I-AA Football Opponents at Bobby Dodd Stadium

by BirdGT on Sep 2, 2010 8:00 AM EDT in Georgia Tech Football

Georgia State kicks off their inaugural season next Thursday Night at the Georgia Dome. It'll be the sixteenth I-AA game played in Atlanta since 2000. All other games featuring I-AA squads have been against Tech at Bobby Dodd Stadium or the Atlanta Football Classic.

The average attendance for a Tech home game since 2003 has been 50,131 people (91% capacity). Since 2001, Tech hasn't sold out any of its seven I-AA games with an average attendance of only 44,158 fans (80% capacity). Tech's first I-AA opponent of the 2000's was Citadel in 2001 followed by three games against Samford from 2004-2007. Jacksonville State visited BDS in 2008 and 2009. And Gardner-Webb, of course, was the worst win of the 2000's...

The average score for a I-AA game at Bobby Dodd Stadium since 2001 has been 37 to 10 as Georgia Tech has had relative ease dispatching I-AA's minus Gardner-Webb. The average temperature of I-AA kickoffs has been in the mid 80's so it hasn't been great football weather, which probably attributed to the lull in attendance as well. An average kickoff time of 3PM isn't too bad.

What do you think about I-AA opponents? Do you go to Tech vs. I-AA games? Do you hate early kickoffs or hot August/early September kickoffs? Are you going to the First Georgia State football game of all time?

Poll

Will you be attending the game against SC State?

Yes, football is football.

87 votes

No, I-AA teams aren't worth the trip.

25 votes

112 votes | Poll has closed

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Why is there a picture of my beloved Panthers on top?

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Sep 2, 2010 8:28 AM EDT reply actions

The guy getting tackled

is Oliver Young, he played for SC State last season and his alma mater is playing us on Saturday. The only other good shots in the AP archives were of Buddy Pough’s back and the Gamecocks playing SC State last season.

I write stuff From the Rumble Seat.

by BirdGT on Sep 2, 2010 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Understood

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Sep 2, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions

A qualified no

A 1-AA team isn’t worth the trip from Chapel Hill. But since I’m going to be there anyway, and the weather is going to be nice, I’ll be there.

by iamafirehazard on Sep 2, 2010 8:40 AM EDT reply actions

I will concur

The only reason I would ever travel to Clemson to watch a D-1AA team is if its Appalachian State University, or its the home game, or its the only time I’ll be able to see everyone. As much as I love football, watching my school play such a small time player is like watching a NASA engineer do remedial math, He is going to own the shit

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Sep 2, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions

see: Furman vs. GT in the 1980's. Engineer got Schooled.

Will all of this money flowing in Division 1 mean the end of the 1AA games? Will D1 teams have to reschedule only with D1, and end the practice of beating up on 1AA to help them finance their football program for the whole year?

I would love to see Georgia Southern come into Atlanta.

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Sep 3, 2010 7:08 AM EDT up reply actions