Jackson State’s narrow win over Tennessee State in the John Merritt Classic leads the list of the highest attended games from the opening weekend of the 2026 HBCU football season.

1. Jackson State vs. Tennessee State: 32,467
2. Alabama State vs. Southern: 31,287
3. Prairie View A&M vs. Tarleton State: 24,481
4. Howard vs. Alabama A&M: 17,320
5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Morehouse: 17,300
6. Morgan State vs. North Carolina A&T: 16,264
7. Norfolk State vs. Winston-Salem State: 15,572
8. Florida A&M vs. Albany State: 14,047
9. Tuskegee vs. West Alabama: 12,521
10. South Carolina State vs. Savannah State: 12,000