| The largest university in the country, the | | | | Home Economics. She would later serve as dean |
| University of Georgia enrolls well over 30,000 | | | | of the school. |
| students each year. The school is located in | | | | 1920- The Bulldog was proposed as the mascot. |
| Athens, Georgia, which is about sixty miles from | | | | 1929- The first football game was played in |
| Atlanta. Not only is it the largest, but it also holds | | | | Sanford Stadium, against Yale University. |
| the distinction of being the oldest state-chartered | | | | 1942- The University of Georgia Bulldogs won |
| university in the country. From this was born the | | | | their first Southeastern Conference Championship! |
| system throughout the United States of public | | | | 1961- The University was officially integrated- its |
| higher education. | | | | first two African-American students became a |
| 1785- Utilizing 40,000 acres set aside by the | | | | physician and an award winning journalist. |
| Georgia Legislature for an institution of higher | | | | 1996- UGA is host to several Olympic events, |
| learning, the Georgia General Assembly is the first | | | | which were part of the '96 Summer Olympics |
| state in the U.S. to charter a state supported | | | | held in Atlanta. |
| college. | | | | 2007- Georgia's athletic teams, which include |
| 1802- the University of Georgia was actually | | | | football, baseball, basketball, swimming, track, and |
| established, with Abraham Baldwin as the founder. | | | | gymnastics have won a combined 127 SEC titles, |
| 1843- The studies were broadened to include the | | | | and 31 National Championships! |
| study of the law. | | | | The University of Georgia's long and colorful |
| 1872- Classes are again expanded to include the | | | | history has contributed to a variety of rich |
| study of agriculture and mechanical arts, upon | | | | traditions, particularly for football fans. UGA, the |
| receiving federal funding. | | | | Georgia Mascot dog, is a prime example. UGA, |
| 1892- Georgia plays Auburn University in football | | | | currently in his sixth incarnation, as UGA VI. UGA |
| for the first time, signaling the start of "The Deep | | | | is present at all Georgia sporting events, and is |
| South's Oldest Rivalry." | | | | particularly important to football fans. UGA V was |
| 1893- Hostilities between UGA and Georgia Tech | | | | one of the most well known and most highly |
| mark the start of the intense rivalry between the | | | | publicized mascots, and appeared on the cover of |
| two schools, often referred to as 'Clean, | | | | Sports Illustrated, in the movie Midnight in the |
| Old-Fashioned Hate!' (Georgia lost, 28-6). | | | | Garden of Good and Evil, the NBC Nightly News, |
| 1900- The graduating class had less than sixty | | | | and several other media spots. |
| graduates. | | | | Georgia fans are some of the most dedicated, |
| 1915- Georgia wins the game against the | | | | intense fans in football. The exciting marching |
| University of Florida, at the first matchup in | | | | band, successful athletic teams, and academic |
| Jacksonville, for the "World's Largest Outdoor | | | | honors are just a few of the special aspects of |
| Cocktail Party." | | | | the University of Georgia, and what makes it, |
| 1919- The first female, Mary E. Creswell, | | | | according to US News and World Reports, one of |
| graduated from the University with a degree in | | | | the top twenty public universities in the country. |
