List of Nicknames Used By Football Teams

This is a list of nicknames used by American & Canadian professional & collegiate football teams.

A

 * Aggies - Texas A&amp;M, New Mexico State, Utah State, UC Davis
 * Alouettes - Montreal (CFL)
 * Argonauts - Toronto (CFL)
 * Aztecs - San Diego State

B

 * Badgers - Wisconsin
 * Bears - Chicago (NFL), Baylor, Northern Colorado, Lenoir-Rhyne, Washington (MO)
 * Bearcats - Cincinnati
 * Bearkats - Sam Houston State
 * Beavers - Oregon State, Bemidji State, Minot State
 * Bengals - Cincinnati (NFL), Idaho State
 * Bills - Buffalo (NFL)
 * Black Bears - Maine
 * Black Knights - Army
 * Blazers - UAB, Valdosta State
 * Blue Bombers - Winnipeg (CFL)
 * Blue Devils - Duke, Central Connecticut State
 * Blue Hawks - Dickinson State
 * Bobcats - Ohio, Montana State
 * Boilermakers - Purdue
 * Broncos - Denver (NFL), Western Michigan
 * Browns - Cleveland (NFL)
 * Bruins - UCLA
 * Buccaneers - Tampa Bay (NFL), Charleston Southern, Beloit
 * Buckeyes - Ohio State
 * Buffaloes - Colorado, West Texas A&amp;M
 * Bulls - Buffalo, South Florida
 * Bulldogs - Citadel, Drake, Fresno State, Georgia, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota-Duluth, Mississippi State, Truman State

C

 * Cardinal - Stanford
 * Cardinals - Arizona (NFL), Ball State, Louisville, Saginaw Valley State, Catholic
 * Cavaliers - Virginia, Walsh
 * Chargers - San Diego (NFL), New Haven
 * Chiefs - Kansas City (NFL)
 * Colonels - Eastern Kentucky, Nicholls State, Curry
 * Colts - Indianapolis (NFL)
 * Commodores - Vanderbilt
 * Cornhuskers - Nebraska
 * Cougars - Brigham Young, Houston, Washington State, Concordia-Chicago
 * Cowboys - Dallas (NFL), Oklahoma State, Wyoming, Hardin-Simmons
 * Crimson Tide - Alabama
 * Cyclones - Iowa State

D

 * Defenders - Dordt
 * Demons - Northwestern State
 * Demon Deacons - Wake Forest
 * Dolphins - Miami (NFL), Jacksonville
 * Ducks - Oregon
 * Dukes - James Madison, Duquesne

E

 * Eagles - Philadelphia (NFL), Boston College, Eastern Washington, Morehead State
 * Eskimos - Edmonton (CFL)

F

 * Falcons - Atlanta (NFL), Air Force, Bowling Green, Bentley
 * Fighting Camels - Campbell
 * Fighting Illini - Illinois
 * Fighting Irish - Notre Dame
 * Fighting Sioux - North Dakota
 * Forty Niners - San Francisco (NFL) (The actual legal team name)

G

 * Gamecocks - South Carolina, Jacksonville State
 * Gators - Florida
 * Giants - New York (NFL)
 * Golden Bears - California, Concordia-St. Paul
 * Golden Eagles - Southern Miss
 * Golden Flashes - Kent State
 * Golden Gophers - Minnesota
 * Golden Hurricane - Tulsa
 * Green Wave - Tulane
 * Greyhounds - Assumption, Indianapolis
 * Grizzlies - Montana, Franklin

H

 * Hawkeyes - Iowa
 * Hilltoppers - Western Kentucky, West Liberty
 * Hokies - Virginia Tech
 * Hoosiers - Indiana
 * Horned Frogs - TCU
 * Hornets - Alabama State, Delaware State, Sacramento State, Emporia State
 * Hurricanes - Miami
 * Huskies - Connecticut, Northern Illinois, Washington, Bloomsburg, Michigan Tech, Saskatchewan

I

 * Indians - Catawba

J

 * Jackrabbits - South Dakota State
 * Jaguars - Jacksonville (NFL), South Alabama, Southern
 * Jayhawks - Kansas
 * Jets - New York (NFL)
 * Jimmies - Jamestown

K

 * Kingsmen - Cal Lutheran
 * Knights - Central Florida

L

 * Lions - Detroit (NFL), British Columbia (CFL), Columbia, North Alabama, Lindenwood
 * Longhorns - Texas
 * Lumberjacks - Northern Arizona, Stephen F. Austin

M

 * Maroons - Chicago
 * Mean Green - North Texas
 * Midshipmen - Navy
 * Mountaineers - West Virginia, Appalachian State
 * Mountain Hawks - Lehigh
 * Mountain Lions - Concord
 * Mules - Central Missouri, Muhlenberg
 * Muskies - Lakeland, Muskingum

N

 * Nittany Lions - Penn State

O

 * Oilers - Findlay
 * Orange - Syracuse
 * Owls - Florida Atlantic, Rice, Temple, Southern Connecticut State

P

 * Packers - Green Bay (NFL)
 * Panthers - Carolina (NFL), Pittsburgh, Prairie View A&amp;M, Eastern Illinois, Virginia Union
 * Patriots - New England (NFL)
 * Phoenix - Elon
 * Pirates - East Carolina
 * Prairie Fire - Knox
 * Prairie Wolves - Nebraska Wesleyan
 * Pumas - St. Joseph's (IN)

R

 * Racers - Murray State
 * Ragin' Cajuns - Louisiana-Lafayette
 * Raiders - Oakland (NFL), Colgate
 * Rams - St. Louis (NFL), Colorado State, Fordham, Framingham State
 * Ravens - Baltimore (NFL), Anderson
 * Razorbacks - Arkansas
 * Red Foxes - Marist
 * Redhawks - Miami (OH)
 * Red Raiders - Texas Tech
 * Red Wolves - Arkansas State
 * Rock - Slippery Rock
 * Rockets - Toledo
 * Roughriders - Saskatchewan (CFL)

S

 * Saints - New Orleans (NFL)
 * Scarlet Knights - Rutgers
 * Seahawks - Seattle (NFL)
 * Seminoles - Florida State
 * Sooners - Oklahoma
 * Spartans - Michigan State, San Jose State
 * Stampeders - Calgary (CFL)
 * Steelers - Pittsburgh (NFL)
 * Sun Devils - Arizona State

T

 * Tar Heels - North Carolina
 * Terrapins - Maryland
 * Texans - Houston (NFL), Tarleton State
 * Thundering Herd - Marshall
 * Tigers - Auburn, Clemson, LSU, Memphis, Missouri, Tennessee State
 * Tiger-Cats - Hamilton (CFL)
 * Titans - Tennessee (NFL)
 * Toreros - San Diego
 * Trojans - Southern California, Troy, Virginia State

U

 * Utes - Utah

V

 * Vikings - Minnesota (NFL), Portland State
 * Volunteers - Tennessee

W

 * Warhawks/War Hawks - Louisiana-Monroe, Wisconsin-Whitewater, McMurry
 * Wildcats - Arizona, Kansas State, Kentucky, Northwestern, Weber State
 * Wolfpack/Wolf Pack - Nevada, North Carolina State
 * Wolves - Cheyney, Western Oregon
 * Wolverines - Michigan, Wesley

X

 * X-Men - St. Francis Xavier

Y

 * Yellow Jackets/Yellowjackets - Georgia Tech, American International, West Virginia State

Z

 * Zips - Akron

Numbers

 * 49ers - San Francisco (NFL) (the commonly used nickname)