By: Fred Batiste – HBCU Sports
The most important number from the Bayou Classic may not be the 34 points Grambling State scored to defeat rival Southern 34-23 Saturday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
That number just might be 62,907 — the largest Bayou Classic crowd on hand since the game returned to New Orleans in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina forced the game to move to Houston in 2005.
Read the full story – Bayou Classic Attendance Breaks Post-Katrina Record
This is amazing and credits both football programs for getting back to the winning ways. We will eventually beat the record for attendance soon.