sentences:  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.Later, newspaper accounts of the victory reported that the Aggies had played with a "bulldog" style of play.