Swoop (University of Utah)

Swoop
Swoop
University	University of Utah
Conference	Pac-12
First seen	1996
Website	UtahUtes.com

Swoop is a body-suit mascot for the University of Utah.

History[]

Swoop, a red-tailed hawk, is the mascot of the Utah Utes sports teams. The university introduced Swoop with the consent of the tribal council of the Ute tribe in 1996.^[1] Originally the school's mascot was an American Indian, but was dropped. Later Hoyo, a cartoon Indian Boy, became an unofficial mascot, but was also dropped. During the 1980s the Crimson Warrior, a Caucasian horseman dressed in Indian costume, would ride onto the field before home football games and plant a lance into a bale of hay. The warrior was considered more a symbol of the school than a mascot.^[2]

References[]

^ "Utah Mascot". Trademarks.utah.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
^ "Swoop Turns 20, Celebrates Birthday This Week". The Daily Utah Chronicle. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

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[1] "Utah Mascot". Trademarks.utah.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-05-16.

[2] "Swoop Turns 20, Celebrates Birthday This Week". The Daily Utah Chronicle. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

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v t University of Utah
Located in: Salt Lake City, Utah
Colleges	College of Architecture and Planning College of Engineering College of Science Honors College David Eccles School of Business School of Medicine S.J. Quinney College of Law
Institutes	Center for American Indian Languages Hinckley Institute of Politics Middle East Center Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Medical	ARUP Laboratories Huntsman Cancer Institute Moran Eye Center Primary Children's Hospital University Neuropsychiatric Institute University of Utah Hospital University Orthopaedic Center
Athletics	Utah Utes Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Gymnastics Lacrosse Women's soccer Swoop Pac-12 Conference
Campus	Block U Carlson Hall Fort Douglas George S. Eccles 2002 Legacy Bridge Hoberman Arch Huntsman Center Marriott Library Nielsen Fieldhouse Olympic Cauldron Park Presidents Circle Red Butte Garden Research Park Rice–Eccles Stadium Telescope Array Observatory Willard L. Eccles Observatory
Cultural	Kingsbury Hall Pioneer Theatre Company University of Utah Press Utah Museum of Fine Arts Natural History Museum of Utah
People	List of University of Utah people University of Utah Presidents
Broadcasting	Eccles Broadcast Center K-UTE PBS Utah Utah Education Network KUER-FM
Related	2017 University of Utah Hospital incident
Founded: 1850

v t Utah Utes football
Venues	Robert Rice Stadium (1927–97) Rice–Eccles Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah Utah pass
People	Head coaches NFL draftees 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

v t Utah Utes men's basketball
Venues	Deseret Gymnasium (19??–1939) Nielsen Fieldhouse (1939–1969) Jon M. Huntsman Center (1969–present)
Rivalries	BYU In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Swoop
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1943–44 1960–61 1965–66 1975–76 1980–81 1982–83 1990–91 1992–93 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2004–05 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t Utah Utes women's basketball
Venues	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	BYU In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	History Swoop
People
	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Swoop (University of Utah)

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