The Stanford Cardinal mascot, the unofficial Stanford Tree, is NCAA Division I mascot #8 of 347. Pac-10 mascot #8 of 10. (View reference images.)
California Golden Bear – No. 8
The California Golden Bears mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #7 of 347. Pac-10 mascot #7 of 10. (View reference images.)
Arizona State Sun Devil – No. 7
The Arizona State Sun Devils mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #6 of 347. Pac-10 mascot #6 of 10. (View reference images.)
Arizona Wildcat – No. 6
The Arizona Wildcats mascot, Wilbur the Wildcat, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #5 of 347. Pac-10 mascot #5 of 10. (View reference images.)
Washington State Cougar – No. 5
The Washington State Cougars mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #4 of 347. Pac-10 mascot #4 of 10. (View reference images.)
Washington Husky – No. 4
The Washington Huskies mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #3 of 347. Pac-10 mascot #3 of 10. (View reference images.)
Oregon Duck – No. 3
The Oregon Ducks mascot, Donald Duck wearing University of Oregon colors, is NCAA Division I pixel mascot #2 of 347. Pac-10 mascot #2 of 10. (View reference images.)
Oregon State Beaver – No. 2
The Oregon State Beavers mascot, Benny Beaver, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #1 of 347. Pac-10 mascot #1 of 10. (View reference images.)
This is the first character in what I expect will be a long series of 8-bit college mascots. I’ve pretty much decided that I’m going to draw pixel art for a retro-style game instead of finishing my master’s thesis, Mascot Identity: The Symbolic Consumption of University Athletics Brands. So, in honor of my Oregon State University M.A. studies that intellectually prepared for making pixel art like it’s the 1980s, here is Benny Beaver.