List of college mascots in the United States

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University of Miami mascot Sebastian the Ibis makes the signature "The U" hand gesture, December 2007 Sebastian the Ibis.jpg
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.

Contents

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

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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

Wolf siblings, co-mascots of the Nevada Wolf Pack

Mascot of the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles

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

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

Mascot of the Kutztown Golden Bears

Mascot of the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Mascot of the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

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