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How much?! Comparing non-conference ticket prices across the SEC
By Keith Farner
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When Georgia faculty and staff members in recent weeks received their ticket forms to purchase for the upcoming season, the Notre Dame game in South Bend, Ind., was listed at $170.
At first glance, there was some sticker shock, but a glimpse at the open market revealed it was a bargain. StubHub listed tickets for the Sept. 9 game starting at $490 for the lower level end zone at Notre Dame Stadium.
A look across the SEC reveled an expensive September for non-conference games and the fans who want to attend them. But the Palmetto State rivalry in November held its own as Clemson and South Carolina checked in at $158.
Vivid Seats and StubHub each listed prices for the Alabama-Florida State game in Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic at more than $400, mostly in the upper bowl. The same venue two days later on Labor Day saw similar prices at $130 for Tennessee and Georgia Tech.
Below are cheapest prices from StubHub, as of May 1.
| Date | Team | Opponent | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2 | Texas A&M | @UCLA | $105 |
| Sept. 2 | Florida | Michigan | $115 |
| Sept. 2 | Alabama | Florida State | $450 |
| Sept. 4 | Tennessee | Georgia Tech | $138 |
| Sept. 9 | Mississippi State | La. Tech | $44 |
| Sept. 9 | LSU | BYU | $60 |
| Sept. 9 | Arkanas | TCU | $69 |
| Sept. 9 | Kentucky | Louisville | $74 |
| Sept. 9 | Auburn | @Clemson | $170 |
| Sept. 9 | Georgia | @Notre Dame | $490 |
| Sept. 16 | Vanderbilt | Kansas State | $14 |
| Sept. 16 | Ole Miss | @Cal | $55 |
| Nov. 25 | Florida | Florida State | $147 |
| Nov. 25 | South Carolina | Clemson | $158 |
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
