A college bowl gameIts name is as good as its mascot. Over the years, these fun (and occasionally edible) The mascot has turned end-of-season games into a social media and pop culture spectacle.
Consider notable mascots in the history of college football bowl games below:
Bowl Dog, 68 Ventures Bowl
Bowl Facts: Marshall quarterback Byron Leftwich won MVP in the bowl (then known as the GMAC Bowl) in consecutive years (2001, 2002).
Snoop Dogg, Arizona Bowl
bowl facts: Nevada and Wyoming are tied for most wins in their history with two wins each.
Freedom the Eagle, Armed Forces Bowl
bowl facts: The Military Academy team has appeared in nine of the last 12 games.
Ched-Z and Prince Chedward, Citrus Bowl
bowl facts: It is the seventh oldest college bowl game in the country.
Treat Bear, Treat Bowl
bowl facts: Four nationally ranked teams have played in a bowl in their history: No. 9 Coastal Carolina (2020), No. 22 UTSA (2022), No. 23 Liberty (2020), No. 23 Troy (2022).
Tubby, Duke’s Mayo Bowl
bowl facts: Duke’s first-ever Mayo Bowl game was played in 2002 in front of 73,535 fans.
Spirit, Feast Bowl
bowl facts: The first Fiesta Bowl in 1971 totaled 83 points, the highest score ever for any major bowl game.
Zaxby’s Chicken, Heart of Dallas Bowl
bowl facts: Known as the First Responder Bowl since 2018.
Gronk, LA Bowl
bowl facts: 2026 will be the last edition of the LA Bowl.
Elvis and the Showgirls, Las Vegas Bowl
bowl facts:Toledo and Nevada played an overtime game for the first time at the Division I FBS level in 1995.
Obie the Orange, Orange Bowl
bowl facts: In 1938, huge crowds flocked to the brand new Orange Bowl stadium, which had cost $360,000 to build.
Bloomin’ Onions, Outback Bowl
bowl facts: Purdue quarterback Drew Brees set or tied six individual bowl records in 2000 but lost the game to Georgia.
Chick-fil-A Cows & Huddles, Peach Bowl
bowl facts: The 1974 edition between Texas Tech and Vanderbilt saw the only bowl game that ended in a tie (6–6).
Pop-Tart, Pop-Tart Bowl
bowl facts: Baylor set a ball-record 756 total yards against North Carolina in 2015.
Spuddy Buddy, Potato Bowl
bowl facts: Georgia Tech held Tulsa to minus-56 rushing yards in 2004.
Tony the Tiger and Amigo Man, Sun Bowl
bowl facts:The Sun Bowl is the second oldest bowl game along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl.
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