History Minute The changing mascots of Arkansas teams

Imagine a time when Arkansas called the Cardinals and Arkansas State University cheered on the Gorillas. This is part of the colorful story of college mascots in Arkansas.

While the University of Arkansas was organized in 1871, it was several years before competitive sports began. The earliest records indicate that students organized the first football team in 1894, with the official colors as white and cardinal red. The Cardinal nickname spread, including as the title of the university’s first yearbook that year.

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