The Sweaty 16 – Week 5

The temps are falling all around. Fall is here. But for those attending the myriad of college football

games this weekend there is still a decent chance of getting swampbutt in the stands.

ATHENS, GA - SEPTEMBER 12:  Cocky, mascot of the South Carolina Gamecocks, watches from the sidelines against the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Athens, Georgia.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Leaders in the Sweaty 16 this week are the South Carolina-Texas A&M game in Columbia and the Florida State-North Carolina game in Tallahassee. Both will have a Heat Index 83°. All the games this weekend with a Heat Index of at least 80° will be taking place in the southern U.S. 

The Heat Index is the temperature felt by the skin rather than the actual temperature due to the humidity level. When its hot outside humans sweat a lot and heat is removed via evaporation of sweat. But when its humid the evaporation rate slows down because of all the water already in the air. That’s when the affliction known as swampbutt occurs. And that’s where materials that can wick sweat away from the body can help.

As always drink plenty of water.

Location

Home

Visitor

Temp

Humidity

Heat Index

1

Columbia, SC

SCAR

TAMU

83°

44%

83°

1

Tallahassee, FL

FSU

UNC

83°

44%

83°

3

Ft. Worth, TX

TCU

OKLA

81°

43%

81°

4

Athens, GA

UGA

TENN

80°

45%

80°

4

Auburn, AL

AUB

ULM

80°

46%

80°

6

Raleigh, NC

NCST

WF

78°

61%

78°

7

Tuscaloosa, AL

ALA

UK

77°

51%

77°

7

Clemson, SC

CLEM

LOU

77°

54%

77°

8

Baton Rouge, LA

LSU

MIZZ

76°

54%

76°

9

Oxford, MS

MISS

MEM

75°

55%

75°

9

Mobile, AL

SBAM

SDSU

75°

54%

75°

9

Durham, NC

DUKE

UVA

75°

57%

75°

12

College Park, MD

MD

PUR

73°

88%

74°

13

Little Rock, AR

ARK

ALCST

74°

50%

73°

13

Morgantown, WV

WVU

KSU

73°

63%

73°

13

Boulder, CO

COLO

ORST

74°

37%

73°