Oklahoma “Boomer Sooner” and Oklahoma State “Go Pokes” Bobbleheads Unveiled to Celebrate College Colors Day

This morning, to celebrate College Colors Day and in conjunction with the kickoff of the 2026 football season and start of the new school year, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed, limited-edition Oklahoma Sooners “Boomer Sooner” Bobblehead and an Oklahoma State Cowboys “Go Pokes” Bobblehead. The bobbleheads are part of our new College Slogan Series featuring nearly 30 of the best college slogans. The special edition bobblehead is being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, an official licensee of the University of Oklahoma.

All the details about the Boomer and Sooner and Pistol Pete bobbleheads are below, and you can find pictures and graphics of the bobbleheads that you can use at this Dropbox link. The bobbleheads are now available in our online store at the following link.

• The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in February, are now available at this link.
• Each bobblehead will be individually numbered to only 2,026.
• The bobbleheads are $40 each, plus an $8 flat-rate shipping charge per order.
• Standing on a “Boomer Sooner” base in school colors, the Boomer bobblehead is positioned on the left, while the Sooner bobblehead is positioned on the right. They are wearing crimson and cream No. 1 football jerseys while giving the No. 1 sign. Standing on a “Go Pokes” base in school colors, the Pistol Pete bobblehead is wearing his signature orange cowboy hat while giving the No. 1 sign.
• “Boomer Sooner” is the famous official fight song and rallying cry of the University of Oklahoma. The name comes from 19th-century history: “Boomers” agitated to open unassigned settlement lands, while “Sooners” snuck across the border early to claim land before the official 1889 Land Run. Today, it represents school pride.
• The nickname “Pokes” and rallying cry “Go Pokes” come from “cowpokes,” a historical slang term for cowboys. Founded in 1890 as Oklahoma A&M, athletic teams originally were known as the Aggies until the 1920s when the Cowboy identity and Pistol Pete mascot were embraced, eventually leading to the official “Cowboys” and “Pokes” monikers.
• The bobbleheads are being released in conjunction with College Colors Day, which is celebrated annually on the Friday before Labor Day for the start of the new college football season and school year. The fall semester began at Oklahoma State on Monday, August 17th, and at Oklahoma on Monday, August 24th. The Sooners open the 2026 football season on Friday, September 4th against UTEP at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, while the Cowboys open their season on Saturday, September 5th against Tulsa at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• “We’re excited to unveil these ‘Boomer Sooner’ and ‘Go Pokes’ bobbleheads as part of our College Slogan collection,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “As two of the most iconic and recognized college slogans, ‘Boomer Sooner’ and ‘Go Pokes’ gets OU and OSU fans fired up every time. These bobbleheads are a must-have for Sooner and Cowboy fans everywhere!”
• The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which is located at 170 S. 1st St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened to the public on February 1st, 2019. The HOF and Museum also produces high quality, customized bobbleheads for retail sale as well as organizations, individuals, and teams across the country.