Many universities and colleges share common nicknames and/or mascots. Over 70 American schools use Eagles or Golden Eagles; nearly 50 use Tigers; and, 30 have Warriors as part of their nicknames. Add in other common names such as Lions, Bears and Bulldogs and one ends up with a large list of duplications.
However, some schools use (or have used) nicknames that are distinctive.
University of Nebraska Bugeaters
The University of Nebraska’s athletic teams are known today as the "Cornhuskers" (an unique nickname in itself), but it wasn’t always so. From 1892 until the turn of the century, the "Bugeaters" was used as a nickname. This term did not refer to the dietary habits of the athletes, but actually to a graceful, nocturnal, insect-devouring bird known as the Nighthawk or Bull-Bat.
In 1900 a local sportswriter, noting that “bugeaters” was also a slur used by outsiders to describe Nebraska residents, searched for a new name. He chose "Cornhuskers" which had recently been dropped by the University of Iowa in favor of "Hawkeyes." The name soon caught on with Nebraska followers.
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