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Mike the Tiger is the mascot of Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and serves as the graphic image of LSU sports. Mike is the name of both the live and costumed mascots. By tradition the tiger is a live Bengal tiger, although the current mascot and his two immediate predecessors are mixed-breeds.
Mike the Tiger Habitat Mike the Tiger (Mike V) Mike the Tiger is the official live and costumed mascot of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU's men's and women's sports teams are called the Tigers. [1] The tiger mascot has had an on-campus building since 1936.
Mike the Tiger is LSU's official mascot. LSU Athletics is represented by its mascot, a live Bengal tiger named "Mike the Tiger". LSU is only one of two institutions of higher education in the United States to have a live tiger as their mascot; the other is the University of Memphis. The tiger was named after Mike Chambers, LSU's athletic ...
LSU has a long tradition of bringing caged tigers into the stadium on gamedays but, since 2015, the school has moved away from this and instead keeps its current live tiger mascot named Mike VII ...
LSU ended the practice of having a live tiger at games following the death of Mike VI, the last mascot to grace the sideline, in 2016. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images) (Doug Benc via Getty Images)
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) confirmed his support Tuesday for Louisiana State University (LSU) restarting its live tiger mascot entrance during home football games. “I think the opportunity ...
SEC logo in LSU's colors. The Louisiana State University official team nickname is the "Fighting Tigers", "Tigers" or "Lady Tigers". [3]At one time, the "Lady Tigers" nickname was used only in sports that have teams for both men and women—specifically basketball, cross country, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); however, since 2017, only women's ...
LSU's men's and women's sports teams are called the Fighting Tigers, Tigers or Lady Tigers.. During its first three sports seasons, LSU played without a nickname. [2] For the inaugural LSU–Tulane football game in 1893, the New Orleans newspapers referred to the LSU football team as the Baton Rouge "boys", but that was not an official nickname. [2]