From 1965 to 1969, Indiana University athletics events were often attended by a bison mascot. During that time, the Hoosiers football team played in the Rose Bowl for the only ...

Indiana University sports had a bison mascot for a few years in the 1960s, but it has been without a mascot since. News Sports Indy 500 Things To Do Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals IU ...

The decision to bring back the mascot comes after a successful football season, in which the Hoosiers went 11-2 overall en route to its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance.

The bison is back! IU resurrects '60s mascot. From 1965-1969, coinciding with the IU Hoosiers’ last trip to the Rose Bowl, the costumed mascot roamed the sidelines before becoming extinct.

Decades ago, for just a few years, drawing on the animal figuring prominently on the state seal, IU tried a bison mascot.It was introduced in 1965 and abandoned by the end of that decade.

Here is what is in this week’s edition: • Bison mascot returning to IU athletics • Hoosiers Connect NIL event at Huber’s Winery • Indiana Pacers and Thomas Bryant advance to the NBA Finals ...

At long last, Indiana has a mascot. Hoosier The Bison doesn’t end or threaten any existing Indiana traditions, so he should be able to fit in something a new generation of fans can embrace.

But the Hoosiers have been missing one thing for over 50 years — a mascot. Back in 1965, a student-led group picked their school's mascot as "Hoosier the Bison," inspired by the bison on Indiana ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University in Bloomington has its fair share of iconic symbols, like the trident and Sample Gates on campus. But the Hoosiers have been missing one thing for over 50 years ...

It is oft-repeated that the bison mascot was dropped in 1969, but there are photos in the Indiana University archive that show the mascot being used as late as the 1973 football season.

While the video did not provide an up-close look at the costume for “Hoosier the Bison,” it did share that the mascot will make its return in the fall of 2025. IU Athletics previously had a ...