ðɪ ˈɪŋkʌmˌɪŋ stˈuːdənt pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ðə nˈɪkneɪm tˈaɪtənz ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə ðə fˈɪlm ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ ðə tˈaɪtənz wˌɪtʃ dɹˈæmɐtˌaɪzd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn stˈeɪttʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm fɹʌm tˈiː. sˈiː. wˈɪljəmz hˈaɪ skˈuːl ʌv ˌælɪɡzˈændɹiə, vɜːdʒˈɪniə wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst tˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈɜːlɪɚ.
The incoming student population selected the nickname Titans in response to the film Remember the Titans which dramatized the 1971 state-championship football team from T. C. Williams High School of Alexandria, Virginia which was released two years earlier.