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During the 2000 football season, War Eagle VI began a tradition of performing a free flight before a home football game. War Eagle VI, and later other eagles kept by in the Auburn University Raptor Center in Auburn, flew around the stadium before landing on the field as the crowd chanted "War Eagle".
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Football program For the Australian rules football club, see Auburn Tigers Australian Football Club. Auburn Tigers football 2025 Auburn Tigers football team First season 1892 ; 133 years ago Athletic director John Cohen Head coach Hugh Freeze 3rd season, 11–14 (.440) Stadium Jordan-Hare ...
Auburn football's grand tradition was on hold in 2020. Now the "War Eagle" flights are back. One veteran bald eagle is preparing for final flights.
There are many stories surrounding the origins of Auburn's battle cry, "War Eagle." The most popular account involves the first Auburn football game in 1892 between Auburn and the University of Georgia. According to the story, in the stands that day was an old Civil War soldier with an eagle that he had found injured on a battlefield and kept ...
Auburn University's website states that the most popular version of the "War Eagle" story dates back to 1892 when Auburn and Georgia met for the first time on the football field. The story tells of a Civil War veteran and his pet eagle he had found on a battlefield and rescued.
The 1992 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Pat Dye , the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 2–5–1 in conference play, and finished in ...
Auburn fans finally had a big win to celebrate. Payton Thorne hit KeAndre Lambert-Smith for a two-point play in the fourth overtime to lift the Tigers to a 43-41 victory over No. 15 Texas A&M on ...
The 1971 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Tigers offense scored 335 points while the defense allowed 182 points. SEC Champion Alabama handed Auburn their only conference loss of the year. Pat Sullivan won the Heisman Trophy.