90 years of UGA football tickets
Times have certainly changed since the Bulldogs first kicked off on Herty Field in 1892. From the initial two-game season to game venues to the uniforms, we’ve seen drastic transformations—and tickets are no exception. With Homecoming week upon us, we thought it would be fun to look back at how tickets have evolved over the years … starting in 1929.
Which one is your favorite? I’m partial to the nostalgic illustrations (and $3 price tag) of yesteryear. Unfortunately, the only similarity seems to be that they still don’t grow on trees. But I imagine the feeling you get between the hedges is about the same.
Happy Homecoming, Georgia family, and as we’ve been saying for a century: Go Dawgs!
1. 1929: Yale vs Georgia
Date: October 12, 1929
Price: $3
Score: 0-15 (W)
2. 1931: Georgia Tech vs Georgia
Date: November 28, 1931
Price: $3
Score: 6-35 (W)
3. 1942 National Championship: UCLA vs Georgia
Date: January 1, 1943
Price: $4.40
Score: 0-9 (W)
4. 1963: Alabama vs Georgia
Date: September 21, 1963
Price: $5
Score: 32-7 (L)
5. 1966: Ole Miss vs Georgia
Date: October 8, 1966
Price: $5
Score: 3-9 (W)
6. 1971: Oregon State vs Georgia
Date: September 11, 1971
Price: $7
Score: 25-56 (W)
7. 1980: Vanderbilt vs Georgia
Date: October 18, 1980
Price: $10
Score: 0-41 (W)
8. 1980 National Championship: Notre Dame vs Georgia
Date: January 1, 1981
Price: $17
Score: 10-17 (W)
9. 1997: Mississippi State vs Georgia
Date: October 4, 1997
Price: Unknown
Score: 0-47 (W)
10. 2008: Georgia Tech vs Georgia
Date: November 29, 2008
Price: Unknown
Score: 45-42 (L)
11. 2019: Notre Dame vs Georgia
Date: September 21, 2019
Price: $75
Score: 17-23 (W)
Special thanks to the Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library for helping us track down many of these ticket images. Be sure to check out “Beautiful and Brutal: Georgia Football, 2017” on display each Friday before home football games at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.
We hope to see you in Athens for Homecoming 2019. Learn more about school/college events, including the annual Black Alumni Homecoming Tailgate, at alumni.uga.edu/athletics.
