Football Fans in Flannel Fall Short of Record, AP Notes

An AP report indicated the University of Maine athletic department’s designs on setting a Guinness World Record for most people wearing plaid or tartan-patterned clothing in one place — Alfond Stadium — fell short Saturday at the UMaine-University of New Hampshire football game. NESN, the Portland Press Herald, the Sun Journal and MPBN were among the outlets that carried the report.

AP reported approximately 1,000 people attended the contest; 1,090 plaid-adorned fans were needed to set the record.