CaliforniaGlowin Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Just wondering if there's a list anywhere of schools that have letters for a primary logo without a mascot. Or schools that use the wordmark more than the mascot. (TCU?) LIU has a shark but they use the wordmark more. Eastern Michigan (E) Houston (UH) Baylor (BU) Notre Dame (ND) Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Michigan “M” Oregon “O” Miami “U” UNC “NC” NC State Nebraska “N” Oklahoma “OU” kansas “kU” Ohio State “OSU” Oklahoma state “”OSU” Cal U Conn Stanford “S” harvard “H” I could go on and on these were the ones I was able to think of in the 10 minutes before I go in to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 Doesn't NC state have that hideous wolf? And Kansas primary is the bird logo. But yeah some of those I forgot. Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Akronite- Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 It's incredibly popular for colleges to do this. Gonna try without cheating off the Sportslogo archives here. *Not sure if it counts technically B1G Rutgers - R (they have a mascot logo but the R is the helmet logo) Ohio State - Block O (primary just puts name across the block O) Indiana - IU Purdue - P Michigan - M (alternate with Michigan across) Northwestern - N (there is a Wildcat logo but seems less ubiquitous) Illinois - Block I & ILLINOIS Wisconsin - W Minnesota - M Nebraska - N (thick primary, thin helmet) *Maryland - M (primary, though the flag & Terp logos get used plenty) *Michigan State - Spartan helmet is primary, but they also use the S for State SEC Alabama - A Auburn - AU Georgia - G Tennessee - T Kentucky - UK LSU - LSU Texas A&M - ATM Ole Miss - Ole Miss (wordmark seems to take precedence over the southern dude) Miss State - M with a banner thing (right?) Vanderbilt - V PAC-12 Oregon - O Washington - W Cal - Cal UCLA - UCLA Arizona - A USC - SC, though the trojan is on the helmet (thanks @QCS) *Washington State - WSU combo mascot logo *Stanford - S w/ or w/out tree *Colorado - CU on the buffalo *Utah - U in the dreamcatcher or whatever ACC Miami - U Georgia Tech - GT Pitt - Pitt Duke - D UNC - NC Syracuse - S Virginia - V Virginia Tech - VT Wake Forest - WF *NC State - S w/ NC in it (not sure if wolf is primary) *Boston College - BC w/ eagle Big 12 Oklahoma - OU Oklahoma State - OSU Baylor - BU Texas Tech - T in T Iowa State - I with STATE across West Virginia - WV *TCU - TCU, though the horned frog is iconic MAC Akron - Z Miami - M Ohio - OHIO ...missing some for sure Extras Harvard - H Princeton - P Cincinnati - C claw Notre Dame - ND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 1 hour ago, -Akronite- said: *USC - SC, though the trojan is the primary I think Nope, the SC interlock is the primary. the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 For NC State, the S is what they tend to favor. I'm fairly certain Michigan State considers their S and the Spartan helm as co-primaries. Then you got Villanova's split V. A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 53 minutes ago, Discrim said: For NC State, the S is what they tend to favor. They may favor it, but according to the NC State Athletics Brand Guide, the Block S, Wolf Head, and Struttin' Wolf are "interchangeable as primary logos". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Penn has been using a split-color P for many years, but sometimes it's within a shield. Rhode Island has also gone to a split double blue letter logo as the primary. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 UTEP, with a pickaxe as the T, but I think this counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rich Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 On 11/11/2021 at 8:13 PM, CaliforniaGlowin said: Just wondering if there's a list anywhere of schools that have letters for a primary logo without a mascot. Or schools that use the wordmark more than the mascot. (TCU?) LIU has a shark but they use the wordmark more. Eastern Michigan (E) Houston (UH) Baylor (BU) Notre Dame (ND) Regarding this original post, it all depends on the definition. "primary logo without a mascot" Without a mascot AT ALL? VERY few of these. If you look into it in print and their website, or merch websites, you'll ALMOST always find some sort of mascot, often listed as a "secondary" logo. For example, Notre Dame or Houston: Now, in regards to "schools that use the wordmark more than the mascot", that also depends on context. On actual uniforms, (particularly helmets) wordmarks and letters are much more common here; mascot helmet logos are few and far between in college (we discussed that on these boards quite some time ago), and mascot logos are almost non-existent on college basketball, baseball, and other sports unis-- maybe a logo on the side of the shorts in basketball, but that's about it. . But in publications, and on print ads, banners and flags, and apparel merch -- t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, etc.? That's when you start getting those mascot logos a lot more, often more than the wordmark or individual letters. A few examples from don't care and Akronite's lists: ALSO: On 11/12/2021 at 11:30 AM, -Akronite- said: Ole Miss - Ole Miss (wordmark seems to take precedence over the southern dude) That "southern dude"-- Colonel Reb-- was retired/phased out back in 2010. It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingjai Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 BYU's primary athletics mark is now officially the "Stretch Y" (for a while, it wasn't): https://brand.byu.edu/unit-logos/athletics Visit my store on REDBUBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi74 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Central & Eastern Michigan both use just a letter and Western Michigan has been using a W a lot more than they have in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted November 18, 2021 Author Share Posted November 18, 2021 NEC conference has a few: Fairleigh Dickinson, Merrimack, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 12:30 PM, -Akronite- said: It's incredibly popular for colleges to do this. Gonna try without cheating off the Sportslogo archives here. *Not sure if it counts technically B1G *Maryland - M (primary, though the flag & Terp logos get used plenty) My son is a sophomore at Maryland. The M is probably emphasized a little over the Terrapin-M logo, but it's definitely not exclusive. We have a Tervis tumbler that uses the current M, the current wordmarks and the Terrapin-M at the same time. If it' s not exactly this one, it's pretty close. Off topic -- One of my pet peeves is that the Terrapin-M logo uses the Aachen Bold M from the pre-UA days. I wish they would revise it to use the current M, but there may be legal reasons why they can't. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korkie Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Jackson State has the JSU logo in a box. https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/71471772007/Jackson_State_Tigers/2006/Primary_Logo "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed."Dr. Kelso: My son is a big baseball fan. Not so much playing it, but more the designing and sewing of uniforms.Tyler: That's neat.Dr. Kelso: No, it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJimmy Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 yeah a bunch of schools do this. they shouldn't. I miss that period from like 1995-2005 when colleges had really cool proper primary logos, then I guess the "uuuuuuuuu my truditiun" sentiment kicked in and they all went to the safest logos possible. charleston southern, meanwhile, just did the opposite and made their pirate head the primary, which rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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