Rowdy (mascot)

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Rowdy
The Rowdy logo
University	University of Texas at San Antonio
Conference	Southland
Description	Anthropomorphized roadrunner
Origin of name	Student election
First seen	1977

Rowdy the Roadrunner is the mascot of the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners, appearing as a supporter of athletics and other university sponsored events. Rowdy was adopted as the official mascot in 1977 as a write-in option. If students had not shown their support for the roadrunner, UTSA's mascot would have been the armadillo.^[1] Rowdy is based upon the Greater Roadrunner.

On March 1, 2008, UTSA unveiled the new Rowdy and UTSA logos at the homecoming men's basketball game vs. Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. Many students and administrators at UTSA thought the elder Rowdy looked too much like the Kansas Jayhawk.^[2]

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• University of Texas at San Antonio - Official website
• UTSA Athletics

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