Help me compile a list. Army just reverted back to "Cadets" from Black Knights.




Some others over the years:

Hofstra: Flying Dutchmen<Pride
Miami University: Redskins<Redhawks
St. John's: Redmen<Red Storm

I know I'm missing a ton, help me out.

A few others:

Syracuse: Orangemen->Orange
Hawaii: Rainbow Warriors->Warriors->Rainbow Warriors
William & Mary: Indians->Tribe
Stanford: Indians->Cardinal
Arkansas State: Indians->Red Wolves
Marquette: Warriors->Golden Eagles
UMass: Redmen->Minutemen
Southern Miss: ConfederatesSoutherners->Golden Eagles
Utah: Redskins->Utes
USF: Golden Brahmans->Bulls

Yeah, I had Hawai'i in mind before posting but forgot. Actually Hawai'i is unique in that each individual sport, both men and women, can choose a team name or at least that's what the policy was over the years. The men's basketball team has been known as anything from Rainbows, Rainbow Warriors to just simply Warriors while the women were known as the Wahine.

Also, I believe as a literal extension of the Berkeley campus originally, UCLA was known as Bears before transitioning to Bruins.

Dartmouth: Indians > Big Green.
Brown: Bruins > Bears.
St Bonaventure: Indians > Bonnies.
Bryant: Indians > Bulldogs.

UL-Monroe-Indians to Warhawks.

I don't think Auburn has ever made up its mind about its mascot. Maybe JR can elighten us. Curt Gowdy used to call them the Plainsmen. Then they are Tigers and War Eagles. Like rock, paper scissors? Plainsmen kill Eagles. Eagles eat tiger cubs. Tigers eat Plainsmen.

FIU
Sunblazers - Golden Panthers - Panthers

Stony Brook used to be the Patriots.

Colgate was the Red Raiders.

Dartmouth was the Big Green

Eastern Michigan Hurons

Louisiana-Lafayette Bulldogs

Troy Red Wave

Mississippi State Maroons

North Texas Eagles

I think UTEP was once known as Texas Western?

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That's not what I mean, plenty of schools have changed the institutional name.

UCF used to be known as the Citronauts I believe.

UCF used to be Florida tech (ftu) citronauts, then the university of central Florida knights of Pegasus, then golden Knights, the it became just UCF Knights in 2007. The brand change was an attempt to make the name more succinct.

(04-14-2015 02:00 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  UCF used to be Florida tech (ftu) citronauts, then the university of central Florida knights of Pegasus, then golden Knights, the it became just UCF Knights in 2007. The brand change was an attempt to make the name more succinct.

The image of sending oranges into space on giant rockets is unsettling.

I think the should have kept the Florida Tech part.

Fun fact: Besides the eventual replacement Redhawks, other finalists for Miami to replace Redskins were Thunderhawks and Miamis.

Missouri-St. Louis: Rivermen/Riverwomen --> Tritons
North Dakota: Fighting Sioux --> ??? (renaming going on now)
SE Missouri State: Indians --> Redhawks
Greendale: Grizzlies --> Human Beings

I kid on the last one, that's from Community.

Tarleton State went from Plowboys to Texans

(04-14-2015 02:00 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  UCF used to be Florida tech (ftu) citronauts, then the university of central Florida knights of Pegasus, then golden Knights, the it became just UCF Knights in 2007. The brand change was an attempt to make the name more succinct.

Should've stuck with the Citronauts.... Great name!

List of college nickname changes

Lehigh Engineers ---> Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Elon Fighting Christians to the Phoenix

UT-Martin used to be Pacers, now they are Skyhawks