| Auburn University | |
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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 two national championships[4], in 1993 and 2004 (the 2004 title featured an undefeated Auburn team which, surprisingly given its membership in the powerful Southeastern Conference, was left out of the title game; the winning team (USC) would later be forced to forfeit its title due to illegal recruiting, and in 2025 Auburn would be awarded the title).
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.