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36 schools use the "Maroons" mascot.
Most common states: Illinois (11), Oklahoma (6), Michigan (4)
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The Maroons mascot is pretty unique and cool, especially since it's not an animal or a person, but rather a color-based identity. The term "Maroons" often comes from the school colors, specifically maroon and white, which were chosen for their bold and distinctive look. For example, at the University of Chicago, the Maroons nickname was adopted in 1894 because their football coach, Amos Alonzo Stagg, thought the original yellow color was too messy and had some not-so-great symbolism🛡️. This color-based mascot is used by 36 schools across the USA, making it a bit of a rarity but still quite iconic. It's particularly popular in Montana, where you'll find a higher concentration of schools embracing the Maroons spirit. So, if you're ever in a school with maroon and white colors, you know you're probably among the Maroons – a symbol of strength, unity, and school pride🏆.
Hear how the Maroons fuels school spirit across the MascotFinder community.
“We count 11 programs flying the Maroons banner across Illinois. It is the spark that fills the stands every Friday night.”
Jordan Carter
Illinois Booster Council
“Per capita, no one rallies like Montana. With 3 schools per million residents, the Maroons is part of daily conversations here.”
Phoenix Lopez
Montana Local Sports Desk
“Students tell us the Maroons delivers the perfect abstract energy—easy to chant, easy to rally behind, and instantly recognizable on social clips.”
Kai Sullivan
Regional Pep Collective
Quick answers based on school counts, state coverage, and classification data in our mascot database.
36 schools in our database use the Maroons mascot across 11 states.
The Maroons shows up most in Illinois (11), Oklahoma (6), and Michigan (4). Mt also has the strongest per-capita concentration of this mascot.
Schools classify the Maroons as a Abstract and Color-Based mascot. Programs note that it is representing an inanimate object.
High School programs adopt the Maroons most often (26 schools). Elementary (8) and Other (2) also feature this mascot.