R.I.P UGA VII

Today was a tragic day for Bulldog nation as UGA's beloved mascot, UGA VII passed away due to heart failure.  He was 4 years old.

The UGA tradition at Georgia stretches all the way back to 1956.  The Seiler family has been the keepers of UGA from the beginning and continue to this day.

Where many universities mark their histories based on their head coaches, Georgia does so by their UGAs.

Records for each mascot

Dog	W	L	T	Pct
Uga I	53	48	6	.523
Uga II	42	16	3	.713
Uga III	71	32	2	.684
Uga IV	77	24	4	.731
Otto	3	1	0	.750
Uga V	65	39	1	.624
Uga VI	87	27		.763
Uga VII	16	7		.696

UGA VI was probably the most successful of the dogs with a pair of SEC titles to his resume.

Of course the most famous incident involving UGA happened against Auburn when UGA V did this in 1996:

In a very unique tradition, after the passing of each dog, he is buried in a mausoleum near the main entrance of Sanford Stadium.  This way, the dogs can continue to watch Georgia football after they pass on.

Since there will not be enough time to get a new UGA ready by Saturday, there will be a wreath placed on his air conditioned dog house.  They hope to have another dog ready before the Georgia Tech game, but it may not be UGA VIII, just a temporary replacement.