There are 133 universities that are members of the Football Bowl Subdivision. However only 13 of these colleges (10%), share one thing in common – their mascot does not end in an “S”. Of these 13 teams, two of them are Wolfpacks, two of them have green in their name (but not the Irish!), and two of them are types of men – Minutemen or Midshipmen.
The weirdest of all is the Golden Hurricane. Unlike the Miami and Carolina Hurricanes, Tulsa’s mascot is only 1 Hurricane. But that is not enough – it is also the only golden hurricane in recorded history and it is located in a city, Tulsa, that has never had a hurricane. Story behind the mascot – in 1922, Tulsa wearing new yellow and black uniforms and playing very well, so well that their coach stated that they were “roaring through the competition.” He wanted a nickname to describe his team but was told that Golden Tornado was periodically used by Georgia Tech so he switched to the Golden Hurricane.
Deep Thoughts on Higher Ed 