List of unusual U.S. college mascots
This is an incomplete list of unusual U.S. college mascots:
Team Nicknames
Mascot Incarnations
- "Bevo," a live Texas longhorn steer, the official mascot of the University of Texas at Austin
- "Big Al the elephant," the costumed mascot of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
- "Big Red," the blob-like costumed mascot of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
- "Cam the Ram," a live male bighorn sheep, the official mascot of the Colorado State Rams.
- "Cy," the costumed cardinal that serves as the mascot of the Iowa State Cyclones
- "Gompeii," the bronzed head of a now deceased goat, the mascot of WPI
- "Handsome Dan," a live bulldog, the official mascot of the Yale Bulldogs and the first mascot adopted by a university in the US
- "Jack," a live English bulldog is the official mascot of Georgetown
- "Lou Wolf," a live wolf, the official mascot of the Loyola Ramblers; got a major facelift in 2001
- "Mike the Tiger," a live Bengal Tiger, the official mascot of the LSU Tigers
- "Ralphie," a live American bison, the official mascot of the Colorado Buffaloes
- "Rameses," a live ram that serves as the de facto mascot for the North Carolina Tar Heels
- "Reveille," a live collie that serves as the de facto mascot for the Texas A&M Aggies
- "Sebastian the Ibis," the costumed mascot of the Miami Hurricanes
- "Smokey," a live bluetick coonhound, the official mascot for the Tennessee Volunteers
- "The Hawk," a costumed student who serves as mascot of the Saint Joseph's Hawks; the mascot flaps its "wings" without interruption (even for halftime) throughout SJU basketball games
- "The Tree," a dancing tree of indeterminate species, official mascot of The Stanford Band, unofficial mascot of Stanford University
- "Uga," a live bulldog, the official mascot of the Georgia Bulldogs