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The Top 10 Highest Attended Games At The Big House

Michigan Stadium is known for hosting the largest crowds on fall Saturdays.

Christopher Breiler
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Michigan Stadium is known as the “Big House” for a reason. It’s the largest stadium in the United States, the biggest stadium in the Western Hemisphere, and the third largest sports venue in the world. Michigan Stadium has hosted a home crowd of over 100,000 fans for 307 consecutive games dating back to 1975, the longest streak in college football.

During the 2023 season, Michigan’s seven home games brought in a total of 769,797 fans, good for an average of 109,971 fans per game. Not surprisingly, the highest-attended game of the 2023 season came on November 25th, where 110,615 fans watched the Wolverines defeat the Buckeyes by a score of 30-24.

Although having 110,000 fans in the Big House for a Saturday afternoon is impressive, it’s far short of landing within the top ten of the highest attended games in Michigan Stadium history. Here’s a look at that top ten list:

10. 113,016

  • Michigan vs. Iowa
  • Nov. 17, 2012

9. 113,065

  • Michigan vs. Michigan State
  • Oct. 9, 2010

8. 113,085

  • Michigan vs. Penn State
  • Oct. 11, 2014

7. 113,090

  • Michigan vs. Connecticut
  • Sept. 4, 2010

6. 113,511

  • Michigan vs. Ohio State
  • Nov. 30, 2013

5. 113,718

  • Michigan vs. Nebraska
  • Nov. 19, 2011

4. 113,833

  • Michigan vs. Michigan State
  • Oct. 20, 2012

3. 114,132

  • Michigan vs. Ohio State
  • Nov. 26, 2011

2. 114,804

  • Michigan vs. Notre Dame
  • Sept. 10, 2011

1. 115,109

  • Michigan vs. Notre Dame
  • Sept. 7, 2013

Although the single-game attendance record technically belongs to Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech played in front of a crowd of 156,990 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Michigan Stadium still owns the record for the largest crowd to attend a game on a college campus (115,109).

Here’s a look at all of the Big Ten stadiums in order of capacity:

  • Michigan Stadium (Michigan) – 107,601
  • Beaver Stadium (Penn State) – 106,572
  • Ohio Stadium (Ohio State) – 102,780
  • Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) – 85,458
  • Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin) – 80,321
  • Spartan Stadium (Michigan State) – 75,005
  • Kinnick Stadium (Iowa) – 69,250
  • Ross-Ade Stadium (Purdue) – 61,441
  • Memorial Stadium (Illinois) – 60,670
  • SECU Stadium (Maryland) – 54,000
  • Memorial Stadium (Indiana) – 52,656
  • SHI Stadium (Rutgers) – 52,454
  • Huntington Bank Stadium (Minnesota) – 50,850
  • Ryan Field (Northwestern) – demolished

From a national perspective, Michigan Stadium still leads the pack:

  • Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 107,601
  • Beaver Stadium (University Park, Pa.) 106,572
  • Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) 102,780
  • Kyle Field (College Station, Texas) 102,733
  • Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge, La.) 102,321
  • Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tenn.) 101,915
  • Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 101,821
  • Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) 100,119
  • Sanford Stadium (Athens, Ga.) 92,746
  • Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) 91,136

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