Image: youtube
About This Quiz
College sports are often identified by their unique and interesting mascots. These mascots can help invigorate a fan base and inspire a crowd. Take this quiz to find out how many of these college mascots you know!
Which mascot belongs to the University of Florida?
Tiger
Penguin
Polar Bear
Gator
The University of Florida's football stadium is nicknamed "The Swamp." The stadium has held over 90,000 screaming fans during football games, which exceeds the stadium's capacity of just over 88,000.
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Ohio State University?
Wolverine
Buckeye
In Ohio, the buckeye is the official state tree. When Ohio State began looking for a mascot in the 1960s, the Buckeyes made perfect sense.
Duck
Tiger
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Oregon?
Duck
The Oregon Ducks' football team is known for interesting and colorful jerseys worn during games. These jerseys are made by Nike, since one of Nike's founders attended the University of Oregon.
Shark
Lion
Bear
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Auburn University?
Elephant
Bear
Steeler
Tiger
Auburn University has a tradition of flying an eagle around the stadium before every home football game. This tradition encourages the crowd as "War Eagle" becomes the motto throughout the game.
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Southern California?
Trojan
The nickname for the team was the Methodists before they were renamed the Trojans. The school has one of the most successful football teams in college football history, winning multiple championships throughout the years.
Longhorn
Miner
Pirate
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Michigan?
Hound
Cobra
Wolverine
Michigan's top sports rival is Ohio State University. In football, the winner between these two teams often goes on to play in the Conference Championship game.
Bulldog
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Georgia?
Spartan
Longhorn
Horn Frog
Bulldog
UGA and Auburn have the longest football rivalry in South Eastern Conference history. The rivalry runs so deep that even UGA V, a real bulldog, tried to bite an Auburn player in a 1996 game.
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Oklahoma?
Tiger
Sooner
Sooners were people who settled in the area that is now Oklahoma. These settlers were looking for land and better opportunities.
Elephant
Black Bear
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Miami?
Hurricane
The University of Miami's football team gained popularity in the 1980s for their rough and flashy style of play. They won three National Championships throughout the 1980s.
Dolphin
Jaguar
Gator
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Texas?
Seminole
Spartan
Trojan
Longhorn
The University of Texas has a long running rivalry with the University of Oklahoma that dates back to 1900, before Oklahoma was a state. In football, the game between these two teams is known as the Red River Rivalry.
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Louisiana State University?
Tiger
The LSU football stadium is one of the loudest stadiums in college football. In fact, after LSU scored a touchdown in a 1988 game against the Auburn Tigers, the crowd noise registered on a seismograph.
Jet
Bulldog
Trojan
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Nebraska?
Horn Frog
Cyclone
Cornhusker
Nebraska has been a football powerhouse for much of its history. The school has five National Championships, the first in 1970.
Raider
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Georgia Tech University?
Seminole
Cavalier
Buffalo
Yellow Jacket
College football's most prestigious award is named after John Heisman who coached at Georgia Tech. He also coached basketball and baseball while at the school.
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Michigan State University?
Tiger
Spartan
Magic Johnson, who played basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers, went to Michigan State. At Michigan State, he won the National Championship by defeating Larry Bird and the Indiana State Sycamores.
Patriot
Dolphin
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Florida State University?
Ranger
Seminole
FSU won the last BCS National Championship in 2014. After that year, college football went to a playoff format.
Hornet
Bluejay
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of South Carolina?
Gamecock
Steve Spurrier is one of the most successful coaches in South Carolina football history. He led the Gamecocks to a division title and three 11-win seasons.
Cobra
Bruin
Lion
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Navy?
Cornhusker
Midshipmen
Roger Staubach is one of the most famous football players in Navy football history. He would go on to win two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys after his college career.
Spartan
Yellow Jacket
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Washington?
Buffalo
Trojan
Tiger
Husky
Before they were called the Huskies, Washington students and players called themselves the Sundodgers. This was a reference to the rainy weather associated with the state.
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Tennessee?
Hurricane
Volunteer
Although they are known as the Volunteers, the team has a dog named Smokey who serves as a live mascot. Smokey is a blue-tick coonhound.
Patriot
Bengal
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Oklahoma State University?
Cowboy
Barry Sanders played football at Oklahoma State. He won the Hiesman Trophy in 1988, the only player from the school to win it.
Dolphin
Golden Bear
Longhorn
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to West Virginia University?
Cavalier
Bruin
Bulldog
Mountaineer
Each year, WVU chooses a student to be the mascot that represents their school. The student is dressed up like a mountaineer and performs at school events.
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Notre Dame?
Leprechaun
The Notre Dame sports teams are known as the Fighting Irish. The mascot is a leprechaun who's always ready for a fight.
Husky
Rebel
Black Bear
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Air Force?
Midshipmen
Falcon
The Air Force is known for flying planes, so it makes since that the school's mascot is a falcon. They even named their football stadium Falcon Stadium.
Lion
Seminole
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of South Florida?
Tiger
Rocket
Bull
The school originally called themselves the Golden Brahmans, which is a breed of cattle. However, the name was too complicated, so it was changed to the Bulls.
Trojan
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Stanford University?
Buffalo
Cardinal
Cardinal refers to the color and not the bird. The costumed mascot for the school is a tree designed by the Stanford band, but this mascot is not official.
Bulldog
Hurricane
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Iowa?
Cornhusker
Wolverine
Hawkeyes
Iowa is known as the Hawkeye State, and that's how the school got its mascot. This mascot was unofficially adopted as early as the mid-19th century.
Rebel
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Mississippi State University?
Bulldog
One symbol of MSU football is the cowbell. Students ring cowbells during games when their team makes a big play, or the other team is on offense.
Patriot
Cowboy
Frog
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Wisconsin?
Tiger
Ranger
Badger
The University of Wisconsin plays the University of Minnesota every year for a trophy known as Paul Bunyan's Axe. They used to play for a piece of wood that was lost for a long period of time.
Dolphin
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Syracuse University?
Fighting Irish
Orange
When the Syracuse basketball team scores 70 points in a home game, fans win free tacos from Taco Bell. This sure gets the crowd fired up during games.
Rocket
Cavalier
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Boston College?
Eagles
After moving up the college football rankings to number 1, Boston College lost a game in 1942 to Holy Cross. Had the team won, students planned to attend an event at the Coconut Grove Nightclub that evening. Later that night, that same nightclub would burn down, killing hundreds.
Crimson Tide
Wolverines
Cobras
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to New Mexico State University?
Longhorn
Aggies
New Mexico State has a tradition during football games where a dog picks up the football tee used during their kickoffs. The dog is known as the "Wonder Dog."
Shark
Bluejay
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Missouri?
Bulldog
Cavalier
Hornet
Tiger
In 2015, the University of Missouri football team threatened to boycott a game unless a fellow student ended his hunger strike. The student was protesting against the lack of leadership demonstrated by the President on campus, following a string of racial incidents.
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to Iowa State University?
Ranger
Cyclone
Iowa State University received the name Cyclones after defeating Northwestern University in 1895. The victory was compared to a cyclone coming through.
Husky
Trojan
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the University of Pittsburgh?
Hurricane
Seminole
Gator
Panther
Heisman trophy winner Tony Dorsett played college football at Pittsburgh. He helped lead the Panthers to a National Championship in 1976.
Advertisement
Which mascot belongs to the the University of Louisville?
Tiger
Cardinal
In basketball, the Louisville Cardinals have won three National Championships. Their latest championship was in 2013.
Elephant
Hurricane
Advertisement
You Got:
/35
youtube