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The bison debuted as Indiana’s official mascot in 1965, but it was quickly phased out in 1969. The school briefly adopted Mr. Hoosier Pride as its mascot ten years later in 1979. However, this version ...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Amid the best football season in Indiana University history, a movement is growing to bring back the Bison as the school’s official mascot. The Bison was the official ...
The Bison is back. Indiana’s latest video was released on Tuesday and confirmed that Indiana, which has not had an official mascot in decades, will soon have a bison representing athletics on ...
Video made by Indiana athletics suggests that the Hoosiers might reveal a mascot - perhaps a revival of the bison mascot - at some point in the near future. The former Indiana bison mascot poses ...
Throughout the years that IU has remained mascot-less, students, faculty and fans have consistently advocated for a return of the bison mascot that was first introduced in 1965 and retired in 1969. On ...
Photo of an IU Bison mascot on the field in 1965 (via Indiana University Archives) On Tuesday, the Indiana Hoosiers posted a video signaling the long-awaited return of the mascot, who hasn’t ...
"Operation Bigfoot" became code for bringing back the bison, a strategy months in the making. A three-part video series teasing the return of a physical mascot was littered with movie references.
Many have made the somewhat obvious inference that Indiana might be revealing a new mascot. Many of those also believe it might be a revival of Indiana’s long lost bison mascot. Not that it’s ...