A fight song is a primarily sports term, referring to a song associated with a team. In both professional and amateur sports, fight songs are a popular way for fans to cheer for their team. Although the term "fight song" is primarily an American term, the use of fight songs is commonplace around the world, and may be referred to as team anthems, himnos equipos, or team songs in other countries, such as Australia, Mexico and New Zealand. Fight songs differ from stadium anthems, used for similar purposes, in that they are usually written specifically for the purposes of the team, whereas stadium anthems are not. There is a song by Marilyn Manson entitled "The Fight Song" off of the album Holy Wood

In the United States, fight songs are especially popular for American football, especially at the collegiate and high school level, but several NFL teams maintain traditional songs usually several decades old. Notable fight songs include Skol, Vikings, Bear Down, Chicago Bears, Go! You Packers! Go!, Fly, Eagles Fly and perhaps one of the oldest and most famous, Hail to the Redskins. "HIMNO TECOS" is the fight song of The First Division futbol team UAG Tecos of the private university in Guadalajara.

Hundreds of colleges have fight songs, some of which are almost a century old. Fight songs are laden with history; in singing a fight song, fans feel part of a large, time-honored tradition. The following list contains some of the most established and popular in America.

List of college fight songs

• Colleges whose names begin with "University of" or "College of" are listed by traditional name; for example, the University of Cincinnati is listed under C, not U.
• The service academies are universally referred to in sports media by their associated branch of service. This means, for example, that the United States Military Academy is found at A, for Army.
• Schools which are normally known by a different contraction of their official name, or an acronym/initialism, are listed by their most common name. Examples:
  • The University of California, Berkeley is most often referred to by American sports media as either "California" or "Cal", meaning it can be found at C.
  • The University of California, Los Angeles is generally called "UCLA", meaning it can be found at U.
  • The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga prefers to be called "Chattanooga" for athletics purposes, meaning it can be found at C.
• Other regional campuses, such as California State University, Fresno, are listed by their regional name, meaning the aforementioned school can be found under F.

A

• United States Air Force Academy – The U.S. Air Force (informally known as The Air Force Song, and often incorrectly known as Wild Blue Yonder)
• University of Akron – Akron Blue and Gold
• University of Alabama – Yea, Alabama
• Alabama State University – Hail Alabama
• Albion College – Fyte Onne!
• Alfred University – On, Saxon Warriors
• Allegheny College – Allegheny Pep Song
• Amherst College – Lord Jeffery Amherst, Cheer for Old Amherst, and Glory, Glory to Old Amherst
• University of Arizona – Bear Down, Arizona! and Fight, Wildcats, Fight!
• Arizona State University – Maroon and Gold

B

• Baylor University – Old Fite
• Bethune-Cookman College – Let's Go Wildcats
• Boston College – For Boston
• Boston University – Go B.U.
• Bowling Green State University – Forward Falcons
• Bradley University – Bradley Loyalty Song (Charge On, Bradley)
• Brown University – Ever True to Brown and The Brown Cheering Song
• Butler University – Butler War Song

C

• University of California, Berkeley (California) – Fight for California
• Canisius College – Canisius College March
• Case Western Reserve University – Fight On, Case Reserve
• Central Connecticut State University – CCSU Victory
• Central Michigan University – The Fighting Chippewa
• Central Missouri State University – Go Mules
• Centre College – Old Centre
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Chattanooga) – Fight, Chattanooga!
• University of Chicago – Wave the Flag and Scholarly Yells
• Christopher Newport University – "Hail to the Captains"
• University of Cincinnati – Cheer Cincinnati
• The Citadel – The Fighting Light Brigade and As the Cadets Go Rolling Along
• Clemson University – Tiger Rag
• United States Coast Guard Academy – Semper Paratus
• Colgate University – Fight, Fight, Fight and Fight for the Team
• University of Colorado – Glory Colorado, Away We Go, and Fight CU
• Colorado State University – Colorado State University
• Columbia University – Roar, Lion, Roar, Stand Up and Cheer, and Who Owns New York?
• University of Connecticut – UConn Husky
• Cornell University – Primarily, Give My Regards to Davy. Also, The Big Red Team and Fight for Cornell
• Creighton University – The White and the Blue

D

• Dartmouth College – Dartmouth's in Town Again, Come Stand Up Men, As the Backs Go Tearing By, and Glory to Dartmouth
• University of Detroit Mercy – The Titan Way
• Duke University – Fight, Blue Devils and Duke Blue and White

E

• East Carolina University – E.C. Victory
• East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania – Hail Dear Old Stroudsburg
• Eastern Illinois University – Eastern Loyalty
• Eastern Kentucky University – Hail, Hail, Eastern Maroons!
• Eastern Michigan University – Eagles Fight Song; Go Green (EMU Spirit Song)
• Edinboro University of Pennsylvania – Scotland the Brave
• Elmira College – Go E-L-M-I-R-A ! (EC Fight Song)
• University of Evansville – Hail to Evansville
• The Evergreen State College – The Geoduck Fight Song

F

• Ferris State University – Fighting Bulldogs
• University of Florida – Orange and Blue
• Florida A&M University – Our Florida
• Florida Atlantic University – FAU Fight Song
• Florida International University – FIU Fight Song
• Florida State University – FSU Fight Song
• Fordham University – Fordham Ram
• Franklin College – Stand Up and Cheer
• California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) – Fight, Varsity
• Furman University – Hail the White and Purple

G

• Georgetown University – There Goes Old Georgetown
• University of Georgia – Glory and Hail to Georgia
• Georgia State University – Panther Pride
• Georgia Tech (Georgia Institute of Technology) – Up with the White and Gold and Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech
• Gettysburg College – Loyalty Song
• Gonzaga University – For the White and the Blue and Bulldogs of Gonzaga
• Grinnell College – Here Come the Pioneers!
• Guadalajara Autonomous University (UAG) Himnos Tecos!

H

• Hamilton College – We Never Will Forget Thee
• University of Hartford – Hartford, On to Victory
• Harvard University – Ten Thousand Men of Harvard (main song); Yo-Ho; Harvardiana; Gridiron King; Up the Street; Soldiers Field; R-A-D; Score; Veritas; Our Director; Fight Fiercely, Harvard
• Haverford College – Football Song
• College of the Holy Cross – Maime Reilly

I

• University of Idaho – Go, Vandals, Go
• Idaho State University – Growl, Bengals, Growl!
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Illinois Loyalty, Oskee Wow Wow, and Cheer Illini
• Illinois State University – Go, You Redbirds
• Indiana University – Indiana, Our Indiana and Indiana, Fight!
• Indiana State University – March On!
• University of Iowa – Iowa Fight Song, On Iowa
• Iowa State University – ISU Fights, Go Cyclones Go!, and For "I," For "S" Forever

J

• Jacksonville University – JU Dolphin Fight Song
• Johns Hopkins University – To Win and Johnny Hopkins, On to Victory
• Juniata College – Fight On, JC

K

• Kalamazoo College – All Hail to Kazoo
• University of Kansas – I'm a Jayhawk
• Kansas State University – Wildcat Victory
• University of Kentucky – On, On, U of K, Kentucky Fight
• Kent State University – Fight On for KSU
• Knox College – Hail! Knox All Glorius and Fight, Siwash
• Kwansei Gakuin University – Shingetsu-ki no moto ni, Fight On Kwansei

L

• Lafayette College – Lafayette Fight Song 1898 and On, Lafayette
• Lamar University – Go Big Red
• Lawrence University – Viking Song
• Lehigh University – Goblet, Rearing Tearing, Lehigh Will Shine, Lehigh Fight (instrumental)
• Liberty University – Fan the Flames!
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Ragin' Cajuns^® Fight Song
• University of Louisiana at Monroe – ULM Fight Song
• Louisiana State University – Fight for LSU and Hey, Fighting Tigers
• University of Louisville – Fight, U of L and All Hail U of L
• Loyola Marymount University – Fight On Loyola

M

• University of Maine – Maine Stein Song
• Marquette University – Ring Out, Ahoya!
• Marshall University – Sons of Marshall and Fight On
• University of Maryland Baltimore County – UMBC Riser
• University of Maryland, College Park – Fight, Fight, Fight for Maryland and Maryland Victory Song (the latter is more commonly heard during games). Also, it should be noted that fans often sing a controversial version of the song Rock and Roll Part 2 (featuring the lyrics "Hey! You suck!"). The pep band has ceased playing this song.
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – Fight Mass
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology – The Engineer's Drinking Song
• University of Memphis – Go! Tigers! Go!
• University of Miami – Hail to the Spirit of Miami U and Miami U Fight Song
• University of Michigan – The Victors, Varsity, and The Yellow and Blue
• Michigan State University – MSU Fight Song
• Michigan Technological University – Fight Tech Fight
• University of Minnesota – Minnesota Rouser
• Minnesota State University, Mankato – The Maverick Rouser
• University of Missouri - Columbia – Every True Son, Fight, Tigers, and Tiger Song of U of M
• University of Missouri - Rolla – Fight, Miners
• University of Montana – Up With Montana
• Montana State University – Stand Up and Cheer
• University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) – Forward Rebels, From Dixie With Love (The Hotty Toddy is a cheer, not a song, but it is often set up with Rock and Roll Part 2)

N

• United States Naval Academy (Navy) – Anchors Aweigh
• University of Nebraska – Hail Varsity and There Is No Place Like Nebraska
• University of Nevada – Hail, Sturdy Men!
• University of New Hampshire – New Hampshire Hymn, On to Victory (recognized song), UNH Cheer (alt.)
• New Mexico State University – Aggies oh Aggies
• New York University – "The Palisades" aka "Our Dear Old NYU"
• Niagara University – Here's to Old Niagara
• University of North Dakota – North Dakota U
• University of North Texas – Fight, North Texas
• University of Notre Dame – Notre Dame Victory March ("Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame") and When Irish Backs Go Marching By and Rakes of Mallow and Hike Notre Dame and Celtic Chant and Down the Line
• University of North Carolina – I'm a Tar Heel Born
• North Carolina State University – Pregame Fight Song (Go State!) and Red & White
• Northeastern University, Boston – All Hail Northeastern
• Northwestern University – Go, U Northwestern

O

• Oberlin College – Oberlin Pep Song
• The Ohio State University – The Buckeye Battle Cry, Ohio State, Rally, Ohio, Hang on Sloopy, and Across the Field
• Ohio University – Stand up and Cheer
• University of Oklahoma – Boomer Sooner
• Oklahoma State University – The Waving Song, Ride 'Em Cowboys, and OSU Chant
• University of Oregon – Mighty Oregon

P

• University of Pennsylvania – Cheer Pennsylvania, Fight on Pennsylvania, The Red and the Blue, The Penn Band March, Drink a Highball, The Battle Cry of Penn
• The Pennsylvania State University – Fight On, State, The Nittany Lion, and Victory
• Pepperdine University – Fight Fight Fight for Pepperdine
• University of Pittsburgh – Hail to Pitt and Pitt Victory March
• Princeton University – The Orange and the Black, The Princeton Cannon Song, Princeton Forward March, Princeton Jungle March, and Ramble Song
• Purdue University – Hail Purdue

Q

• Queen's University; Queen's College Colours, also called the Oil Thigh

R

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer
• University of Rhode Island – Rhode Island Cheer Song
• Rutgers University – The Bells Must Ring

S

• Sacred Heart University – Pioneer Fight Song
• St. Bonaventure University – Unfurl the Brown and White
• University of San Francisco – Victory Song
• San Jose State University – San Jose State Fight Song
• Santa Clara University – Fight for Santa Clara
• University of South Carolina – Also sprach Zarathustra (the 2001 song), Carolina Fight Song, Fight! USC, Step to the Rear, The Fighting Gamecock Song, and The NC-4
• University of Southern California – Fight On (primary fight song), Conquest, Tribute to Troy, Cardinal and Gold, Carry On, Marching Song of USC, Clear the Way for USC, Watch the Trojans Roll, and USC Beloved Varsity
• Stanford University – Come Join the Band and All Right Now
• Syracuse University – Down, Down the Field and The Saltine Warrior

T

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville – Down the Field; Fight, Vols, Fight; and Rocky Top
• University of Texas at Austin – Texas Fight
• University of Texas at El Paso – UTEP Fight song and Miners Fight
• Texas A&M University – Aggie War Hymn
• Texas Christian University – So Tried and True
• Texas Tech University – Fight Raiders, Fight
• University of Toledo – Fight for Dear Old T U
• Tufts University – Brown and Blue Forever

U

• UCLA – Sons of Westwood and The Mighty Bruins
• UNLV – Win with the Rebels
• University of Utah – A Utah Man; also Utah Victory
• USC – Fight On

V

• Vanderbilt University – Dynamite and Cheer for Old Vandy
• University of Vermont – Vermont Victorious
• Villanova University – V for Villanova
• University of Virginia – The Good Old Song and Cavalier Song
• Virginia Tech – Tech Triumph

W

• Wabash College – Old Wabash
• Wake Forest University – O Here's to Wake Forest
• University of Washington – Bow Down to Washington and Yoh Washington
• Washington and Lee University – Fight! Fight! Blue and White!
• Washington State University – The Fight Song
• West Virginia University – Hail, West Virginia
• Western Illinois University – We're Marching On
• University of Wisconsin-Madison – On, Wisconsin! and Wisconsin Spirit
• College of Wooster – Black and Gold
• University of Wyoming – Cow Boy Joe

Y

• Yale University – Bingo, Eli Yale; Bull Dog; Down the Field; Glory for Yale; and Whoop It Up

External links

• NCAA College Football Fight Songs Music

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