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athletic nickname wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 themes toggle themes subsection 1 1 abstract concept 1 2 animal 1 3 collection 1 4 hero or archetype 1 5 native american likeness 1 6 common and uncommon names 2 see also 3 references toggle the table of contents athletic nickname 7 languages العربية हिन्दी bahasa indonesia bahasa melayu simple english shqip tiếng việt edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia nickname for members of an athletic team this article has multiple issues please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page learn how and when to remove these messages this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources athletic nickname news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2007 learn how and when to remove this message this article may contain original research please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations statements consisting only of original research should be removed october 2014 learn how and when to remove this message learn how and when to remove this message the athletic nickname or equivalently athletic moniker of a university or college within the united states and canada is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams typically as a matter of engendering school spirit the institution either officially or unofficially uses this moniker of the institution s athletic teams also as a nickname to refer to people associated with the institution especially its current students but also often its alumni its faculty and its administration as well this practice at the university and college tertiary higher education level has proven so popular that it extended to the high school secondary education level in the united states and canada and even to the primary education level as well themes edit this section may contain original research please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations statements consisting only of original research should be removed april 2021 learn how and when to remove this message in the united states and canada multiple recurring themes have appeared over time for choosing a school s athletic nickname in almost all cases the institution chooses an athletic nickname with an overtly positive goal in mind where that goal reflects the character of the institution either a previously established characteristic or a characteristic hoped for as a goal henceforth abstract concept edit often by choosing an abstract concept as its athletic moniker the institution wants to inspire its student athletes on and off the field to achieve success that the abstract concept represents examples cornell big red stanford cardinal uic flames tulane green wave animal edit cy the cardinal mascot of iowa state university often by choosing an animal the school wants to emphasize the instillation of fear of losing athletic competitions to the institution s teams such as through an especially fierce or stealthy animal when the school chooses an animal as its athletic nickname usually in the plural or as a collective noun for a group of that animal then typically the school has that animal in the singular as its mascot 1 either specifically named with a proper noun or generically referred to without a proper noun examples michigan wolverines oregon ducks princeton tigers iowa hawkeyes california golden bears minnesota golden gophers texas longhorns and the bowling green falcons collection edit often by choosing a collection that represents a summary of the institution s students or of its history such a collection may refer to an ethnicity a profession religious designation such as saints or other groupings of people a portion of athletic monikers that fall into this collection category started originally as derogatory epithets from others but as an act of defiance the school embraced the term as a rallying cry to overcome the term s negative origin because a collection is hard to represent or iconify when a school chooses a collection as its athletic nickname the school typically chooses a related but different mascot that symbolizes that collection examples notre dame fighting irish oklahoma sooners purdue boilermakers illinois fighting illini texas a m aggies hero or archetype edit a small number of schools choose an archetypical heroic person as their official athletic nickname this person may be a graduate of the school who is viewed as embodying the school s mission or an archetypal person who is symbolic of the school s area such as the west virginia university mountaineer in religiously affiliated schools this person may be an historical person who has received an official designation in that religion such as a saint in the roman catholic or eastern orthodox churches native american likeness edit main article native american mascot controversy the atlanta braves encouraged fans to gesture with the tomahawk chop distributing foam tomahawks at games and other events 2 likenesses to native americans were at one time widely popular athletic monikers especially for schools that adopted them in the 19th or early 20th century in recent years some native american organizations have protested the unlicensed use of likenesses of native americans related to team names team logos athletic monikers cheerleaders and cheering techniques the granting of overtly expressed written licenses by native american organizations to use likenesses of native americans in these ways is rare although not unheard of in one notable example two major groups of the seminole nation the seminole tribe of florida and seminole nation of oklahoma have expressly given florida state university permission to use the nickname seminoles and certain seminole imagery central michigan university has a similar arrangement with the saginaw chippewa indian tribe to use the name chippewas because of protests from some native american organizations some schools have changed their athletic moniker and mascot and cheering practices without significant objection once the issue was raised especially if such offense toward a group of people was viewed as incompatible with that school s stated mission or if the threat of legal action was too burdensome other schools or their student bodies have defended their use of native american likenesses especially if the institution views the use of native american likenesses as respectful or so intimately tied with history to be inseparable from the institution such as if the name of institution derives from the name of a tribe still other schools have embarked on a series of failed attempts to find a replacement 1 common and uncommon names edit the official mascot of the georgia institute of technology is the ramblin wreck a 1930 ford model a sport coupe often certain nicknames animals and some abstract concepts such as giants broncos or wildcats have become very common however some nicknames are unique to that school team such as illini demon deacons or fords see also edit lists of nicknames nickname list articles on wikipedia references edit 1 2 the new york times search topics nytimes com anderson l v 2012 09 26 where did the tomahawk chop come from slate magazine retrieved 2019 10 10 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title athletic_nickname oldid 1330676537 categories college sports culture in the united states informal personal names hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata articles needing additional references from july 2007 all articles needing additional references articles that may contain original research from october 2014 all articles that may contain original research articles with multiple maintenance issues articles that may contain original research from april 2021 articles with excerpts this page was last edited on 1 january 2026 at 21 13 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the 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