List of college sports team nicknames
Here follows a list of college sports team nicknames.
These are the general, collective nicknames that various colleges and universities' athletic teams compete under. For specific names of live or costumed mascots, see List of U.S. college mascots.
0–9
49ers
A
Aggies
Ambassadors
AMCats
Anchormen
See also Lopers.
Archers
Arrows
Scottsdale Community College (Scottsdale, AZ) [1]
- Women's teams of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the joint team of three of the five Claremont Colleges:
Auggies
B
Barons
Battlers
Beacons
Bearcats
- Brescia (Owensboro, KY)
- Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
- Lander (Greenwood, SC)
- McKendree (Lebanon, IL)
- Northwest Missouri State (Maryville, MO)
- Rust (Holly Springs, MS)
- Saint Vincent (Latrobe, PA)
- Southwest Baptist (Bolivar, MO)
- SUNY Binghamton (Binghamton, NY)
- UC-Raymond Walters (Blue Ash, OH)
- Willamette (Salem, OR)
Bearkats
- Athens State, (Athens, AL)
- Barclay (Haviland, KS)
- Barnard (New York, NY)
- Baylor (Waco, TX)
- Bridgewater State (Bridgewater, MA)
- Brown (Providence, RI)
- Central Arkansas (Conway, AR) (Men's teams)
- Coast Guard (New London, CT)
- Golden State Baptist (Santa Clara, CA)
- Lenoir-Rhyne (Hickory, NC)
- Livingstone (Salisbury, NC)
- Mercer (Macon, GA)
- Missouri State (Springfield, MO)
- Morgan State
- Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)
- NYIT (Old Westbury, NY)
- Pikeville (Pikeville, KY)
- Rocky Mountain (Billings, MT)
- St. Joseph's (NY) (Brooklyn Campus) (Brooklyn, NY)
- Shaw (Raleigh, NC)
- Shawnee State (Portsmouth, OH)
- SUNY-Potsdam (Potsdam, NY)
- Ursinus (Collegeville, PA)
- Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
- Babson (Wellesly, MA)
- Bemidji State (Bemidji, MN)
- Bluffton (Bluffton, OH)
- Buena Vista (Storm Lake, IA)
- Caltech (Pasadena, CA)
- CCNY (New York City, NY)
- Champlain (Burlington, VT)
- Maine-Farmington (Farmington, ME)
- Minot State (Minot, ND)
- Oregon State (Corvallis, OR)
Belles
Big Blue
Big Green
Big Red
Blackbirds
Black Flies
Black Knights
Blaze
Blazers
Blue
Blue Angels
Blue Boys
Blue Demons
Blue Devils
Blue Hawks
Blue Hose
See also Bluejays.
Blue Knights
Blue Raiders
Blue Streaks
Blue Tigers
Blue Wave
Blues
Blugolds
- Bates (Lewiston, ME)
- College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, MO)
- Frostburg State (Frostburg, MD)
- GC&SU (Milledgeville, GA)
- Lees-McRae (Banner Elk, NC)
- Montana State (Bozeman, MT)
- Ohio (Athens, OH)
- Peru State (Peru, NE)
- Quinnipiac (Hamden, CT)
- St. Thomas (FL) (Miami, FL)
- Texas State (San Marcos, TX)
- UC Merced (Merced, CA)
- Pitt-Greensburg (Greensburg, PA)
- West Virginia Wesleyan (Buckhannon, WV)
- Bryant & Stratton College (Syracuse, NY and Buffalo, NY)
Bombers
Bonnies
Boxers
Braves
Brewers
Britons
Bronchos
Broncs
Bruins
Buccaneers
- Adrian (Adrian, MI)
- Alabama A&M (Normal, AL)
- Barton (Wilson, NC)
- Bowie State (Bowie, MD)
- Bryant (Smithfield, RI)
- Butler (Indianapolis, IN)
- The Citadel (Charleston, SC)
- El Colegio (Mayagüez, PR)
- Concordia (NE) (Seward, NE)
- Cumberland (Lebanon, TN)
- Dean (Franklin, MA)
- DeSales (Center Valley, PA)
- Drake (Des Moines, IA)
- Ferris State (Big Rapids, MI)
- Fisk (Nashville, TN)
- Fresno State (Fresno, CA)
- Gardner-Webb
- Georgia (Athens, GA)
- Gonzaga (Spokane, WA)
- Kettering (Flint, MI)
- Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
- Louisiana Tech (Ruston, LA) (men's teams)
- McPherson (McPherson, KS)
- Minnesota-Duluth (Duluth, MN)
- Mississippi State (Starkville, MS)
- Montana Western (Dillon, MT)
- Redlands (Redlands, CA)
- Samford (Birmingham, AL)
- South Carolina State (Orangeburg, SC)
- Southwestern Oklahoma (Weatherford, OK)
- Springfield (IL) (Springfield, IL)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (Athens, TN)
- Texas Lutheran (Seguin, TX)
- Tougaloo (Tougaloo, MS)
- Truman State (Kirksville, MO)
- UNC-Asheville (Asheville, NC)
- Union (KY) (Barbourville, KY)
- Union (TN) (Jackson, TN)
- Wilberforce (Wilberforce, OH)
- Wingate (Wingate, NC)
- Yale (New Haven, CT)
Bullets
C
Cadets
Canoneers
Captains
- Ball State (Muncie, IN)
- Catholic (Washington, DC)
- Concordia (MI) (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX)
- Lamar (Beaumont, TX)
- Louisville (Louisville, KY)
- Massachusetts Pharmacy (Boston, MA)
- North Central (Naperville, IL)
- Otterbein (Westerville, OH)
- Saginaw Valley State (University Center, MI)
- St. John Fisher (Rochester, NY)
- St. Mary's (MN) (Winona, MN)
- SUNY-Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh, NY)
- Wesleyan (Middletown, CT)
- Wheeling Jesuit (Wheeling, WV)
- William Jewell (Liberty, MO)
- York College (Jamaica, NY)
Cavaliers
Celtics
Celts
Chanticleers
Chaparrals
Chargers
Claim Jumpers
Clan
Classics
Clippers
Cobbers
Colonials
Colonels
Commodores
Continentals
Conquerors
Cornhuskers
Corsairs
Cotton Blossoms
- Averett (Danville, VA)
- Azusa Pacific (Azusa, CA)
- BYU (Provo, UT)
- Caldwell (Caldwell, NJ)
- Cal State-San Marcos (San Marcos, CA)
- Chicago State (Chicago, IL)
- Clark University (Worcester, MA)
- Clinton CC (IA)
- Genesee CC (NY)
- College of Charleston
- Houston
- Kean
- Minnesota Morris
- Misericordia (Dallas, PA)
- Mount Vernon Nazarene (Mount Vernon, OH)
- Sioux Falls
- SIU-Edwardsville
- Spring Arbor University
- Washington State
- Kalamazoo Valley CC (Kalamazoo, MI)
- University of Saint Francis @ Fort Wayne, IN
Crimson Hawks
Crimson Storm
Crimson Tide
Crusaders
D
Deacons
Delta Devils
Demon Deacons
Demons
Diamond Reddies
Dirtbags
Dons
Duhawks
Dukes
Dutch
Dutchmen
E
Engineers
Ephs
Evangels
Explorers
F
Fighting Christians
Fighting Illini
Fighting Irish
Fighting Knights
Fighting Leathernecks
Fighting Scots
Flames
Flyers
Flying Dutchmen
Flying Fleet
Fords
Friars
G
Gaels
Gauchos
Generals
Gentlemen
Giants
Golden Bears
Golden Flashes
Golden Flyers
Golden Gophers
Golden Grizzlies
Golden Hurricane
Golden Knights
Golden Lions
Golden Panthers
Golden Suns
Golden Tornadoes
Gorloks
Gothic Knights
Governors
Green Knights
Green Terror
Green Wave
Grizzlies
Gusties
H
Hardrockers
Hatters
Hawkeyes
Highlanders
Hillcats
Hilltoppers
Hoosiers
Hoyas
I
Ichabods
Indians
Islanders
J
Jaspers
Javelinas
Jayhawks
Jennies
Jimmies
Johnnies
Judges
Jumbos
K
Koalas
Keelhaulers
Keydets
Knights
Kohawks
L
Ladies
Lady Blues
Lady Reddies
Lady Reds
Lady Techsters
Ladyjacks
Lancers
Leathernecks
See also Red Lions.
Little Giants
Llama
Lobos
Longhorns
Lopers
Lord Jeffs
Lords
Los Libros
LumberJills
Lutes
Lyons
M
Magicians
Marauders
Mariners
Maroon Tigers
Mavericks
Midshipmen
Mighty Macs
Miners
Minutemen and Minutewomen
Moccasins (Water Moccasins)
Mocs
Monarchs
Moundbuilders
The Mount
Mountaineers
Mountain Hawks
Muleriders
Musketeers
- California Polytechnic State (or Cal Poly SLO), (San Luis Obispo, CA)
- Morningside, (Sioux City, IA)
- Southern Methodist (SMU), (University Park, TX)
- SW Minnesota State (Marshall, MN)
- Western Ontario (UWO), (London, ON)
- Western New Mexico(WNMU), (Silver City, NM)
N
Norse
O
Oilers
Fighting Okra
Oles
Orange
Orediggers
P
Paladins
Patriots
Peacocks and Peahens
Penmen
Phoenix
Pilots
Pipers
Pioneers
Poets
Pointers
Prairie Dogs
Prairie Fire
Preachers
Pride
Privateers
Profs
Pumas
Purple Aces
Purple Eagles
Purple Raiders
Q
R
Racers
Ragin' Cajuns
Raiders
Railsplitters
Rainbow Wahine
Rainbow Warriors
- Hawaiʻi (men's basketball, men's swimming and diving, men's tennis)[1]
Rainbows
Ramblers
Rams
Rangers
Rattlers
Ravens
Razorbacks
Rebels
Redbirds
Red Devils
Red Dragons
Red Flash
Red Foxes
Red Hawks
See also Redhawks and RedHawks.
Red Lions
See also Lions.
Red Men
Red Raiders
Red Storm
Reddies
Henderson State University (men's teams)
Redhawks
RedHawks
Red Wolves
Retrievers
Riverbats
River Hawks
Riverhawks
Roadrunners
Delaware Technical Community College Owens Campus
Rockets
Roughnecks
Royals
S
Sagehens
Saints
Salukis
Savage Storm
Scarlet Knights
Scarlet Raiders
Scarlet Raptors
Scarlet Wave
Screaming Eagles
Sea Devils
Cape Fear Community College (Wilmington, NC)
Sea Warriors
Seagulls
Seahawks
SeaLions
Seasiders
Seawolves
Seminoles
Senators
Setters
Sharks
Shockers
Shoremen
Silverswords
Skyhawks
Sooners
Spiders
Squirrels
Stags
Stars
Statesmen
Storm
Sunbirds
Fresno Pacific University (Fresno, California)
Sun Devils
Student Princes
Sycamores
T
Tar Heels
Terrapins
Terrible Swedes
Thorobreds
Thoroughbreds
Thunder
ThunderWolves
Lakehead University Thunder Wolves (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada)
- Auburn (Auburn, AL)
- Campbellsville University
- Clemson (Clemson, SC)
- Colorado College
- DePauw
- Doane
- East Central (Ada, OK)
- East Texas Baptist (Marshall, TX)
- Fort Hays State (Hays, KS)
- Georgetown (KY)
- Grambling State
- Hampden-Sydney
- Jackson State
- LSU (Baton Rouge, LA; formally the Fightin' Tigers)
- Memphis
- Missouri (Columbia, MO)
- Occidental
- Olivet (Bourbonnais, IL)
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, AR)
- Pacific
- Princeton (Princeton, NJ)
- Riverside CC
- Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (Rochester, NY)
- Saint Paul's
- Salem International
- Savannah State
- Sewanee
- Tennessee State
- Texas Southern
- Towson
- Trinity (TX)
- West Alabama
- Wittenberg
Timberwolves
Tommies
Toreros
Tornado
Tribe
Trolls
U
V
Vaqueros
Violets
Volunteers
W
Warhawks
Warriors
Wasps
Waves
Westerwinds
White Mules
Wildcats
Wolf Pack
Wolfpack
Women of Troy
Wonder Boys
X
Y
Yeomen
Z
Zias
Zips
See also
References