 Auburn High School 's primary fight song is " Hooray for Auburn ! " . The lyrics to " Hooray for Auburn ! " come from a cheer that was commonly used in the mid @-@ 20th century . In 1961 , Auburn High School band director Tommy Goff wrote music to fit those lyrics to create the current fight song . In subsequent years , the fight song was adopted by other schools , including <unk> High School and Opelika High School . At football games , " Hooray for Auburn ! " is played after a touchdown . 
