Fight song - Definition and Overview

In both professional and amateur sports, fight songs are a popular way for fans to cheer for their team. Fight songs are especially popular for American football, both at the college and professional levels. Two notable professional football fight songs are Hail to the Redskins for the Washington Redskins and Fly, Eagles Fly for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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.

List of college fight songs

Note: 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. Regional campuses, such as University of California, Berkeley, are listed by their regional name, meaning the aforementioned school can be found under B.

A

• 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!
• University of Arkansas – Razorback Pep Song
• Arizona State University – Maroon and Gold
• Arkansas State University – ASU Loyalty Song
• Auburn University – War Eagle and Glory to Ole Auburn

B

• University of California, Berkeley – Big C, Fight for California, Sons of California, and The Stanford Jonah
• Boston College – For Boston
• 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

• 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 Chicago – Wave the Flag
• University of Cincinnati – Cheer Cincinnati
• The Citadel – The Fighting Light Brigade and As the Cadets Go Rolling Along
• Clemson University – Tiger Rag
• University of Colorado – Fight CU, Down the Field, Ah Well I Remember, and Glory, Glory Colorado
• Colorado State University – Colorado State University
• University of Connecticut – UConn Husky
• Cornell University – The Big Red Team and Fight for Cornell
• Creighton University – The White and the Blue

D

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

E

• East Stroudsburg University – Hail Dear Old Stroudsburg
• Eastern Illinois University – Eastern Loyalty
• Eastern Kentucky University – Hail, Hail, Eastern Maroons!
• University of Evansville – Hail to Evansville

F

• Ferris State University – Fighting Bulldogs
• University of Florida – Orange and Blue
• Florida A&M – Our Florida
• Fordham University – Fordham Ram
• California State University, Fresno – Fight, Varsity
• Furman University – Hail the White and Purple

G

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

H

• University of Hartford – Hartford, On to Victory
• Harvard University – Ten Thousand Men of Harvard and Harvardiana
• 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
• Indiana University – Indiana, Our Indiana and Indiana, Fight!
• Indiana State University – March On!

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
• Knox College – Hail! Knox All Glorius and Fight, Siwash

L

• Lafayette College – Lafayette Fight Song 1898 and On, Lafayette
• Lamar University – Go Big Red
• Lawrence University – Viking Song
• Lehigh University – Rearing, Tearing
• Liberty University – Fan the Flames!
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Ragin' Cajun 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
• University of California, Los Angeles – Sons of Westwood and The Mighty Bruins

M

• University of Maine – Maine Stein Song
• Marquette University – Ring Out, Ahoya!
• Marshall University – Sons of Marshall and Fight On
• University of Maryland – Maryland, My Maryland
• University of Memphis – Go! Tigers! Go!
• University of Miami – Hail to the Spirit of Miami U and Miami U Fight Song
• University of Michigan – Hail to the Victors and The Yellow and Blue
• Michigan State University – Falcone 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

N

• 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
• New Mexico State University – Oh! Didn't He Ramble
• New York University – Old New York University
• 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 and Victory Clog
• University of North Carolina – I'm a Tar Heel Born
• Northeastern University – All Hail Northeastern

O

• Oberlin College – Oberlin Pep Song
• Ohio State University – The Buckeye Battle Cry, Ohio State, 'Rally, Ohio, and Fight the Team
• University of Oklahoma – Boomer Sooner
• University of Oregon – Mighty Oregon

P

• University of Pennsylvania – Cheer Pennsylvania and Fight on Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania State University – Fight On, State, The Nittany Lion, and Victory
• University of Pittsburgh – The Pitt Panther and Pittsburgh's Big Team
• Princeton University – The Orange and the Black, The Princeton Cannon Song, Princeton Forward March, Princeton Jungle March, and Ramble Song
• Purdue University – Hail Purdue

R

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer
• University of Rhode Island – Rhode Island Cheer Song

S

• Sacred Heart University – Pioneer Fight Song
• University of South Carolina – 2001, Carolina Fight Song, Fight! USC, Step to the Rear, The Fighting Gamecock Song, and The NC-4
• University of Southern California – Clear the Way for USC, Fight On, Marching Song of USC, 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 at Knoxville – Down the Field, Fight, Vols, Fight, and Rocky Top
• University of Texas at Austin – Texas Fight
• Texas A&M University – Aggie War Hymn
• Texas Tech University – Fight Raiders, Fight
• University of Toledo – Fight for Dear Old T U
• Tufts University – Brown and Blue Forever

U

• United States Air Force Academy – Wild Blue Yonder
• United States Coast Guard Academy – Semper Paratus
• United States Military Academy – On, Brave Old Army Team
• United States Naval Academy – Anchors Aweigh

V

• University of Vermont – Vermont Victorious
• University of Virginia – Behold the Team, Glory to Virginia, Hail the Orange and Blue, and Virginia's Cavelier Song

W

• University of Washington – Bow Down to Washington and Yoh Washington
• University of Wisconsin-Madison – On Wisconsin and Wisconsin Spirit
• University of Wyoming – Cow Boy Joe

V

• Vanderbilt University – Dynamite and Cheer for the Gold and Black
• Virginia Tech – Tech Triumph

W

• Washington and Lee University – Fight! Fight! Blue and White!
• Washington State University – The Fight Song
• West Virginia University – Hail, West Virginia

Y

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