Rocky the Bull

Rocky

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

Rocky the Bull (sometimes written like a full name, complete with middle initial, Rocky D. Bull) is the mascot of 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.

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

External links

History of Rocky the Bull

University of South Florida

Campuses	University of South Florida University of South Florida Polytechnic University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee University of South Florida St. Petersburg

History	USF History USFL History USFSM History USFSP History

People	List of University of South Florida alumni

Athletics	Herd of Thunder Rocky the Bull South Florida Bulls Baseball Basketball Football Men's Soccer South Florida–UCF rivalry USF Sailing Team

Media	The Crow’s Nest The Oracle WSMR (FM) WUSF (FM) WUSF-TV 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

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

South Florida Bulls men's basketball

Venues	USF Sun Dome (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 1999–00 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

Mascots of the American Athletic Conference

Bearcat (Cincinnati) Jonathan (Connecticut) 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)

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