List of college mascots in the United States
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- Ace the Warhawk- official mascot of the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks of the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
- Albert E. Gator — the male alligator mascot of the Florida Gators of the University of Florida. The female version is known as Alberta, commonly used for Lady Gator athletics.
- Army Mules - three mules that act as the mascots for the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy (West Point).[1]
- Argie the Argonaut - "Jason and the Argonauts" mascot of the West Florida Argonauts of the University of West Florida
- "'Arnie'" - "[Corsair]" mascot of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Artie the Fighting Artichoke - artichoke mascot of Scottsdale Community College since the early 1970s.[1][2]
- Avalanche the Golden Bear -- The costumed bear mascot of the Golden Bears of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
- Awesome Eagle - costumed mascot of the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Technological University (Tennessee Tech).
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- Baby Jay — costumed sidekick and smaller version of Big Jay, the mascot for the Jayhawks of the University of Kansas.
- Bevo — a live Texas Longhorn steer, the official mascot of the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas at Austin
- Big Red — The main Fighting Razorback mascot of the University of Arkansas. A Cardinal, the mascot of Lamar University. Also the blob-like costumed mascot of the Western KentuckyHilltoppers and the Daniel Boone like costumed mascot of the Sacred Heart University Pioneers. Denison University has a mascot-less Big Red.
- Billy Bronco — Official costumed mascot of the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos; the athletic teams representing California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona).
- Black Jack — since 2000, the costumed mascot of the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy (West Point) (Army)[1]
- Blizzard T. Husky — the husky of Michigan Tech. The T stands for The. Blizzard can usually be seen ice skating before home hockey games.
- Blockie — the unofficial mascot of the University of Houston–Clear Lake that has been used on many university publications. It is an anthropomorphized block displaying the UHCL logo.
- Blue — a live bobcat, one of three official mascots of the University of Kentucky. Unlike the other two, he never attends home games because of his species' shy nature. He lives at the Salato Wildlife Education Center, a state-run facility in Frankfort.
- The Blue Blob — the blue fuzzy costumed mascot, is one of two official mascots for Xavier University (Cincinnati) and is especially popular with younger fans.
- The Blue Devil — a costumed student who serves as mascot of the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University.
- Boll Weevil - mascot of the University of Arkansas - Monticello, named by school president Frank Horsfall in 1925[1]
- Boomer — one of the two white ponies of the University of Oklahoma that pulls the Sooner Schooner (the other pony's name is Sooner). There is both a live pony and costumed mascot.
- Bruiser - the Bulldog at Adrian College, Adrian, MI
- Bucky Beaver — Nature's engineer, the mascot of the California Institute of Technology, Caltech, in Pasadena, California
- Bucky Badger — the lovable but mischievous badger mascot of the Wisconsin Badgers of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
- Bullet — a live black American Quarter Horse mascot of the Oklahoma State Cowboys of Oklahoma State University–Stillwater.
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- CAM the Ram — both the live male bighorn sheep and the costumed ram representing the Colorado State Rams of Colorado State University.
- Captain Chris — a costumed likeness of Christopher Newport, the mascot of Christopher Newport University.
- Captain Cane — since 1994, the official mascot of the University of Tulsa, an anthropomorphized golden hurricane with human attributes such as biceps, clothes, and a perpetual smirk. From 1978 to 1994, the mascot was Huffy.
- Cardinal Bird — is the costumed mascot of the Wesleyan University Cardinals, as well as the Cardinals from the University of Louisville (sometimes called Red Bird).
- Cecil the Crusader- the official mascot of North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina.
- Champ — the costumed Bulldog mascot of Louisiana Tech University and the costumed Bobcat of Montana State University and the live bulldog mascot of the University of Minnesota Duluth, in Duluth Minnesota.
- Chief Illiniwek — the official symbol of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Fighting Illini, retired on February 21, 2007
- Colonel Ebirt — the former mascot of the College of William & Mary Tribe. The name "Ebirt" is "Tribe" spelled backwards and is a green blob dressed in colonial garb.
- Colonel Reb — the unofficial mascot of the Ole Miss Rebels. Colonel Reb was recently declared the unofficial mascot due to controversy over the nature of the mascot.
- Colonel Rock — bulldog mascot for the Western Illinois Leathernecks. Commonly goes by the nickname Rocky.
- Cool E. Cougar — Cougar mascot for the College of Alameda Commonly goes by Coolie. The 'E' stands for Education.
- Cubby — the second mascot of Brown University. It is a young, hat wearing bear appealing to young children.
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- The Falcon - name of the United States Air Force Academy Mascot
- Fandango - a costumed Falcon mascot of Messiah College
- The Fighting Okra - name of the unofficial mascot of Delta State University since the late 1980s.[1] Has been featured in David Letterman's "Top Ten Worst Mascots List".
- Flex - Falcon mascot of Bentley University
- Freddy Falcon - Mascot of the University of Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons and of Friends University- Wichita KS Falcons
- The Friar - Mascot of Providence College; a costumed Dominican friar, re-introduced in 2001 after a six season lapse.
- Friar Boy- A dalmatian, animal mascot of Providence College; the last Friar Boy (V) passed in 2001; also was a costumed dalmatian from 1995-2001.
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- Glycerin - Female Knight Mascot of the University of Central Florida. The female companion to Knightro
- Gunston — a green creature with a colonial tri-cornered hat named after Gunston Hall, the colonial-period home of the namesake of George Mason University
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- Handsome Dan — a live bulldog, the official mascot of the Yale
Bulldogsand the first mascot adopted by a university in the USA - The Hawk — a costumed student who serves as mascot of the Saint Joseph's Hawks; the mascot flaps its "wings" without interruption (even during halftime) throughout SJU basketball games
- Herky the Hawk — the costumed hawk-like bird of
indeterminate species, mascot of the University of Iowa
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- Jack the Bulldog — a live Bulldog of the Georgetown Hoyas. There is a costumed mascot with the same name.
- Jack and Jill -the sailfish of Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Jay and Baby Jay — are costumed "Jayhawk" mascots of the University of Kansas that are a mythical cross between a blue jay and a sparrowhawk.
- Judge — the live black bear mascot of Baylor University. The name is also given to the inflatable costumed mascot.
- Junior Smokey — the second costumed blue tick hound mascot of the University of Tennessee that looks younger than the original costumed Smokey (see below), but considers himself as his brother.
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- Lafitte — the costumed alligator in pirate garb that is the mascot of the University of New Orleans Privateers.
- Lightning — the costumed blue Pegasus-like creature that is the mascot for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
- Lou Wolf — a wolf is the official mascot of the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers; got a major facelift in 2001
- Lobo Louie— the costumed wolf mascot of the University of New Mexico
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- Mike the Tiger — live Tiger (usually Bengal Tiger, the current Mike Siberian Tiger) is a mascot of the LSU Tigers, as well as the costumed tiger mascot.
- Miss Pawla— a costumed jaguaress of the University of South Alabama. She is the girlfriend of Southpaw (see below).
- Mr. Wuf and Mrs. Wuf — the costumed wolf mascots of the North Carolina State Wolfpack; they were married during halftime of the NC State-Wake Forest game on 2/28/81 (WFU's Demon Deacon mascot presiding).
- The Mountaineer — a West Virginia University student who dresses in pioneer costume as the school's mascot
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- Norm the Crimson Hawk — (referring to the school's origins as a Normal School) the relatively new official mascot of Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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- Objee the bear — the Coast Guard Academy's costumed mascot and, until 1984, a live bear kept on campus.
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- Paydirt Pete — a costumed student who serves as a mascot for the University of Texas at El Paso Miners.
- Pegasus and the UCF Knight — a live white Andalusian stallion that charges on the field at the beginning of games with the Knight as a rider for the University of Central Florida
- Pete & Penny — two Emperor Penguins dressed in scarfs and stocking caps for Youngstown State University
- Peter the Anteater — the mascot based on the "ZOT!"-emitting animal from the comic strip B.C., at the University of California Irvine since 1965[1]
- Philip D. Tiger - The greyish yellow Bengal Tiger in a blue and white basketball jersey of St. Philip's College. He is mainly on the walls and in promotional pictures of St. Philip's College. The D. stands for "Da" as in the word "the".
- Phoenix — the costumed mascot of Elon University (formerly the Fightin'Christians), The University of Chicago (nickname the Maroons), University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Fighting Phoenix, andSwarthmore College
- Pioneer Pete — a costumed student who serves as mascot of California State University, East Bay (Hayward, CA)
- Pirate — the mascot of the Seton Hall Pirates at Seton Hall & also Hampton University's nickname of their athletic department and mascot.
- Pistol Pete — a costumed student who serves as mascot of the Oklahoma State Cowboys as well as the costumed mascots of the University of Wyoming and New Mexico State University.
- Pointy- the mascot of the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Large headed dog that looks like a breed of Pointer.
- porky -- The javelina mascot of Texas A&M kingsville
- Pounce the Panther — the mascot of Georgia State University. The new (for 2007-08) mascot of the Milwaukee Panthers. It is also the official Panther mascot of Purdue University North Centralsince 2003.[6]
- Puckman — the animated hard-hat wearing walking hockey puck mascot of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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- Q — popular name of Spike Q. Gonzaga, a live bulldog, one of two official mascots of Gonzaga University. The "Q" is in honor of former Gonzaga basketball player Quentin Hall.
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- Rameses — a live ram that serves as the mascot for the North Carolina Tar Heels. It is also the name of the costumed mascot.
- Reddie Spirit - Henderson State University
- Reveille — a live collie that serves as the mascot for the Texas A&M Aggies and is taken care of by the Corps of Cadets
- Rocky — the mascot for Widener University (Pa.). (Retired October 7, 2006. New mascot to be announced)
[2] - Rosie — the costumed elephant mascot of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology "Fightin' Engineers."
- Rowdy - a Roadrunner that is the costumed mascot of California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB).
[3] - Rowdy Raider — is the mascot for Wright State. It used to be a Viking, but was changed to a wolf in 1997.Wright State University
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- Sammy the Slug — a banana slug is the mascot of UC Santa Cruz. Sammy was named Reader's Digest best college mascot for 2004.
- Scratch — a student in wildcat costume who is one of three official mascots of the University of Kentucky, two of which attend games. Scratch is a more child-friendly version of "The Wildcat", the other mascot that attends games.
- Scottie — the scottie dog mascot of Agnes Scott College
- Scotty the Bear — A tartan clad highlander bear representing the University of California, Riverside.
- Sebastian the Ibis — mascot of the Miami Hurricanes. The Florida ibis according to folklore is the last bird to leave the area before a hurricane and the first bird to come back after the storm. "Sebastian" once carried a corn-cob pipe in its beak.
- The Shark — mascot of UNLV. While the school's teams are named the Rebels (Runnin' Rebels for men's basketball only) the mascot is a shark in honor of former men's basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian nicknamed "The Shark".
- Shasta — the mascot of the University of Houston's Houston Cougars — a live cougar for many years; currently a costumed anthropomorphic cougar.
- Smokey — a live bluetick coonhound, the official mascot for the Tennessee Volunteers. The name is also applied to the costumed mascot.
- Sooner — one of the two white ponies of the University of Oklahoma that pulls the Sooner Schooner (the other pony's name is Boomer). There is both a live pony and costumed mascot.
- Sooner Schooner — a scale replica of a Conestoga wagon pulled by two ponies and driven by the RUF/NEKS of the University of Oklahoma.
- Sparky — the eagle mascot of the Liberty University Flames. The name also applies to the dragon mascot of the Illinois-Chicago Flames.
- Sparty — the mascot of Michigan State University, a comical (and extremely buff) representation of a Spartan hoplite soldier clad in green with an elongated head.[7]
- Spidey — the spider mascot of the Richmond Spiders, inspired by lanky pitcher Puss Ellington in 1894[1]
- Spike — the name given to several costume bulldog mascots including Gonzaga
[5], Samford[6], The Citadel and Drake, as well as the inflatably costumed mascot of the University of Georgia - The Stanford Tree — a dancing conifer of indeterminate species official mascot of Stanford Band unofficial mascot of Stanford University.
- Stanley the Stag — the costumed mascot for the men's teams of the combined athletic program of Harvey Mudd, Scripps, and Claremont McKenna colleges.
- Swoop — the costumed mascot of the University of Utah Utes. "Swoop" is a red-tailed hawk, which is a bird native to the state of Utah.
- Swoop — the costumed mascot of the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. "Swoop" is a bald eagle whose distingiuishing characteristic is his fighting stance where he tends to poke his chest out in pure confidence.
- Sycamore Sam — the happy forest animal costume of no particular species but looks like a blue fox or dog; mascot of the Indiana State Sycamores.
T
- Thunder the Wolf- the official mascot of Northern State University.
- The Tiger — the mascot of Princeton University; the first collegiate mascot and subject of the first organized, recorded cheerleading cheer in 1884.[8] Name reaffirmed as The Tiger in a 2007 referendum with widespread opposition to giving the mascot a name[9]
- Tory — a live female former racing greyhound adopted by Eastern New Mexico University and used as community ambassador with male counterpart Vic
- Touchdown — also known as the Big Red Bear the official mascot of Cornell University was a live bear from 1915 to 1939 when it was replaced with a costume.
- Traveler — a live white horse the mascot of the University of Southern California who appears during all home football games.
- Truman the Tiger — the mascot of the University of Missouri and named for former U.S. president Harry S Truman.
- Tupper the Bulldog - the mascot of Bryant University and named for Earl Tupper, the creator of Tupperware
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- Vic — a live male former racing greyhound adopted by Eastern New Mexico University and used as community ambassador with female counterpart Tory
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- Wakiza (Kiza) — the live husky mascot of Houston Baptist University. The name means Warrior Princess in native Alaskan language.
- The Wildcat — a costumed student who is one of three official mascots of the University of Kentucky, two of which attend games. It is also the mascot of Davidson College, but is also named Mr. Cat.
- Willie T. Wildcat-- The official mascot of Johnson & Wales University for both the logo and costumed mascot.
- Willie the Wildcat — the costumed wildcat mascot of California State University, Chico, Northwestern University and Kansas State University. Despite having the same name, the two have very different appearances.
- Wolfie (Jr.) — the second costumed wolf mascot of the University of Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack. Was the original mascot until 1999, but was reintroduced in 2007 with a younger, less menacing face. Rumored to be the original with a facelift.
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