University of Miami mascotSebastian the Ibis makes the signature "The U" hand gesture, December 2007This is an incompletelist of U.S. collegemascots ' names , consisting of named incarnations of live, costumed, or inflatable mascots.
For school nicknames, seeList of college team nicknames in the United States .
For school abbreviation, seeList of colloquial names for universities and colleges in the United States
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Lobo Louie Mack the Warrior The Quaker Sam the Minuteman – mascot of theUMass Minutemen and Minutewomen Sam the Ram – mascot of theFramingham State Rams Sam the Ram – mascot of theFresno City College RamsSammy D. Eagle – mascot of theMary Washington Eagles Sammy Seahawk – mascot of theBroward College Seahawks and theSalve Regina Seahawks Sammy Spartan – mascot of theSan Jose State Spartans Sammy Spartan, the mascot of theSan Jose State Spartans Sammy the Owl – mascot of theRice Owls Sammy the Sabre – mascot of theMarian SabresSammy the Seagull – mascot of theSalisbury SeagullsSammy the Slug – mascot of theUC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs Sammy and Samantha Bearkat – co-mascots of theSam Houston State Bearkats Scorch – humanoid mascot of theSoutheastern University (Florida) FireScorch the Dragon – mascot of theMinnesota State–Moorhead Dragons Scrappy Moc – Mockingbird, mascot of theChattanooga Mocs Scrappy the Eagle – the eagle mascot of theNorth Texas Mean GreenScrappy the Owl – costumed mascot of theKennesaw State Owls Scratch – secondary mascot of theKentucky Wildcats ; catered towards younger audiencesScreech A. Eagle – mascot of theUniversity of Northwestern EaglesScreech the Owl – mascot of theWilliam Woods OwlsScottie – scottie dog mascot of theAgnes Scott ScottiesScotty – human mascot of theAlma ScotsScotty the Scottie Dog – mascot of theCarnegie Mellon TartansScotty the Scotsman – human mascot of thePresbyterian Blue Hose Scotty Highlander – tartan-clad bear mascot of theUC Riverside Highlanders Scrotie – unofficial mascot of theRhode Island School of Design Sebastian the Ibis – mascot of theMiami Hurricanes Seymour D'Campus – mascot of theSouthern Miss Golden Eagles and Lady Eagles Shadow – mascot of theMonmouth Hawks The Shark – mascot of theUNLV Rebels ; while the school's teams are named the Rebels, the mascot is a shark in honor of former men's basketball coachJerry Tarkanian , nicknamed "The Shark"[ 43] Shasta and Sasha – cougars, co-mascots of theHouston Cougars Shel – turtle mascot of theFlorida Keys Tugas; named for poet Shel Silverstein[ 44] Sir Big Spur – live rooster mascot of theSouth Carolina Gamecocks since 2006Sir Henry – knight mascot of theRutgers Scarlet Knights Sir Lance-a-lute – mascot of thePacific Lutheran LutesSir Paladin – mascot of theFurman Paladins Sir Victor - mascot of theWartburg College KnightsSkitch – Sasquatch (Bigfoot) mascot of theCC Spokane SasquatchSkully the Parrot – co-mascot of theMillersville Marauders Skully – unofficial skull mascot of theEast Carolina Pirates Skylar the Seahawk – mascot of theKeiser Seahawks Slater – mascot of theGreen River GatorsSmokey – live/costumedbluetick coonhound mascot of theTennessee Volunteers Sol the Suncat – the yellow cat mascot ofCentral New Mexico CC Southpaw and Miss Pawla – jaguars, co-mascots of theSouth Alabama Jaguars Sparky the Sun Devil – mascot of theArizona State Sun Devils Sparky the Dragon – dragon mascot of theUIC Flames Sparky the Eagle – eagle mascot of theLiberty Flames and Lady Flames Spartacus - Spartan mascot of theMissouri Baptist Spartans Sparty – Spartan mascot of theMichigan State Spartans ; a comical (and extremely buff) representation of a Spartan hoplite soldier clad in green with an elongated head.[ 45] Sparty the Spartan – mascot of theUSC Upstate Spartans Speedy the Geoduck – mascot of theEvergreen State Geoducks[ 7] [ 46] Spike the Bulldog – mascot of theDrake Bulldogs , theGonzaga Bulldogs , theSamford Bulldogs , andThe Citadel Bulldogs Spike and Simone – bulldogs, co-mascots of theTruman Bulldogs Spike the Whale - mascot of theUniversity of Alaska Southeast Spirit - mascot of the University ofAlaska Anchorage Seawolves Spirit Leader - mascot of theSan Diego State Aztecs ; changed from Monty Montezuma, represented by a student wearing inaccurate Indigenous garments[ 47] Spiro and Minerva – Spartan and Goddess, co-mascots of theUNC Greensboro Spartans Spiro the Spartan – mascot of theNorfolk State Spartans The Stag – mascot of theFairfield Stags TheStanford Tree – official mascot ofStanford Band and unofficial mascot of theStanford Cardinal .[ 7] Star the Pacific Tree Frog – mascot of theNorth Seattle Tree Frogs[ 48] The Statesman – the official mascot of theDelta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen Stella – live owl mascot of theTemple Owls Stertorous "Tor" Thunder – mascot of theWheaton ThunderStevie Pointer – mascot of theWisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers Sting – yellow jacket mascot of theBlack Hills State Yellow Jackets Stinger the Wasp – mascot of theEmory and Henry Wasps Stomper – maverick mascot of theMinnesota State Mavericks Storm – tiger mascot of theTrine Thunder, first introduced in 2010Stormy – anthropomorphic cyclone mascot of theLake Erie Storm Stormy the Shark – mascot of theSimmons Sharks Stormin' Normin' – mascot of theNew England Nor'easters.Sturgis – live owl mascot of theKennesaw State Owls Sunny the Sunbird – mascot of theFresno Pacific Sunbirds Superfrog –horned frog mascot of theTCU Horned Frogs Swoop – mascot of theEastern Michigan Eagles Swoop the Eagle – mascot of theEastern Washington Eagles and theEmory Eagles Swoop the Hawk – mascot of theUtah Utes and theMiami RedHawks Sycamore Sam – mascot of theIndiana State Sycamores ; forest animal costume of no particular species but looks like a bluefox or dog^ "List of College Football Mascots" .College Football Network . 2022-12-21. 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