University of Miami mascot Sebastian the Ibis makes the signature "The U" hand gesture, December 2007This 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
0–9 Secondary mascot of theSaginaw Valley State Cardinals
A Human mascot of theErskine College Flying Fleet
Humanoid mascot of theEvansville Purple Aces
Mascot of theUSC Aiken Pacers
Mascot of theStonehill Skyhawks
Mascot of theLouisiana-Monroe Warhawks
The letter C, mascot of theCentral Michigan Chippewas
Inflatable mascot of theMurray State Racers , cousin of Dunker
Male and female alligator mascots of theFlorida Gators
Alphie, Wolfie Jr. & Luna Wolf siblings, co-mascots of theNevada Wolf Pack
Mascot of theSouthern Indiana Screaming Eagles
Archibald "Archie" McGrowl Cougar mascot of theMisericordia University Cougars
English Bulldog mascot of theUniversity of Redlands Bulldogs
Mascot of the Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers
Three mules that act as the mascots for theArmy Black Knights
Mascot of theWest Florida Argonauts
Mascot of thePikes Peak State College Aardvarks
Mascot of theUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs
Artie the Fighting Artichoke Mascot of theScottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes
Mascot of theAims Community College Aardvarks
Mascot of theRock Valley College Golden Eagles
Goddess and Stag, co-mascots of theClaremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas
Duck mascot of theStevens Institute of Technology Ducks
Tiger mascot of theAuburn Tigers
Avalanche the Golden Bear Mascot of the Kutztown Golden Bears
Mascot of theTennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Mascot of theFlorida Gulf Coast Eagles
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S 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 RamsSammy 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 SabresSammy the Seagull – mascot of the Salisbury SeagullsSammy 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) FireScorch 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 GreenScrappy the Owl – costumed mascot of the Kennesaw State Owls Scratch – secondary mascot of the Kentucky Wildcats ; catered towards younger audiencesScreech A. Eagle – mascot of the University of Northwestern EaglesScreech the Owl – mascot of the William Woods OwlsScottie – scottie dog mascot of the Agnes Scott ScottiesScotty – human mascot of the Alma ScotsScotty the Scottie Dog – mascot of the Carnegie Mellon TartansScotty 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"[40] Shasta and Sasha – cougars, co-mascots of the Houston Cougars Shel – turtle mascot of the Flor
ida Keys Tugas; named for poet Shel Silverstein[41] Sir Big Spur – live rooster mascot of the South Carolina Gamecocks since 2006Sir Henry – knight mascot of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Sir Lance-a-lute – mascot of the Pacific Lutheran LutesSir Paladin – mascot of the Furman Paladins Skitch – Sasquatch (Bigfoot) mascot of the CC Spokane SasquatchSkully the Parrot – co-mascot of the Millersville Marauders Skully – unofficial skull mascot of the East Carolina Pirates Slater – mascot of the Green River GatorsSmokey – 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.[42] Sparty the Spartan – mascot of the USC Upstate Spartans Speedy the Geoduck – mascot of the Evergreen State Geoducks[7] [43] 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[44] 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 The Stanford Tree – official mascot of Stanford Band and unofficial mascot of the Stanford Cardinal .[7] Star the Pacific Tree Frog – mascot of the North Seattle Tree Frogs[45] 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 ThunderStevie 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 2010Stormy – 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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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.