NCAA Division I FBS Football Teams Nicknames

List the nicknames of all teams that compete in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. The teams listed are all FBS teams eligible for the 2025-2026 season.

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American Athletic	Nickname
Alabama - Birmingham	Blazers
Army	Black Knights
Charlotte	49ers
East Carolina	Pirates
Florida Atlantic	Owls
Memphis	Tigers
Navy	Midshipmen
North Texas	Mean Green
Rice	Owls
South Florida	Bulls
Temple	Owls
Texas - San Antonio	Roadrunners
Tulane	Green Wave
Tulsa	Golden Hurricane

Atlantic Coastal	Nickname
Boston College	Eagles
California	Golden Bears
Clemson	Tigers
Duke	Blue Devils
Florida State	Seminoles
Georgia Tech	Yellow Jackets
Louisville	Cardinals
Miami	Hurricanes
North Carolina	Tar Heels
North Carolina State	Wolfpack
Pittsburgh	Panthers
Southern Methodist	Mustangs
Stanford	Cardinal
Syracuse	Orange
Virginia	Cavaliers
Virginia Tech	Hokies
Wake Forest	Demon Deacons

Big 12	Nickname
Arizona	Wildcats
Arizona State	Sun Devils
Baylor	Bears
Brigham Young	Cougars
Central Florida	Knights
Cincinnati	Bearcats
Colorado	Buffaloes
Houston	Cougars
Iowa State	Cyclones
Kansas	Jayhawks
Kansas State	Wildcats
Oklahoma State	Cowboys
Texas Christian	Horned Frogs
Texas Tech	Red Raiders
Utah	Utes
West Virginia	Mountaineers

Big Ten	Nickname
California - Los Angeles	Bruins
Illinois	Fighting Illini
Indiana	Hoosiers
Iowa	Hawkeyes
Maryland	Terrapins
Michigan	Wolverines
Michigan State	Spartans
Minnesota	Golden Gophers
Nebraska	Cornhuskers
Northwestern	Wildcats
Ohio State	Buckeyes
Oregon	Ducks
Pennsylvania State	Nittany Lions
Purdue	Boilermakers
Rutgers	Scarlet Knights
Southern California	Trojans
Washington	Huskies
Wisconsin	Badgers

FBS Independents	Nickname
Connecticut	Huskies
Notre Dame	Fighting Irish

Conference USA	Nickname
Delaware	Fightin' Blue Hens
Florida International	Panthers
Jacksonville State	Gamecocks
Kennesaw State	Owls
Liberty	Flames
Louisiana Tech	Bulldogs
Middle Tennessee	Blue Raiders
Missouri State	Bears
New Mexico State	Aggies
Sam Houston State	Bearkats
Texas - El Paso	Miners
Western Kentucky	Hilltoppers

Mid-American	Nickname
Akron	Zips
Ball State	Cardinals
Bowling Green	Falcons
Buffalo	Bulls
Central Michigan	Chippewas
Eastern Michigan	Eagles
Kent State	Golden Flashes
Massachusetts	Minutemen
Miami (Ohio)	RedHawks
Northern Illinois	Huskies
Ohio	Bobcats
Toledo	Rockets
Western Michigan	Broncos

Mountain West	Nickname
Air Force	Falcons
Boise State	Broncos
California State - Fresno	Bulldogs
Colorado State	Rams
Hawaii	Rainbow Warriors
Nevada	Wolf Pack
Nevada - Las Vegas	Rebels
New Mexico	Lobos
San Diego State	Aztecs
San Jose State	Spartans
Utah State	Aggies
Wyoming	Cowboys

Pac-12	Nickname
Oregon State	Beavers
Washington State	Cougars

Southeastern	Nickname
Alabama	Crimson Tide
Arkansas	Razorbacks
Auburn	Tigers
Florida	Gators
Georgia	Bulldogs
Kentucky	Wildcats
Louisiana State	Tigers
Mississippi	Rebels
Mississippi State	Bulldogs
Missouri	Tigers
Oklahoma	Sooners
South Carolina	Gamecocks
Tennessee	Volunteers
Texas	Longhorns
Texas A&M	Aggies
Vanderbilt	Commodores

Sun Belt	Nickname
East Division
Appalachian State	Mountaineers
Coastal Carolina	Chanticleers
Georgia Southern	Eagles
Georgia State	Panthers
James Madison	Dukes
Marshall	Thundering Herd
Old Dominion	Monarchs
West Division
Arkansas State	Red Wolves
Louisiana	Ragin' Cajuns
Louisiana - Monroe	Warhawks
South Alabama	Jaguars
Southern Mississippi	Golden Eagles
Texas State	Bobcats
Troy	Trojans