Facebook Fan Page Hits 350,000 Likes
2/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Feb. 1, 2011
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The official University of Michigan football Facebook fan page reached 350,000 "likes" Tuesday (Feb. 1), continuing to be the top college football fan page in the country.
Michigan athletics continues its quest to be the Leaders and Best in social media in the college athletics with all 27 varsity sports represented on Facebook and Twitter reaching fans in more than 20 countries and speaking more than 20 languages. Close to 450,000 fans follow Michigan athletics on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Recently, Michigan football solicited questions from its Facebook fans for head coach Brady Hoke, which were answered exclusively on Facebook in a series of 10 videos. Other popular Michigan Football Facebook content includes Wolverine Wednesdays, fan photos and video.
The majority of Michigan football's Facebook fans reside in the state of Michigan, with strong support in Chicago, Dallas, Toledo, New York City, Kansas City, Atlanta and even Columbus. Michigan football fans span the globe from Germany to the United Kingdom, India, Mexico, France, Australia, Japan and Venezuela.
