There were BYU fans from Virginia, Texas, Washington and Ohio at the pregame indoor tailgate party, in addition to many locals and thousands from Utah.
"We have the best fans," BYU coach Kalani Sitake said earlier in the week. "We have fans all over the world. When we went and did our firesides throughout the country, at the sites we are playing at, it was evident."
BYU officials said 24,000 tickets had been sold through their website as of Friday, and they believed thousands more bought tickets through other sites.
Sitake said more of the same is expected when BYU travels to Washington, D.