BATON ROUGE — LSU football ranked No. 6 in the nation in average home attendance during the 2006 season, the NCAA announced this week.
LSU averaged a school-record 92,212 fans for its eight homes games during the 2006 season. LSU posted an 8-0 mark at home for the first time in school history as the Tiger ran their Tiger Stadium winning streak to 13 straight.
The 92,212 per game average in 2006 continued a trend that has seen the Tigers break the school record in average attendance for four straight years. In 2005, LSU averaged 91,580 fans for its six home games, which was up from 91,209 from the 2004 season.
For the year, LSU drew a total of 737,696 fans to Tiger Stadium in 2006, also a school record. The previous mark for total fans during a season came in 2004 when the Tigers played before a total of 638,462 in their seven home games.
LSU’s top home crowd in 2006 came against Alabama when 92,588 fans turned out to see the Tigers post a 28-14 win over the Crimson Tide. The 92,588 figure ranks as the second-highest total in school history, trailing the 92,664 fans for the Auburn game in 2005.
In all, LSU had five of the top 10 Tiger Stadium crowds of all time in 2006, which included 92,449 against Ole Miss and 92,362 against Louisiana-Lafayette, which also ranked as the largest season-opening turnout in school history.
In two years under head coach Les Miles, the Tigers have posted a 13-1 mark at home and they have played before crowds of 92,000 or better eight times.
2006 NCAA Football Average Home Attendance
1. Michigan 110,026
2. Penn State 107,567
3. Tennessee 105,789
4. Ohio State 105,096
5. Georgia 92,746
6. LSU 92,212
7. Alabama 91,138
8. Southern Cal 91,480
9. Florida 90,409
10. Texas 88,505