LSU ranked No. 7 in the nation in football attendance for the 2009 season, the LSU Athletic Department announced Tuesday in a news release.
LSU ranked in the top 10 for the seventh consecutive season. LSU also ranked No. 7 in 2009.
LSU averaged 92,489 fans last season, marking its fourth straight season with at least a 92,000 average. The 2009 per game average is the second highest in school history behind the 2007 season (92,619).
Tiger Stadium holds 92,400 people, according to LSU’s football media guide.
Five Southeastern Conference teams, including LSU, made up the top-10 teams in attendance for the 2009 season. The other four SEC teams in the top 10 are No. 5 Tennessee (99,220), No. 6 Georgia (92,746), No. 8 Alabama (92,012) and No. 9 Florida (90,635).
Michigan led the nation in attendance, averaging 108,933 fans per game. Penn State (107,008), Ohio State (105,261) and Texas (101,175) finished second, third and fourth in attendance, respectively.
LSU begins spring practice Friday at 4 p.m., and the spring game will take place March 27 in Tiger Stadium. The spring game will be televised on ESPN2.
 
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