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Fight song

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This article is about the type of song used in sports. For the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest entry, see Fight (song). For other uses, see Fight Song (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with school songs, a song used to represent a school or university.

In U.S. and Canadian sports, a fight song is 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, and are also laden with history; in singing a fight song, fans feel part of a large, time-honored tradition.[1] Although the term "fight song" is primarily used in the United States, the use of fight songs is commonplace around the world, but they may also be referred to as team anthems, team songs or games songs in other countries, even 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.

Hundreds of colleges have fight songs, some of which are over a century old. The oldest collegiate fight song in the United States is Boston College's "For Boston", composed by T.J. Hurley in 1885.[2]

One of the oldest games songs in Australia is Melbourne Grammar's 'Play Together, Dark Blue Twenty', which is sung to the tune of 'The March of the Men of Harlech'.[3][4] It was composed by Ambrose John Wilson who was principal of the school from 1885-1893.[5] This is not to be confused with the school hymn 'Ora et Labora' which is now sung to the tune of 'Jerusalem'.[6]

List of professional sports team fight songs

Australia

AFL

A-League

NRL

Canada

Japan

Taiwan

United States

List of college fight songs

Notes:

  • 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.
  • The abbreviation "St.", standing for "Saint", is alphabetized as if it were spelled out. Some schools officially abbreviate the word (such as St. John's University in New York City), while others officially spell it out (such as Saint Louis University).
  • 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:
  • 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

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

  • Hamilton College – We Never Will Forget Thee
  • Hampton University – Hampton Fight Song
  • 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; Score; R-A-D; Harvard Eternal; Veritas; Our Director; Fight Fiercely, Harvard; Onward Crimson
  • Haverford College – Football Song
  • University of Hawai'i – Co-Ed Fight Song
  • Heidelberg College – Heidelberg Victory March
  • High Point University – Panther Pride
  • Hillsdale College – Hillsdale Fight Song (Charge On)
  • Hiram College – Hooray for Hiram (tune of Our Director)
  • Hofstra University – Hofstra Fight Song
  • College of the Holy Cross – Chu-Chu Rah-Rah
  • Hope College – Hope College Fight Song
  • University of Houston – Cougar Fight Song
  • Houston Baptist University– Get Up & Go You Mighty Huskies
  • Howard University – Howard University Fight Song
  • Howard Payne University – HPU Fight Song
  • Humboldt State University – Drive On Humboldt

I

J

K

L

M

  • University of Maine – The Maine Stein Song (school song) For Maine (fight song)
  • Marist College – The Marist Song
  • Marquette University – Ring Out, Ahoya!
  • Marshall University – Sons of Marshall
  • University of Maryland, College Park – Maryland Fight Song (for football – played after opposing team scores) and Maryland Victory Song (more commonly heard during games, for football – played after Maryland scores).
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst – Fight Mass
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell - River Hawk Pride
  • McNeese State University – Joli Blon (unofficial), On McNeese (official)
  • University of Memphis – Go! Tigers! Go!
  • Mercer University – Hail to Mercer
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy (Merchant Marine) – King's Point Victory
  • University of Miami (Florida) – Hail to the Spirit of Miami U and Miami U How-Dee-Doo
  • Miami University (Ohio) – Miami March Song
  • University of Michigan – The Victors, Varsity, and The Yellow and Blue (alma mater)
  • Michigan State University – Victory for MSU, and MSU Shadows (alma mater)
  • Michigan Technological University – Fight Tech Fight
  • MidAmerica Nazarene University – Pioneer Fight Song (tune of FSU Fight Song (Florida State University))
  • Middle Tennessee State University (Middle Tennessee) – MTSU Fight Song
  • Middlebury College – Cheer, Boys, Cheer
  • Midwestern State University – Here's to the Maroon and Gold
  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (Milwaukee) – UWM Fight Song
  • University of Minnesota Duluth – Minnesota-Duluth Rouser
  • University of Minnesota Morris – Minnesota-Morris Rouser
  • University of Minnesota – Minnesota Rouser
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato – the Minnesota State Rouser, (also called The Maverick Rouser)
  • 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)
  • Mississippi College – Mississippi College Fight Song
  • Mississippi State University – Hail State
  • Mississippi Valley State University – Devils Gun
  • University of Missouri – Every True Son & Fight, Tigers
  • Missouri State University – The Scotsman
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology – Fight, Miners
  • Missouri Western State University – Missouri Western Fight Song
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – The Engineer's Drinking Song
  • Monmouth College (IL) – Monmouth College, Hail to Thee!
  • Monmouth University (NJ) – Fight for Dear Old Monmouth
  • University of Montana – Up With Montana
  • Montana State University – Stand Up and Cheer
  • Montana State University–Billings – MSU-B Fight Song (tune of Across the Field)
  • Morehead State University – Fight for Morehead
  • Morgan State University – Fight on 'ole Morgan Grizzly
  • Mount St. Joseph University – MSJ Fight Song
  • University of Mount Union – On, Mount to victory!"
  • Murray State University – Murray State Fight Song

N

O

P

  • University of the Pacific – UoP Fight Song
  • Pacific Lutheran University – PLU Fight Song, When the Saints Go Marching In
  • University of Pennsylvania – Fight on, Pennsylvania!
  • The Pennsylvania State University – Fight On, State, The Nittany Lion, and Victory
  • Pepperdine University – Fight Fight Fight for Pepperdine
  • Pittsburg State University – On To Victory
  • University of Pittsburgh – Hail to Pitt, Pitt Victory Song, and The Panther
  • Polytechnic University of New York (now merged into NYU) – Marching Song
  • University of Portland – Pilot Fight Song (a.k.a. Portland Victory March)
  • Portland State University – Fight for Portland State
  • Prairie View A&M University – Mighty Panthers
  • Princeton University – The Princeton Cannon Song, Princeton Forward March, Princeton Stadium Song, Goin' Back. Tiger Rag, Orange and the Black, Princeton University Band March, Princeton Jungle March
  • Providence College – When the Saints Go Marching In (was originally "Friar Away;" Saints was popularized in the 1950s as the introduction music to basketball broadcasts on WPRO.)
  • University of Puget Sound – Fight for UPS
  • Purdue University – Hail Purdue!
  • Purdue University Fort Wayne (Purdue Fort Wayne) – Go, Dons!

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R

S

  • California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) – Fight Hornet Fight
  • Sacred Heart University – Pioneer Fight Song
  • Saginaw Valley State University – Cardinal Fight
  • St. Bonaventure University – Unfurl the Brown and White
  • St. Cloud State University – St. Cloud State Rouser
  • St. Francis Xavier University – "Hail & Health"
  • St. John's University (NY) – Fight For Old St. John's
  • Saint Joseph's University – When the Hawks Go Flying In, Mine Eyes
  • St. Lawrence University – The Scarlet and The Brown
  • Saint Louis University – We Hail Saint Louis U.
  • St. Olaf College – Um Ya Ya
  • Sam Houston State University – Bearkat Fight Song (to the tune of "Semper Paratus")
  • Samford University – Samford Fight Song
  • San Diego State University – SDSU Fight Song
  • University of San Francisco – Victory Song
  • San Francisco State University – State Victory Song
  • San Jose State University – San Jose State Fight Song
  • Santa Clara University – Fight For Santa Clara
  • University of Saskatchewan – Fight! Fight! Fight!
  • Seton Hall University – Onward Setonia
  • Siena College – When the Saints Go Marching In, and "S-I-E-N-A"
  • Shepherd University – "Fight On" [For Old SU]
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania – The Horse
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIU Edwardsville) – SIU-E Fight Song
  • Slippery Rock University – SRU Fight Song
  • Southern Methodist University (SMU) – Peruna
  • University of South Alabama – Jaguar Pride Fight Song
  • University of South Carolina – Carolina Fight Song, Fight! USC, The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way (Step to the Rear), and The NC-4
  • South Carolina State University – Bulldog Fight Song
  • University of South Dakota – Hail South Dakota
  • South Dakota State University – Ring the Bells
  • University of South Florida – Golden Brahman March
  • Southeast Missouri State University – SEMO Fight Song
  • Southeastern Louisiana University – Cheer Our Team
  • Southeastern Oklahoma State University – Southeastern
  • Southern University – Southern Fight
  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Southern Illinois) – Go! Southern! Go!
  • University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss) – Southern to the Top
  • Southwest Baptist University – SBU Fight Song
  • Springfield College – Go Get 'Um, Springfield
  • Stanford University – Come Join the Band (de facto: All Right Now)
  • Stephen F. Austin State University (Stephen F. Austin) – SFA Fight Song
  • Swarthmore College – Hip, Hip, Hip, for Old Swarthmore
  • Syracuse University – Down, Down the Field and The Saltine Warrior

T

  • Taylor University – On Ye Tarleton (tune of On Wisconsin)
  • Texas Christian University (TCU) – TCU March
  • Temple University – T for Temple U and Fight! Temple Fight!
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Tennessee) – Down the Field (official); Fight, Vols, Fight; and Rocky Top (unofficial)
  • Tennessee State University – I'm So Glad
  • Tennessee Technological University – There They Go Again
  • University of Texas at Austin (Texas) – Texas Fight
  • University of Texas at Arlington – UTA Fight Song
  • Texas A&M University – Aggie War Hymn
  • Texas A&M University–Commerce – A&M-Commerce Fight Song
  • Texas A&M University–Kingsville – Jalisco and Javelina Victory March
  • Texas Southern University – TSU Fight Song
  • Texas State University – Go Bobcats!
  • Texas Tech University – Fight Raiders, Fight
  • Texas Woman's University – Daughters of Texas (written by John Philip Sousa)
  • University of Toledo – Fight for Dear Old T U
  • University of Toronto – Blue and White Song
  • Towson University – "Hail Towson"
  • Trinity College (CT) – TC Fight Song
  • Troy University – Trojans, One and All
  • Truman State University (Truman) – Hail to the Bulldogs
  • Tufts University – Tuftonia's Day
  • Tulane University – Tulane Fight Song (and/or The Olive and Blue), Roll On Tulane
  • University of Tulsa – Hurricane Spirit

U

V

W

X

  • Xavier University (OH) – XU Fight Song

Y

  • Yale University – Bingo, Eli Yale; Boola Boola; Bull Dog; Down the Field; Glory for Yale; and Whoop It Up
  • Youngstown State University – (Wave For The) Red and White

Z

See also

References

  1. ^ "High School Fight Songs | LoveToKnow". LoveToKnow. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. ^ "@BC » Feature Archive » Beyond "For Boston"". At.bc.edu. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  3. ^ The Melbourne Grammar games song comprises verses from the school's three main sports at the time, Australian rules football, cricket and rowing. For example the Australian rules verse is:
     'Play together, Dark Blue Twenty,
     Long and little marks in plenty;
     Get your kick, let none prevent ye,
     Make the leather roll.
     Mark your men, keen effort straining,
     On the ball and show your training;
     Still though short the time remaining,
     Get another goal.'

     The chorus between each verse is:
     'None our ranks shall sunder.
     Who will shirk or blunder?
     If all are true
     To our Dark Blue,
     Our foemen must go under.
     Honour ye the old School’s story,
     Those who played and won before ye,
     Bear the Dark Blue flag to glory,
     Grammar to the fore.'

     The cricket verse:
     Bat with patience unremitting,
     Yorker, shooter, break outwitting,
     All the loose ones freely hitting,
     That’s the game to play.
     Skill the bat and ball in wielding,
     Smartness, judgement in the fielding,
     Iron nerve and pluck unyielding,
     Scarce can lose the day.

     The rowing verse:
     Row the race, boys swing together,
     Sinews tough as cords of leather,
     Strong, yet light upon the feather,
     Lift her, make her go!
     Get the catch at the beginning,
     Churn the tide in eddies spinning,
     Now a spurt, you gain! you’re winning!
     Melbourne Grammar, row!

     A fourth verse with its own chorus was added in the early 20th century with imperial connotations:
     'Some, in strife of sterner omen,
     Faced the Empire’s stubborn foemen;
     Fought, as erst their sires - her yeomen;
     Won the deathless name.
     Praise ye these who stood for Britain,
     These by foreign marksmen smitten;
     Praise them, for their names are written
     High in storied fame.
     None their ranks could sunder;
     Who could shirk or blunder?
     So stood they true
     To the old Dark Blue,
     And all their foes went under.
     Honour ye the old School’s story,
     Heroes who - her sons before ye -
     Died or lived, but fought for glory,
     Honoured evermore.'
     While it is not officially discontinued, this addition is no longer sung.
  4. ^ Eagle, Chester (1986). Play together, dark blue twenty. Melbourne: Trojan Press.
  5. ^ Senyard, June (May 2002). "From Gentleman to the Manly: A Large Step for the Amateur" (PDF). Sporting Traditions. 18. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  6. ^ "The song book of the Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne". handle.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Smith, Gordon P. (June 6, 2017). "A scientific breakdown of the best AFL team songs". The Roar. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Baltimore Fight Song". Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Pantera – Puck Off (Dallas Stars Fight Song)" on YouTube
  10. ^ "Alumni Spirit Zone". Franklin College. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  11. ^ See Marching 97 Website

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