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OU Football Tradition | Attendance Records

Updated January 12, 2009

Oklahoma averaged more fans at home games during the 2008 season than any in its history. OU's average attendance in 2008 for six home games was 85,075 including a record crowd of 85,646 who jammed Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium to watch the Sooners defeat Texas Tech, 65-21, on November 22.

OU has compiled a 60-2 record at home (.96774) under head coach Bob Stoops. Not coincidentally, the past nine seasons all rank at the top of the list for average home attendance.

OU Home Avg.	Games	Season	Home Record	Overall Record
1. 85,075	6	2008	6-0	12-2
2. 84,858	7	2007	7-0	11-3
3. 84,561	6	2006	6-0	11-3
4. 84,532	6	2004	6-0	12-1
5. 84,331	6	2005	5-1	8-4
6. 83,202	7	2003	7-0	12-2
7. 75,384	7	2001	6-1	11-2
8. 75,153	6	2002	6-0	12-2
9. 75,075	6	2000	6-0	13-0
10. 75,004	5	1987	5-0	11-1
75,004	6	1983	4-2	8-4

Oklahoma ranked No. 12 in average home attendance for the 2008 season. OU was one of four Big 12 Conference teams ranked in the top 25 in terms of average home attendance.

2008 Average Attend.	Games	Average
1. Michigan	7	108,571
2. Penn State	7	108,254
3. Ohio State	7	104,976
4. Tennessee	7	101,448
5. Texas	7	98,046
6. Georgia	6	92,746
7. LSU	8	92,383
8. Alabama	7	92,138
9. Florida	7	90,544
10. Auburn	7	86,915
11. USC	6	86,793
12. Oklahoma	6	85,075
13. Nebraska	8	85,071
14. Texas A&M	7	82,193
15. Wisconsin	7	81,088

Oklahoma ranked No. 5 in the nation in percent of stadium capacity filled for a home game. OU averaged 85,075 fans per game with an official stadium capacity of 82,112 or 103.61% capacity.

2008 Rank	Average	% Capacity
1. Oregon	58,444	108.23
2. Nebraska	85,071	104.94
3. Texas	98,046	104.18
4. Michigan State	74,858	103.93
5. Oklahoma	85,075	103.61
6. Kentucky	69,434	102.70
7. Ohio State	104,976	102.59
8. Navy	34,775	102.28
9. Florida	90,544	102.25
10. Michigan	34,617	102.23

With the expansion of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium to an official capacity of 82,112 and with every home game exceeding that capacity, Oklahoma set numerous attendance records in 2008. In fact, the top 10 largest crowds in Memorial Stadium history have occured in the past four seasons.

The largest crowd ever to watch a game in the history of the state of Oklahoma jammed Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2008. The No. 5 Sooners throttled No. 2 and previously-undefeated Texas Tech, 65-21, in front of 85,646 fans.

Home Att.	Game	Date
1. 85,646	Oklahoma 65, Texas Tech 21	November 24, 2008
2. 85,357	Oklahoma 51, Miami 13	September 8, 2007
3. 85,313	Oklahoma 34, Texas Tech 24	November 4, 2006
4. 85,241	Oklahoma 45, Kansas 31	October 18, 2008
5. 85,238	Oklahoma 49, Oklahoma State 17	November 24, 2007
6. 85,212	Oklahoma 62, Nebraska 28	November 1, 2008
7. 85,158	Oklahoma 35, TCU 10	September 27, 2008
8. 85,044	Oklahoma 42, Texas A&M 14	November 3, 2007
9. 85,041	Oklahoma 41, Missouri 31	October 13, 2007
10. 84,943	Oklahoma 36, Texas A&M 30	November 12, 2005

The 2008 Texas Tech game also ranked No. 7 in the all-time list of record crowds to watch the Sooners play regardless of location.

Largest Att.	Game	Date
1. 92,182	Texas 45, Oklahoma 35 (Dallas, Texas)	October 11, 2008
2. 88,119	Oklahoma 29, Ohio State 28 (Columbus, Ohio)	September 24, 1977
3. 87,188	Oklahoma 35, Texas A&M 31 (College Station, Texas)	November 11, 2000
4. 86,848	Oklahoma 34, Washington St. 14 (Pasadena, Calif.)	January 1, 2003
5. 86,124	USC 23, Oklahoma 7 (Los Angeles, Calif.)	September 24, 1988
6. 85,651	USC 28, Oklahoma 24 (Los Angeles, Calif.)	September 26, 1981
7. 85,646	Oklahoma 65, Texas Tech 21 (Norman, Okla.)	November 24, 2008
8. 85,357	Oklahoma 51, Miami 13 (Norman, Okla.)	September 8, 2007
9. 85,313	Oklahoma 34, Texas Tech 24 (Norman, Okla.)	November 4, 2006
10. 85,241	Oklahoma 45, Kansas 31 (Norman, Okla.)	October 18, 2008

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