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| Alabama Crimson Tide | What is a Crimson Tide? Red Detergent? | Nebraska Cornhuskers | What exactly is a Husker? |
| Air Force Falcons | Air Force Academy spirit travels at Mach 1. | North Carolina Tarheels | How does one become or find a Tarheel? |
| Arkansas Razorbacks | Arkansas fans yell “Whoo, pig, sooie” when excited about the hogs. | NC State Wolfpack | It came from a disgruntled fan. |
| Arizona Wildcats | A loss worth roaring about | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Always after me Lucky Charms? |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | Once had an Ab-Normal nickname | Ohio State Buckeyes | The Buckeye mystery is solved! |
| Army Black Knights | Army supports cheer for the “A Team” | Oklahoma Sooners | Better to “Boomer Sooner” than Late |
| Auburn Tigers | An Eagle named Tiger? | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Straight From the Pages of the Wild West! |
| Baylor Bears | The Judge Rules When it Comes to Baylor Mascots! | Penn State Nittany Lions | The first of the Lions. Once donned dark pink?? |
| Boston College Eagles | They’re dressed to meet the Pope! | Purdue Boilermakers | Boilermakers are always served at Purdue |
| Cal Golden Bears | Success is always “in the cards!” | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | It’s where it all began |
| Clemson Tigers | Tiger spirits high even though their going down hill! | South Carolina Gamecocks | South Carolina tradition is filled with a fighting gamecock spirit. |
| Colorado Buffaloes | No one storms the field quite like Colorado | Stanford Cardinal | They have the most famous tree in college football |
| Florida State Seminoles | Chief Osceola declares war on FSU opponents. | Syracuse Orange | The most loved fruit in college athletics |
| Georgia Bulldogs | Georgia Bulldog’s mascot rates as “Top Dawg” and more! | Tennessee Volunteers | Volunteer fans are on top of “Old Smokey!” |
| Indiana Hoosiers | If a Hoosier is present, who’s there? | Texas Longhorns | Longhorn fans are “Hooked” on tradition! |
| Kansas Jayhawks | Their mascot combines two animals. | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Texas Tech’s masked rider is no Lone Ranger |
| Kansas State Wildcats | Players once earned a farmer’s tan | TCU Horned Frogs | It’s cool to be “Horny” at TCU! |
| LSU Tigers | LSU’s Tigers were originally Rebels! | Texas A&M Aggies | Aggies make Reveille a tail-wagging experience |
| Maryland Terrapins | A place where they “Fear the Turtle!” | Washington Huskies | No Longer the Sun Dodgers. |
| Michigan Wolverines | Wolverines is more than just a salute to the state nickname. | Wisconsin Badgers | Did you know that Wisconsin “plays” a 5th quarter at their home football games? |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | It was all politics | USC Trojans | USC’s Mascot rode straight into Hollywood! |
| Mississippi State Buldogs | Mississippi State Bulldogs like to “Bully” their competitors! | Vanderbilt Commodores | This Commodore was never a computer |
| Missouri Tigers | Their mascot is named after a former U.S. President! | West Virginia Mountaineers | Forever in Buck Skin! |
| Navy Midshipmen | It’s an honor to be a “Goat” at the Naval Academy | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | They see Big Red and wave red all the time. And then they walk up that hill! |
| COLLEGE MASCOTS & NICKNAMES BY CLASSIFICATIONS | |
| ACTS OF GOD Iowa State Cyclones | REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS Florida Gators |
| AGRICULTURE Nebraska Cornhuskers New Mexico State Aggies Texas A&M Aggies Utah State Aggies | WOLVES Arkansas State Red Wolves Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos North Carolina State Wolf Pack |
| APPAREL Akron Zips | PIGS Arkansas Razorbacks |
| BEARS Baylor Bears California Golden Bears UCLA Bruins | RAMS Colorado State Rams |
| Beavers Oregon State Beavers | REBELS Nevada Las Vegas Rebels Mississippi Rebels |
| BIRDS Ball State Cardinals Georgia Southern Eagles Southern Miss Golden EaglesNorth Texas Mean Green Eagles | PREDATORY CATS Cincinnati Bearcats South Alabama Jaguars Pittsburgh Panthers |
| BUFFALO Colorado Buffaloes | HORSES Boise State Broncos |
| BUGS Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Livestock Texas Longhorns |
| PLANT LIFE Ohio State Buckeyes | GOPHERS Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| DOGS Fresno State Bulldogs | STATE NICKNAME MATCHES Indiana Hoosiers |
| COLORS North Texas Mean Green Stanford Cardinal | FROM THE WILD WEST Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| FIRE AND LIGHT Alabama-Birmingham Blazers Kent Golden Flashes | Ancient Warriors Troy Trojans USC Trojans |
| Achievers Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Soldiers UMass Minutemen |
| DEVILISH NAMES Arizona State Sun Devils | ETHNIC HERITAGE Louisiana-Lafayette Rajun’ Cajuns |
| INDIANS Central Michigan Chippewas | KNIGHTS Army Black Knights |
| MECHANICAL WORKERS Purdue Boilermakers Appalachian State Mountaineers | SAILING THE SEAS East Carolina Pirates |
| NOBILITY Old Dominion Monarchs Virginia Cavaliers | WATER Alabama Crimson Tide |
| RAIDERS Texas Tech Red Raiders | UNDETERMINED Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Named After School President James Madison Dukes |
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