The logo of the athletic teams representing Loyola University Chicago features LU Wolf, the university’s mascot.
Meaning and history
1959 – 1990
The original logo displayed two letters: ‘L’ and ‘U’. Both were written in a smooth sort of serif with sharp tips. The burgundy ‘L’ was put inside the yellow ‘U’ and reduced in size.
1990 – 1994
In 1990, they adopted their mascot as a central figure of the new design. It was a lean, anthropomorphic wolf with a black sweater featuring the word ‘Loyola’. He was placed in the center of a grey oval. They placed the same word along the top edge of the shape, but curved a bit. The word ‘Ramblers’ was put in the emblem’s lower part. The color was the same orange shade as the other letters, but the font was cursive and bold.
1994 – 2000
This time they took only the head of the wolf mascot and placed it inside a white ring. Along the latter, they wrote the name of the university (‘Loyola University Chicago’) in red serif letters. The word ‘Rambles’ was still below, and the style changed little.
2000 – 2012
On both the old Loyola Ramblers logo and current one, you can see only the wolf’s muzzle. The old version introduced in 1999 places the muzzle inside a shield, where it is surrounded by the words “Loyola University Chicago” (on the top) and “Ramblers” (below).
2012 – 2019
In 2012, the Ramblers updated their emblem. The head moved to the top, while the lettering on the Loyola Ramblers logo grew larger and more prominent.
2019 – Today
The 2019 design reuses the wolf’s head from the previous logo. They removed the words and only left a big yellow ‘L’ next to the head.
Loyola Ramblers basketball
The men’s team has played in six NCAA Tournaments, five National Invitation Tournaments, and one College Basketball Invitational. Although the women’s team has never played in the NCAA Tournament, they finished as runner up in the tournament final on two occasions.
Loyola Ramblers soccer
The Rambler’s head coach is Neil Jones, their home arena is Loyola Soccer Park in the neighborhood of Chicago.
Loyola Ramblers Colors
MAROON
PANTONE: PMS 208 C
HEX COLOR: #922247;
RGB: (146, 34, 71)
CMYK: (11, 94, 35, 31)
GOLD
PANTONE: PMS 123 C
HEX COLOR: #FEBD18;
RGB: (254, 189, 24)
CMYK: (0, 28, 98, 24)