If your friends ever give you a hard time about why "Notre Dame always has a seat at the table when it comes to Bowl, TV and Playoff negotiations" -- just remind them of this...
The 2014 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl ended up 8th among the 35 Bowl games in attendance -- though their bowl payout was 13th among the 35.
Here's the TOP TWENTY (2014 - 2015) BOWL GAME attendance rankings:
- Rose Bowl: 91,322
- Sugar Bowl: 74,682
- Cotton Bowl: 71,464
- Advocare Texas Bowl: 71,115
- Fiesta Bowl: 66,896
- Peach Bowl: 65,706
- Alamo Bowl: 60,517
- Music City Bowl: 60,419
- Orange Bowl: 58,211
- Gator Bowl: 56,310
- Holiday Bowl: 55,789
- Liberty Bowl: 51,282
- Pinstripe Bowl: 49,012
- Citrus Bowl: 48,624
- Hyundai Sun Bowl: 47,809
- Belk Bowl: 45,671
- Outback Bowl: 44,023
- Russell Athletic Bowl: 40,071
- Independence Bowl: 38,242
- Armed Forces Bowl: 37,888