Mascot, Arkansas

The mascot of the University of Arkansas is the razorback hog. During the early years of athletics at Arkansas, the cardinal was the favored mascot, but in 1909 Football Coach Hugo Bezdek referred to the team as “a wild band of razorback hogs” following a 16-0 victory over Louisiana State University. In 1910 the student body voted to change the school’s nickname from the “Cardinals” to the “Razorbacks.”