100 Years of Devil-Goat Day!

Two students both wearing green, are hugging on Jefferson Square.

2020s

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Note: Yearbook page and image scans may be low quality due to the age of both the yearbook and the scan.

Despite the rough start to the decade with a global pandemic and mandatory quarantines, Devil-Goat Day quickly picked up in the 2020s. UMW has seen an increase in student interest in the celebration with Devil-Goat Day’s 100th anniversary coming up this April, 2026. Here’s to many more years of uniquely UMW traditions and student life!

(This analysis comes from the sources available to us during the process of the Devil-Goat Day Team’s research.)

Devil-Goat Day!

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Students pose with UMW's mascot Sammy D. Eagle who is in the center of the students.
President Troy Paino is conversing with three students on Ball Circle.
Multiple students in green are pulling a rope for the Devil-Goat day tug of war.
Two students both wearing green, are hugging on Jefferson Square.
Two students are hitting each other with padded staffs and helmets on an inflatable platform.
A multitude of students gather around a Kona Ice snow cone truck in front of Lee Hall.
A student in a helmet rides a mechanical pig on Ball Circle.
Students gather around Cupid the goat and pet the goat.

“Devil” & “Goat” Cups, 2020

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There are two plastic cups, one with the markings of a goat face, the other with a capital "D" adorned with horns.

“Devil” & “Goat” Plushies, 2025

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There are two small eagle stuffed animals, one eagle is wearing a red Devil-Goat day shirt and the other eagle is wearing a green Devil-Goat day shirt.

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