SEC sets conference football attendance mark in 2015

The Southeastern Conference, led by Texas A&M’s 103,622, drew an average of 78,630 fans per home game during the 2015 football season to set a conference attendance record, according to figures compiled by the NCAA.

It was the 18^th consecutive season in which the SEC led the nation in average football attendance, surpassing the record of 77,694 that was set in 2014. The SEC drew more than 7.7 million fans to its games in 2015.

The Aggies were one of four SEC teams averaging more than 100,000 a game.

South Carolina, which had six home games after the LSU game was moved to Baton Rouge, La., because of concerns generated by the flood, averaged 78,822 per home game. That ranked eighth in the SEC and was the first time USC was under the 80,000 mark since the 2011 season. The largest crowd at Williams-Brice in 2015 was 82,178 for the home opener against Kentucky.

The Big Ten (66,008), Big 12 (57,347) Pac-12 (51,880) and ACC (49,033) rounded out the top five conferences in attendance.

Michigan led the nation in average attendance with 110,168 fans for their seven home games.

This story was originally published March 3, 2016 at 1:36 PM with the headline "SEC sets conference football attendance mark in 2015."