re: The last time Georgia played Auburn in Atlanta

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So they were plainsmen before tigers?


I actually like plainsmen as a mascot. AU should adopt that. It is unique and sorta intimidating.

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To get right to the point, Auburn's only nickname is the Tigers. We're the Auburn Tigers. Auburn has been known as the Tigers since the University first fielded a football team against Georgia in Atlanta in 1892.

The official mascot of Auburn is Aubie the Tiger and all Auburn athletics teams (men's and women's) are nicknamed the Tigers. The nickname "Tigers" comes from a line in Oliver Goldsmith's poem, "The Deserted Village," published in May 1770, "where crouching tigers await their hapless prey..."

"War Eagle" is Auburn's battle cry. Auburn has never referred to any of its teams as "Eagles" or "War Eagles". To the Auburn Family, it's very simple. We are the Tigers who yell War Eagle!

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The Auburn Tigers may have only one official mascot—the Tigers—but Auburn men are sometimes referred to as “Plainsmen.” The reference of the Plains was taken from Oliver Goldsmith’s poem, The Deserted Village, that begins “SWEET AUBURN! loveliest village of the plain.”

The Plainsman is also the name of the school newspaper, and the name given to members of an organization that are hosts on game days and for special university events.

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Auburn has carried the name Tigers for the entirety of their athletic history, but Plainsmen will always be a word used when referring to Auburn men.

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