Auburn Tigers Football
The Auburn University football program currently plays college football in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. The school's nickname is the Tigers,and they won their only undisputed national championship in 1957. There have been two players in school history that have won the Heisman Trophy, Pat Sullivan in 1971 and Bo Jackson in 1985.
Fast Facts
- Head coach: Tommy Tuberville
- Inaugural season: 1892
- Joined league: 1932
- National titles: 1 (1957)
- Home: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
- Capacity: 87,451
- All-time: 672-385-47
- Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue
- Fight song: War Eagle
- Bitter rival: Alabama
- 2007 W-L: 8-4
War Eagle
The school plays home games in their on-campus facility known as Jordan-Hare Stadium. In addition to Sullivan and Jackson, other former players that have helped build the reputation of the program into one of prominence include: Tracy Rocker, Carlos Rogers, Jimmy Hitchcock, Tucker Frederickson, Takeo Spikes, Aundray Bruce, Wayne Gandy, Carnell Williams, Victor Riley and Jason Campbell. The "War Eagle" chant is said to have started because of an eagle that used to position itself in one end zone and the fact that teams failed to score when driving towards that end zone, leading to the chant "War Eagle."
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