No one is quite sure but probably because of the color and the tiger being a strong, fearce animal. I actually am a tiger fan and live close to there, so go tigers!
Princeton's mascot is a tiger.
It's their choice, they decided they want a tiger as a mascot.
The mascot for Princeton University is the Tigers.
Mike the Tiger is the mascot for the LSU Tigers. Mountaineer is the mascot for West Virginia University.
Tuskegee University's Mascot is The Golden Tiger
Jackson State University's mascot is the Tiger.
A Tiger.
Shera the tiger is the mascot.
its a tiger
Tiger
The Auburn University mascot is the Barnyard Turkey.
It isn't. Their mascot is a tiger. The tiger paw is just one of their symbols, like the "C" they use for their baseball team. But to answer the question, "Why is Clemson's mascot a TIGER?", it is because of Walter Riggs. He came to Clemson as the football coach in 1896 from Auburn University. He had always been a fan of the Princeton Tigers, and, therefore, gave Clemson the mascot.