The athletic logo of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, was inspired by the nickname of the school’s teams and their mascot.
UMBC Retrievers is the common name for 17 men’s and women’s athletic clubs, which represent the University of Maryland, Baltimore City. The program consists of clubs, which compete in the first division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in such sports disciplines as Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Cross Country and several others.
All clubs of UMBC Retrievers are members of the America East Conference, the Collegiate athletic association, established in the end of the 1970s.
What is UMBC Retrievers?
UMBC Retrievers is the name of an athletic program from the University of Maryland, which consists of 17 men’s and women’s clubs, competing in the first division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in various sport disciplines.
The badge, used by the athletic program from the University of Maryland, Baltimore City in the 1990s, featured a classic crest with an image of a brown retriever dog, accompanied by a modern sans-serif lettering, set above it, and executed in a chocolate brown shade. The dog on the crest was placed against a plain white background, in profile, turned to the left.
The redesign of 2001 has introduced a brighter and a more modern version of the UMBC Retrievers logo. The new logo was set in a more intense color palette, with a brighter yellow and a calm brown replaced by black. Now the head of the retriever was drawn in solid black, with some delicate yellow accents, and surrounded by the lettering: the heavy uppercase “UMBC” abbreviation in a geometric serif font on top, and a medium-weight sans-serif “Retrievers” in a modern type, under the dog’s image.
The primary UMBC Retrievers logo features a dog that belongs to the breed known as the Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Above the dog’s head, you can see an arched “UMBC” lettering.
On the current emblem, the dog is brown with black highlights, while the letters are white.
Also, the retriever on the current UMBC Retrievers logo is facing to the left, while his predecessor was facing to the right.
The Dawgs, which is the team’s alternative nickname, compete in the NCAA’s Division I. Coached by Liam Bowen, they hold their home games at the on-campus Baseball Factory Field at UMBC. They have made three NCAA Tournament appearances.
As of 2019, the men’s team of the University of Maryland has played in the NCAA Tournament only twice (2008, 2018). The women’s team has had their only NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007.
UMBC RETRIEVER BROWN
PANTONE: PMS 1255
HEX COLOR: #B18906;
RGB: (177,137,6)
CMYK: (0,25,100,35)
UMBC GOLD
PANTONE: PMS 1235C/109U
HEX COLOR: #FFC20E;
RGB: (255,204,0)
CMYK: (0,25,100,0)
UMBC BLACK
PANTONE: PMS PROCESS BLACK
HEX COLOR: #000000;
RGB: (0,0,0)
CMYK: (0,0,0,100)
UMBC RED
PANTONE: PMS 032C/U
HEX COLOR: #ED1C24;
RGB: (255,0,0)
CMYK: (0,100,100,0)