Jay from Duck Sports News, here.

Sometime in the second half of Oregon’s Spring Game, I heard Don Essig give the the official attendance.

14,107.

I really didn’t think about it that much. But I looked around Autzen and thought that number seemed reasonable based on the number of sections that were full. Pretty precise. But reasonable.

After the game, a friend asked me, “How many people were at the Spring Game?”

“Around 15,000,” I replied. I rounded up.

“How do you know? Were they selling tickets? Were there people counting at the gates?” he fired back.

I didn’t know. But I knew 14,107 seemed reasonable.

I guess I’m not the only one who rounded up.

Raise your hand if you know the answers.

How seasons has Coach Bellotti been at Oregon?

14.

How many wins does Coach Bellotti have?

107.

Bam. 14,107. Take a look for yourself.

Coincidence? I think not.

Well, everything else about the Spring Game was made up, why not the official attendance?

In case you’re curious, this little tip was forwarded to us.

And if you’re curious about the attendance at other Spring Games across the country, here you go. These numbers come by way of Bob Condotta at the Seattle-Times and Dave Plati at Colorado.

ALABAMA ……………………… 78,200
ARIZONA STATE ……………… 5,000
ARKANSAS………………………. 40,200
AUBURN………………… 35,000
BOISE STATE……………… 7,500
BRIGHAM YOUNG…………… 16,700
CINCINNATI…………………… 10,142
CLEMSON ……………………… 25,000
COLORADO……………………. 17,800
COLORADO STATE ………….. 6,100
EAST CAROLINA…………. 5,053
FLORIDA ……………………… 61,000
FLORIDA STATE ……………… 30,000
FRESNO STATE……………….. 2,600
GEORGIA………………………… 19,874
GEORGIA TECH………………. 8,500
HAWAII…………………………. 9,300
HOUSTON……………………… 3,500
IDAHO………………………….. 5,100
ILLINOIS…………………………. 12,531
IOWA……………………………. 15,352
IOWA STATE…………………… 8,000
KANSAS ………………………… 10,000
KANSAS STATE…………… 15,523
KENTUCKY…………………….. 8,500
LOUISIANA STATE …………… 33,624
LOUISIANA TECH ……………. 5,103
LOUISVILLE……………………. 17,200
MARSHALL………………… 6,701
MARYLAND……………………. 10,221
MIAMI-FLA……………………. 11,000
MICHIGAN STATE …………….. 27,000
MINNESOTA…………………… 7,200
MISSISSIPPI…………… 28,311
MISSISSIPPI STATE…… 10,000
MISSOURI…………………. 26,322
NAVY ……………………………. 2,497
NEBRASKA…………….. 80,149
NORTH CAROLINA STATE…… 15,273
NORTH TEXAS………………… 3,169
NOTRE DAME………… 30,286
OHIO STATE……………… 76,346
OKLAHOMA…………………….. 23,306
OKLAHOMA STATE………….. 20,000
OREGON ……………………….. 14,107
OREGON STATE ……………….. MAY 3
PENN STATE…………………… 73,000
PITTSBURGH ………………….. 7,549
PURDUE………………………… 9,500
RUTGERS………………….. 14,501
SOUTH CAROLINA ………….. 31,125
SOUTHERN MISS…. 11,126
STANFORD …………………….. 2,000
SYRACUSE ……………………… 3,428
TENNESSEE ……………………… 28,898
TEXAS …………………………… 43,000
TEXAS A & M…………… 32,000
TEXAS TECH …………………… 11,250
UCLA…………………………….. 15,052
USC……………………… 22,000
UTAH ……………………………. 4,500
VIRGINIA……………………….. 5,000
VIRGINIA TECH ………………. 30,000
WAKE FOREST…………………. 4,100
WASHINGTON ………………… 9,000
WASHINGTON STATE……….. 900
WEST VIRGINIA………….. 18,000
WESTERN KENTUCKY……….. 2,000
WESTERN MICHIGAN……….. 1,305
WISCONSIN ……………………. 22,000
WYOMING……………………… 1,700
ANONYMOUS …………………. 6,000
NATIONAL AVERAGE (all)…………. 14,331
MEDIAN …………………………………. 8,000