The 8 best college football bowl game mascots as of 2024, ranked

Duke’s Mayo Bowl mascot Tubby, Pop-Tarts Bowl mascot (USA TODAY Sports)

It’s no secret that there are a lot of college football bowl games and that many of them have mascots — some fun, some odd, some perfect for an absurd sport — that are tied to the bowl’s sponsor.

We here at For The Win are not for #brands, but we do love the weirdness and quirks of bowl game mascots that enhance the ever-present ridiculous of the sport. So we’re ranking bowl game mascots for the 2024-25 season.

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This ranking is deeply unserious and purely for fun, and while many of our favorite bowl mascots are from this season, others are delightful characters from past bowls that we couldn’t resist including. So here are our top-8 college football bowl game mascots, as of the 2024 season.

8. Whatever the hell Beef ‘O’ Brady was (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl, RIP)

Dec 23, 2013; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; East Carolina Pirates offensive linesman Will Simmons (70) blocks against the Ohio Bobcats during the second quarter at the 2013 Beef O Bradys Bowl at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

I’m assuming some kind of 1920s-style Irish bare-knuckle boxer. I never actually watched the game. Not even sure it was a real mascot. Honorable mention to the Bad Boys Mower, who once hustled back to Florida after a scene-stealing Mad Men cameo in 2011. — Christian D’Andrea

7. Tony the Tiger (Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl)

Tony the Tiger hugs special teams player of the game, Arizona State placekicker Christian Zendejas, left, and offensive MVP, Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels Tuesday, December, 31, 2019 at the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Tuesday in El Paso, Texas. (Mark Lambie/USA TODAY Network)

I don’t know enough about bowls or mascots to make the most informed ranking, but I’ll roll…

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Author : FTW Outdoors

Publish date : 2024-12-26 16:15:00

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