01/01/03
9. 86,124	(5) USC 23, (3) Oklahoma 7	Los Angeles, Calif.	09/24/88
10. 86,115	Nebraska 10, (20) Oklahoma 3	Lincoln, Neb.	11/07/09

 
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