Georgia ranked sixth nationally in attendance last season

The recession did not affect college football attendance around the country — or in Athens — last fall, according to official NCAA statistics.

Attendance at Division I-A games nationwide totaled 37,483,158, or 46,971 per game, both figures narrowly exceeding the previous record highs set in 2007. The figures include regular-season and bowl games.

Georgia ranked No. 6 among 119 Division I-A teams in home attendance, drawing a Sanford Stadium-capacity 92,746 per game, unchanged from the year before.

ATTENDANCE CHECK

How NCAA Division I-A football programs ranked in average home attendance in 2008:

Rank School Avg. attend.

1. Michigan 108,571

2. Penn State 108,254

3. Ohio State 104,976

4. Tennessee 101,448

5. Texas 98,046

6. Georgia 92,746

7. LSU 92,383

8. Alabama 92,138

9. Florida 90,544

10. Auburn 86,915

(Source: NCAA)