The Tiger ( mascot ) - wikipedia The Tiger ( mascot ) For other uses, see Tiger ( disambiguation ). The Tiger The Tiger at a 2009 football game University Clemson University Conference ACC Description Anthropomorphic tiger First seen 1954 The Cub at a 2005 football game The Tiger is the mascot of the Clemson Tigers, the athletic teams of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. The anthropomorphized tiger is costumed in Acrylic / polyester fur, and in recent years wears a football, basketball, or baseball jersey or a T - shirt. The Tiger has a smaller companion, The Cub, who wears shorts, oversized sneakers, and a jersey numbered ​ ⁄. Contents 1 History 2 Traditions 3 References 4 External links History Clemson 's athletic teams have been nicknamed the Tigers since 1896, when coach ( and later university president ) Walter Merritt Riggs brought the name from his alma mater, Auburn University. The school 's first costumed mascot was the Southern Gentleman, a student dressed in a purple formal suit with a top hat and cane. The name came from a Greenville News editor 's nickname for Clemson students, and was discontinued in 1972. The first costumed tiger mascot appeared in 1954. A smaller, ostensibly younger, companion named The Cub was introduced in 1993. The Tiger 's wide, yellow eyes are perceived by some as frightening. In 2014, CBSSports.com named The Tiger # 4 on its list of ten scariest college football mascots. Traditions In 1978, mascot Zach Mills began the tradition of doing a number push - ups after every score equal to the number of points Clemson had in the game. Mills performed 287 push - ups in that game, a record that was later eclipsed by Ricky Capps, who performed 465 push - ups in an 82 -- 24 victory over Wake Forest during the 1981 national championship season. The tradition is now commonly emulated by other college mascots. The university maintains four Tiger and Cub costumes. References ^ Jump up to : `` The Tiger & Tiger Cub Mascot Tradition ''. ClemsonTigers.com. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Mills, Heath ( November 7, 2003 ). `` Tiger traditions : The Clemson mascots ''. The Tiger. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015. Jump up ^ Fornelli, Tom ( October 31, 2014 ). `` The Ten Scariest Mascots In College Football ''. CBS Sports. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015. Jump up ^ Weiskopf, Herman ( September 25, 1978 ). `` The Week ''. Sports Illustrated. 49 ( 13 ) : 60. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015. Jump up ^ Shain, Andrew ( November 24, 2012 ). `` Mixing, mingling with mascots of USC and Clemson ''. The State. Columbia, SC. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015. External links Clemson Tiger mascot celebrates 60, The Anderson Independent - Mail Clemson University libraries Clemson Tigers Teams Baseball seasons Men 's basketball seasons Women 's basketball seasons Football seasons Men 's soccer Women 's soccer Softball Women 's tennis Rivalries South Carolina Culture & lore The Tiger `` Tiger Rag '' Clemson University Tiger Band Coaches and players Brad Brownell ( Men 's basketball ) Audra Smith ( Women 's basketball ) Monte Lee ( Baseball ) Mike Noonan ( Men 's soccer ) Ed Radwanski ( Women 's soccer ) Dabo Swinney ( Football ) Baseball head coaches Basketball head coaches Football head coaches MLB players NBA players NFL draftees Venues Doug Kingsmore Stadium ( Baseball ) Jervey Gymnasium ( Volleyball ) Littlejohn Coliseum ( Basketball ) Hoke Sloan Tennis Center ( Tennis ) Lake Hartwell ( Rowing ) McHugh Natatorium ( Diving ) Memorial Stadium ( Football ) Riggs Field ( Soccer ) Rock Norman Track & Field Complex ( Track & Field ) Walker Golf Course ( Golf ) Conference affiliations Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( 1896 -- 1922 ) Southern Conference ( 1922 -- 1953 ) Atlantic Coast Conference ( 1953 -- present ) National championships 1981 football 1984 men 's soccer 1987 men 's soccer 2003 men 's golf 2016 football Mascots of the Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division Baldwin the Eagle ( Boston College ) The Tiger ( Clemson ) Osceola and Renegade ( Florida State ) Cardinal Bird ( Louisville ) Mr. & Mrs. Wuf ( North Carolina State ) Leprechaun ( Notre Dame ) Otto the Orange ( Syracuse ) Demon Deacon ( Wake Forest ) Coastal Division Blue Devil ( Duke ) Buzz & Ramblin ' Wreck ( Georgia Tech ) Sebastian the Ibis ( Miami ) Rameses ( North Carolina ) Roc the Panther ( Pittsburgh ) Cavalier ( Virginia ) HokieBird ( Virginia Tech ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Tiger_(mascot)&oldid=836117305 '' Categories : Clemson Tigers Atlantic Coast Conference mascots Fictional tigers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 April 2018, at 19 : 35. 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Question: what is the name of the clemson mascot
Answer: The Tiger