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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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