What university has a dragon mascot?

The Drexel Dragons are the athletic teams of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania….

Drexel Dragons
Mascot Mario the Magnificent
Nickname Dragons
Fight song Drexel Fight Song
Colors Navy blue and gold

What college has the Red dragon?

SUNY Cortland Mascot
Blaze, SUNY Cortland’s Red Dragon mascot, has been getting some questions lately: “Have you been working out?”

What is the name of the Drexel dragon?

Mario the Magnificent
Today, Drexel University’s mascot is a dragon named Mario — but he wasn’t always called Mario, and he wasn’t always a dragon. Mario has only been “Mario,” or “Mario the Magnificent,” since 1997, when that year’s graduating class gifted the University a new dragon mascot with a new name.

Why is Drexel a dragon?

The Dragon represents ferocity and combativeness, desirable qualities in a mascot. Before they became Dragons, the school’s sports teams had been known by a variety of names, including the Blue & Gold, the Engineers, and the Drexelites.

Why does Drexel have a dragon?

The gradual acceptance of the term, ‘Drexel Dragon,’ was based upon its alliterative quality and the ease with which the Dragon could be represented — visually (as a logo) and physically (as a mascot). Drexel University Archives contains a complete run of The Drexel Triangle dating back to the first issue in 1927.

Why is UAB mascot a dragon?

Blaze is the mascot of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s athletics teams. He is a fire-breathing European dragon….Blaze (UAB mascot)

Blaze
Conference C-USA
Description European dragon
First seen January 6, 1996

What is Drexel’s mascot?

Mario the MagnificentDrexel University / Mascot

When did Cortland become Red Dragons?

1933
Founded in 1868 as Cortland Normal School, SUNY Cortland changed its nickname from the Normals to the Red Dragons in 1933.

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