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War Eagle

The question has always been asked, “Where did ‘War Eagle’ come from?” Perhaps now we can shed some light on this. All of our research on this very question has told us that our beloved battle cry originated somewhere between 1908 and 1914, however we could not pinpoint an exact date. As any Auburn student knows, there have been many stories as to how the chant began and we know of one that is true. It was during the Auburn/Carlisle game of 1914. The interesting part is that the two most influential words now known in the collegiate community were first spoken by a member of the opposing football team! Every time that all-American and Carlisle Indian Calac would make it to the end zone, he would let out “War Eagle” as loud as he could. However this ended once the Auburn team put a stop to him. After Auburn’s 7-0 victory, the entire team broke out in a cheer of “War Eagle!”