The 30 most fun colleges in America
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Joe Robbins/Stringer/Getty Images.
- Tulane University. Via Flickr.
- University of Iowa. Matthew Holst/Getty Images.
- Kansas State University. Brian Bahr/Getty Images.
- Clemson University.
- Syracuse University.
- West Virginia University.
- Pennsylvania State University.
Some of these guys are well-known yet some of them hang behind the scenes, but here are the 10
best mascots in the NFL.
Like a good rock song, these guys pump us up and make us proud to cheer.
- Ragnar (Minnesota Vikings)
- Big Red (Arizona Cardinals)
- Jaxson De Ville (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Being a mascot isn't all fun and games. For payment, many schools with big athletic programs offer scholarships to their mascots. The best can get their entire college tuition paid in full. In addition, being a member of a prominent athletic program has its perks.
The Banana Slug Mascot, University of California, Santa Cruz.
The beloved mascot of the San Antonio Spurs was named the NBA Mascot of the Year, the organization announced Monday. The award – voted on by all 26 of the 30 NBA teams with mascots – is given to the character with the greatest overall season on and off the court.
The undergraduate student body at UGA is equally balanced. This university is ranked at #1,133 in male to female diversity nationwide.
Uga (/ˈ?g?/ UG-?) is the official live
mascot of the University of Georgia Bulldogs. Since
Uga I's introduction in 1956, every
Uga has been owned by the Sonny Seiler family of Savannah, Georgia.
Uga (mascot)
| Uga |
|---|
| Description | English bulldog |
| Origin of name | the University of Ga. |
| First seen | 1956 |
He lives in Savannah, Georgia, with his owners — the Seiler family — and even has his own room. The Seilers drive Uga up to Athens in his own specially engineered Georgia-red car throughout the season for home games. When the Bulldogs are playing on the road, Uga typically travels with the team.
UGA. University of Georgia Athletics. Academic & Science » Universities.
What are University of Georgia's colors?
"Sonny" Seiler family of Savannah, Ga., since Uga I first graced the campus in 1956. Through the years, Uga has been defined by his spiked collar, a symbol of the position which he holds. He was given his name, an abbreviation for the university, by William Young of Columbus, a law school classmate of Seiler.
How long does a English bulldog live?
This list ranks the top 10 live mascots that represent their respective programs.
- Ralphie, Colorado.
- Bill the Goat, Navy.
- Bevo, Texas.
- War Eagle, Auburn.
- Tusk, Arkansas.
- Mike the Tiger, LSU. 4 of 11.
- Dubs, Washington. 3 of 11.
- Traveler, USC. 2 of 11.
University of Southern Mississippi
Column Key
| Name | Mascot | Type |
|---|
| Academy of the New Church | Lions | High School |
| Acadiana Christian | Lions | High School |
| Albany | Lions | High School |
| Albright College | Lions | College |
Big Al is the costumed elephant mascot of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Tigers are popular mascots. Just in major college football, five teams — or 3.8 percent of all the programs — are named the Tigers.
Auburn, Clemson, LSU and Missouri all hold tigers as their mascots, and now they all share a common objective to save the wild tiger populations across the globe.
