There arenāt a lot of elements of American sports culture that bond together fans and non-partisans alike quite like a good team mascot, which is something that the Centennial State has in droves.
Between the stateās premier college mascots like Cam the Ram at Colorado State and Coloradoās Ralphie the Buffalo and pro teams like Dinger from the Colorado Rockies and Rocky the Mountain Lion of the Denver Nuggets, the stateās mascot scene is second-to-none nationally.
When people are watching games, sometimes they are curious what the mascot of the team is. With National Mascot Day coming up on June 17, we wondered what mascots Coloradoans are looking up.
Utilizing Google Trends, BetColorado.com took a break from Colorado betting apps and looked at the search volume of the term āMascotā over the last 12 months (June 2023 to June 2024) to find the most searched mascots in Colorado.
Most Searched Mascots In Colorado
Mascot | Team | Search Interest (vs. Other Topics in Past 12 Months) |
Rocky the Mountain Lion | Denver Nuggets | 15 |
Dinger (Dinosaur) | Colorado Rockies | 9 |
Thunder (Horse) | Denver Broncos | 6 |
Ralphie the Buffalo | Colorado Buffaloes | 6 |
Bernie the St. Bernard | Colorado Avalanche | 4 |
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Which CO Mascot Is The Most Popular?
Based on search interest online, it appears that the Denver Nuggetsā mascot, Rocky the Mountain Lion, is Coloradoās favorite sports team mascot, with a score of 15 to beat out Dinger of the Colorado Rockies.
The Rockiesā beloved dinosaur mascot scored a search interest total of nine to beat out Thunder the horse of the Denver Broncos, who finished with a score of six, while Ralphie finished with a score of six and Bernie the St. Bernard of the Colorado Avalanche had a score of four.
While many Coloradans would argue over which of the stateās pro and college sports teams are the ābest,ā we now know for sure which mascot is the stateās favorite, with Rocky taking home the top spot in the Centennial State in 2024.
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