Swoop (Eastern Michigan University)
{{Infobox College Mascot
| name = Swoop
| image = Week59.JPG
| image_size = 250
| caption = "Swoop", the EMU mascot, at the 2010 homecoming football game against the Ohio Bobcats.
| university = Eastern Michigan University
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| conference_short = MAC
| description = American bald eagle
| name_origin =
| first_seen = 1994
| related_mascots =
| official_website =
| hall_of_fame =
}}
Swoop is the mascot used for the Eastern Michigan Eagles to represent its NCAA Division 1 Athletic program. EMU is one of several American universities using the name Swoop as their athletic program mascots. The "Swoop" character is sometimes depicted as an American bald eagle wearing an EMU sports jersey.
History
{{main article|Eastern Michigan Eagles}}
Swoop is the mascot that represents Eastern Michigan University. The athletics teams are nicknamed the "Eagles". The Eagles name was officially adopted on May 22, 1991, when the EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the existing Huron (Native American) nickname and logo with the new one. In 1994, EMU adopted "Swoop" as the official mascot for the university.{{cite web|title=EMU Adopts Swoop Mascot in 1994|url=http://www.emueagles.com/sports/football/2006/University.pdf|work=EMU Adopts Swoop Mascot in 1994|publisher=emich.edu|access-date=19 June 2011}}
References
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{{Eastern Michigan University}}
{{Eastern Michigan Eagles football navbox}}
{{Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball navbox}}
{{Mid-American Conference mascot navbox}}
Category:Anthropomorphic birds
Category:Mascots introduced in 1994
Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles