CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves
# CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves

The Colorado State University Pueblo ThunderWolves (shortened to CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves in their athletics context) are the athletic teams at Colorado State University Pueblo. The ThunderWolves are a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. They were previously known as the University of Southern Colorado Indians and then the University of Southern Colorado ThunderWolves. The program includes 7 men's sports: baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and wrestling. The women's program has 8 sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and track. Dropped following the 1984 season, football returned in 2008 and the team posted a 4–6 record. The ThunderWolves won the 2014 NCAA Division II Football National Championship, its first in football program history, by blanking previously undefeated Minnesota State University, Mankato 13–0.

## Conference affiliations

* 1938–39 to 1962–63 – NJCAA Independent
* 1963–64 to 1966–67 – NAIA Independent
* 1967–68 to 1971–72 – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference - Plains Division
* 1972–73 to 1975–76 – Great Plains Athletic Conference
* 1976–77 to 1989–90 – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
* 1990–91 to 1995–96 – Colorado Athletic Conference
* 1996–97 to Present – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

## History

### 1980s

In 1984, the school ended its football and baseball programs due to budget cuts.

### 1990s

In 1994, Dan DeRose, the athletic director, re-established the school's baseball program and had a new stadium complex built for baseball.

### 2000s

CSU Pueblo saw the return of football in 2008 with the construction and completion of its new football stadium, the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl.

### 2010s to present

CSU Pueblo announced further restoration of athletic programs under new president Lesley Di Mare.

## Mascot

The ThunderWolves mascot is Wolfie.

