Instagram story viewer> @bennythebeaver> Posts

Benny Beaver

@bennythebeaver

16.1K

followers

375

following

The Official Instagram of Benny the Beaver, Oregon State University Mascot. #GoBeavs 🧡🖤

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

Made it to the big leagues. taken in Moda Center by @bennythebeaver

2k

25

4 years ago

All smiles for the W 🔥🔥🔥🔥 #GoBeavs taken in Reser Stadium by @bennythebeaver

521

3

8 days ago

Time to bring that Beaver energy to Fort Collins 🔥🦫 Lets go @beaverfootball by @bennythebeaver

850

4

16 days ago

Live Update from Gill: beware of @bennythebeaver & @beaverdam 🗣️ 🔊

#Gobeavs taken in Gill Coliseum by @bennythebeaver

1k

3

23 days ago

Convocation Pregame with Benny and OSUMB! taken in Oregon State University by @bennythebeaver

357

6

a month ago

Beaver Walk with Beaver Nation >>>

#GoBeavs x @drivetoyota by @bennythebeaver

3k

4

a month ago

It's about that time🪚🏈 @beaverfootball #GameWeek #WhiteOut taken in Reser Stadium by @bennythebeaver

3

3

a month ago

Believe IT! 🪚 Tune in tomorrow 9AM PST 🏈 by @bennythebeaver

454

6

a month ago

Do you remember your first Benny sighting?

The Beaver wasn’t always Oregon State’s mascot. Long before Benny and Bernice entertained crowds, Oregon State’s mascots looked very different.

Early on, the university’s athletic teams were known as the Aggies and, briefly, the Orangemen. Attempts to settle on a mascot also met with mixed success. There was a coyote named “Jimmie” and even a steadfast fan known as “Doc Bell.”

School sentiment eventually settled on the Beavers as the athletics teams’ identity. And in 1916, the yearbook took that name. (Soon after, in 1925, Oregon debuted its first official state flag, with the beaver on one side. As the Oregonian said then, “its appropriateness is intensified also by its commonly accepted attributes. It is the universal symbol of thrift and industry and constructive endeavor — qualities as essential now as ever.”)

Once that was settled, a series of live beavers, “Bevo” and “Billy,” acted as early mascots. Later, the rally squad started hauling a beaver statue on wheels into games. Finally, in 1952, student Ken Austin appeared in a handmade beaver costume at a school rally, marking the beginning of the Benny Beaver tradition we know today.

#OregonState #OregonStater #GoBeavs #ThrowbackThursday

Photo: @osuscarc taken in Oregon State University by @bennythebeaver

528

6

2 months ago

Benny has never looked so good. 🦫

Did you know the latest issue of Oregon Stater includes a tear-out centerfold poster of everyone’s favorite Beaver? Swipe for a closer look, then dive into “Stories from the Suit,” our behind-the-scenes story of the students who bring Benny and Bernice to life, the traditions they’ve carried on for generations and the unforgettable moments they’ve experienced along the way.

Read the story here: https://oregonstater.org/stories-from-the-suit/

#OregonState #OregonStater #GoBeavs

Photo by: @KarlMaasdamPhoto by @bennythebeaver

1k

8

2 months ago

Gotta be prepared for mascot mashup🏈 #CountdownBegins

#OregonState #Mascot #GoBeavs #CollegeFootball taken in Reser Stadium by @bennythebeaver

533

9

4 months ago

#CFB27 Mascot Mashup… @bennythebeaver we liveeee 🎮 by @bennythebeaver

2k

17

4 months ago