(12-5-21) The 2021 OHSAA state football finals are in the book. Seven games in three days in Canton at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
Did attendance rebound from last season’s pandemic controlled games? In 2020 total attendance for seven games in two sites (Massillon and Fortress Obetz) was 10,483.
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Paid attendance at all seven games this year was 38,920, compared to 62,089 in 2015 played in Columbus. There were no games with double-figure attendance. The largest crowd in 2021 was for the D I game with 7,148. The smallest crowd was the late game on Saturday night in D V with 4,465.
Over the years
Canton
2021 all seven state championship games was 38,920
2019 all seven state championship games was 45,580
2018 all seven state championship games was 52,390
2017 all seven state championship games was 61,312
Fortress Obetz and Massillon
2020 all seven state championship games was 10,483
Columbus
2016 all seven state championship games was 55,421
2015 all seven state championship games was 62,089
2020 Pandemic conditions, *D I game played at Fortress Obetz…D II-D VII played in Massillon
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