The University of Idaho, a college football team representing the University of Idaho, has been using the Vandals mascot since 1921. The name was coined in 1917 by a writer for the Argonaut student newspaper, and Joe Vandal, born in the 1950s, became the mascot of Idaho in 1918 when the editor of the school paper started referring to the football team as “vandals”. The current mascot is Joe Vandal, who stands tall and is the only Vandal mascot out there.
The name was officially adopted as the Vandals in 1923 by McCarty and Edward Maslin Hulme, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. In response to Title IX concerns in the late 1970s, a new abstract logo was introduced featuring both genders. Joe Vandal stands high above the rest and is the only Vandal mascot out there, not like the Eagles, Bobcats, Lumberjacks, Bears, and Bengals. The University of Idaho is the only institution of higher education to use the Vandals mascot, exemplifying the spirit of the university.
Longtime Idaho State University mascot, the Viking Vandal, may soon be getting a replacement. ISU released a statement on Wednesday announcing the formation of the Vandal mascot. The first Vandal mascot officially adopted was Joe Vandal on October 22, 1889.
📹 Mascot mania: How did the Vandals become the Vandals?
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be delving into the history of our local collegiate mascots. First up? The Idaho Vandals.
📹 ‘It all comes back to the 1918 basketball team’: History of the University of Idaho’s mascot
The people who embodied Joe Vandal didn’t know the history, so like good students, KTVB headed straight to the library.
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