It’s the end of an era in Athens: Uga X is retiring as Georgia football’s official mascot.
The school announced Tuesday that Uga X, also known as Que, will retire from his role as the team's beloved mascot, allowing a new English Bulldog to fill his spot. Boom, a 10-month old puppy, will be collared ahead of Georgia’s G-Day Game on Saturday and become “Uga XI.”
Though he may be leaving his official role with the program, Que will leave behind a record-breaking legacy as the Bulldogs’ mascot. Since joining the program when he was 2 and 1/2 years old in 2015, Que saw Georgia amass a 91–18 record, which included back-to-back national championships in the last two seasons.
That makes Uga X the winningest mascot in Georgia history.
Welcome, Boom!
— Georgia Bulldogs (@UGAAthletics) April 11, 2023
We can't wait to have you on the sidelines as Uga XI!
Join us at approximately 3:50pm this Saturday at G-Day for his collaring ceremony.
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Uga X passed Uga VI, who reigned from 1999 to 2008, as the winningest mascot in program history. He also became the only other bulldog besides “Seiler’s Uga Three” to win a national championship.
All of this to say: Boom, aka Uga XI, has very big paws to fill.
