1997 MAC Attendance
| Team | # | Home | Avg. | # | Road | Avg. | # | Total | Avg. | Home Rank | Road Rank | Overall Rank | |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 45,682 | 11,420.5 | 7 | 238,203 | 34,029 | 11 | 283,885 | 25,807.7 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Ball State | 5 | 101,289 | 20,257.8 | 6 | 132,724 | 22,121 | 11 | 234,013 | 21,273.9 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 4 | 79,179 | 19,794.8 | 7 | 224,783 | 32,112 | 11 | 303,962 | 27,632.9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 5 | 94,162 | 18,832.4 | 6 | 157,820 | 26,303 | 11 | 251,982 | 22,907.5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 70,380 | 14,076.0 | 6 | 167,706 | 27,951 | 11 | 238,086 | 21,644.2 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Kent | 5 | 39,209 | 7,841.8 | 6 | 112,162 | 18,694 | 11 | 151,371 | 13,761.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 7 | Marshall | 6 | 158,382 | 26,397.0 | 7 | 214,977 | 30,711 | 13 | 373,359 | 28,719.9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Miami | 5 | 83,555 | 16,711.0 | 6 | 159,288 | 26,548 | 11 | 242,843 | 22,076.6 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 78,555 | 13,092.5 | 5 | 96,834 | 19,367 | 11 | 175,389 | 15,944.5 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Ohio | 5 | 105,988 | 21,197.6 | 6 | 139,675 | 23,279 | 11 | 245,663 | 22,333.0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 11 | Toledo | 6 | 140,518 | 23,419.7 | 6 | 124,197 | 20,700 | 12 | 264,715 | 22,059.6 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 5 | 97,796 | 19,559.2 | 6 | 135,828 | 22,638 | 11 | 233,624 | 21,238.5 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Totals | 61 | 1,094,695 | 17,945.8 | 74 | 1,904,197 | 25,732 |