More than 1.635 million people attended bowl games this postseason, with an average of 40,892 spectators at each game _ down around 5 percent from the previous season's average of 43,002_� based on numbers provided by the Football Bowl Association.
Twenty of the 40 games set higher attendance marks than the previous season, including the two College Football Playoff semifinals and the Rose Bowl.
Clemson's 31-0 win over Ohio State in the Playstation Fiesta Bowl saw a slight increase in attendance from 2015 with 71,279 fans this season. The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, which featured top-ranked Alabama and fourth-ranked Washington, saw a 7 percent increase from the previous season while setting a bowl game record with 75,996.
The Cure (27,213) and Arizona (33,868) bowls both set new attendance marks in their second seasons in existence.
Last season, the 41 bowl games (including the national championship) drew 1.796 million fans and averaged 43,817 fans per contest.
