Joe Bruin

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Joe & Josephine Bruin
Josephine and Joe Bruin in Pauley Pavilion
University	University of California, Los Angeles
Conference	Pac-12
Description	Anthropomorphic Brown bear
First seen	1924

Joe Bruin is the official mascot of UCLA and is often found with Josephine (Josie) Bruin, a female brown bear. He is a visible and constant on-field presence at UCLA sporting events.

History

The original mascot was represented by bear cubs.^[1] In 1924, students chose a more threatening grizzly bear. In 1926 the name was changed to the "Bruins" and UC Berkeley called its mascot the Bears. UCLA used live bears as mascots, which entertained the home crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The bears were given various names, but "Joe Bruin" endured over time.^[2] Costumed student mascots have represented Joe Bruin since the mid-1960s. The design for the costume bear changed again in 1996 from a smiling bruin to the current one.^[3]

Recognition

Joe Bruin has been on the final team for the Capital One Bowl National Mascot of the Year team four times: 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010. The contest began in 2002.^[4]^[5]

References

Photo link

v t e University of California, Los Angeles

Academics	College of Letters and Science Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Anderson School of Management David Geffen School of Medicine Graduate School of Education and Information Studies School of Dentistry School of Law School of Nursing School of Public Affairs School of Public Health School of the Arts and Architecture School of Theater, Film & Television

Knowledge	Library Fowler Museum of Cultural History Hammer Museum William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Phonological Segment Inventory Database Chicano Studies Research Center Center for Embedded Network Sensing Botanical Garden Language Materials Project Film and Television Archive Royce Hall Center for the Study of Women

Athletics	Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Football Gymnastics Men's Soccer Women's Volleyball UCLA Bruins Joe and Josephine Bruin Drake Stadium (Track & Field) Dan Guerrero Pauley Pavilion Jackie Robinson Stadium Rose Bowl Spieker Aquatics Center LA Tennis Center UCLA Band UCLA–USC rivalry John Wooden Hail to the Hills of Westwood Sons of Westwood Mighty Bruins List of UCLA people

Life	Daily Bruin Dance Marathon at UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival Housing Spring Sing Westwood Village

Medical facilities	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center

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Venues	Moore Field (1919–1927) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1928–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games USC (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" UCLA Bruin Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

National championship seasons in bold

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Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

Rivalries	Notre Dame Southern California

Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

NIT and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Mascots of the Pacific-12 Conference

Wilbur and Wilma Wildcat (Arizona)
Sparky the Sun Devil (Arizona State)
Oski (California)
Ralphie the Buffalo / Chip (Colorado)
The Oregon Duck (Oregon)
Benny Beaver (Oregon State)
Stanford Tree (Stanford) (*unofficial)
Joe and Josephine Bruin (UCLA)
Traveler (Southern California)
Swoop (Utah)
Dubs I and Harry the Husky (Washington)
Butch T. Cougar (Washington State)

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