UGA ranks No. 6 in nation in football attendance
The University of Georgia ranked No. 6 in the nation in football attendance last season, according to figures released this afternoon by the NCAA.
Georgia averaged 92,746 per home game, selling out the season in Sanford Stadium.
Nationally, the NCAA said almost 48.3 million fans attended college football games last season –- 48,284,767 to be precise, down about 1 percent from the record 48.8 million in 2008. The decline was college football’s first in five years. The figures include all regular-season and post-season games in Divisions I, II and III.
The NCAA’s Top 10 in average home attendance for the 2009 season:
1. Michigan 108,933
2. Penn State 107,008
3. Ohio State 105,261
4. Texas 101,175
5. Tennessee 99,200
6. Georgia 92,746
7. LSU 92,489
8. Alabama 92,012
9. Florida 90,635
10. Nebraska 85,888
According to the NCAA figures, Georgia Tech ranked 40th in home attendance with an average of 51,584. That was an average increase of 4,095 over the previous season — the 12th largest increase in Division I, according to the NCAA.
The average attendance at Division I-A (now officially called Football Bowl Subdivision) games last season was 46,281, the NCAA reported. The SEC drew the most fans of any conference for the 12th consecutive year, with average home attendance of 76,288. That was down 556 per game from the SEC record set in 2008.
Including road and neutral-site games, UGA games were attended by more than 1 million fans in the 2009 season — 1,014,963 to be precise. That ranked 10th in the nation.
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263 comments Add your comment
Topp Dogg
February 23rd, 2010
7:52 am
GT where the boys are boys and so are the girls.
Eagle1
February 23rd, 2010
7:56 am
War Eagle!
Dan
February 23rd, 2010
7:57 am
Only thing Tech beats Georgia in is Taliban recruits.
Papadawg
February 23rd, 2010
8:08 am
BS patrol you got the BS right. Get your head out of your rear and read the article that says GT was 40th in attendance which makes you the MORON
ga gator
February 23rd, 2010
8:08 am
With the new construction finishing up soon at the Swamp, Florida will eclipse Georgia in attendance. I bet Georgia fans wish they had Mr. Two-Bits warming up the crowd instead of that lonely trumpet player.
cajdawg
February 23rd, 2010
8:09 am
The NCAA’s top school in tickle piles:
1) Georgia Tech
The NCAA’s top school in psycho grad and dr. students:
1) Georgia Tech
The NCAA’s top school in terrorists sympothizers:
1) Georgia Tech
Since Vince
February 23rd, 2010
8:14 am
SC and Bama increasing seating capacities while UGA spending millions on an alley for drunks and a gym that still smells like cows and mules. Oh well there goes the # 6 ranking for UGA just like the baseball teams 22nd ranking !
Jim
February 23rd, 2010
8:18 am
tech trash my trailer is paid for, how about you.
Florida Gators = The New Notre Dame
February 23rd, 2010
8:21 am
Bama will build a bigger….blah, blah, blah.
Florida will build a bigger…blah, blah, blah.
Bottom line.
Georgia crushes them both in attendance.
If they go bigger, Georgia will outsize them.
ga gator
February 23rd, 2010
8:27 am
I guess they should build a bigger trophy case at the Swamp too. More Championships on the horizon for the Fightin’ Gators.
Florida Gators = The New Notre Dame
February 23rd, 2010
8:29 am
let me guess, it’s ANOTHER place where Georgia beats florida, therefor, IT DOESN’T MATTER.
Right Gator fans?
Haa haa haa?
UGA beats Florida in attedance.
If it doesn’t matter, why are posting about it on this Blog?
AltamahaDawg
February 23rd, 2010
8:30 am
Does that cheer end…..a dollar, everybody in jorts…..stand up and hollar?
$$$$ is what it is all about
February 23rd, 2010
8:32 am
Forbes magazine recently listed UGA as one of the most VALUBALE BRAND NAMES around the ENTIRE USA having to do with selling and promoting school merchandise,etc. This one factoid is what any school in the world desires. One hand washes the other, so to speak. It ALSO suggests that the OVERALL public perception about all that goes into making up the brand is desirable. In other wrods, money talks and smoke walks.
Now, with the top 6 status of filling seats in football, again, it is indicative of $$$$$ fan support and the overall perception of the direction of the school and the brand. Moneyt talks and smoke walks.
It is for these couple reasons and more, that punks come on this blog to bad mouth UGA , because they are jealous. They have never, ever attended any school. Not Perimeter JC nor Tech, nor Clayton St. College nor Ga St U. JEALOUS they are of UGA’s CONTINUED SUCCESS on and off the field.
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo Dogs. Woof, woof, woof. Sic em!!
ga gator
February 23rd, 2010
8:36 am
That is what I do. I read every article on the AJC and then I write comments about the Gators. I’m courteous when I write my propaganda and give empty compliments to seem friendly. Are you new to the site? I’m here pretty much everyday.
KRW
February 23rd, 2010
8:37 am
This is pointless…the larger the stadium, the higher the attendance. Simple as that.
And for all of you on here, who obviously have no clue about the geography of Georgia Tech and Atlanta (probably because you live in Hahira or Claxton), the recent crime stories in the news (1) did NOT occur on Tech’s campus and (2) did NOT involve students, faculty or staff. (Yes, I am discounting the nutjob with the sword…as that was clearly the case of a…well, nutjob.) In fact, it has been months since a student was the victim of any incident. And for the Georgia fans, I have heard my share of stories of break-ins, robberies and such in Athens over the years. What about the cab driver who robbed the drunk student that was in the news recently?
What I am saying is grow up with the immature comments on here (goes for both sides)!
David
February 23rd, 2010
8:38 am
Top dogg…show some respect..bash the team or whatever but dont be a racist..
Sunny Sealer
February 23rd, 2010
8:40 am
Dont worry mutt fans UGA 8 will have bigger balls !
PMC
February 23rd, 2010
8:42 am
I wonder if they will ever consider going up to 100,000 seats at Sanford.
tech isnt safe
February 23rd, 2010
8:42 am
when i went to the uga v tech game this last year, i thought i was going to be robbed on several occasions. Oh, and as for tech’s stadium, didnt you have damn load bearing pillars that obstructed the view of the game until about 10 years ago…? Great stadium design for a school thats supposed to be one of the best engineering schools in the country. How about you go and engineer a bcs bowl victory. douches.
Call It Like It Is
February 23rd, 2010
8:43 am
Hey GA Fans,
I would stop ragging GT fans about their 1-8 record against you when you are 3-17 against the Gators!
LOL!
Enough Said!
ga gator
February 23rd, 2010
8:45 am
Yeah! Work ‘em, Silly Gators!!!
2010
February 23rd, 2010
8:48 am
@techisntsafe: First, no we didn’t have load-bearing pillars obstructing view of the game (a la Fenway Park). Second, about thinking you were going to be robbed…really?! Probably saw someone that did not look like you and panicked. Stay in Hahira next time.
HMMMMM
February 23rd, 2010
8:50 am
im confused…why are you guys bashing the state captial? it’s called the University of Georgia not the University of Athens.
dawG
February 23rd, 2010
8:51 am
I attend every single game I go to. And I am always there every time I go. That makes me number 1.
Hey Yellow Fuzz
February 23rd, 2010
8:53 am
30-24
Hey Yellow Fuzz
February 23rd, 2010
8:54 am
How quiet was Tech’s stadium at HALF TIME of this year’s game, much less at the end??
bama
February 23rd, 2010
8:54 am
wait volsFan how did you just score? cause im pretty sure bama is still running it up and down the field on the dawgs hahahah
Hey Yellow Fuzz
February 23rd, 2010
8:55 am
1-8
UGA Haters Really???
February 23rd, 2010
9:02 am
Make me laugh with there empty comments…Another Bulldawg Point of PRIDE!!!They having nothing better to do and some of us fall for their stupid comments!!!GO DAWGS!!!
Bdawg
February 23rd, 2010
9:02 am
Bottom line is UGA’s # is 92,746, the amount of seats in the stadium is 92,746. If we had 200,000 seats we’d fillem all! UT avg. more than us only because their stadium is bigger they didn’t even sellout last year, even when Kiffin was labled as the second coming of Vince Lombardi. Tech fans just need to shut up. You had the best season you’ve had in 18 years and you still couldn’t sell out. Say what you will about Georgia, but we support our team through thick and thin, and when the day comes, and mark my words it will be very soon, we will all be looking down from you at the top while you continue to gaze upon us with envioius eyes.
bama
February 23rd, 2010
9:06 am
Bdawg I like how you used those words, that was poetry
George O'leary's out of work resume writer
February 23rd, 2010
9:06 am
Catsfly ……..is either m or st. simons…………
uratechdork
February 23rd, 2010
9:08 am
Wow, tech sucks at attendance and they are only the 12th best increase in attendance from last year. Just give up and play on your computers with chan ho fat.
JB
February 23rd, 2010
9:08 am
Great game day experience in a wonderful setting with a pretty good product= big crowds
bama Really???
February 23rd, 2010
9:11 am
C’mon man…they have pills for you to take to help you out…where were you when the might Saban lost to Louisiana- Monroe at home…remember even the Saint Saban can loose…You would look better if you talked more about bama than UGA…are you sure you are a bama fan….most bama fans are about themselves and others…
WISE
February 23rd, 2010
9:14 am
well how i see it UGA has really hot girls, the students are smart even if some of their fans are stupid and a great fan base. I mean we all know UGA is a great football school. And then their is Tech…very good school and its downtown which is a postive cause its the captial not athens sorry dawg fans but negative cause yes you might get robbed at night. UGA wins just cause im not into asian chicks but if I was GT would be a fine place to attend school
dawgingatorville
February 23rd, 2010
9:15 am
Florida sells their games out too, but their stadium holds 2000-3000 less people. These rankings really only reflect stadium size when it comes to schools with real programs. Kind of shocked Tenn wasn’t higher since their stadium is huge…
Pope UGA XXIII
February 23rd, 2010
9:20 am
Tech ranks in the Top 10 for the following:
— # 3 Zits popped by homely female (we think) students
during camera spans of Thursday nite games
— # 5 Comments made by exchange students with 12 +
letters (with no vowels) in their last names.
“Why our gold team using hands on ball ? ”
— # 2 Creative ads from Athletic Department offering
the fans a program, soft drink & 3 year old candy bar
to come to the game vs Samford on Thursday nite.
— # 4 Schools in major conferences paying homeless
crackheads to sit in the stands to help give viewers
the impression of huge fan support.
“Hey man, got any more ripple wine?”
— # 1 Most boogers eaten during televised games by the
impressive student section who come to Grant Field
looking like diseased termites.
Keep up the good work, Nerds. In 2010, you might be able
to generate more fans than Lowndes County !!
Yellow Fuzz
February 23rd, 2010
9:22 am
Whatever. See you in November at the 45-42 septic tank stadium. Can’t wait to tailgate again at the Buttsmear building. But I WILL clean up MY trash!
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( 45-42 ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
turnt up
February 23rd, 2010
9:23 am
hey its hard to go to games when you have all that homework….
bama
February 23rd, 2010
9:26 am
BCS titles – Nick Saban 2, Urban Meyer 2, Les Miles 1, Mark Richt 0
dawgingatorville
February 23rd, 2010
9:26 am
One last thing…
“And then their is Tech…very good school and its downtown which is a postive cause its the captial not athens sorry dawg fans but negative cause yes you might get robbed at night.”
This person obviously did not go to school in Athens. There is absolutely no way in hell that the ATL is a better college experience. I love Atlanta, I’m from there, and plan to move back next year, but Athens is an unbeatable place to attend school. I live in Gainesville Florida right now and it is a cheap tawdry imitation of the music, culture, and general scene that Athens offered. Athens is actually the BEST reason to go to Georgia. One reason I’m convinced Gator fans are so ridic, Gainesville just doesn’t have as much to offer. Sorry, I love Athens and took that personally.
Atlanta is home to C-R-I-M-E & thugs
February 23rd, 2010
9:26 am
Being an urban university is nothing to be happy about. Look at the Atlanta TV news or read the AJC and just about, just about every week ow, around the Tech campus, are muggings and crime with guns, break ins,etc.
This is not tech’s fault …………it is the local Atlanta and State of GA. DEMOCRAT PARTY’s fault and The legacy of the Great Society, where we intended on giving stuff to deadbeats and thugs. A failure it is.
Urban crime is the result of tinkering by Dems. GT? Why, it stands for G un T oters, as far as the national preception of downtown Atlanta is. Too bad. Atlanta WAS a nice city in the 60s.
Gooooooooooo Dogs.
Papadawg
February 23rd, 2010
9:27 am
KRW point is GT fans couldn’t fill up Grady Stadium not to mention one with 90,000+. Does your geography tell you where Grady Stadium is
bama
February 23rd, 2010
9:28 am
I actually dont hate you UGA just the annoying fans. I have a lot of friends who attend UGA. I hate auburn and the vols ten times more
Kim Zs Package
February 23rd, 2010
9:28 am
And Georgia schools are 48yh in education is there a corralation? Duh Iz smart nuff to play ball at UGA or goze two the games wid daddy but I still can’t cutz the grass without a degree From GUA wait UGA. Can I pet the Mutt too?
Paul H
February 23rd, 2010
9:30 am
Yellow Fuzz – did you really just quote a score from 2 years ago – reminding everyone of Tech’s one victory in 9 years? That’s kind of sad man
WISE
February 23rd, 2010
9:30 am
SORRY! I love athens I have passed out their many times. Im just saying I love downtown ATL its hard to beat but yes Athens is a better college town we all know that
WISE
February 23rd, 2010
9:32 am
By urban do you mean black??????
Kim Zs Package
February 23rd, 2010
9:33 am
WISE: You at UGA love love your Urban Players so much I see The Toilet Tank is full of Urban Fans right?