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

C

 * Cardinal - Stanford
 * Cardinals - Arizona (NFL), Louisville, Ball State
 * Chargers - San Diego (NFL), New Haven
 * Chiefs - Kansas City (NFL)
 * Colts - Indianapolis (NFL)
 * Commodores - Vanderbilt
 * Cornhuskers - Nebraska
 * Cougars - Brigham Young, Houston, Washington State, Concordia-Chicago
 * Cowboys - Dallas (NFL), Oklahoma State, Wyoming
 * Crimson Tide - Alabama

D

 * Dolphins - Miami (NFL), Jacksonville
 * Ducks - Oregon
 * Dukes - James Madison, Duquesne

E

 * Eagles - Philadelphia (NFL), Boston College, Eastern Washington
 * 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

G

 * Gamecocks - South Carolina, Jacksonville State
 * Giants - New York (NFL)
 * Golden Bears - California, Concordia-St. Paul
 * Golden Gophers - Minnesota
 * Green Wave - Tulane
 * Greyhounds - Assumption, Indianapolis
 * Grizzlies - Montana, Franklin

H

 * Hawkeyes - Iowa
 * Hoosiers - Indiana
 * Horned Frogs - TCU
 * Huskies - Connecticut, Northern Illinois, Washington, Bloomsburg, Saskatchewan

I

 * Indians - Catawba

J

 * Jaguars - Jacksonville (NFL), South Alabama, Southern
 * Jayhawks - Kansas
 * Jets - New York (NFL)

K

 * Kingsmen - Cal Lutheran
 * Knights - Central Florida

L

 * Lions - Detroit (NFL), British Columbia (CFL), Columbia, North Alabama, Lindenwood
 * Longhorns - Texas

M

 * Maroons - Chicago
 * Midshipmen - Navy
 * Mountaineers - West Virginia, Appalachian State
 * Mules - Central Missouri, Muhlenberg
 * Muskies - Lakeland, Muskingum

N

 * Nittany Lions - Penn State

O

 * Oilers - Findlay
 * 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)
 * Pumas - St. Joseph's (IN)

R

 * Raiders - Oakland (NFL), Colgate
 * Rams - St. Louis (NFL), Colorado State, Fordham, Framingham State
 * Ravens - Baltimore (NFL), Anderson
 * Red Raiders - Texas Tech
 * Roughriders - Saskatchewan (CFL)

S

 * Saints - New Orleans (NFL)
 * Seahawks - Seattle (NFL)
 * Sooners - Oklahoma
 * Spartans - Michigan State, San Jose State
 * Stampeders - Calgary (CFL)
 * Steelers - Pittsburgh (NFL)

T

 * Texans - Houston (NFL), Tarleton State
 * Tigers - Auburn, Clemson, LSU, Missouri
 * Tiger-Cats - Hamilton (CFL)
 * Titans - Tennessee (NFL)
 * Trojans - Southern California, Troy, Virginia State

U

 * Utes - Utah

V

 * Vikings - Minnesota (NFL), Portland State

W

 * Wildcats - Arizona, Kansas State, Northwestern, Weber State
 * Wolves - Western Oregon
 * Wolverines - Michigan

X

 * St. Francis Xavier

Y

 * Yellow Jackets/Yellowjackets - Georgia Tech, American International

Numbers

 * 49ers - San Francisco (NFL)