How many people do you think were in the stadium?

Submitted by ThadMattasagoblin on April 16th, 2017 at 12:57 AM

They announced 57,418 but I think there was anywhere from 60,000 to 70,000. The stadium holds 110,000 and both sidelines and the north endzone were full except for the top 20 rows of the north endzone. The south endzone was decently filled up too.

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Grampy

April 16th, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^

But the 57k seemed fishy to me when they announced it. There was way too much exposed bench in Section 25 where I was. I guess 35% occupancy and less than 50,000, say 46,000. Numbers were hyped by PR people.

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Darker Blue

April 16th, 2017 at 10:23 AM ^

I'm guessing there were about 14 people in the stadium yesterday.

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Bando Calrissian

April 16th, 2017 at 10:38 AM ^

It's attendance numbers for a practice. I'm sorry, but for the life of me I'll never understand fwhy this matters so much to some people.

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mgoblu88

April 16th, 2017 at 10:49 AM ^

107,601 in spirit ... Great day. Great crowd. Felt like a fall football Saturday. M Go Blue !!!

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pbmd

April 16th, 2017 at 11:02 AM ^

I was happy the announced 57,418
I always overestimate

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goblueram

April 16th, 2017 at 11:38 AM ^

I gotta say it was quite enjoyable having leg room and space to move around for once.

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old98blue

April 16th, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^

I was fine with the announced number but thought it was pretty specific number considering we didn't go thru turnstyles or anyone counting at the gates

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WorldwideTJRob

April 16th, 2017 at 2:37 PM ^

That's what was odd about it! I guess they have a metric they use to gauge it, but it was a pretty specific number.

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jmblue

April 16th, 2017 at 7:10 PM ^

I would not take it too seriously.

Even for regular games, the number is an approximation. For a game with no tickets to scan, this was at most an educated guess. The ultra-precise number was just them having fun with it.

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Michifornia

April 16th, 2017 at 12:25 PM ^

Are in town and we are getting Michigan recruits again and fielding a great team. No need to fake the attendance to keep the streak going. We will fill the Big House all the way to the National Championshp! Can't wait to travel back to Ann Arbor for at least one game this season. MSU and or OSU?

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Brhino

April 16th, 2017 at 1:00 PM ^

Even in the "packed" sections everyone was taking up like two seats and leaving a gap between themselves and the next person. No way even the most crowded sections were more than two thirds full.

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WolverineHistorian

April 16th, 2017 at 3:05 PM ^

Being there yesterday, I thought it looked slightly less than the first Harbaugh spring game from two years ago. But who can say for sure when the people are as spread out as they are? I'm more bummed over the fact that I thought it was supposed to be cloudy yesterday so I didn't wear sunblock. Now my face looks like a giant tomato.

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