| Auburn University (AU), located in Alabama, is | | | | 1976-1980) who is individually credited with |
| known for many things including a rich history of | | | | encouraging fans to come out and support their |
| traditions. Perhaps the most popular and cherished | | | | players before they arrived at the stadium. |
| tradition at this particular college campus is | | | | Although a number of schools have since taken |
| something current students, alumni, and people | | | | up some form of this tradition involving cheering |
| local to the area are very familiar with that is | | | | on players as they enter the stadium (including |
| known as the Tiger Walk, named after the school | | | | SEC rivals the University of Tennessee and the |
| mascot which is a tiger. | | | | University of Florida) it is Auburn that is credited |
| Auburn usually has six or seven home football | | | | with developing this popular pregame ritual. |
| games every year that are played in their home | | | | During a typical football season AU usually has |
| football stadium that is named Jordan-Hare | | | | about eleven football games on their fall schedule. |
| Stadium which holds over 87,000 people. The | | | | In addition to the eleven or so games scheduled |
| tradition known as the Tiger Walk involves the | | | | during the regular season there is potential for as |
| football players walking from the dorm known as | | | | many as two extra games if the team is having |
| Sewell Hall (a dorm specifically reserved and | | | | a successful season. After the regular season play |
| designed for athletes) to the stadium hours | | | | is completed there is a conference championship |
| before kickoff. While the football players walk to | | | | game played. As a member of the SEC |
| Jordan-Hare Stadium literally thousands of loyal | | | | (Southeastern Conference) West division of the |
| fans cheer them on in as both a way to show | | | | SEC the Auburn Tigers have an opportunity to |
| their appreciation and in an effort to get the team | | | | play in the SEC championship game against the |
| pumped up for a strong performance. | | | | winner of the SEC East if Auburn can win the |
| The history of the now infamous Tiger Walk | | | | difficult SEC West. In addition to the SEC |
| dates back to the 1960s when young children | | | | Championship game if the Tigers win at least six |
| would approach football players on their way to | | | | games the team is bowl eligible which means they |
| the stadium in an effort to collect autographs | | | | will likely be invited to play in a post season bowl |
| from their idols. It was former head coach Doug | | | | game against an opponent from another |
| Barfield (head football coach at Auburn from | | | | conference. |
