Georgia Bulldogs
The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Georgia. The Bulldogs compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The official mascot is an English Bulldog named Uga, (derived from an abbreviation of the University of Georgia), while the costumed character version of Uga is Hairy Dawg. Most of the school's athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs, with the exception of the women's basketball team, known as the "Lady Bulldogs", and the women's gymnastics team, known as the "GymDogs".
| Georgia Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| University | University of Georgia |
| Conference | SEC |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Josh Brooks |
| Location | Athens, Georgia |
| Varsity teams | 21 |
| Football stadium | Sanford Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Stegeman Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | Foley Field |
| Softball stadium | Jack Turner Stadium |
| Aquatics center | Gabrielsen Natatorium |
| Other venues | Spec Towns Track |
| Mascot | Uga Hairy Dawg |
| Nickname | Bulldogs, 'Dawgs |
| Fight song | Hail to Georgia |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Website | www |
The university sponsors twenty-one sports – baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's equestrian, football, men's and women's golf, women's gymnastics, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track, and women's volleyball. Those 21 teams have won a combined 48 national championships (including 31 NCAA championships) and 173 Southeastern Conference championships (plus 264 individual national championships through the end of the 2013–14 school year). University students have also won 56 Olympic medals. In 2006, the Bulldogs recorded the highest profit margin of any athletic program in the country (according to the EADA report), pulling in $23.9 million.