Hooked on Huskers Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Who's the first Wildcats nickname and purple colors.........Northwestern or KSU? My wild guess, KSU copycats (no pun intended). You know ....... The University of Iowa's athletic teams were known as the Cornhuskers before they become the Hawkeyes not verified but Des Moines Article Nebraska history: Early nicknames for the university's athletic teams included the "Hawkeyes" (which is now associated with the Univ. of Iowa), the "Antelopes", the "Old Gold Knights", the "Bugeaters" and the "Mankilling Mastodons". (WIKI source) I love "Mankilling Mastodons" !! Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Well, since KSU was known as the Aggies until 1920, (This is why the four square blocks of fun in Manhattan is known as "Aggieville) I would go with NW being first Edit: KSU was first - Northwestern Wildcats, changed from the "Purple" in 1924 Quote Link to comment
Flood Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Mankilling Mastodons? I think that's the first I ever heard of that one. But I wouldn't be surprised. Back then teams seemed to change nicknames almost weekly. I actually like that one quite a lot! Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Changed college nicknames Ohio Bobcats, replaced the "Green and White" in 1925, so "1st and ten for the Ohio Green and White" Quote Link to comment
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