Spike the Bulldog (mascot)

Spike the Bulldog
University	Gonzaga University
Conference	WCC
Description	Anthropomorphic bulldog

Spike the Bulldog is the mascot for the Gonzaga University Bulldogs, also known officially as the Zags.[1]

History

In Gonzaga's early football history, the teams were called the "Blue and Whites" or "The Fighting Irish". After a football game in 1921, a reporter wrote that Gonzaga fought tenaciously like bulldogs. Thus, that description became the new mascot. Over the years, Gonzaga has had numerous live bulldogs as mascots.[2]

Human mascots replaced live dogs in 1980 when a Gonzaga student, Mike Griffin, wore a cape and called himself "Captain Zag." He remained the Gonzaga mascot from 1980 until 1982. A few more students donned the Captain Zag uniform before a bulldog mascot returned in 1985. Spike was named by Craig Evans a 6 year old of the assistant basketball coach Bill Evans. Lee Mauney, a student from Hatchie Bottom, Mississippi, introduced the Gonzaga crowd to the first costumed bulldog mascot in 1985. He held the role from 1985-88.[3]

Spike has become synonymous with Gonzaga Athletics. In 2000, Spike rose to national prominence when he was among a group of mascots that appeared in Nike's "Welcome to Bracketville" promotional commercials for the NCAA Tournament.[4]

References

http://www.gonzaga.edu/athletics/Cheerleading/Spike.asp
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[1] ttp://www.gonzaga.edu/athletics/Cheerleading/Spike.asp

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[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	BYU Saint Mary's Washington Idaho (dormant)
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"
People	Head coaches Record holders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
Venues	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1986–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present)
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"
People	Head coaches Record holders
Seasons	1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Gonzaga University
Located in: Spokane, Washington
Academics	Law
Facilities	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Foley Center Library
Athletics	Baseball Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex Men's basketball Women's basketball McCarthey Athletic Center Men's soccer Football (1892–1941) Gonzaga Stadium Spike the Bulldog
Media	The Gonzaga Bulletin KAGU
Related	Gonzaga University v. Doe Joseph Cataldo
Founded: 1887