OU football tallies impact of 75 consecutive home sellouts
Fans shout at the end of the national anthem before the college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners ( OU) and the Air Force Falcons at the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, in Norman, Okla. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Kenny Mossman, OU’s head of sports information, has tallied the impact of the streak and put it into some historical context:
* A total of 6,026,578 have attended the first 74 games in the streak.
* The average number of fans to attend the games during the streak is 81,444.
* The largest crowd to see a game was 85,646 for the 2008 OU-Texas Tech contest.
* OU is 72-2 at home during the streak, and has won its last 36 in a row.
* As of Saturday, 73 of the 75 games will have been played against FBS competition.
* The streak mirrors Bob Stoops’ tenure, which began with a 49-0 win over Indiana State on Sept. 11, 1999.
* During that time, the stadium’s capacity has grown from 72,726 to 82,112 (+9,386).
* Average attendance has grown from 74,664 in 1999 to 84,738 last season.
When the Streak Began in 1999 …
* Bill Clinton was president.
* Frank Keating was governor of Oklahoma.
* The Euro was just being introduced.
* The population of Norman was 87,750. Today it’s close to 111,000.
* The Dow Jones Industrial average closed at more than 11,000 for the first time ever.
* National unemployment was at 5.8 percent.
* The national debt was around $4 trillion.
* Oklahoma had recently endured the most powerful tornado ever measured (May 3).
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