Timeout (mascot)

A live dog was brought to football games as the mascot for several decades, until the 1980s when the Bulldogs moved into a bigger stadium and became more successful.

A particularly memorable instance occurs when Fresno State plays the conference rival Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the annual Battle for the Bone.

Timeout has been made into a bobblehead figure, sold in the Bulldog Shop on the campus of the university and provided in other promotions.

[4] A controversy arose in the 2007 season when the athletic department made a sudden change to the look of the mascot that proved unpopular with many fans.

[5] The original Timeout was a gray color, with large jowls and snout, a small mouth with a harmless, protruding tongue.