The first Boilermaker mascot wasn’t as people-pleasing as Pete. The first Purdue mascot, the Boilermaker Special, was a ...

The nickname quickly gained approval from students. Boilermaker Special The locomotive design of Purdue’s official mascot celebrates the university’s renowned engineering programs. The Boilermaker ...

Purdue Pete and the Notre Dame Leprechaun both have a shot at becoming Hall of Famers. Driving the news: Voting is open to make both mascots part of the 2024 Mascot Hall of Fame Class.

After trailing for most of the competition at the Chicago Tribune's Big Ten mascot poll, Purdue fans rallied (or created some voting bots) to lift the Boilermakers mascot to a rousing victory in ...

Trains have a special history and place at the heart of Purdue. The Boilermaker Special has been Purdue’s official mascot since the 1930s to represent the school’s engineering heritage. Every year, ...

This game vs. Texas A&M, this 70-66 loss Saturday at the Indy Classic, was going to be different for Purdue — uglier, more ...

The Boilermaker Special, Purdue’s official mascot, is a railroad locomotive cared for and maintained by the student-run Purdue Reamer Club. Although no students are required to live in ...

like Purdue’s Purdue Pete, Michigan State’s Sparty and Wisconsin’s Bucky Badger. Throughout the years that IU has remained mascot-less, students, faculty and fans have consistently advocated for a ...

Many of you understandably don't want to hear about football anymore, but that's what's good about mascots: They endure past ...