Georgia football fans better step up their game next Saturday against Mississippi State.

Coach Kirby Smart sent a message he wants more from the home crowd that he didn’t see and hear in the 31-13 win Saturday against Auburn.

In his postgame press conference and in comments aired after the game by Fox5 in Atlanta with sideline reporter and TV anchor DJ Shockley, Smart said he wants more.

“If anything, to be honest, I’m probably disappointed in our fans for the first time,” Fox told Shockley after the game before an announced sellout of 93,033. “I thought there was a lack of really affecting  the game crowd-noise wise, passion and energy. Hey, it was hot, but our players got full pads on, helmets, pads and it’s hot there. They’re pushing trying to have a home-field advantage like we’ve had when we’ve played against teams and I can’t get crowd noise. That’s frustrating for me. I’ll just be honest about it. I think we’ve got to do a better job as fans. I know I’ve got to do a better job as a coach, but we need these fans to support us and these players need them behind them.”

Georgia’s home crowds in recent years made an impact in games against top 15 opponents Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee.

“We need it to be tough on other teams to play here,” Smart said in the postgame press conference. “But it's not. It's not the same as it's been in the past. It's gotta be energetic. It's gotta be.”

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Kirby Smart calls out Georgia football fans after beating Auburn