HIGHEST ATTENDANCE AT BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES IN 2008

Revised 12/28/08

1. MAGIC CITY CLASSIC - Oct. 25 - Legion Field - Birmingham
Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State 69,113
2. FLORIDA CLASSIC - Nov. 22 - Citrus Bowl - Orlando
Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman 60,712
3. BAYOU CLASSIC - Nov. 29 - Super Dome - New Orleans
Southern vs. Grambling State 59,874
4. STATE FAIR CLASSIC - Oct. 4 - Cotton Bowl - Dallas
Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State 54,315
5. ANGEL CITY CLASSIC - September 27 - LA Coliseum - Los Angeles
Prairie View A&M vs. Morehouse 52,487
6. SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC - Sept. 13 - Liberty Bowl - Memphis
Jackson State vs. Tennessee State 50,794
7. ATLANTA CLASSIC - Sept. 29 - Georgia Dome - Atlanta
Florida A&M vs. Tennessee State 50,428
8. CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC - Oct. 4 - RCA Dome - Indianapolis, IN
Tuskegee vs. Alabama A&M 47,273
9. JACKSON STATE HOME GAME. - Oct. 4 - Mem. Stad. - Jackson, MS
Southern vs. Jackson State 42,513
10. CAPITAL CITY CLASSIC - Nov. 22 - Jackson, MS - Memorial Stadium
Jackson State vs. Alcorn State 33,005
11. TUSKEGEE HOMECOMING - Nov. 8 - Abbott Stadium - Tuskegee, AL
Tuskegee vs. Lane 31,302
12. JOHN MERRITT CLASSIC - Sept. 6 - Titans Stadium. - Nashville, TN
Tennessee State vs. Southern 28,830
13. BATTLE OF THE BAY CLASSIC - Oct. 13 - Price Stad. - Norfolk, Va.
Hampton vs. Norfolk State 27,756
14. LABOR DAY CLASSIC - Sept. 1 - Price Stadium - Norfolk, Va.
Virginia State vs. Norfolk State 26,970
15. SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - Dec. 13 - Legion Field - B'ham
Grambling State vs. Jackson State 25,873
16. JACKSON ST. HOMECOMING - Oct. 25 - Jackson, MS - Mem. Stad.
Jackson State vs. Miss. Valley State 25,542
17. GULF COAST CLASSIC - Nov. 15 - Mobile, AL - Ladd Peebles Stad.
Southern vs. Alabama State 25,387
18. MILES/STILLMAN - Aug. 31 - Birmingham, AL - Legion Field
Miles vs. Stillman 25,378
19. SOUTHERN HOMECOMING - Oct. 11 - Bat. Rouge, LA - Mumf. Stad.
Southern vs. Texas Southern 25, 512
20. TENNESSEE STATE HOMECOMING - Nov. 3 - Nashville, TN
Tennessee State vs. Murray State 24,878
21. FLORIDA A&M HOMECOMING - Nov. 3 - T'hassee, FL - Bragg Stadium
Florida A&M vs. NC A&T 23,984
22. FOUNTAIN CITY CLASSIC - Nov. 1 - Memorial Stad. - Columbus., Ga.
Albany State vs. Fort Valley State 22,331
23. SOUTHERN - Sept. 27 - Spinks Stadium - Lorman, MS
Alcorn State vs. Southern 22,105
24. NC A&T HOMECOMING - Oct. 11 - Greensboro, NC - Aggie Stadium
NC A&T vs. Morgan State 21,500
25. NC A&T HOME GAME - Sept. 6 - Greensboro, NC - Aggie Stadium
NC A&T vs. Winston-Salem State 21,500
26. M'HOUSE-SKEEGE CLASSIC - Oct. 11 - Mem. Stad. - Columbus, Ga
Tuskegee vs. Morehouse 21, 234
27. TURKEY DAY CLASSIC - Nov. 27 - Montgomery, AL - Cramton Bowl
Alabama State vs. Tuskegee 20,567
28. LABOR DAY CLASSIC - Aug. 30 - Houston, TX - Reliant Stadium
Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern 20,444
29. AGGIE/EAGLE CLASSIC - Oct. 4 - Charlotte, NC - Memorial Stadium
NC A&T vs. NC Central 20,180

TOTAL 981,787
33,854.7 average (29 games)

HIGHEST ATTENDANCE AT 2008 HOMECOMING GAMES

TUSKEGEE vs. Lane - Nov. 8 - Tuskegee, AL. Abbott Stadium 31,302
JACKSON STATE vs. Miss. Valley St. - Oct. 15 - Jackson, MS, Memorial 25,542
SOUTHERN vs. Texas Southern - Oct. 11 - Baton Rouge, LA - Mumford 25,512
TENNESSEE STATE vs. Tenn. Tech - Nov. 1 - Nashville, TN, Titans Stad. 24,361
NC A&T vs. Morgan State - Oct. 11 - Greensboro, NC - Aggie Stadium 21,500
ALABAMA ST. vs. Tuskegee - Nov. 27 - Montgomery, AL - Cramton Bowl 20,567
CLARK ATLANTA vs. Savannah State - Oct. 4 - Atlanta, CAU Stadium 17,893
GRAMBLING ST. vs. Alabama St. - Oct. 18 - Grambl., LA, Robinson Stad. 16,974
FLORIDA A&M vs. Morgan State - Nov. 1 - Tallah., FL - Bragg Stdium 16,205
SC STATE vs. Norfolk State - Oct. 11 - Orangeburg, SC - Dawson Stadium 16.003
ALABAMA A&M vs. Grambling St. - Oct. 11 - Huntsville, AL - Crews Stad. 15,170
MOREHOUSE vs. Albany State - Oct. 25 - Atlanta, Harvey Stadium 15,123
HAMPTON vs. W-Salem State - Nov. 1 - Hampton, VA - Armstrong Stadium 14,877
ARK. PINE BLUFF vs. Lincoln - Oct. 25 - Pine Bluff, AR, Golden Lion Stad. 14,852
NORFOLK STATE vs. Florida A&M - Oct. 25 - Norfolk, VA - Price Stadium 13,889
ALBANY STATE vs. Clark Atlanta - Oct. 11 - Albany, GA, ASU Stadium 13,837
WINSTON-SALEM STATE - Oct. 25 - Bethunc-Cookman, NC - BG Stadium 12,121
MILES vs. Kentucky State - Oct. 18 - Fairfield, AL, Sloan Stadium 11,723
NC CENTRAL vs. Edward Waters - Nov. 1 - Durham, NC, OR Stadium 11,625

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