<Tr> <Th> First seen </Th> <Td> 1930 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related mascot (s) </Th> <Td> Aubie </Td> </Tr> <P> War Eagle is a battle cry, yell, or motto of Auburn University and supporters of Auburn University sports teams, especially the Auburn Tigers football team . War Eagle is a greeting or salutation among the Auburn Family (e.g., students, alumni, fans). It is also the title of the university's fight song and the name of the university's golden eagle . </P> <P> The widespread use of "War Eagle" by Auburn devotees has often led to outside confusion as to Auburn's official mascot . However, the official mascot of Auburn University is Aubie the Tiger, and all Auburn athletic teams, men's and women's, are nicknamed the Tigers . Auburn has never referred to any of its athletic teams as the "Eagles" or "War Eagles ." The university's official response to the confusion between the Tigers mascot and the War Eagle battle cry is, "We are the Tigers who say' War Eagle ."' </P>

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