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  1. www.montgomeryadvertiser.com › story › sportsAuburn battle cry, explained: History behind "War Eagle ...

    Mar 22, 2024 · That said, the university claims to have only one nickname: Tigers. Auburn has been known by that moniker since that 1892 game vs. Georgia in Atlanta.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Auburn_TigersAuburn Tigers - Wikipedia

    Auburn Tigers. The Auburn Tigers are the athletic teams representing Auburn University, a public four-year coeducational university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. The Auburn Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

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  4. collegefootballnetwork.com › auburn-tigers-mascotHistory of the Auburn Tigers Mascot | College Football Network

    Mar 31, 2023 · The college football program has been known as the Tigers since they first fielded a team in 1892, when Auburn traveled to Atlanta to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. The nickname and identity of the program came from the line of a poem published in 1770 entitled “The Deserted Village.”

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  5. auburntigers.com › sports › 2019/3/28About Auburn - Auburn University Athletics

    Mar 28, 2019 · The official mascot of Auburn is Aubie the Tiger and all Auburn athletics teams (men's and women's) are nicknamed the Tigers. The nickname "Tigers" comes from a line in Oliver Goldsmith's...

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  7. www.saturdaydownsouth.com › sec-football › secSEC history lesson: The roots for each team's nickname and mascot

    • Alabama Crimson Tide. Mascot: Big Al. Origin date: 1930. Alabama has long been referred to by its jersey color, a crimson hue of red, but the team’s mascot is another story.
    • Arkansas Razorbacks. Mascot: Tusk. Origin date: 1909. Arkansas was known as the Cardinals until 1909, a reference to the cardinal red the school’s teams wear.
    • Auburn Tigers. Mascot: Aubie. Origin date: 1892. Auburn has been known as the Tigers ever since its first football game in 1892. The nickname is believed to derive from a poem by Oliver Goldsmith, written in 1770, entitled “The Deserted Village.”
    • Florida Gators. Mascot: Al. Origin date: 1908. A law student, Austin Miller, went to order some pennants for his dorm room, and realized then that the university did not have a mascot.

  8. www.collegefactual.com › colleges › auburnAuburn University Athletics Programs - College Factual

    Auburn University Sports-Related Financial Aid. There are 617 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 312 men and 305 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Auburn and the average award is around $27,480 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $29,116 and the ...

  9. auburntigers.com › news › 2023/9/6The Opening Drive: Auburn at Cal - Auburn University Athletics

    Sep 6, 2023 · California is the 88th team of 133 current FBS members that Auburn has played. Of the 86 FBS teams Auburn has played previously, the Tigers have defeated 79 at least once with the only exceptions ...