Record Crowds
Top 10 all-time Alamodome sports crowds (as of December 30, 2007):
| Rank | Attendance | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66,166 | 2007 Alamo Bowl (Penn State vs. Texas A&M) | Dec. 29, 2007 |
| 2 | 65,875 | 2006 Alamo Bowl (Texas vs. Iowa) | Dec. 30, 2006 |
| 3 | 65,562 | Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints (2005 NFL regular season game) | Oct. 16, 2005 |
| 4 | 65,380 | 1999 Alamo Bowl (Penn State vs. Texas A&M) | Dec. 28, 1999 |
| 5 | 65,265 | 2004 Alamo Bowl (Oklahoma State vs. Ohio State) | Dec. 29, 2004 |
| 6 | 65,232 | 2001 Alamo Bowl (Iowa vs. Texas Tech) | Dec. 29, 2001 |
| 7 | 65,035 | 1999 Big 12 Championship (Texas vs. Nebraska) | Dec. 4, 1999 |
| 8 | 64,824 | 1997 Big 12 Championship (Texas A&M vs. Nebraska) | Dec. 6, 1997 |
| 9 | 64,597 | 1995 Alamo Bowl (Michigan vs. Texas A&M) | Dec. 28, 1995 |
| 10 | 64,583 | 2006 Corps Classic (Texas A&M vs. Army) | Sept. 16, 2006 |
Other notable attendance marks include:
- 60,525: 1997 WWF Royal Rumble
- 58,891: 1993 Julio César Chávez-Pernell Whitaker boxing match
- 56,743: 2011 Northeastern State vs. UTSA regular season football game (record for the highest-attended game for an NCAA Division I FCS start-up program)
- 53,407: 2009 Notre Dame vs. Washington State regular season football game.
- 48,709: Paul McCartney's 1993 New World Tour concert
- 44,468: 2004 NCAA Men's Final Four Championship Game, Georgia Tech vs. Connecticut (a facility record for basketball)
- 44,000: 1999 Black Sabbath Reunion Tour 99, opening: Pantera and Incubus
- 43,257: 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Game, Kansas Jayhawks vs Memphis Tigers
- 40,509: 1998 NCAA Men's Final Four Championship Game, Utah vs. Kentucky
- 39,554: 1999 NBA Finals (Game 2), New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs
- 37,000: 1997 Filming of Selena, starring Jennifer Lopez. Centerpiece concert sequences which were recreations of slain singer Selena's 1995 Houston Astrodome Concert.
- 36,451: 2006 CONCACAF FIFA World Cup Qualification Round 2, Dominica vs. Mexico
- 36,037: 1996 NBA All-Star Game
- 29,619: 2002 NCAA Women's Final Four Championship Game, Oklahoma vs. Connecticut (the largest turnout to an NCAA women's basketball game)
- 22,043: Canadian Football: 1995 Calgary Stampeders vs. San Antonio Texans
- 19,211: Hockey: 1997 Phoenix Roadrunners vs. San Antonio Dragons
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