Ask the Memphian: Why is the U of M’s mascot a tiger?
Memphis Tigers mascot Pouncer during a spring game at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on April 26, 2025. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Tigers and what is now the University of Memphis go back to around 1914, and the partnership eventually led to the school having a live feline on the sidelines during football games.
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