in the National Championship Game to finish at 14–1 and claim the National Championship. 2022 – The Bulldogs beat TCU 65-7 in the National Championship Game to finish 15-0 for the first time in school history and claim the National Championship. Conference championships Georgia has won a total of 16 conference championships, eleven outright and five shared. The school's 14 Southeastern Conference Championships rank it second all time in SEC history, behind only Alabama. † Co-champions Division championships Georgia has won eleven SEC Eastern Division championships, and has made nine appearances in the SEC Championship Game, most recently in 2022. The Dawgs are 4–6 in those games. Twice, in 1992 and 2007, Georgia was the Eastern Division co-champion, but lost a tiebreaker for the right to appear in the championship game. † Co-champions Bowl games The Bulldogs have played in 61 bowl games, second all-time. UGA has a bowl record of 36–21–3. Their 36 wins rank the Dawgs second all-time in bowl wins. They have played in a record 18 different bowls including appearances in five of the New Year's Six Bowl Games (2 Rose, 4 Orange, 3 Cotton, 7 Peach, and 11 Sugar Bowls) and appearances in the 2018, 2022, and 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship. Head coaches Head coaches of the Bulldogs dating from 1892. Coaching awards Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Vince Dooley – 2001 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Vince Dooley – 1980 Broyles Award Brian VanGorder – 2003 College Football Hall of Fame Glenn "Pop" Warner, inducted in 1951 Joel Hunt, inducted in 1967 Wally Butts, inducted in 1997 Vince Dooley, inducted in 1995 Personnel Coaching staff Nicknames The first mention of "Bulldogs" in association with Georgia athletics occurred on November 28, 1901, at the Georgia-Auburn football game played in Atlanta. The Georgia fans had a badge saying "Eat `em Georgia" and a picture of a bulldog tearing a piece of cloth; however, it was not until 1920 that the nickname "Bulldog" was used to describe the athletic teams at the University of Georgia. Traditionally, the choice of a Bulldog as the UGA mascot was attributed to the alma mater of its founder and first president, Abraham Baldwin, who graduated from Yale University. Prior to that time, Georgia teams were usually known as the "Red and Black." On November 3, 1920, Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal wrote a story about school nicknames and proposed: The