History Main / FootballFightSong

* The Unseen University Master of Music attempts to compose one in ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals''. It's explained to him that this isn't how it works; the chants are generated spontaneously by the crowd, and a multi-part round in Latatian isn't exactly the sort of thing they go for anyway.

* Not really in the same tradition as most other examples, but Music/{{Queen}}'s "Football Fight" from ''Film/FlashGordon'' where Flash fights against Ming the Merciless' goons in the style of a football game.

Despite how [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic epic some of these songs are]], [[{{Nerd}} the people who play these songs]] [[{{Geek}} will still be bullied Monday morning]].

* Music/LeonardBernstein rewrote the final chorus of Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Oedipus Rex'' to the fight song he thought it sounded like, giving it new [[AltumVidetur Latin lyrics]] and recording it with the Harvard Glee Club.

Despite how [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome epic some of these songs are]], [[{{Nerd}} the people who play these songs]] [[{{Geek}} will still be bullied Monday morning]].

* The Unseen University Master of Music attempts to compose one in ''Discworld/UnseenAdademicals''. It's explained to him that this isn't how it works; the chants are generated spontaneously by the crowd, and a multi-part round in Latatian isn't exactly the sort of thing they go for anyway.

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* The Unseen University Master of Music attempts to compose one in ''Literature/UnseenAdademicals''. It's explained to him that this isn't how it works; the chants are generated spontaneously by the crowd.

* In ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle'', Super Chicken's alma mater, the UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}} Institute of Watchmaking (a.k.a. Tick Tock Tech), has a fight song that includes the line "Shockproof, waterproof, seventeen jewels! Rah!!"
* A medley of "On, Wisconsin" (the University of Wisconsin's fight song) and "Fight On" (the University of Southern California's fight song) can be heard in Disney's ''Disney/RobinHood'' during a scene in which Lady Kluck is plowing through Prince John's guards on her way to the forest in a method very reminiscent of a linebacker charging for the goal.

* There's a very British one in ''RutlandWeekendTelevision'' that takes it UpToEleven.... it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dzH0z1_-hY panders to the stereotypes]]

* "For Boston," the fight song for Boston College, was covered by the DropkickMurphys on one of their albums. They've been known to open a good portion of their shows with it.

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* Averted in ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' where the football teams in question have instead a BadassCreed.

* In his Yale days, ColePorter wrote "Bulldog" and "Bingo Eli Yale" for his alma mater.

Impress them with our prowess,'' do!\\
--'''Music/TomLehrer''', "Fight Fiercely, Harvard"

* As quoted above, parodied by Music/TomLehrer with the LighterAndSofter "Fight Fiercely, Harvard!" -- perhaps too [[AffectionateParody affectionately]], as it was adopted by Harvard in RealLife.

* In [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball soccer]] and RugbyUnion, teams have full-fledged ''anthems''. And the supporters make fight songs too -- sometimes "attack songs" about the team's archrival (which can be sung before any game, without said rival playing) or a rival player.

* WeirdAlYankovic's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq4K1N9XttY Sports Song]]'' is a highly generic fight song whose chorus boils down the point of all said songs quite succinctly:

* Notre Dame's "Victory March" might be the most well-known college football fight song, as Notre Dame features in, by far, the most college football movies. It was used after the "Win one for the Gipper!" speech in ''Knute Rockne, All American'', and so that scene is often Homaged when inspirational speeches are given.

* The Rydell fight song from ''{{Grease}}''.

* Averted in ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'' where the football teams in question have instead a BadassCreed.

* With the power of rock, a high school team went from last place to winners all thanks to {{KISS}} songs.

* MarilynManson's ''The Fight Song'' is not, but the music video is.

* Every AustralianRulesFootball team, from the AFL to local under-8s teams, has a theme song. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ad9sj6ZfV0&feature=related Here are the AFL ones.]]

* "Fight on Dear Old Muncie!" in ''TheHudsuckerProxy''.

* The theme song of ''{{Series/Coach}}'' was the instrumental version of the fight song of the team run by the titular coaches, the Screaming Eagles. The song itself was only sung in full when the team celebrated a win (Which happened so infrequently that nobody - not even the coaches - remembers more than the first two lines).

** "Step to the Rear", from ''How Now, Dow Jones'', became South Carolina's "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way". The South Carolina lyrics were written by the school's athletic director at the time, Paul Dietzel.

* In [[TheBeautifulGame soccer]], teams have full-fledged ''anthems''. And the supporters make fight songs too -- sometimes "attack songs" about the team's archrival (which can be sung before any game, without said rival playing) or a rival player.
** New Zealand's national team doesn't just have a fight song, they have the Ka'Mate Haka, a Maori war dance. Seeing a team perform [[http://youtu.be/6g3QbH_i2VU this]] before they meet you on the field has to be a bit demoralizing....

* The "Aggie War Hymn", representing Texas A&M University, was written by J.V. "Pinky" Wilson in 1920 as one big TakeThat to rival school University of Texas at Austin. Another verse was added in 1928 to lessen the focus on UT; however, most Aggies neglect to sing it.
** As of 2012, UT and A&M are no longer in the same conference, leaving A&M with a song deriding a football rival that no longer exists. UT has the same problem, as the second line of "Texas Fight" is 'and goodbye to A&M'.

* According to ''MuppetsTonight'', Gonzo went to college, and the college had a fight song. It mainly consisted of reciting the college's full (and absurdly long) name.