[2] In the early twentieth century, wild razorback hogs were a common sight in rural Arkansas.

After the team's fifth straight victory, over LSU in Memphis, to open the 1909 football season, coach Hugo Bezdek told a group of fans at the train station upon their return that the team played "like a wild band of razorback hogs.

Big Red made his debut during the early 1970s and was also commonly referred to as "the Dancing Razorback" throughout the 1980s.

[5][6] A female Razorback mascot, "Sue E. Pig," performs at all women's events, and is known for her dancing skills and costume changes.

[7] Since 1999, "Boss Hog" (named for the character from "The Dukes of Hazzard") has served as a 9-foot-tall (2.7 m) inflatable mascot.