(12-6-24) A look at attendance figures for all of the 2024 OHSAA State Football Championship games in Canton.

This year was the lowest combined attendance (excluding COVID season) dating back to 2015 with just 34,222…a drop of 9,517 from 2023.

The D II Championship game, with 4,911 at the game, was down over 10,000 in attendance from last year, which had been the largest in the playoffs since 2015 with 14,846. It also was the smallest (not including the COVID year in 2020) attendance for the D II game during the period listed below.

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The last championship game of the weekend in D IV had the biggest crowd with 7,350. The D III game had 67 more fans then it did in 2023. The D VI had the lowest attendance during the weekend.

2024 State Championship Games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

  • 4,911 Attendance – Division II – Thursday, Dec. 5, 7:00 PM – Cincinnati Anderson (15-0) vs. Avon (15-0)
  • 4,284 Attendance – Division VII – Friday, Dec. 6, 10:30 AM – Hillsdale (14-1) vs. Marion Local (15-0)
  • 4,410 Attendance – Division III – Friday, Dec. 6, 3:00 PM – Columbus Bishop Watterson (15-0) vs. Toledo Central Catholic (14-1)
  • 4,814 Attendance – Division I – Friday, Dec. 6, 7:30 PM – Powell Olentangy Liberty (13-2) vs. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (14-1)
  • 3,472 Attendance – Division VI – Saturday, Dec. 7, 10:30 AM – Coldwater (14-1) vs. Kirtland (15-0)
  • 4,981 Attendance – Division V – Saturday, Dec. 7, 3:00 PM – Liberty Center (15-0) vs. Ironton (14-1)
  • 7,350 Attendance – Division IV – Saturday, Dec. 7, 7:30 PM – Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (15-0) vs. Sandusky Perkins (14-1)

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