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Clemson's teams have been known as the Tigers since 1896, when a member of the first football team named Thompson chose the name based on the then-dominant Princeton Tigers football team. [2] [3] Clemson's costumed mascot, The Tiger , first appeared in 1954, with his companion, "The Cub" debuting in 1993. [4]
Clemson's band director in 1942, Dean Ross, stumbled upon "Tiger Rag", originally recorded and copyrighted by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917, in an Atlanta music store. Also known as "the song that shakes the southland", the Tiger Rag was brought back to Clemson to be taught to the Tiger Band to play at football games.
State Representative Frank L. Oliver introduced the bill for the song, and it was adopted by the Pennsylvanian General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Robert P. Casey on November 29, 1990. It replaced "Hail, Pennsylvania!". Lyrics Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Mighty is your name, Steeped in glory and tradition, Object of acclaim.
"Tiger Rag" is LSU's pregame song, which was first introduced in 1926. The Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band performs it on the field before every home game and after the Tigers score a touchdown. The Auburn University Marching Band also plays "Tiger Rag" as part of its pre-game performance before all home football games. The ...
Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university by enrollment in South Carolina. For the fall 2023 semester, the university enrolled a total of 22,875 undergraduate students and 5,872 graduate students, and the student/faculty ratio was 15:1. Clemson's 1,400-acre (570 ha) campus is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Dabo explains portal strategy. Maybe it was the declaration that most of the players in the transfer portal “aren’t good enough” to play for the Clemson football team. Or the insistence that ...
Nittany Lion. Origin of name. Named after Mount Nittany in Pennsylvania. First seen. 1904. The Nittany Lion is the eastern mountain lion mascot of the athletic teams of the Pennsylvania State University, known as the Penn State Nittany Lions. Created in 1907, the "Nittany" forename refers to the local Mount Nittany, which overlooks the university.
Penn State Alma Mater. This is the original Penn State Alma Mater, handwritten and published by Fred Lewis Pattee in April 1901. The " Penn State Alma Mater " is the official alma mater of The Pennsylvania State University. The song was accepted by the university in 1901.