Saturday night's football game scored well not only on the score board, but in the areas of attendance and security as well.
A record 61,700 people showed up to witness the Cavaliers shut out Duke 27-0.
"We set a record crowd," Athletic Director Craig Littlepage said. "Student attendance was fantastic. The lower section and the upper deck were full."
Students filled the student section, but it is unclear whether the high attendance will continue throughout the entire season.
"In general, the first games of the year are the highest attended compared to later season games," Littlepage said. "You have first time attendees at games."
Thunderstorms preceding the game did not seem to deter fans from attending the game.
"I think the rain came at a time where it didn't really have a serious impact," Associate Athletics Director Jason Bauman said.
There were no outstanding incidents concerning security at Saturday's game.
Although there were minor difficulties with different traffic patterns and parking, the night went smoothly for security staff and police officers, Littlepage said.
"Things went as they usually do," Littlepage said. "There seems to always be challenges the first game of the year and the challenges relate to people who are coming to the stadium for the first time."
Even though evening games tend to involve more traffic difficulties than games earlier in the day, there were no major accidents Saturday.
"Certainly evening games have challenges as far as getting fans in and out of the stadium," Littlepage said.
Minor infractions occurred involving alcohol and conduct, but no major incidents were reported.
"There were a few crowd control things and a few alcohol incidents," Bauman said. "It was just a good night all the way around."
Officials said the time of games affect the number of incidents involving alcohol.
"Sometimes with a night game you get a few more alcohol incidents," Bauman said.
Overall, officials said the game went as well as it could being that it was the first game of the season.
"The football game went reasonably well considering it was the first game," University Police Sgt. Melissa Fielding said.
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