10 all-time greatest dog mascots in college sports
Woof!
Lions and tigers and bears — nope. Dogs and dogs and dogs.
While the most popular mascots have often been noted as the Eagles, Tigers, and Panthers, the canines take center stage as fan favorites more often than not. And that type of headlining fandom is most prevalent at the collegiate level, where dog mascots are celebrity-level legends, just as popular—if not more so—than the athletes.
Out of the litter, these are 10 of the most outstanding college dog mascots of all time. (Note: we’re looking at the general mascot and not the specific iterations through the decades.)
10. Jonathan the Husky
University of Connecticut
9. Handsome Dan
Yale
8. Mission
Northern Illinois
7. Butler Blue
Butler
6. UGA
Georgia
5. Smokey
Tennessee
4. Bully
Mississippi State
3. Jack
Georgetown
2. Reveille
Texas A&M
1. Zeke the Wonder Dog
Michigan State
