Through the years, AUBIE's appearance took several different forms and in 1962, he began to stand upright and then in 1963 he began to sport a blue tie and straw hat.
AUBIE's appearance on the game program covers proved to be somewhat of a good luck
charm for the teams of Coach Shug Jordan. The Tigers won the first nine games in which AUBIE was the program cover-boy, and in his first six years, Auburn posted a 23-2-1 home record. Auburn's home record during the 18 years AUBIE served as Cover Tiger was 63-16-2.
AUBIE's last appearance on the game program cover was October 23, 1976, when Auburn beat FSU 31-19, but AUBIE returned to Auburn's program cover against Alabama on November 30, 1991, Auburn's last home game at Legion Field, in Birmingham, Alabama.
In 1979, AUBIE came to life at the SEC basketball tournament. James Lloyd, Auburn Spirit Director for the SGA, with help from the Alumni Association, contacted Brooks-Van Horn Costumes in New York, NY.
The company was provided with copies of the 1961 Auburn-Alabama and 1962 Auburn-Georgia Tech game programs to use for reference in creating a costume of the cartoon character. The firm, which also provided costumes for Walt Disney, designed and produced a Tiger costume for $1.350.00. Individual contributions from various Auburn clubs, alumni and friends helped pay for the first costume.
AUBIE proudly marched into the Birmingham-Jefferson County Civic Center on February 28, 1979, and helped lead first-year Auburn coach Sonny Smith's team to an upset of Vanderbilt. The following day, AUBIE returned to the arena and the Tigers surprised Georgia in the longest game in SEC tournament history, four OT's. Before the weekend was complete, AUBIE helped lead the 9th place team in the regular season to the semifinals in the tournament.
AUBIE was selected as the nation's No. 1 college mascot of 1990-91 by the Universal Cheerleader Association. He repeated again in 1994-95; 1995-96; and captured Auburn's fourth national championship in 1998-99.
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