Old Unlv Rebels Logo

The school ditched the confederate logos in 1976 but retained the rebels nickname.

Old unlv rebels logo. Unlv has used the rebel mascot since 1969 which was originally a wolf wearing a confederate army cap and uniform as the school mascot. Was intended to be a mountain man with a rebellious. The decade of the 1950s was epitomized by young people rebelling against their parents middle class american values. Unlv fans hated the new logo from the moment it was unveiled in june 2017 and though the athletic department never took an official position on it the design was not visible at rebels sporting.

Set against a background in the. The player was placed inside a white circle with red trim. Unlvs mascot has been the rebels since the 1950s when the school was an extension of the university of nevada reno. Gets covered in popcorn by fans after rebels quarterback armani rogers scored a touchdown against the nevada wolf pack during the second half of an ncaa football game.

Unlvs nickname and mascot date to the universitys origin in the mid 1950s a time when a nation founded by rebels once again became obsessed with the idea of the iconic nonconformist. Designed partially as a jab at the northern university of. The figure was given in dark red with the word rebel arched above the head. While the central character of the emblem used in 1976 1979 was also a stylized warrior this time he had a.

In 1983 unlv introduced the hey reb. The old unlv rebels logo adopted in 1968 showcased a stylized soldier who was also a player. A grey white and red rebel holding a rifle with the initials unlv and scripted wordmark rebels in red. A black red grey and white head shot of a rebel with a black and grey hat with a feather below the initials unlv in red with white and black trim.

The previous spirit logo which featured a caricature of the rebels prospector mascot hey reb has been replaced by a sideways facing silhouette of hey reb. The school unveiled the new look on wednesday and here it.