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The LSU Tigers has been shortened from the previous handle of the "Fighting Tigers." Where did this come from? As you will read in several articles on this site, Princeton alums often became professors or college administrators, which prompted a lot of schools to select the tiger as their mascot. Of course, LSU did not adopt orange and black as their colors, making them somewhat unique for this mascot. For LSU, they were not influenced by Princeton, and the term tiger dates back to the civil war.
At the Battle of Shenandoah, a Louisiana battalion made a notable contribution on the Confederate side with its New Orleans Zouaves and Donaldsonville Cannoners. This Confederate fighting band was known as the Louisiana Tigers. As a result of their undefeated football team of 1896, LSU adopted the nickname Tigers.
The LSU Tigers has been shortened from the previous handle of the "Fighting Tigers." Where did this come from? As you will read in several articles on this site, Princeton alums often became professors or college administrators, which prompted a lot of schools to select the tiger as their mascot. Of course, LSU did not adopt orange and black as their colors, making them somewhat unique for this mascot. For LSU, they were not influenced by Princeton, and the term tiger dates back to the civil war.
At the Battle of Shenandoah, a Louisiana battalion made a notable contribution on the Confederate side with its New Orleans Zouaves and Donaldsonville Cannoners. This Confederate fighting band was known as the Louisiana Tigers. As a result of their undefeated football team of 1896, LSU adopted the nickname Tigers.