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This is an incomplete list of U.S. college mascots, consisting of named incarnations of live, costumed or inflatable mascots.
Mascot incarnations
A
- Ace Purple - official mascot of the University of Evansville Purple Aces
- Albert E. Gator — the male alligator mascot of the Florida Gators. The female version is known as Alberta, commonly used for Lady Gator athletics.
- Alphie — the costumed wolf mascot of the Nevada Wolf Pack.
- Archibald Eagle - official mascot of the University of Southern Indiana
- Artie the Fighting Artichoke - artichoke mascot of Scottsdale Community College.
- Attila — the costumed duck mascot of the Stevens Ducks
- Aubie — the costumed Tiger mascot of Auburn.
B
- Baby Jay — costumed sidekick and smaller version of Big Jay, the mascot for the Jayhawks of the University of Kansas.
- Baldwin the Eagle — the American bald eagle mascot of Boston College
- Bananas - The Black Bear mascot of the University of Maine
- The Bearcat - name of University of Cincinnati mascot.
- Beaker - name of Morehead State University mascot.
- Belle — the costumed female mascot of Mississippi State University
- Ben — the Bulldog mascot of McPherson College
- Benny — the Beaver of Oregon State
- Bevo — a live Texas Longhorn steer the official mascot of the Texas Longhorns.
- Big Al — the costumed elephant mascot of the Alabama Crimson Tide
- Big Blue — the official mascot of the Old Dominion Monarchs
- Big Jay — the costumed mascot of the Jayhawks of the University of Kansas.
- Big Red — The main Fighting Razorback mascot of the University of Arkansas. Also the blob-like costumed mascot of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
- Big Stuff — the eagle mascot of Winthrop University.
- Bill the Goat — United States Naval Academy live goat and costumed mascot
- The Bird — costumed mascot of the United States Air Force Academy Falcons
- Bison — the blue bison mascot of Howard University
- Black Jack — the mascot of the Army costumed by student at the army academy
- Blaze — the official dragon mascot of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
- Blitz — the official bearcat mascot of Willamette University (OR).
- Blizzard T. Husky — the husky of Michigan Tech. The T stands for The. Blizzard can usually be seen ice skating before home hockey games.
- 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 Devil — a costumed student who serves as mascot of the Duke Blue Devils.
- Bobby — the Bearcat of Northwest Missouri State University
- Bobcat — a costumed Bobcat mascot of Frostburg State University Bates College.
- Boilermaker Special — a railroad locomotive replica mascot (officially) of Purdue.
- Boomer — the bear of Missouri State University.
- Boomer — The Bobcat mascot of Quinnipiac University.
- Boss Hogg - The 9-foot tall inflatable Razorback mascot of the University of Arkansas.
- Bruiser — the bear of Baylor & the name of the costumed mascot for the Belmont University Bruins.
- Bruin — the bear of the UCLA Bruins.
- Bruno — the brown bear of Brown University.
- Brutus Buckeye — the anthropomorphic buckeye mascot of The Ohio State University.
- Bucky (or Bucky Bison) — the costumed bison mascot of Bucknell University
- Bucky Badger — the lovable but mischievous badger of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Bullet — a live black American Quarter Horse mascot of Oklahoma State University.
- Bully — both the live bulldog and the costumed bulldog mascot of Mississippi State.
- Buster Bronco - The official mascot of Boise State University
- Buster Bronco - The official mascot of Western Michigan University
- Butch T. Cougar — the cougar of Washington State. The "T" stands for "The".
- Buzz — the costumed mascot of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
C
- Cam the Ram — a live male bighorn sheep the official mascot of the Colorado State Rams. It is also the name of the costumed ram.
- Camel — the official mascot of Connecticut College
- Captain Chris — a costumed likeness of Christopher Newport; the mascot of Christopher Newport University.
- Cardinal — is the costumed mascot of the Louisville Cardinals from the University of Louisville.
- CavMan — the official mascot of the University of Virginia.
- Cayenne — a costumed chili pepper for the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette.
- Cecil Sagehen - the vicious winged mascot of Pomona College and Pitzer College in Claremont, CA
- Charlie Cardinal — the cardinal mascot of Ball State University.
- Champ — the costumed Bobcat of Montana State University
- Chief Brave Spirit — - Louisiana-Monroe
- Chief Illiniwek — the official symbol of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Fighting Illini, retired on February 21st 2007
- Chief Osceola and his horse Renegade — the official mascots of the Florida State Seminoles.
- Chip — the costumed buffalo mascot of the University of Colorado
- Clawed — the costumed eagle of American University
- Clyde The Cougar — the costumed cougar mascot of the College of Charleston.
- Cocky — the costumed mascot of the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks
- Cocky — the costumed mascot of the South Carolina Gamecocks
- Colonel Ebirt - the costumed 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 — mascot for the Western Illinois Leathernecks. Commonly goes by the nickname Rocky.
- Cosmo — the costumed Cougar mascot of Brigham Young.
- The Crusader — the official mascot of the Valparaiso Crusaders of Valparaiso University.
- Cy — the costumed cardinal that serves as the mascot of the Iowa State Cyclones
- Cyrus — the costumed (kilt-clad) mascot of the Presbyterian College Bluehose
D
- Demon Deacon — the mascot of Wake Forest University
- Donald Duck — the mascot of the Oregon Ducks for the University of Oregon
- Duke Dog — the costumed mascot of the James Madison Dukes
- Doc — the costumed mascot of Towson Tigers
- Don — the mastodon of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
- The Don - the mascot of the University of San Francisco
- Dunk'n - the dolphin mascot of Jacksonville University
- Dunker — the horse mascot of Murray State University
E
- Ellsworth the Golden Eagle — the mascot of SUNY Brockport
- The Explorer — the mascot of La Salle University from the La Salle Explorers
- Eutectic — the mascot of St. Louis College of Pharmacy
F
- The Falcon - name of the United States Air Force Academy Mascot
- Freddie and Frieda Falcon — costumed mascots of the Bowling Green State University Falcons
- Friar Boy- Mascot of Providence College
- Flash — Mascot of the Kent State University Golden Flashes
- Flying C --Mascot of the Central Michigan University Chippewas
G
- Golden Eagle — Marquette Golden Eagles
- Golden Griffin - a Griffin as a mascot for Canisius College
- Goldy the Gopher — University of Minnesota
- Gompei — the bronzed head of a now deceased goat the mascot of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Grizzly — the bear mascot of Montana Grizzlies
- Gunrock the Blue Mustang — University of California Davis
- 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
- Gus the Eagle — Georgia Southern University
- Gus the Gorilla — Pittsburg State University
- Gussie- the live Northern Goshawk mascot of SUNY New Paltz
H
- Hairy Dawg — a person costumed as a bulldog, University of Georgia (See also Uga below)
- Handsome Dan — a live bulldog the official mascot of the Yale Bulldogs and the first mascot adopted by a university in the USA
- Harry — the husky mascot of the University of Washington
- Hawk — the mascot of the Monmouth Hawks
- 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
- Herbie Husker — University of Nebraska
- Herky the Hawk — the costumed hawk mascot of the University of Iowa
- Hey Reb — the costumed mascot of the Nevada-Las Vegas teams the Runnin' Rebels.
- Highlander — A tartan clad highlander bear representing the UC Riverside.
- Hokie Bird — is the costumed mascot of Virginia Tech.
- Hoot — the mascot of the Rowan University Profs.
- Hooter — is the costumed Owl mascot of Temple University
- Hookem — is the costumed Longhorn mascot of The University of Texas.
- Howie the Hawk - the costumed mascot of the University of Hartford
I
- Ichabod — the mascot of Washburn University representing its namesake's first name.
J
- Jack — a live Bulldog the official mascot of the Georgetown Hoyas
- Jay and Baby Jay — are costumed "Jayhawk" mascots of the University of Kansas that are a mythical cross between a blue jay and a hawk.
- Jinx the Jaguar — the costumed jaguar mascot of IUPUI
- Joe Bruin and Josephine Bruin — the Bruins of UCLA
- Joe Miner — the pickaxe, pistol, and slide rule-toting mascot of University of Missouri–Rolla
- Joe Vandal — the costumed Vandal mascot of the University of Idaho.
- Jonathan (mascot) — the husky mascot of the University of Connecticut
- Judge — the live black bear mascot of Baylor University. The name is also given to the inflatable costumed mascot.
- Jumbo — the elephant mascot of Tufts University
K
- Kasey the Kangaroo - University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Keggy the Keg — of Dartmouth College (unofficial, proposed by the Jack-o-Lantern humor magazine)
- Knightro — the costumed Knight of the University of Central Florida
- King Husky — the Husky of Northeastern University
L
- The Leprechaun — the mascot of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Lightning — the costumed blue Pegasus-like creature that is the mascot for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
- Lil' Red — the inflatable-costumed boy mascot of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Lobo Louie — the costumed wolf mascot of the University of New Mexico
- Lord Jeff — the costumed student mascot depicting the school's namesake at Amherst College
- Lou Wolf — a live wolf the official mascot of the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers; got a major facelift in 2001
- Louie the Laker — mascot of Grand Valley State University
- Louie the Lumberjack — mascot of Northern Arizona University
- Lulu - female Bulldog mascot of Gardner-Webb University
M
- Mac T. Bulldog Bulldog male mascot of Gardner-Webb University
- Marco — the costumed Buffalo mascot of the Marshall Thundering Herd
- Mario the Magnificent Dragon — the official mascot of the Drexel Dragons
- Marvin the Miner - Colorado School of Mines
- The Masked Rider - one of the official mascots of the Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Mike the Tiger — live Bengal Tiger mascot of the LSU Tigers, as well as the costumed tiger mascot.
- Mingus — the costumed jazz cat — official mascot for Berklee College of Music.
- Mr. C — the costumed Commodore mascot of Vanderbilt University
- Mr. Wuf and Mrs. Wuf — the costumed wolf mascots of the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
- Mo the Mule — the official mascot of University of Central Missouri
- Monte the Grizzly bear — University of Montana
- Montezuma the Aztec — San Diego State University
- Monty the Eagle — Niagara University
- The Mountaineer — a West Virginia University student who dresses in pioneer costume as the school's mascot
- Musty the Mustang - the mascot of California Polytechnic State University
N
- Nitro the Knight — the official mascot of the FDU Knights
- The Nittany Lion — mascot of the Penn State Nittany Lions
- Norm the Niner — the official mascot of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- The Norse — mascot of Northern Kentucky University
O
- Oski — the costumed mascot of the California Golden Bears.
- Otto the Orange — the mascot of Syracuse University
- Ozzie — the costumed osprey mascot of the University of North Florida.
- Owsley — the costumed, burrowing owl mascot of Florida Atlantic University.
P
- Pass — the costumed mascot of Furman University, who rides the white horse Goliath
- Paws official mascot of the Western Carolina University Catamounts
- Paws — a costumed student who serves as mascot of Northeastern University
- Paydirt Pete — a costumed student who serves as a mascot for University of Texas at El Paso
- PeeDee the Pirate — a costumed student who serves as mascot for East Carolina University
- Peruna — A Shetland Pony who represents the Southern Methodist University Mustangs
- Pete & Penny — two Emperor Penguins dressed in scarfs and stocking caps for Youngstown State University
- Peter the Anteater — the mascot based on the "ZOT!"-noise-emitting animal from the comic strip B.C. at the University of California Irvine
- Petey the Stormy Petrel — the costumed mascot of Oglethorpe University
- Phoenix — the costumed mascot of Elon University (formerly the Fightin'Christians) and of The University of Chicago (nickname the Maroons).
- 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 mascot of the University of Wyoming
- Polar Bear — the mascot of Bowdoin College
- Pork Chop -- the kid-sized junior Razorback mascot of the University of Arkansas
- Pounce the Blue Panther — the mascot of Georgia State University
- Prospector Pete — the inflated balloon mascot of Long Beach State
- Prowler — the Panther the official mascot of Eastern Illinois University
- Puckman — the animated hard-hat wearing walking hockey puck mascot of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Purdue Pete — an unofficial costumed mascot of Purdue University (for official mascot — see Boilermaker Special)
Q
- 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.
- Quakers - the "fighting" mascot of the University of Pennsylvania; also the name of the athletic department of Earlham College
R
- Ralphie — a live American Bison the official mascot of the Colorado Buffaloes
- Raider Red — one of the official mascots of the Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Rambling Wreck - the 1930 Ford Model A Sports Coupe mascot of Georgia Tech
- Rameses — a live ram that serves as the de facto mascot for the North Carolina Tar Heels
- Rammy — the mascot for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
- 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
- Red Bird — the mascot for the University of Louisville
- Reggie Redbird — Illinois State University
- Rhett — the Boston Terrier representing Boston University
- Ribby — The Razorback mascot for the University of Arkansas baseball team.
- RITchie the Tiger — the mascot for the Rochester Institute of Technology.
- Riptide — the costumed Pelican mascot of Tulane University.
- Roary the Panther — the official mascot of the Florida International University Golden Panthers
- ROC the Panther — the costumed mascot of the Pittsburgh Panthers.
- Rocky — the mascot for Widener University (Pa.). (Retired October 7, 2006. New mascot to be announced)
- Rocky the Bull — the mascot for the University of South Florida.
- Rocky II the Lion — mascot for the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Pride.
- Rocky the Rocket — mascot of the University of Toledo.
- Rodney the Ram — the mascot of Virginia Commonwealth University.
- Rosie — the costumed elephant mascot of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology "Fightin' Engineers."
- Roongo the Husky — is the mascot for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
- Rowdy — an unofficial mascot of Purdue University (for official mascot — see Boilermaker Special)
- Rowdy — a Roadrunner that is the mascot for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
- Rowdy Raider — is the mascot for Wright State. It used to be a Viking, but was changed to a wolf in 1997.
- Rowdy the Riverhawk — is the mascot for UMass Lowell.
- Rowdy the Red Hawk — is the mascot for Southeast Missouri State University
- Rudy Flyer — is the mascot for the University of Dayton
- Ruckus — the Red-tailed Hawk mascot of University of Denver
- Rufus — the Bobcat mascot for Ohio University.
S
- The Saluki Dog — live animal mascot of the Southern Illinois Salukis
- Sam Maverick and Samantha Maverick — of The University of Texas at Arlington
- Sam the Minuteman — Massachusetts Minutemen
- Sammy Seahawk — of UNC Wilmington
- Sammy Spartan — of Manchester College, North Manchester Indiana
- Sammy the Owl — of Rice University
- Sammy the Slug — a banana slug is the mascot of UC Santa Cruz. Sammy was named Reader's Digest best college mascot for 2004.
- Sammy and Samantha Bearkat — of Sam Houston State University
- The Scarlet Knight — of Rutgers University the State University of New Jersey
- Scrappy — the eagle mascot of the North Texas Mean Green
- Scrappy — a costumed anthropomorphized mockingbird the mascot of the Chattanooga Mocs
- Scrappy — The owl mascot of Kennesaw State University
- 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
- Scrotie — of the Rhode Island School of Design
- Sebastian the Ibis — the costumed 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.
- Seymour D'Campus — Southern Miss Golden Eagles
- 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 - a live cougar for many years currently a costumed anthropomorphic cougar.
- Skully — Unofficial mascot of the East Carolina Pirates
- Smokey — a live bluetick coonhound, the official mascot for the Tennessee Volunteers. The name is also applied to the costumed mascot.
- Sooner Schooner - a scale replica of a Conestoga wagon pulled by two ponies and driven by the RUF/NEKS.
- Sparky — the maroon and gold devil mascot of the Arizona State Sun Devils
- Sparty — the mascot of Michigan State University a comical representation of a Spartan hoplite soldier clad in green with an elongated head. Extremely buff but doesn't talk much.
- Spidey — the spider mascot of the Richmond Spiders
- Spike — the name given to several costume bulldog mascots including Gonzaga and Samford as well as the inflatably costumed mascot of the University of Georgia
- The Stag — the customed mascot of Fairfield University.
- 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 mens teams of the combined athletic program of Harvey Mudd, Scripps, and Claremont McKenna Colleges.
- Superfrog — the costumed horned toad mascot of TCU
- Sue E. Pig - The female Razorback mascot of the University of Arkansas.
- 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 Emory University Eagles
- Swoop - the costumed mascot of the Eastern Washington University Eagles
- Swoopes — the costumed mascot of the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. "Swoopes" is a bald eagle whose distingiuishing characteristic is his fighting stance where he tends to poke his chest out in pure confidence.
- Swoop the RedHawk — the costumed mascot of Miami University.
- 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
- Testudo — a costumed Diamondback Terrapin of the University of Maryland College Park.
- Thresher — the threshing stone mascot of Bethel College
- Tiger Cub — the mascot of Clemson University
- Tim the Beaver — the mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Timeout — the costumed Bulldog mascot of Fresno State
- Toby — the costumed bear mascot of Mercer University.
- Tom the Tiger — a live tiger, son of Tom Sr. of the University of Memphis
- Tommy Mo — the costumed Saints mascot of Thomas More College.
- 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.
- Tough Louie - the lumberjack mascot of Northern Arizona University.
- Traveler — a live white horse the mascot of the University of Southern California During football games he is ridden by Tommy Trojan — a student dressed in a Trojan Army uniform.
- Triton - the mascot of University of California at San Diego
- True Grit - the mascot of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
- Truman the Tiger — the mascot of the University of Missouri and named for former U.S. president Harry S Truman.
- Tuffy — the costumed elephant of the Cal State Fullerton Titans.
- Tusk — the live mascot of the University of Arkansas.
- Tyler the Tiger — the costumed tiger mascot of DePauw University.
U
- Uga — a live bulldog the official mascot of the Georgia Bulldogs.
- URBee — a costumed yellowjacket, the official mascot of the University of Rochester
V
- Vic the Demon — the mascot of Northwestern State University
- Victor E. Bear — the mascot of The University of Central Arkansas
- Victor E. Bull — the bull of the University at Buffalo
- Victor E. Huskie — the mascot of Northern Illinois University
- Victor E. Panther — the mascot of the Milwaukee Panthers
- Victor E. Viking — the mascot of Portland State University
- Vixen - the mascot of Sweet Briar College
W
- Waldo — the mascot of Weber State University.
- War Eagle VI — the golden eagle mascot of Auburn University.
- Wilber Wildcat and Wilma Wildcat — the married costumed mascots of the University of Arizona.
- Wild E. Cat — the official costumed Wildcat mascot of the University of New Hampshire.
- Wildcat — the mascot of Davidson University.
- The Wildcat — a costumed student who is one of three official mascots of the University of Kentucky, two of which attend games.
- Will D. Cat — the costumed wildcat of Villanova University.
- Willie the Wildcat — the costumed wildcat mascot of Northwestern University and Kansas State University. Despite having the same name, the two have very different appearances.
- WuShock — an anthropomorphic shock of wheat; the mascot of Wichita State University.
- Willy the Wildcat -- the mascot of Northern Michigan University.
- Wolfie — the mascot of Western Oregon University.
Y
- YouDee — (UD) the Blue Hen a costumed mascot of the University of Delaware.YoUDee
- Yosef — (ASU) the Mountaineer a costumed mascot of the Appalachian State University.
Z
- Zippy the Kangaroo — female mascot of University of Akron
References
- Bosslett, Lindsay. "Mascot Watch". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
See also
External links
- Mascot.net College mascot resource
- USAToday lists various mascot facts