The bison debuted as Indiana’s official mascot in 1965, but it was quickly phased out in 1969. The school briefly adopted Mr.

Hoosier the Bison is returning home to Indiana University. On Tuesday, the school announced that Hoosier the Bison, Indiana University's beloved mascot from 1965 to 1969, will be back roaming the ...

It is oft-repeated that the bison mascot was dropped in 1969, but there are photos in the Indiana University archive that show the mascot being used as late as the 1973 football season.

A move is afoot in Bloomington, dare we say a stampede, to bring back the humpbacked, shaggy-headed bison as the Indiana University Hoosiers mascot -- a beast that has a decades long, on-again ...

"Operation Bigfoot" became code for bringing back the bison ... for bringing a mascot back, and Dolson was excited to see the idea through to reality. Last year’s football success, which ...

The bison mascot is often seen in connection with football, and specifically, Indiana's 1967 Rose Bowl team. The original idea was to have a live bison mascot, a la Colorado, but that idea was ...

As IU charged into the College Football Playoff, several promos throughout the season featured bison imagery. IU Student Government voted to bring back the bison mascot, vowing to work with the ...

And on the full IU football schedule posted to X, another foreshadowing of a possible mascot came with two bison horns piercing through the page atop the 2025 lineup. IU would not say why the ...