University of Miami mascot
Sebastian the Ibis makes the signature "The U" hand gesture, December 2007
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college
mascots ' names , consisting of named incarnations of live, costumed, or inflatable mascots.
For school nicknames, see
List of college team nicknames in the United States .
For school abbreviation, see
List of colloquial names for universities and colleges in the United States
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Mascot index
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Secondary mascot of the
Saginaw Valley State Cardinals
A
Human mascot of the
Erskine College Flying Fleet
Humanoid mascot of the
Evansville Purple Aces
Mascot of the
USC Aiken Pacers
Mascot of the
Stonehill Skyhawks
Mascot of the
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
The letter C, mascot of the
Central Michigan Chippewas
Inflatable mascot of the
Murray State Racers , cousin of Dunker
Male and female alligator mascots of the
Florida Gators
Alphie, Wolfie Jr. & Luna
Wolf siblings, co-mascots of the
Nevada Wolf Pack
Mascot of the
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
Archibald "Archie" McGrowl
Cougar mascot of the
Misericordia University Cougars
English Bulldog mascot of the
University of Redlands Bulldogs
Mascot of the
Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers
Three mules that act as the mascots for the
Army Black Knights
Mascot of the
West Florida Argonauts
Mascot of the
Pikes Peak State College Aardvarks
Mascot of the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs
Artie the Fighting Artichoke
Mascot of the
Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes
Mascot of the
Aims Community College Aardvarks
Mascot of the
Rock Valley College Golden Eagles
Goddess and Stag, co-mascots of the
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas
Duck mascot of the
Stevens Institute of Technology Ducks
Tiger mascot of the
Auburn Tigers
Avalanche the Golden Bear
Mascot of the
Kutztown Golden Bears
Mascot of the
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Mascot of the
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
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Sam the Minuteman – mascot of the
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen
Sam the Ram – mascot of the
Framingham State Rams
Sam the Ram – mascot of the
Fresno City College Rams
Sammy D. Eagle – mascot of the
Mary Washington Eagles
Sammy Seahawk – mascot of the
Broward College Seahawks and the
Salve Regina Seahawks
Sammy Spartan – mascot of the
San Jose State Spartans
Sammy Spartan, the mascot of the
San Jose State Spartans
Sammy the Owl – mascot of the
Rice Owls
Sammy the Sabre – mascot of the
Marian Sabres
Sammy the Seagull – mascot of the
Salisbury Seagulls
Sammy the Slug – mascot of the
UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
Sammy and Samantha Bearkat – co-mascots of the
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Scorch – humanoid mascot of the
Southeastern University (Florida) Fire
Scorch the Dragon – mascot of the
Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons
Scrappy Moc – Mockingbird, mascot of the
Chattanooga Mocs
Scrappy the Eagle – the eagle mascot of the
North Texas Mean Green
Scrappy the Owl – costumed mascot of the
Kennesaw State Owls
Scratch – secondary mascot of the
Kentucky Wildcats ; catered towards younger audiences
Screech A. Eagle – mascot of the
University of Northwestern Eagles
Screech the Owl – mascot of the
William Woods Owls
Scottie – scottie dog mascot of the
Agnes Scott Scotties
Scotty – human mascot of the
Alma Scots
Scotty the Scottie Dog – mascot of the
Carnegie Mellon Tartans
Scotty the Scotsman – human mascot of the
Presbyterian Blue Hose
Scotty Highlander – tartan-clad bear mascot of the
UC Riverside Highlanders
Scrotie – unofficial mascot of the
Rhode Island School of Design
Sebastian the Ibis – mascot of the
Miami Hurricanes
Seymour D'Campus – mascot of the
Southern Miss Golden Eagles and Lady Eagles
Shadow – mascot of the
Monmouth Hawks
The Shark – mascot of the
UNLV Rebels ; while the school's teams are named the Rebels, the mascot is a shark in honor of former men's basketball coach
Jerry Tarkanian , nicknamed "The Shark"
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Shasta and Sasha – cougars, co-mascots of the
Houston Cougars
Shel – turtle mascot of the
Flor
ida Keys Tugas; named for poet Shel Silverstein
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Sir Big Spur – live rooster mascot of the
South Carolina Gamecocks since 2006
Sir Henry – knight mascot of the
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Sir Lance-a-lute – mascot of the
Pacific Lutheran Lutes
Sir Paladin – mascot of the
Furman Paladins
Skitch – Sasquatch (Bigfoot) mascot of the
CC Spokane Sasquatch
Skully the Parrot – co-mascot of the
Millersville Marauders
Skully – unofficial skull mascot of the
East Carolina Pirates
Slater – mascot of the
Green River Gators
Smokey – live/costumed
bluetick coonhound mascot of the
Tennessee Volunteers
Sol the Suncat – the yellow cat mascot of
Central New Mexico CC
Southpaw and Miss Pawla – jaguars, co-mascots of the
South Alabama Jaguars
Sparky the Sun Devil – mascot of the
Arizona State Sun Devils
Sparky the Dragon – dragon mascot of the
UIC Flames
Sparky the Eagle – eagle mascot of the
Liberty Flames and Lady Flames
Spartacus - Spartan mascot of the
Missouri Baptist Spartans
Sparty – Spartan mascot of the
Michigan State Spartans ; a comical (and extremely buff) representation of a Spartan hoplite soldier clad in green with an elongated head.
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Sparty the Spartan – mascot of the
USC Upstate Spartans
Speedy the Geoduck – mascot of the
Evergreen State Geoducks
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Spike the Bulldog – mascot of the
Drake Bulldogs , the
Gonzaga Bulldogs , the
Samford Bulldogs , and
The Citadel Bulldogs
Spike and Simone – bulldogs, co-mascots of the
Truman Bulldogs
Spike the Whale - mascot of the
University of Alaska Southeast
Spirit Leader - mascot of the
San Diego State Aztecs ; changed from Monty Montezuma, represented by a student wearing inaccurate Indigenous garments
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Spiro and Minerva – Spartan and Goddess, co-mascots of the
UNC Greensboro Spartans
Spiro the Spartan – mascot of the
Norfolk State Spartans
The Stag – mascot of the
Fairfield Stags
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Stanford Tree – official mascot of
Stanford Band and unofficial mascot of the
Stanford Cardinal .
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Star the Pacific Tree Frog – mascot of the
North Seattle Tree Frogs
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The Statesman – the official mascot of the
Delta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen
Stella – live owl mascot of the
Temple Owls
Stertorous "Tor" Thunder – mascot of the
Wheaton Thunder
Stevie Pointer – mascot of the
Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers
Sting – yellow jacket mascot of the
Black Hills State Yellow Jackets
Stinger the Wasp – mascot of the
Emory and Henry Wasps
Stomper – maverick mascot of the
Minnesota State Mavericks
Storm – tiger mascot of the
Trine Thunder, first introduced in 2010
Stormy – anthropomorphic cyclone mascot of the
Lake Erie Storm
Stormy the Shark – mascot of the
Simmons Sharks
Stormin' Normin' – mascot of the
New England Nor'easters.
Sturgis – live owl mascot of the
Kennesaw State Owls
Sunny the Sunbird – mascot of the
Fresno Pacific Sunbirds
Superfrog –
horned frog mascot of the
TCU Horned Frogs
Swoop – mascot of the
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Swoop the Eagle – mascot of the
Eastern Washington Eagles and the
Emory Eagles
Swoop the Hawk – mascot of the
Utah Utes and the
Miami RedHawks
Sycamore Sam – mascot of the
Indiana State Sycamores ; forest animal costume of no particular species but looks like a blue
fox or dog
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See also
References
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"List of College Football Mascots" . College Football Network . 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-09-16 .
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"Finding New Mascots — Meet Beacon and Blaze" . 21 September 2022.
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"The History of Cecil the Sagehen" . Pomona-Pitzer Athletics .
Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-08 .
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"The New (Olde) Reed Almanac" .
^ Ohnsman, Steve (7 February 2019).
"DeVos Fieldhouse – Hope Flying Dutchmen | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2020-01-29 .
^ Koch, Gregory (6 January 2020).
"Willett Hall – Longwood Lancers | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2020-01-29 .
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Animal, Vegetable, Mascot ",
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"Charles E. Smith Center – George Washington Colonials | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2020-01-29 .
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"Gnarls Narwhal Mascot | the New School" .
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"Wildcat costumes" . Archived from
the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-15 .
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"Handsome Dan: A 130-Year-Old Legacy" . YaleNews . 3 July 2019.
^ Smith, Richard.
"Hagan Arena – St. Joseph's Hawks | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2020-01-29 .
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"Meet Herm!" . Eastern Mennonite University . Retrieved 2016-08-20 .
^ Koch, Gregory (11 February 2019).
"Capital One Arena – Georgetown Hoyas | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2020-01-29 .
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"Johns Hopkins Blue Jay mascot is named ... Wait for it ... Jay" . 15 November 2013.
^ Evensen, Benjamin (29 November 2014).
"Cowan Spectrum at the Kibbie Dome – Idaho Vandals | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2019-12-17 .
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"Everyone Loves Jonathan: The inside story of the UConn mascot" . The Daily Campus . Retrieved 2019-12-17 .
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"[Home]" . Calvin University .
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"Keggy" . 24 March 2023.
^ MacDonald, Sean (21 February 2016).
"Hynes Athletics Center – Iona Gaels | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2019-12-17 .
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"Rhodes Celebrates New Mascot" .
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"History & Tradition" .
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"Meet Louie" .
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"Meet Mack!" . Linfield . December 17, 2019.
^ Smith, Richard (12 January 2019).
"Daskalakis Athletic Center – Drexel Dragons | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2019-12-17 .
^ Andrei Ojeda (4 February 2015).
"Matadome Stadium – Cal State Northridge Matadors | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2019-12-17 .
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"Mighty Lizards Announce New Mascot for 2021 Spring Season" .
^ Baker, Jennifer (14 February 2011).
"Mr. and Mrs. Wuf Got Married" .
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"SAU mascot to be carried by two mules this season" . 12 September 2013.
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"Ody Owl" . The W Campus Recreation . Mississippi University for Women.
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"THE OREGON DUCK" . O . University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved 17 March 2017 .
^ Huntley, Harrison (20 February 2014).
"Clark-LeClair Stadium – East Carolina Pirates | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2020-01-29 .
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"University Celebrates Peacock Pride Day; Debuts New Mascot" . Saint Peter's University. April 20, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2024 .
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"The Phoenix" .
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"Ram-bo Family History" . Farmingdale State College . Retrieved 2023-08-21 .
^ Zimmer, Ben (2018-10-04).
"The life and times of ROC the mascot" . The Pitt News . Retrieved 2020-01-29 .
^ Cross, Jerry.
"A Tiger Can Change Its Stripes" .
^ Moreno, Eric.
"Alamodome – UTSA Roadrunners | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2020-01-29 .
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"History of the Wright State Mascot" .
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"UNLV Pioneer: Jerry Tarkanian" .
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"GO TUGAS! THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS INTRODUCES NEW MASCOT!" .
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"MSU Student Alumni Foundation – Sparty Mascot Program" . Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. {{
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"Speedy, Evergreen's Geoduck Mascot" . evergreen.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-20 .
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"Aztec Identity History" .
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"Meet Star, the Pacific Tree Frog" .
^ Koch, Gregory.
"Xfinity Center – Maryland Terrapins | Stadium Journey" . Retrieved 2019-12-17 .
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"Bryant University debuts new mascot, Tupper II" . WPRI.com . 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-12-07 .
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"Vili the Warrior – The Story Behind University of Hawaii's Football Mascot" .
External links
Complete List of American Colleges and Universities ; showing mascot, conference, affiliation, location, and year established.
Mascot.net College mascot resource
USAToday lists various mascot facts
College football's 12 coolest mascots – 1. Ralphie the Buffalo (
Colorado ), 2. Uga (
Georgia ), 3. Chief Osceola (
Florida State ), 4. Mike the Tiger (
LSU ), 5. War Eagle (
Auburn ), 6.
Stanford Tree, 7. Bevo (
Texas ), 8. The Mountaineer (
West Virginia ), 9. The Masked Rider (
Texas Tech ), 10. Sparty (
Michigan State ), 11. The Leprechaun (
Notre Dame ), 12. The Fighting Duck (
Oregon ). FoxSports.com. Retrieved 2010-09-01.