AUSTIN, Texas — Nearly 108 years ago, in November 1916, the first mascot named Bevo made his appearance at a University of Texas football game.
After all, UT already had a football mascot - a tan and white dog named “Pig Bellmont,” adored by students and faculty alike. The dog roamed the campus freely, and was even welcomed inside classrooms. When he died in 1923, students led a solemn funeral procession down The Drag. Or did the name originate from the actions taken by a small group of Texas A&M students who broke into Bevo’s shelter and branded him with the score of 17-0, a 1915 football game that the Aggies had won against Texas?
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