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Beer prices revealed at Sanford Stadium

With beer at these prices in Georgia football’s Sanford Stadium, Bulldog fans will not stop tailgating anytime soon

The University of Georgia is selling beer in the majority of Sanford Stadium for the first time in school history during the game against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles on Saturday (Sept. 7).

Georgia football fans can buy beer at 59 locations throughout the stadium. Alcohol sales stop at the end of the third quarter.

Sixteen ounce domestic beers, such as Miller Lite and Coors Light, cost $10. Georgia fans will have to pay $11 if they want a 16-ounce premium beer/alcoholic beverage, such as High Noon or Modelo.

We suspect that with these beer prices, Georgia Bulldogs fans will continue their tradition of tailgating before kickoff.

Craft beers including some from Creature Comforts in Athens, Georgia, are also available for purchase. Craft beers and seltzers cost $12 for 19 ounces.

Not every Georgia fan will be happy with these beer prices, but many fans will enjoy having the option. The Bulldogs continued to have some fair prices on concessions. Bottles of water are just $2. Popcorn and hot dogs are $3. Coca-Cola and candy both cost $2.50, so there are plenty of food and drink options at a more affordable price.

UGA football debuting a new capacity against Tennessee Tech

Georgia’s Sanford Stadium has a new official capacity, which will debut for the Georgia-Tennessee Tech game

The Georgia Bulldogs will be debuting a new official capacity in the Bulldogs’ home opener against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Georgia’s Sanford Stadium underwent significant renovations during the 2024 offseason. The biggest changes from the renovations are in the press boxes.

The 400 level of the updated press box is named the Claude Felton Press Level to honor Claude Felton, who served as a member of the University of Georgia Athletic Association for 45 years. Additionally, 500 level of the press box honors former legendary Georgia tennis coach Dan Magill and is named as the Dan Magill Press Level.

Sanford Stadium, which used to hold 92,746 fans, now has an official capacity of 93,033 according to Georgia’s media guide. The 287 capacity increase does not sound like a big deal to most, but numerous Georgia fans have shirts that say they enjoy spending their Saturdays with 92,746 of their closest friends. These shirts are now officially out of date.

Georgia ends the era of having a 92,746 capacity stadium on a 25-game home winning streak. The Bulldogs’ 25-game home winning streak is the longest active streak in the country.

Georgia’s slight capacity increase does not change where Sanford Stadium ranks among the largest stadiums in the SEC. Sanford Stadium remains the sixth-largest stadium in the SEC and the ninth-largest in the nation.

The Tennessee Tech game will not set an attendance record for Sanford Stadium. The Dawgs’ hosted 93,246 fans during the 2019 Notre Dame game, which is Georgia’s current attendance record. However, Georgia’s attendance record will be easier to break in the future (perhaps for Georgia’s 2025 home games against Texas and/or Alabama).

Georgia football’s new capacity for Sanford Stadium

The University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium has a new capacity following recent renovations

The University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium underwent some major renovations during the 2024 offseason. Sanford Stadium, which used to hold 92,746 fans, now has a capacity of 93,033 according to Georgia’s media guide.

Georgia’s slight capacity increase does not change where Sanford Stadium ranks among the largest stadiums in the SEC. Sanford Stadium is still the sixth-largest stadium in the SEC and the ninth-largest in the nation.

Georgia fans now need to say they are spending their Saturday with 93,033 of their closest friends. All of the shirts that said 92,746 of your closest friends are officially out of date. However, Georgia ended the era of having a 92,746 capacity stadium with a 25-game home winning streak, so that’s something Bulldog fans can hang their hats on.

Georgia first home game with of the 2024 season against Tennessee Tech will not set an attendance record for Sanford Stadium. The Dawgs’ hosted 93,246 fans during the 2019 Notre Dame game, which is Georgia’s current attendance record.

Georgia’s Sanford Stadium included in top-11 most intimidating CFB environments

Sanford Stadium comes in ahead of programs like Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee and Texas A&M…

Georgia’s Sanford Stadium always seems to be overlooked when the “best environment” debate is raised each year.

That’s not the case to 247Sports’ Brad Crawford, who recently attempted to list the top-11 most intimidating environments in all of college football for the 2024 season.

Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee and Texas A&M are widely considered as some of the best environments that the SEC and college football has to offer. For what it’s worth, the Bulldogs are ahead of all of those venues in Crawford’s mind.

“Georgia holds college football’s longest active home winning streak at 25 games approaching the 2024 season, the Bulldogs’ last loss coming against South Carolina way back in 2019. They’ve won two national championships over that stretch and narrowly missed a shot at a three-peat last fall after losing to Alabama in Atlanta prior to the selection committee’s final vote. This year’s home schedule includes Tennessee and Auburn for the Bulldogs. Both of those game should approach record attendance.” — Crawford

CFB’s most intimidating environments for 2024

11. Doak Campbell Stadium (Florida State)

10. Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama)

9. Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech)

8. Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn)

7. Autzen Stadium (Oregon)

6. Beaver Satdium (Penn State)

5. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee)

4. Michigan Stadium (Michigan)

3. Kyle Field (Texas A&M)

2. Sanford Stadium (Georgia)

1. Tiger Stadium (LSU)

The Bulldogs will suit up in Sanford for the annual G-Day scrimmage game on April 13. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET, televised on SEC Network+.

Inside look at Georgia football’s Sanford Stadium renovations

Progress update on Sanford Stadium renovations

Georgia football’s Sanford Stadium is undergoing renovations to widen the south concourse and add new restrooms and concessions ahead of the 2023 season. The concourse has been described by athletic director Josh Brooks as a decades-old problem.

UGA associate athletic director Tanner Stines posted pictures of the ongoing construction to his Twitter account on Thursday.

This phase is one of two. The second is scheduled to begin after the college football season in December. The second phase includes a new press box atop the southwest corner of the stadium. The current press box will be turned into premium donor seating, consisting of new club seating and more suites.

The Sanford project will cost approximately $68.5 million and will last through August 2024.

Here are more shots from an earlier post on July 5 by Stines.

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What UGA fans need to know for championship parade

Championship parade tickets will be available to the general public beginning at 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 12

It’s Saturday in Athens!

Georgia football returns to Sanford Stadium for another day, but this time it is for yet another championship celebration. Back-to-back championships means back-to-back championship parades.

Georgia fans will get one last chance to see the players, including Christopher Smith and Stetson Bennett in Sanford Stadium, before they focus on preparing for 2023 NFL draft.

For those unable to attend, the event can be streamed on georgiadogs.com, SEC Network+, and Facebook Live.

What do Georgia fans and students need to know about the championship parade?

Georgia’s Sanford Stadium among most intimidating venues in college football

Sanford Stadium considered one of CFB’s most intimidating venues

The University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium is known across the nation as one of the most aesthetically pleasing venues in all of college football. Designed by the MIT-trained architect Thomas Atwood, Sanford Stadium was built with its beautiful surrounding views in mind.

But don’t be fooled by the symmetry Sanford Stadium offers, combined with the natural beauty and scenic campus views. When the Dawgs host a big-time opponent on a fall Saturday, it’s tough to find a more hostile environment than in Athens, Georgia.

As the start of the 2022 college football season draws near, 247Sports’ Brad Crawford put together his list of the nine most intimidating stadiums across the nation. Sure enough, Sanford Stadium was on the list, checking in at No. 4.

What 247Sports says…

Nov 21, 2020; Athens, Georgia, USA; A general view of the stadium during the game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Georgia Bulldogs during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Georgia has won 12 straight games at home, the second-longest streak in the SEC (Alabama, 13). More than 92,000 strong packed Sanford Stadium earlier this spring for the program’s first national championship celebration in 41 years following Georgia’s win over Alabama in the title game. It was a long time coming for a championship-starved fanbase at one of the nation’s most dominant programs. The Bulldogs are especially tough to beat at home under Kirby Smart with the last loss coming during the 2019 season in upset fashion to South Carolina, two weeks after Georgia had beaten seventh-ranked Notre Dame at night. Georgia’s 2022 home schedule includes a rivalry showdown with Auburn early and a late-season affair with Tennessee that could decide the SEC East.

The top 9:

  1. Memorial Stadium (Clemson Tigers)
  2. Ohio Stadium (Ohio State Buckeyes)
  3. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee Vols)
  4. Sanford Stadium (Georgia Bulldogs)
  5. Tiger Stadium (LSU Tigers)
  6. Autzen Stadium (Oregon Ducks)
  7. Kyle Field (Texas A&M Aggies)
  8. Beaver Stadium (Penn State Nittany Lions)
  9. D.W.R. Razorbacks Stadium (Arkansas Razorbacks)

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UGA announces Sanford Stadium addition plans

New suites, concessions and restrooms are on the way…

The University of Georgia held a board meeting on Thursday where the ‘Sanford Stadium Project’ was rolled out to board members.

The project will cost approximately $68.5 million and includes two phases. The first will widen the south side concourse and add new restrooms and concessions. The concourse has been described as a ‘decades-old problem’ by Athletic Director Josh Brooks.

The second phase includes adding a new press box atop the southwest corner of the stadium.

Premium donor seating will also bed added in place of the press box on the 30-yard line with new club seating and more suites. The additions will begin construction in December of 2023.

President Jere Moorhead also recommended a new extension for head coach Kirby Smart, who is currently on a seven-year deal worth seven million per year which was signed in 2018.

Ranking all 14 SEC football teams by home-field advantage

From Vanderbilt to LSU, the difference in home-field advantages at SEC stadium varies but some places are nothing but intimidating.

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Is there anything better as a fan than walking out of an opponent’s stadium with a win?

Yes, that is an exhilarating feeling for everyone but that is easier said than done, especially for your favorite football team, depending on which SEC stadium you are visiting.

Leaving Vanderbilt Stadium with a win? Expected. Jordan-Hare Stadium or Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge? Not as much.

So how do the 14 stadiums rank when it comes to giving their teams a pure home-field advantage? Here are my rankings. I’m sure everyone will agree.

Two big announcements from the Georgia Athletic Association’s board of directors meeting

Two big announcements related to Georgia football came out of UGA’s annual athletics meeting.

After meeting with the Georgia athletics board at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge on Lake Oconee, UGA athletics director Josh Brooks made two announcements that will delight Bulldogs’ fans.

The first one being that Sanford Stadium will operate at 100% capacity this coming season, as expected. That means that when UGA hosts UAB on September 11 for its home-opener, 92,746 Georgia fans will be in attendance.

“We’re excited to have 100% capacity in the fall,” Brooks said, per Dawgnation. “And a lot of people can talk about having 100% capacity, but we can actually have 100% occupancy as well. So we plan to have full crowds at that first game against UAB on Sept. 1.

I cannot wait for that first home game.”

The second announcement to come out of the meeting has to do with Sanford Stadium’s concessions. This fall will feature much lower prices, similar to what you’d see in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and at the Augusta National Golf Club.

  • Bottled water: $2
  • Bottled soda: $2.50
  • Hot dogs: $2.50
  • Candy: $2
  • Small popcorn: $2
  • Large bucket of popcorn: $5

“I’ve been in enough of our venues and I’ve watched a family walk up to a concession stand,” Brooks said. “I don’t want that family of four to pay $40 or more to feed their family. That’s not the experience I want to create.

It’s not always about profits at every turn.”

Georgia will continue to use mobile tickets this season, a method implemented last fall due to the pandemic.

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