what college football team has an elephant mascot
University of Alabama
title: Cultural depictions of elephants text: team, had a "white elephant on his hands"; manager Connie Mack defiantly adopted the white elephant as the team mascot. The A's are sometimes, but infrequently, referred to as the 'Elephants' or 'White Elephants'. Their mascot is nicknamed Stomper. University of Alabama's Crimson Tide mascot has been an elephant since 1930 after a sportswriter wrote of a fan yelling "Hold your horses, the elephants are coming!" as the football team rumbled onto the field. Their elephant-costumed "Big Al" officially debuted at the 1979 Sugar Bowl. Catania, Italy uses the elephant to represent their football team, referencing the animal that has title: Mascot text: a living animal and/or can be made to have humanlike characteristics. For more abstract nicknames, the team may opt to have an unrelated character serve as the mascot. For example, the athletic teams of the University of Alabama are nicknamed the Crimson Tide, while their mascot is an elephant named Big Al. Team mascots may take the form of a logo, person, live animal, inanimate object, or a costumed character, and often appear at team matches and other related events, sports mascots are often used as marketing tools for their teams to children. Since the mid-20th century, costumed characters have title: Anderson Ravens and Lady Ravens text: the Anderson University Athletic Department. Most athletic teams have on-campus facilities for competition, including Macholtz Stadium for football, and O. C. Lewis Gymnasium for basketball and women’s volleyball. The official school colors for Anderson University are Orange and Black. White is often used as a secondary color and for alternate jerseys. Formerly the Tigers, AU's nickname was changed to the Ravens in 1937. The current mascot is Rodney the Raven. In 1970 the Ravens played in the NAIA Division II National Football Championship and lost to Westminster (Pa.), 21–16. The Anderson Ravens football team won the HCAC conference title in title: University of Alabama traditions text: as the "Red Elephants" afterward, referring to their crimson jerseys. The 1930 team shut out eight of ten opponents, allowing a total of only 13 points all season. The "Red Elephants" rolled up 217 points that season, including a 24-0 victory over Washington State in the Rose Bowl. Despite these early associations of the elephant to the University of Alabama, the university did not officially accept the elephant as university mascot until 1979. Alabama's elephant mascot is known as "Big Al". The Million Dollar Band, the University of Alabama's marching band, was founded in 1912 with 14 members under the title: Notre Dame Fighting Irish text: Notre Dame Fighting Irish The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the athletic teams that represent the University of Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish participate in 23 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I intercollegiate sports and in the NCAA's Division I in all sports, with many teams competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Notre Dame is one of only 15 universities in the United States that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey. The school colors are Gold and Blue and the mascot is the Leprechaun. Just exactly where the moniker "Fighting Irish" came from