Get 70 pennants in campus challenge mode to unlock the Mascot teams.

By setting the overall game difficulty to "Heisman" then starting a dynasty and switching the dynasty difficulty to "Junior Varsity", you can easily defeat opponents and complete challenge tasks. However, you will be rewarded as though you are playing under the "Heisman" setting, effectively giving four times the points for pennant purchases.

Choose your fastest lineman and make him the number one DT. Use the 4-3 defense, take control of the DT, and line him up to the outside shoulder of the weak side DE (away from the TE or FB). The lineman will rush into the backfield untouched at least 80 percent of the time. Also when on defense, choose the 4-4 formation and select the Fire Green" play. Before the ball is snapped, shift your LBs to the outside of the formation and take control of the OLB that has no TE or RB aligned on his side of the formation. If the offense is in a formation with no TEs or RBs, then take control of the faster of the two OLBs and rush the QB for a quick sack.

On the higher difficulty settings such as All-American and Heisman, the CPU seems to shift directly where you are going to run the ball. To avoid this problem have two of your favorite run plays in your audibles. If you call one of those two plays in the audibles and the CPU overshifts directly to where you are running the ball, simply audible to the same running play you had called. The CPU should switch its line and linebackers shifts. If it does not, simply audible to the same run play again. Eventually you should be able to get the CPU to overshift to the wrong side of the line and get a huge run. Note: This may take a lot of play clock to accomplish.

Set a punt return as one of your defensive audibles. If you have not changed the default audibles, then R1 + Square should be return middle. Before your opponent punts, choose all out block. If your opponent does not switch to tight punt, then move the man furthest to the left or right (usually a FS) over once by pressing Left or Right. Then, switch to the man directly inside of the furthest man. The outside man should take the blocker and leave a free path to the punter. If your opponent does switch, simply audible to your return. The tight punt will cause the "gunners" on the outside to stay and block no one, leaving room for at least a fifteen yard return, and if you can make good cuts, a potential touchdown.

On offense, choose any pass play. If you have good protection on the line, press Triangle so that the quarterback will run. Run to left of the play on the outside then start running toward the touchdown. The wide receiver blockers stay with the wide receivers; all you need to worry about is the line. You can outrun them easily. This works about 90% of the time.

Once the celebration starts, if you feel that you are about to receive a penalty, pause game play. You will not receive the 15 yard penalty. This is useful after touchdown celebrations, so your extra point is not from about 20 yards out.

The game randomly has a student act up and requires discipline. After each game, save your dynasty. Then, select the next game but make sure you have it checked as if you wish to play it, even if you are going to simulate it. If the discipline window appears, exit out and reload your dynasty. Go to that game again. Make sure you have the game checked to play so that the controller selection screen appears or else the CPU will take care of discipline, which is bad if you did not put any points into it. Then, exit out and simulate when the game is clear. With this, you can make any cupcake team a contender in no time.

Select the "My NCAA" option. Select the "Pennant Collection" option, then choose the option to enter codes and enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function:

Result	Code
1st and 15 Pennant; opponent gains 15 yards for first down	THANKS
2003 All-Americans pennant	FUMBLE
Alabama All-time team	ROLL TIDE
Arizona mascot team	BEAR DOWN
Arkansas All-time team	WOOPIGSOOIE
Auburn All-time team	WAR EAGLE
Badgers All-time team	U RAH RAH
Baylor ratings boost	SIC EM
Blink Pennant; ref spots ball short for opponent	FOR
Boing Pennant; opponent drops passes more	REGISTERING
Butter Fingers pennant	WITH EA
Clemson All-time team	DEATH VALLEY
Colorado All-time team	GLORY
Crossed The Line card	TIBURON
Cuffed card	EA SPORTS
Florida All-time team	GREAT TO BE
Florida State All-time team	UPRISING
Georgia All-time team	HUNKER DOWN
Georgia Tech mascot team	RAMBLINWRECK
Illinois ratings boost	OSKEE WOW
Iowa All-time team	ON IOWA
Iowa State mascot team	RED AND GOLD
Jumbalaya Pennant	HIKE
Kansas mascot team	ROCK CHALK
Kansas State All-time team	VICTORY
Kentucky mascot team	ON ON UK
LSU All-time team	GEAUX TIGERS
Miami All-time team	RAISING CANE
Michigan All-time team	GO BLUE
Michigan State mascot team	GO GREEN
Minnesota mascot team	RAH RAH RAH
Mississippi State All-time team	HAIL STATE
Mizzou mascot team	MIZZOU RAH
Molasses	HOME FIELD
Nebraska All-time team	GO BIG RED
North Carolina All-time team	RAH RAH
North Carolina State mascot team	GO PACK
Notre Dame All-time team	GOLDEN DOMER
NU mascot team	GO CATS
Ohio State All-time team	KILLER NUTS
Oklahoma All-time team	BOOMER
Oklahoma State All-time team	GO POKES
Ole Miss Mascot team	HOTTY TOTTY
Oregon All-time team	QUACK ATTACK
Ouch pennant	BLITZ
Penn State All-time team	WE ARE
Pittsburgh All-time team	LETS GO PITT
Purdue All-time team	BOILER UP
Quarterback Dud pennant	ELITE 11
South Carolina mascot team	GO CAROLINA
Stiffed pennant	NCAA
Syracuse All-time team	ORANGE CRUSH
Take Your Time pennant	FOOTBALL
Tennessee All-time team	BIG ORANGE
Texas A&M All-time team	GIG EM
Texas All-time team	HOOK EM
Texas Tech ratings boost	FIGHT
Thread The Needle pennant	2005
UCLA All-time team	MIGHTY
USC All-time team	FIGHT ON
Virginia All-time team	WAHOOS
Virginia Tech All-time team	TECH TRIUMPH
Wake Forest mascot team	GO DEACS GO
Washington All-time team	BOW DOWN
Washington Sate mascot team	ALL HAIL
West Virginia mascot team	HAIL WV
What A Hit pennant	BLITZ