Human error caused the recall of hundreds of student Florida tickets, according to the University’s Athletic Association.

Associate Athletic Director Claude Felton said a miscalculation in determining which students met the criteria for Florida tickets was made Friday. The mistake was discovered after an initial e-mail was sent to students awarding them a Florida ticket, and resulted in approximately 900 students receiving a second e-mail revoking their ticket.

“It was human error on the original calculation, and human discovery of the mistake as well,” he said.

This year, students were required to have earned 54 University credit hours in order to receive a Florida ticket.

This number was a drop from last year’s 73 required, and Felton said this decrease had to do with the demand for tickets this football season.

“There was less demand for the game this year than last year,” he said. “The credit hour minimum is tied to the number of requests for the game.”

Brendan Ross, a junior from St. Simons, said he thinks he met the 54 hour requirement, but won’t question the athletic association on why his ticket was revoked.

“There’s nothing I can do about it — it’s out of my control,” he said. “It’s just a football game.”

Approximately 4,000 students were awarded Florida tickets this year, Felton said. This number is about the same as last year’s number, and does not include the 900 students who had their tickets recalled.

Felton said an e-mail would be sent out today to the students affected by the recall, which would make an apology on behalf of the Athletic Association and explain the mistake. All students who were affected by the miscalculation will have their account credited for the amount of the Florida ticket by the end of today.