历史与传统
未经批准的昵称
The official nickname for the 火狐体育下注's athletics teams is "Wildcats." The nickname became synonymous with UK shortly after a 6-2 football victory over Illinois on Oct. 1909年，在路上.
指挥官Carbusier, 当时他是老州立大学军事学院的院长, told a group of students in a chapel service following the game that the Kentucky football team had "fought like Wildcats."
Later the name Wildcats became more and more popular among UK followers as well as with members of the media. 因此，大学采用了这个昵称.
野猫队的吉祥物
野猫吉祥物起源于1976-77学年的火狐体育下注. 加里·坦纳是最初的野猫队, dancing and entertaining thousands of UK fans at Commonwealth Stadium and Rupp Arena during athletics events.
今天, the Wildcat mascot also attends several academic functions as well and generally serves as a friendly ambassador for the University.
蓝与白
The 火狐体育下注 adopted blue and white as its official colors in 1892. 最初, 然而, UK students had decided on blue and light yellow prior to the Kentucky-Centre College football game on December 19, 1891. 蓝色的阴影, 哪个更接近宝蓝色, 是在学生提问时选择的, “什么蓝色?”?当时，理查德. Stoll (who lettered in football at UK in 1889-94) pulled off his necktie and held it up. 然后，学生们采用了这种特定的蓝色. A year later, UK students officially dropped the light yellow color for white.
肯塔基州歌
加油，加油，火狐体育下注，我们今天的战斗是正确的，
拿住那个球，击中那条线;
每一颗野猫星都会闪耀;
我们会战斗，战斗，战斗，为了蓝军和白军
当我们朝着目标前进时，校队，
我们一起踢，一起传球，一起奔跑，直到胜利
我们将把胜利带回家.
阳光照耀着我在肯塔基州的老家，
这是夏天，欢乐的时节;
玉米熟了，草地也开满了花，
而鸟儿整天都在唱歌
年轻人在小木屋的地板上打滚，
所有的快乐，所有的幸福和光明;
不久，艰难的日子来敲门，
然后是我的肯塔基老家，晚安!
(合唱)
别再哭泣了，我的夫人，哦! 今天别再哭泣了!
我们将为我在肯塔基州的老家唱一首歌，
回到我遥远的肯塔基老家.
火狐体育下注母校
母校，肯塔基万岁!
忠诚的儿女歌唱;
用一致的声音赞美她;
她的色彩在微风中飘舞.
对蓝色和白色要真诚;
一代又一代的胜利徽章;
蓝色，我们头顶的天空弯曲;
白色，肯塔基州的不锈钢纸.