Rocky the Bull

Rocky the Bull (sometimes written like a full name, complete with middle initial, Rocky D. Bull) is the mascot of the University of South Florida's USF Bulls athletics. He is an anthropomorphized bull who can typically be seen dressed in USF athletic gear--usually a football or basketball jersey, but occasionally other attire like a USF T-shirt.

Rocky

University	University of South Florida
Conference	The American
Description	Bull
First seen	1965[1]

History

Shortly after the university's inception in 1956, a contest was held that would determine the university's mascot. Among the finalists were the Brahman, the Olympian, the cougar, the buccaneer, and the golden eagle, and the Brahman bull was ultimately selected and unveiled as the mascot on November 17, 1962.[2][3]

The USF athletics teams were known as the Brahman Bulls until the earlier 1980s, when the name was simplified to the Bulls. At the start of the 2004 football season, the current iteration of the Rocky mascot costume was unveiled.

Rocky won the Capital One Mascot Challenge in 2013, besting Mike the Tiger (LSU), Sparty (Michigan State), and, in the finals, Raider Red (Texas Tech). Rocky is the first mascot to go undefeated in the Capital One Mascot Challenge.

Footnotes

gollark: I'm sure AE2 can sort of manage multiple recipes, just not *well*.

gollark: Ah, yes, I was just thinking of one-item loops.

gollark: I vaguely remember it not exploding when I put in the Botania "1 redstone → 2 redstone" thing in, but it did have a few issues.

gollark: What, really? I must be misremembering it.

gollark: What, AE2 or Milo?

External links

History of Rocky the Bull

University of South Florida
Located in: Tampa, Florida
Campuses	University of South Florida University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee University of South Florida St. Petersburg
History	USF History USFSM History USFSP History
People	List of University of South Florida alumni
Athletics	Herd of Thunder Rocky the Bull South Florida Bulls Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's Soccer South Florida–UCF rivalry USF Sailing Team
Media	The Crow’s Nest The Oracle WEDQ WSMR WUSF WXBL
Facilities	USF Athletic Facilities USF Baseball Stadium University of South Florida Botanical Gardens USF Soccer Stadium USF Sun Dome
Related topics	The Historian New College of Florida Phi Alpha Theta
Founded: 1956 Students: 48,793 Endowment: 417 million

South Florida Bulls football
Venues	Tampa Stadium (1997) Raymond James Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games UCF
Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull "Golden Brahman March" Herd of Thunder
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Venues	Yuengling Center (1980–present)
Rivalries	UCF
Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

South Florida Bulls women's basketball
Venues	Yuengling Center (1980–present)
Rivalries	UCF
Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

South Florida Bulls men's soccer
Venues	USF Soccer Stadium (1965–2010) Corbett Soccer Stadium (2011–present)
Rivalries	UCF UTampa
Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull Herd of Thunder
Seasons	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
National championship seasons in bold; College Cup seasons in italics

Mascots of the American Athletic Conference
Bearcat (Cincinnati) Shasta (Houston) PeeDee the Pirate (East Carolina) Pouncer / TOM (Memphis) Peruna (SMU) Rocky the Bull (South Florida) Hooter the Owl (Temple) Riptide (Tulane) Captain Cane (Tulsa) Knightro (UCF) Jonathan (UConn) WuShock (Wichita State)

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