Where the Georgia Bulldogs rank among SEC fan bases
Where the Georgia Bulldogs rank among SEC fan bases
Georgia Bulldogs fans have been ranked as the fifth-best fan base in the SEC according to College Sports Wire. Georgia is ranked behind the No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers, the No. 3 South Carolina Gamecocks, the No. 2 LSU Tigers and the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide.
Of course, the rankings aren't without some controversy. Alabama is ranked No. 1 partially because "crimson-clad Tide fan stays until the final whistle in the game, even if they are up by 60" even though this is just not true. Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban criticized Crimson Tide fans multiple different times for leaving early during blowouts.
Let's be real though. Georgia fans aren't perfect either. At the Georgia-Georgia Tech game in 2024, Georgia fans either didn't have faith (Georgia trailed 17-0 at halftime and by 14 late in the fourth quarter) or were tired of the cold. As a result, thousands of Georgia fans hit the exits early and missed one of the greatest college football games of all-time. Georgia beat Georgia Tech 44-42 in eight overtimes in front of a Sanford Stadium that was not close to completely full.
Still, it is better for fans to leave early than to throw bottles on the field. Georgia is ranked well ahead of Texas, who checks in at No. 13. Bulldog fans are part of the reason why UGA has won a college football-best 31 straight home games entering the 2025 season. Georgia is 17-0 in home night games (entering 2025) during the Kirby Smart era.
Georgia fans deserve to be ranked ahead of one team on the list: Tennessee. Volunteer fans famously threw a mustard bottle among other debris on the field after a controversial call during a 2021 home loss to Ole Miss. To some that may qualify as having a wild fan base, but for most that's just being obnoxious and bad sportsmanship.
Back to Georgia fans. What does it entail to be a Georgia fan?
"Jawja,"said Lauren Beasley of College Sports Wire. "If you grew up around UGA, you learned two things by the time you could walk: 1) never walk under the Arch before graduation, and 2) always say 'Go Dawgs!' Game day starts with the Dawg Walk, where thousands of students and fans line the stadium entrance and streets as the team comes in, with the most famous dog in college football, Uga."
Georgia fans travel well
Georgia's Sanford Stadium now fits 93,033 fans after recent renovations in 2024. Bulldog fans always support the Dawgs well in Athens. Georgia fans also travel quite well on the road.
"After big wins, rabid Bulldog fans make the trek to ring the old chapel bell. Georgia fans travel extremely well, too, especially down to the Jacksonville annual liquor-fest against their rival, the Florida Gators. Bottom line: these Dawg fans chew up the miles between Knoxville, Columbia, and everywhere in between," added Beasley.
Georgia fans notably took over Notre Dame's stadium in 2017. Bulldogs fans regularly take over Vanderbilt and sometimes other SEC road venues.
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