Dawg Walk
Football Gameday - Dawg Walk
Go to the Dawg Walk
The Dawg Walk happens two hours and 15 minutes (2:15) before the start of every home football game. The Tate Center parking lot is full of fans, cheerleaders, and the Redcoat Band, who cheer on the football team as the enter Sanford Stadium. The team exits the buses from Lumpkin Street and walks into the stadium through Gate 1 a midst a cheering crowd.
As “Glory, Glory” is played in the background, thousands of fans line up behind the Redcoat Band to welcome the football team into Sanford Stadium. Small children have the opportunity to high five UGA athletes and coaches during this pregame tradition. Dawg fans chant with UGA cheerleaders and sing along to Redcoat tunes as everyone creates the memorable UGA game day atmosphere before entering the stadium together.
The modern-day Dawg Walk began in 2001 when the head football coach at the time, Mark Richt, appointed a spirit committee to build fan enthusiasm. Dawg Walk was derived from the existing Redcoat Band pregame warm-up that previously took place outside of the Tate Student Center.
