Cy the Cardinal

Cy the Cardinal
Cy during a football game
University	Iowa State University
Conference	Big 12
Description	Cyclones
First seen	1954 ^[1]

Cy the Cardinal is the mascot of Iowa State University's sports teams.

Origin of Cy

Since a cyclone was difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal was selected from the cardinal and gold of the official school colors. A cardinal-like bird was introduced at the 1954 homecoming pep rally. A contest was conducted to select a name for the mascot, and the winning entry of Cy was submitted by 17 people. The first to submit the name, Mrs. Ed Ohlsen, won a cardinal and gold stadium blanket.

Recognition

Cy Walking logo

Cy has won two national mascot challenges since 2007; the CBS Sportsline Most Dominant College Mascot on Earth in 2007,^[2] and the CapitalOne Bowl National Mascot of the Year in 2008.^[3]

References

↑ "Origin of Cy". Cyclones.com. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
↑ "About Cyclone athletics". Iowa State University Relations. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
↑ "Cy Wins National Mascot Challenge". Cyclones.com. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

Iowa State University

Academics	Colleges Business Human Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences Veterinary Medicine

Athletics	Team Iowa State Cyclones Men's Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Track & Field Wrestling Women's Basketball Cross Country Golf Track & Field Venues Hilton Coliseum Jack Trice Stadium Veenker Memorial Golf Course Cap Timm Field Ames/ISU Ice Arena Rivalries Iowa Cy-Hawk Trophy Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Iowa "Big Four" Big Four Classic Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry Iowa State–Missouri football rivalry (defunct) School Spirit Cy the Cardinal ISU Fights Marching Band

Campus	Buildings Campanile Reiman Gardens Iowa State Center Alumni Center Beardshear Hall Enrollment Services Center Memorial Union Farm House Carver Hall Catt Hall Fick Observatory

Research	Ames Laboratory Ames Project Atanasoff–Berry computer CYCLONE Honeywell v. Sperry Rand Spacecraft Systems and Controls Lab StrangeSearch BugGuide VRAC

Student life	Iowa State Daily KURE PrISUm VEISHEA ISUtv CyRide Cuffs

People	John Vincent Atanasoff George Washington Carver Carrie Chapman Catt Jack Trice ISU Presidents Notable Alumni & Faculty

Iowa State Cyclones football

Venues	Clyde Williams Field (1915–1974) Jack Trice Stadium (1975–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy) Kansas State Missouri (Telephone Trophy)

Culture & lore	History Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State University Cyclone Marching Band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL players Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

Venues	State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)

Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)

Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Mascots of the Big 12 Conference

Judge and Bruiser (Baylor)
Cy the Cardinal (Iowa State)
Big Jay / Baby Jay / Centennial Jay (Kansas)
Willie the Wildcat (Kansas State)
Sooner Schooner / Boomer and Sooner (Oklahoma)
Pistol Pete / Bullet (Oklahoma State)
Bevo / Hook 'em (Texas)
Super Frog (TCU)
The Masked Rider / Raider Red (Texas Tech)
Mountaineer (West Virginia)

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Cy the Cardinal

Origin of Cy

Recognition

See also

References