sentences:  When the school officially became Mississippi State College in 1932, they were nicknamed the Maroons.The nickname officially became "Bulldogs" in 1961.However, "Bulldogs" had been used unofficially since at least 1905, when Mississippi A&M shut out Ole Miss 11-0, and the cadets ceremonially buried Ole Miss' "athletic spirit" with a bulldog pup placed on top of the coffin.