Alright, folks, let’s dive into something I messed around with today – figuring out if there’s any college football team called the Vikings in Pennsylvania. Sounds simple, right? Well, it turned into a bit of a rabbit hole.
My Search Journey
First, I just did a straight-up search. Typed in “vikings college football pennsylvania” and… nothing clear-cut. Lots of stuff about the Minnesota Vikings, which, duh, isn’t what I wanted.
Then I got a little smarter. I started looking up individual colleges in Pennsylvania. Figured I’d check their team names one by one. I started with the big names, you know, Penn State, Pitt, Temple. Nope, no Vikings there. Nittany Lions, Panthers, Owls – the usual suspects.
This is where it got tedious. Pennsylvania has a ton of colleges. I mean, seriously, a lot. I went through lists of Division II and Division III schools, checking each one. I felt like I was going through a phone book (do those even exist anymore?).
- Shippensburg University? Raiders.
- Clarion University? Golden Eagles.
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania? Crimson Hawks (that’s a mouthful!).
I kept hitting dead ends. No Vikings anywhere. Started to think I was on a wild goose chase. Maybe I misheard something? Maybe it was a high school team?
I even tried broadening my search, looking for “college football teams Pennsylvania” to see if I could find a comprehensive list. More lists, more scrolling, still no Vikings.
The (Not-So-Grand) Finale
Honestly? I didn’t find any college football team called the Vikings in Pennsylvania. I spent a good chunk of time on this, and it feels like a big zero. Maybe they’re super obscure, or maybe they just don’t exist.
So, yeah, that’s my story. Not every search leads to gold, I guess. Sometimes you just end up learning that Pennsylvania has a lot of colleges, and none of them (that I could find) have a Viking mascot. If anyone out there does know of a Pennsylvania college Vikings football team, let me know! I’m genuinely curious now.
