Per Penn State football’s game notes for Saturday’s game against Minnesota, the announced attendance was 105,601.
This is higher than the 102,041 announced for the team’s previous home game, Oct. 31 against Purdue.
It’s the third-highest out of the six home games Penn State has played this season, behind USC,Marshall and Wisconsin.
Per Mark Wogenrich of All Penn State, the home attendance figures are made up of both tickets sold and tickets given out. It’s hard to argue that the announced attendance for both the Purdue and Minnesota games wasn’t more than what it looked like based on the crowd shots. To be fair, it’s hard to blame Penn State fans for staying home on a cold November night.
But the ones who did show up witnessed a show. PSU beat up on Minnesota to the tune of a 42-14 winthat secured bowl eligibility for the 21st time in 22 seasons.
After Penn State lost to USC before the highest announced attendance in Beaver Stadium history, coach Matt Campbell addressed the importance of winning for those fans.
“I know I’ve said this this week, and I’m going to continue to say it: We do have great humans in that locker room who stand for what’s right,” he said. “There was growth forward. We’re not where we need to be yet, but we are growing forward, and we’ll demand a pathway forward because we’ve got such a great fan base, and they deserve that.”
PSU gave fans that type of result against Minnesota and has now won three in a row.
