The 15 Most Faithful Fanbases in College Football

For many across the country, college football is a way of life. They live and die with every game, brag for years about a big win and endlessly question “what if” over heartbreaking losses.

But some schools' fans take their team much more seriously than others and continue to support their teams through the best and worst of times.

Here are the 15 most faithful fanbases in all of college football.

Texas Longhorns

Any school that gets its own television network has to have some faithful fans.

The state of Texas is the epicenter of football on just about every level, and the University of Texas is the flagship school. Everyone wants to beat the Longhorns but few can, and their fans will make sure you know about it.

Michigan Wolverines

Selling out the Big House is no small feat, but this historical powerhouse has put over 100,000 people in the stands for every game since 1975.

The program may be down for now, but university officials are working furiously to get Michigan back to its glory days and give those fans something to really get excited about. 

Oregon Ducks

Autzen Stadium has become one of the loudest in the country and it isn’t because of its size.

These fans love their football team, and the Ducks look like they’re going to be at the top of college football for a long time to come.

Plus, they have one of the most physically built mascots ever—he does on average over 150 pushups a game.

Virginia Tech Hokies

Relatively speaking, the Hokies are a new to the college football world but they are here to stay.

Their fans make Lane Stadium one of the loudest places to play, despite holding less than 67,000 people. They also have one of the better traveling fanbases in the country.

Once "Enter Sandman" comes on, forget about hearing the person next to you.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State has shown in recent weeks it is one of the most proud programs in the entire country.

Happy Valley during a “White Out” is one of the craziest spectacles in college football. Fans even come out in body paint while it’s snowing.

Military Academies

It doesn’t matter how well Army, Navy and Air Force do because their fans, students and alumni are always going to cheer for their teams.

The games between these schools are truly events, with schools flying out their students. And regardless of the score, America always wins.

Who wouldn’t want to cheer for that?

LSU Tigers

Death Valley has demolished many great teams, and the LSU fans that inhabit the stadium make all the difference. They are loud, they are crazy and they believe their Tigers are better than you.

When the sun sets in Louisiana, you can either join in the cheers or become Tiger bait.

Oklahoma Sooners

The Sooners have one of the best home field advantages in all of college football, and it is because of their fans.

Boomer Sooner is a battle cry throughout the state, and you can expect to hear it a lot wherever the team is playing.

Auburn Tigers

Auburn is ninth-most successful team in the past 25 years, and a game in Jordan-Hare Stadium is almost a guaranteed victory for the Tigers because of their rabid fans.

The Heisman Trophy is named after a former coach, and Gene Chizik has done everything right to keep the team at the top of the college football world.

The fans were there through the rough times, and they’ll be even louder through the great ones.

Clemson Tigers

Clemson may not have won their conference since 1991, but the fans have stuck by this program without fail.

Death Valley is one of the loudest stadiums in the country. The Tiger faithful also travel well, no matter where their team is playing—even when it’s not that great a year.

Ohio State Buckeyes

The Horseshoe is one of the most under-appreciated stadiums in all of college football.

Even though their program has gone through a lot in the past year, the Buckeyes still come out in full force.

The Ohio State University has some of the most passionate fans of any school in the country, and they’ll be rooting for their team no matter what.

Texas A&M Aggies

The Aggies are not the most successful team, but you would never guess so based on their fans.

The “12th Man” at Kyle Field can bring some of the best teams to its knees, and there are so many traditions in College Station that it’s hard to keep track of them all.

These fans know what college football is all about.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame breathes college football, no matter how good they are. It is the way of life in South Bend, and the fans are some of the most intense in the country.

The traditions there are unlike any other in sports. The Irish faithful make Notre Dame Stadium an absolute must on any football fan’s bucket list.

Alabama Crimson Tide

There may not be a more storied program in the country than Alabama and its fans know it.

Bryant-Denny Stadium is one of the largest in the country, housing over 100,000 people, and it has been sold out since 1988.

The program went through a serious lull in the early 2000s, but the fans stuck by the team and are now at the top of college football world again.

Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Cornhuskers have sold out every single home game since November 3, 1962.

That is absolutely incredible, especially when you consider that includes the Bill Callahan era.

And if you haven’t seen their fans at away games, you clearly are color blind. They bring the “Sea of Red” wherever they go.

Nebraska fans embody everything that college football is about.