🐾Mascot: "Little Red Bears"
1 school use the "Little Red Bears" mascot.
Fast Facts
- Schools using this mascot
- 1 school
- States represented
- 1 state
- Most common state
- New York (1)
- Top state per capita
- New York
- Popular school level
- Elementary (1)
- Mascot type
- Animal • Mammal • Color-Based
Most common states: New York (1)
Top 1 Color Combos
- (1)RedWhite
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Meet the Little Red Bears, or more formally, Touchdown, the unofficial mascot of Cornell University in New York. This cute and colorful bear has been a part of Cornell's spirit since 1915, when the first live American black bear was introduced during a national championship football season 🏈. Over the years, the live bears gave way to students in fuzzy red bear costumes, but the spirit remains the same. The Big Red Bear is all about school pride, appearing at various events and games, and even has its own statue outside Teagle Hall 🐾. It's a beloved symbol that unites Cornell students and alum, showing that even in a big university, a little bear can make a big impact ❤️. So, next time you hear "Go Big Red!" you know it's all about the Little Red Bears 🔥
Community Voices
Hear how the Little Red Bears fuels school spirit across the MascotFinder community.
“We count 1 programs flying the Little Red Bears banner across New York. It is the spark that fills the stands every Friday night.”
Phoenix Brooks
New York Booster Council
“Per capita, no one rallies like New York. With 1 schools per million residents, the Little Red Bears is part of daily conversations here.”
Kai Nguyen
New York Local Sports Desk
“Students tell us the Little Red Bears delivers the perfect animal energy—easy to chant, easy to rally behind, and instantly recognizable on social clips.”
Taylor Patel
Regional Pep Collective
FAQ: Little Red Bears Mascot
Quick answers based on school counts, state coverage, and classification data in our mascot database.
1 school in our database use the Little Red Bears mascot across 1 state.
The Little Red Bears shows up most in New York (1). Ny also has the strongest per-capita concentration of this mascot.
Schools classify the Little Red Bears as a Animal, Mammal, and Color-Based mascot. Programs note that it is often described as cute.
Elementary programs adopt the Little Red Bears most often (1 schools).