30 Best College Football Mascots of All-Time

18. Duke Blue Devils – Blue Devil

When Duke lifted their ban on football after World War I and needed a new mascot with a catchy name the student newspaper started a campaign to come up with ideas. Of the suggestions, the list was narrowed down to Blue Titans, Blue Eagles, Polar Bears, Blue Devils, Royal Blazes, and Blue Warriors.

With no favorite emerging from the group, Trinity Chronicle editors began referring to Duke as the Blue Devils. The name derives from French soldiers, the Chasseurs Alpins—nicknamed “Les Diables Bleus.” Boy, what a soldier the Blue Devil is at the end of the day.

No, this isn’t a mascot related to Sparky or anything but one that has his own unique personality. One that loves to take little jabs at opposing teams every chance he gets on the gridiron.