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The 30 Most Loyal Groups of Fans in College Football

By Zach Bigalke

Sep 10, 2016; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles fans cheer prior to the game against Charleston Southern at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Beil-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles fans cheer prior to the game against Charleston Southern at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Beil-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs tight end Jeb Blazevich (83) high fives fans after the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs tight end Jeb Blazevich (83) high fives fans after the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Georgia Bulldogs

Average Home Attendance 2006-2015: 92,728 (100.0% of capacity)
Average Season Winning Percentage: .711
Seasons Under 90% Capacity: 0
Seasons Over 100% Capacity: 9

Back in the 1970s, fans who couldn’t get tickets to Georgia games used to flock to the railroad tracks overlooking the then-open east end of the stadium to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bulldogs. Though the tracks no longer provide a view after several expansion projects, fans have continued to flood Athens over the past decade. Now the 10th-largest venue in college football, Sanford Stadium regularly reaches its 92,746-seat capacity.

Only once over the past decade has Georgia failed to fill Sanford Stadium to capacity, falling 300 seats short of 100 percent when the Buffalo Bulls came to town for the season opener in 2012. Otherwise, the Bulldogs would be marching toward a 100th consecutive sellout in a streak that would date back to 1998. Alas, the fact that a MAC team destined to finish 4-8 that year couldn’t inspire another sellout is hardly an indictment on the long-term exhibition of loyalties by this school’s fans.

Bulldogs fans consistently travel well, regularly buying out the team’s allotment of tickets for neutral-site games and postseason contests. The Bulldogs have repaid that loyalty with at least 10 wins six times since 2006. Of course, the fact that they have not captured an SEC title in that time span cost Mark Richt his job, but the fans have remained loyal to the Bulldogs.

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