The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Seiler family has raised generations of the University of Georgia’s beloved mascot, Uga. This bulldog has quite the history, with 10 bulldogs barking before the current dog, Boom. Here is a brief history of all the mascots that have represented the school. During the team’s first football season, the mascot was not a bulldog at all, but a goat. The goat made its debut during the Georgia versus Auburn game on February 22, 1892, wearing a black coat with ‘U.G’ in red letters on either side, a hat and ribbons on its horns. Trilby, a female bull terrier owned by student Charles H. Black, was the first dog mascot for the team. Trilby, along with her 13 puppies, were considered the first sponsors for Southern football, and inspired the “Bulldog” label that Georgia wears to this day. Mr. Angel was the final predecessor for Uga. From 1944-1946, he was the first English Bulldog to serve as the UGA mascot. Hood’s Ole Dan, the first Uga, was a gift to Cecelia Seiler from a friend, Frank Heard. He made his first appearance during the 1956 home opener against Florida State University. One of Frank Seiler’s classmates in law school, William Young, came up with Uga’s name, which is an abbreviation for the University of Georgia. Uga II, the son of Uga I, was introduced during the Homecoming pregame ceremony against Kentucky in 1966. He had a grand entrance, with Charles…
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