Ranking the best bowl mascots of the season, including the edible Pop-Tart and a giant jar of mayo

January 2, 2024 9:01 am ET

College football bowl season is about to officially end, with the national championship game between Michigan and Washington on Monday finishing out the postseason.

But before we say goodbye, it’s time to have one last look at the most important parts of bowl season: The mascots.

I’m not talking about the ones that come with the various football programs playing in the bowls. I’m talking bowl-specific mascots, the ones that have gone viral on social media and in our hearts. We’re going to rank them by … I don’t know … how wacky they are and how much we loved watching them.

Let’s dive in:

Tony the Tiger (from the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl)

This is not a drill.

Tony the Tiger has a loaded gun at the Sun Bowl & he’s using it 👕 pic.twitter.com/yTjdDJQV0g

— Andrew Sanders (@DrewSandersWNDU) December 29, 2023

Listen, Tony the Tiger is a fine mascot. It’s just that he’s a known figure in the mascot world and has been around for decades. Next.

Spuddy Buddy (from the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

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He got dropped this year. But generally, he’s goofy and silly, and that’s not a bad thing!

Whoever was inside the Spuddy Buddy costume will remember being hoisted up on the shoulders of Georgia State’s players & dropped onto the Smurf Turf for the rest of his or her life. 🥹 pic.twitter.com/6tNjZmXbVH

— Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) December 24, 2023

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