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| − | '''Auburn University''' is an [[Alabama]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] established in 1856 as the East Alabama Male College.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/welcome/aboutauburn.html|title=History | + | '''Auburn University''' is an [[Alabama]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] established in 1856 as the East Alabama Male College.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/welcome/aboutauburn.html|title=History|language=English|work=Auburn University}}</ref> The school ranked #96 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Top Schools|work=US News|language=English}}</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
After 1859, the East Alabama Male College was maintained by the [[Methodist]] [[Episcopal]] Church South (Reverend William J. Sasnett was the school's first president). The school closed in 1861 due to the [[Civil War]], but reopened, with economic hardships, 5 years later; these economic problems were resolved when Auburn became the South's first land grant college.<ref name="history"/> | After 1859, the East Alabama Male College was maintained by the [[Methodist]] [[Episcopal]] Church South (Reverend William J. Sasnett was the school's first president). The school closed in 1861 due to the [[Civil War]], but reopened, with economic hardships, 5 years later; these economic problems were resolved when Auburn became the South's first land grant college.<ref name="history"/> | ||
==Athletics== | ==Athletics== | ||
| − | AU's [[football]] program has won 18 bowl games (while losing 13 and tying 2) and 1 national championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/auburn_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=AUBURN FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English | + | AU's [[football]] program has won 18 bowl games (while losing 13 and tying 2) and 1 national championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/auburn_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=AUBURN FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English}}</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Nb_US_universities|Alabama}} | {{Nb_US_universities|Alabama}} | ||
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| City: | Auburn, Alabama |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, equestrian, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball[1] |
| Colors: | orange, blue |
| Mascot: | Aubie (Tigers) |
| Website: | http://www.auburn.edu/ |
Auburn University is an Alabama public university established in 1856 as the East Alabama Male College.[2] The school ranked #96 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[3]
History
After 1859, the East Alabama Male College was maintained by the Methodist Episcopal Church South (Reverend William J. Sasnett was the school's first president). The school closed in 1861 due to the Civil War, but reopened, with economic hardships, 5 years later; these economic problems were resolved when Auburn became the South's first land grant college.[2]
Athletics
AU's football program has won 18 bowl games (while losing 13 and tying 2) and 1 national championship.[4]
Notes
- ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/#00
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History (English). Auburn University.
- ↑ National Universities: Top Schools (English). US News.
- ↑ AUBURN FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE (English). National Champs.