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Week 5 SEC attendance figures: Packed house watches Orgeron debut at LSU
By John Hollis
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Think LSU football fans were turned off by a coaching change in Baton Rouge?
Think again. A packed house of 102,071 was on hand in Death Valley on Saturday night as Ed Orgeron made his Tigers head coaching debut against visiting Missouri following the dismissal of Les Miles earlier in the week.
What a night in Tiger Stadium! Congratulations, @Coach_EdOrgeron! #HoldThatTiger pic.twitter.com/hivw7H3SLL
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) October 2, 2016
LSU easily handled the Tigers 42-7.
Here’s a look at other Week 5 attendance figures from around the SEC.
| Attendance | Game | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102,071 | Missouri at LSU | Oct. 1 | Tiger Stadium |
| 101,821 | Kentucky at Alabama | Oct. 1 | Bryant-Denny Stadium |
| 92,746 | Tennessee at Georgia | Oct.1 | Sanford Stadium |
| 84,243 | Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn | Oct. 1 | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
| 78,245 | Texas A&M at South Carolina | Oct. 1 | Williams-Brice Stadium |
| 65,889 | Memphis at Ole Miss | Oct. 1 | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium |
| 46,988 | Alcorn State at Arkansas | Oct. 1 | War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock) |
| 30,565 | Florida at Vanderbilt | Oct. 1 | Vanderbilt Stadium |
John Hollis is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers Georgia and Florida.
