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Week 3: SEC attendance figures include record crowd and fuzzy math
By John Hollis
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The biggest crowd ever to watch a football game in the state of Mississippi was on hand for Saturday’s key SEC West showdown between Ole Miss and visiting Alabama, but it wasn’t enough as the Crimson Tide pulled away for a thrilling 48-43 decision at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Attendance for Alabama-Ole Miss: 66,176. That's an Ole Miss and state of Mississippi record.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 17, 2016
Conversely, an announced (ahem!) crowd of just 41,916 bothered to make it to Atlanta’s Bobby Dodd Stadium to see Vanderbilt and host Georgia Tech tangle. To those who don’t already know, the “announced crowd” simply reflects the number of tickets distributed to the game. To say there were actually that many fans at Bobby Dodd Stadium might be wishful thinking.
10 mins til kickoff – VANvsGT pic.twitter.com/fSCye7B0JH
— Adam Sparks (@AdamSparks) September 17, 2016
Kentucky had similar issues, though perhaps the rain played a role?
A few more fans have made it out of the concourses and into the drizzle for kickoff pic.twitter.com/QtLxabSw2i
— Jon Hale (@JonHale_HL) September 17, 2016
Here’s a look at all the Week 3 attendance figures from around the SEC.
| Attendance | Game | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101,362 | Ohio at Tennessee | Sept. 17 | Neyland Stadium |
| 99,910 | Mississippi State at LSU | Sept. 17 | Tiger Stadium |
| 87,175 | Texas A&M at Auburn | Sept. 17 | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
| 86,848 | North Texas at Florida | Sept. 17 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium/Florida Field |
| 80,384 | East Carolina at South Carolina | Sept. 17 | Williams-Brice Stadium |
| 72,114 | Texas State at Arkansas | Sept. 17 | Reynolds Razorback Stadium |
| 66,176 | Alabama at Ole Miss | Sept. 17 | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium |
| 57,098 | Georgia at Missouri | Sept. 17 | Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field |
| 49,669 | New Mexico State at Kentucky | Sept. 17 | Commonwealth Stadium |
| 41,916 | Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech | Sept. 17 | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
John Hollis is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers Georgia and Florida.
