I've always liked Arkansas, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, mississippi state, Tennessee, Oklahoma, USC west, and Ohio States fight songs. Tennessee's rocky top is the reason I started loving college football when I was younger. I was watching Tennessee and Arkansas in a competitive raining game and heard the band playing rocky top with rain drops bouncing off the bass drums. First time I ever heard rocky top.
It's funny that everyone thinks "Rocky Top" is Tennessee's official fight song. Actually Rocky Top is of quite recent vintage, being written in 1967 by Nashville songwriters Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. The Tennessee song is actually "Down the Field", an ancient song played after each Tennessee TD (which have become rare in recent years; that's why it's so infrequently heard nowadays).
Like lowkey just musically one of the best sounding ones. Like y’all are never gonna be iconic and this is never gonna br the first one people think of and you get that but in terms of like the non-top tier like historical programs easily the bedt
Nice list, enjoyed the video. The 2 best in my opinion are Nebraska and Michigan. Was hoping to see the University of Iowa fight song on the list as I think it belongs in the top 25, maybe next time. Well done!
I am not a Seminoles fan, but just an old geezer. FSU in the late 80’s and early 90’s were perennial Top 5 and unstoppable ~ so their fight song was really recognizable ~ at least to a generation 😊
As a Huskers fan, I was curious where we ranked - I'm pleasantly surprised, but also biased in thinking that ours is the absolute best. Either way, great list 👌🔥💯
I’m a Tennessee alum, and don’t get me wrong, rocky top sends chills down my spine a lot, but I love pretty much any college fight song. I love the marching bands. I could listen to them all day long. Also, Umass has an incredible fight song. They should be on here. Band nerd here 🤷🏻♂️
This is good but this is I rank them #1 Hail Purdue #2 Notre Dame March Song #3 Navy Fight Song #4 Nebraska Fight Song #5 Victor #6 Virginia Tech Fight Song #7 Utah Fight Song #8 Memphis Fight Song #9 LSU Fight Song #10 Ohio State Fight Song #11 Marshall Fight Song #12 Kansas Fight Song #13 Michigan State Fight Song #14 Alabama Fight Song #15 Georiga Tech Fight Song #16 Texas A&M Fight Song #17 Arizona Fight Song #18 Clemson Fight Song #19 USC Fight Song #20 Georgia Fight Song #21 Florida Fight Song #22 Colorado State Fight Song #23 West Virginia Fight Song #24 Texas Tech Fight Song #25 Arizona State Fight Song
My most favorite college fight songs are 1.Colorado, 2.U.C.L.A.,3.U.S.C.,4.San Diego State,5.Hawaii,6.Colorado State,7.Penn State,8.Michigan State,9.Northwestern,10.Delaware,11.Nebraska,12.Texas Tech,13.Wisconsin,14.Kansas,15.Kansas State,16.Virginia Tech,17.Texas,18.Oregon,19.Princeton,20.Navy-I’m a Navy Veteran
Wait, don't tell me. You graduated from Arkansas, correct? While any list of the best college football fight songs would be highly subjective, every list I have seen had Michigan and Notre Dame occupy the top 2 spots.
Great list! As a florida fan, I was very happy to see them at number 2, I think our fight song is underrated. The only things I would change would be to move USC up and include oklahoma.
@@hydraFB They play The Michigan Tech Fight song they play Happy song No Beer Get ready for this my favorites when comes to NBA Basketball games Hockey in the NHL Soccer
this is surely one of the fight song lists of all time y’all should check out mine because it’s objectively correct (joke) but you shouldn’t check it out (shameless plug)
Good to know that both my favorite colleges made spots fourteen and one. Purdue and Arkansas might not be the greatest football teams but man can they play music.
Buckeye fans told me the battle cry is the fight song, I used across the field in my big 10 video and they got mad, I use battle cry here and they get mad, you can never satisfy a buckeye
Look it up folks. Ohio State actually has 2 official fight songs. Buckeye Battlecry was the first and then Across the Field came later. Both are correct answers.
@@hydraFB I’m a Buckeye fan and I think the Buckeye Battle Cry is the fight song. They always play it when they score touchdowns. I do love Across the Field though.
What in the world? How is Michigan not No.1? Hail the Victors is the most recognized college football fight song in the country. Notre Dame should be No.2. Rocky Top; though not the real fight song of Tennessee, should be No. 3. Alabama's No. 4. Air Force's Theme should be No. 5. Navy should be No. 6. Army's Theme should be No. 7. Arkansas No. 8. Florida No. 9. Georgia No. 10. Clemson. No. 11. Auburn at No. 12. And then after that you can have at it because I don't even recognize any of the others really. These are the only ones that ever perked my ears enough to get registered into my memory. And technically Arkansas' is kinda barely there. But I agree that it sounds really good. lol.
I found it interesting that in your B1G rankings you used "Across the Field" for Ohio St., but "Buckeye Battle Cry" for your "all schools" rankings. Both are good but the Battle Cry will always get a better ranking imho (and I HATE Ohio State, but appreciate their songs).
Texas Tech should have made the list of 25. That song is dynamic and really different. And West Virginia's is quite tuneful. Also Marshall's fight song (at 25) stands apart from the herd. It should be "herd" more often.
Personally, as a member of Redcoats, I actually like Hail to Georgia better than Glory. I don't know that the fans care as much about hail to georgia cause we play it after the extra point attempt so like the hype has died down by then but its still pretty cool.
Does it top Rocky Top? Non Tennessee fans would never know that if we don't google it. After every touchdown the first song they play is Rocky Top so we just figure that's the fightsong. I love it though, it's the reason I started watch college football as a kid.
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Why did you use a photo of Arkansas's stadium without any people in it? lol
@@jquez cause it was the newest photo at the time
I wish Iu was on there
@@Zqrzyylsu you mean?
The atmosphere of a college game is miles ahead of the NFL. Closest thing we have here to soccer fandom
mls is getting there with the tito’s and flares and worldwide recognition. 10 more years to build up the culture and mls will be so much better
@@Jose-wd6kncollege football will still have a better atmosphere than mls
Don't ever compare football to soccer ever again!
@@blessedvirginmaryisqueen8448 look into european soccer atmospheres if u want to see what he means
Oregon's is only at 6 because it gets annoying after so many scores.
True
Nah
@@jyrionbell848 59-20
@@QuackTYO that’s just terrible defense
@@jyrionbell848 face it, oregon has one of the best offenses in recent history
MSU being 19 is criminal. It's a banger especially when the crowd yells "FIGHT, FIGHT, RAH TEAM FIGHT!"
I've always liked Arkansas, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, mississippi state, Tennessee, Oklahoma, USC west, and Ohio States fight songs. Tennessee's rocky top is the reason I started loving college football when I was younger. I was watching Tennessee and Arkansas in a competitive raining game and heard the band playing rocky top with rain drops bouncing off the bass drums. First time I ever heard rocky top.
That sounds cool! Glad you like Arkansas’s!
It's funny that everyone thinks "Rocky Top" is Tennessee's official fight song. Actually Rocky Top is of quite recent vintage, being written in 1967 by Nashville songwriters Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. The Tennessee song is actually "Down the Field", an ancient song played after each Tennessee TD (which have become rare in recent years; that's why it's so infrequently heard nowadays).
#17 is the Tiger Rag, originally a fight song for LSU dating back to the 1920s!
Mizzou way better dude
Tennessee's "Down the Field" is a rehash of Yale's original.
This is the first time I’ve seen my Tigers (Memphis) on a fight song list!! Thanks for giving it some respect!!
JackarotVA Memphis fight song is underrated
Memphis’s is beautiful
As a Memphis fan it is unique and massively underrated
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Like lowkey just musically one of the best sounding ones. Like y’all are never gonna be iconic and this is never gonna br the first one people think of and you get that but in terms of like the non-top tier like historical programs easily the bedt
I love Texas but the dang A&M war hymn is stuck in my head
same story with me
Reportedly composed on the battlefield on the western front in the Great War, a.k.a. World War I
Saw varsity’s horns off
Nice list, enjoyed the video. The 2 best in my opinion are Nebraska and Michigan. Was hoping to see the University of Iowa fight song on the list as I think it belongs in the top 25, maybe next time. Well done!
Thanks! And Iowa has a great song!
At least we first in something
I give you my condolences lol
Doing good right now 👍
@@iagreebut2216 Pittman likes big boy football not all of these offensive schemes like Chad did that didn’t work
Pittman turning that program around it probably was just chad Morris that made that program bad and the 50 quarterbacks you used last year lol
Finally🤣
“Sometimes you talk, and sometimes you walk, but sometimes you have to FIGHT!” - Professor Jim Mann, UNIVERSAL FIGHT SONG
AYE LETS GO #9
also technically down the field is the vols fight song
Reed Thompson I know but rocky top is better
@@hydraFB as a Memphis fan I like both
I’m a tennessee fan they play rocky too MUCH more often then down down the field
This is nice video to run into right before the College Football season starting. Thank you for this awesome compilation. 🔥🔥🔥💯🙏🏾
your welcome!
If you went across America and played 25 fight songs most people would recognized Michigan's, Ohio state, Florida state, Notre Dame , Oklahoma and USC
True but maybe not Florida state.
I am not a Seminoles fan, but just an old geezer. FSU in the late 80’s and early 90’s were perennial Top 5 and unstoppable ~ so their fight song was really recognizable ~ at least to a generation 😊
Colorado State's sounds like they took random lines from Michigan and Notre Dame's fight songs and made a new song out of it
You nailed it. Good call.
And Cal's
For the love of god I can never figure out what time signature Ohio state’s fight song is
It is 4/4 or 2/4 (really there's no difference unless you're conducting it) but it does have a lot more syncopation than most fight songs
It’s just 4/4 lol
College football atmosphere is one of the few places one can go to a rivals stadium and enjoy the atmosphere.
As a Huskers fan, I was curious where we ranked - I'm pleasantly surprised, but also biased in thinking that ours is the absolute best. Either way, great list 👌🔥💯
Nick TV thanks!
Clemson’s is really underrated IMO
My top 5
1. Go Tigers Go
2. Buckeye Battle Cry
3. Victory For MSU
4. Yea Alabama
5. Bow Down To Washington
Great Video man. Keep it up!
Appreciate it!
You Got #1 Right, WAY TO GO Hydra!!!
trtlphnx thanks!
My high school uses the MSU fight song, we use the first half for pre game and the second half for the rest of the game
Nice, great song
I’m a Tennessee alum, and don’t get me wrong, rocky top sends chills down my spine a lot, but I love pretty much any college fight song. I love the marching bands. I could listen to them all day long. Also, Umass has an incredible fight song. They should be on here. Band nerd here 🤷🏻♂️
You are a smart man putting the boilermakers in here 🚂🚂
Thanks! There's is great
@@hydraFB they’re not an AAMB for no reason
@@hydraFB Lol, Purdue has the worst fight song in the Big Ten so I am not sure why it would be on any list.
@@paulnelson7525 ur high
Boiler up
I'm a Notre Dame fan but I just gotta say Purdue's fight song is MASSIVELY underrated
Omg yes as a Purdue fan I agree 100% with that one
My top 10
1. Michigan
2. Arkansas
3. USC
4. Clemson
5. Kansas
6. Oklahoma
7. Texas A&M
8. Oregon
9. Texas Tech
10. Virginia
Good list 👍
Abigail Wenger thank you!
My favorite are Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Florida
My top 5 5 Notre Dame 4 Bama 3 Florida 2 Clemson 1 Nebraska
Solid list
I could listen to the melodic bass drum lines all day.
GT will always be my favorite. It’s just so old school sounding.
Hank Hill gt is good fr
Not at sports 😂
THE HELL WITH TECH!
@@mikejones2542 THWg Dwag!
Great and surprising List
Kansas massively underated
You know you're screwed when you walk on to a field and hear the Clemson fight song
LoL I'm a Clemson fan I'm youst to itt
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 stop it
@Ploke Newo78 Brother I commented this 9 months ago when Clemson was a college football powerhouse fight a fair battle
My top 5
1: Lsu
2:Alabama
3:Arkansas
4: Notre Dame
5: Texas A&M
Solid list!
Tennessee, Nebraska, USC are the best in my opinion
13:20 when you lose to a team that you were supposed to beat by 40 and wasnt even supposed to be there....
USC at 15 is criminally underrated lol
USC should be #1. It's the best in the land and like Notre Dame's and Michigan's, it's recognized immediately by everyone.
that song should always number 1
I just don’t like it that much
@@sethwalton99 exactly my problem with it. The bars themselves are kind of nice, but not played over and over and over....
Just criminal!
This is good but this is I rank them
#1 Hail Purdue
#2 Notre Dame March Song
#3 Navy Fight Song
#4 Nebraska Fight Song
#5 Victor
#6 Virginia Tech Fight Song
#7 Utah Fight Song
#8 Memphis Fight Song
#9 LSU Fight Song
#10 Ohio State Fight Song
#11 Marshall Fight Song
#12 Kansas Fight Song
#13 Michigan State Fight Song
#14 Alabama Fight Song
#15 Georiga Tech Fight Song
#16 Texas A&M Fight Song
#17 Arizona Fight Song
#18 Clemson Fight Song
#19 USC Fight Song
#20 Georgia Fight Song
#21 Florida Fight Song
#22 Colorado State Fight Song
#23 West Virginia Fight Song
#24 Texas Tech Fight Song
#25 Arizona State Fight Song
Pretty solid list you missing the hogs tho
@@hydraFB I did this cause I notice you had Hail Purdue at #14
@@lucaskirkpatrick5353 hail Purdue good had them top 10 in my ranking every song series
@@hydraFB part of reason I made Hail Purdue #1 is because I'm Hail Purdue's #1 Fan
Michigan's is literally the same 2 lines over and over again
My most favorite college fight songs are 1.Colorado, 2.U.C.L.A.,3.U.S.C.,4.San Diego State,5.Hawaii,6.Colorado State,7.Penn State,8.Michigan State,9.Northwestern,10.Delaware,11.Nebraska,12.Texas Tech,13.Wisconsin,14.Kansas,15.Kansas State,16.Virginia Tech,17.Texas,18.Oregon,19.Princeton,20.Navy-I’m a Navy Veteran
Princeton Cannon goes hard
I have a huge respect for you putting Colorado at number 1
Americana at our best! ❤
I hate Florida with all my heart and soul, but damn it they have an incredible fight song! And this is coming from a die hard Miami Hurricanes fan!
That’s true
Tennessee’s official fight song is “down the field” I think but I like rocky top better
I know
Wait, don't tell me. You graduated from Arkansas, correct? While any list of the best college football fight songs would be highly subjective, every list I have seen had Michigan and Notre Dame occupy the top 2 spots.
Incorrect. And this is MY list NOT POPULAR OPINION!
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Thanks!
Great list! As a florida fan, I was very happy to see them at number 2, I think our fight song is underrated. The only things I would change would be to move USC up and include oklahoma.
Matthew Worly thanks
I would move Florida to honorable mentions, and include OU
Best comment on YT
Cho-o-omp!
Go gators!!!
Now I know Michigan Tech because they small Pep band for Football and Basketball games in the NCAA but they play in a Different Division
Thomas Nativo yeah they do
@@hydraFB They play The Michigan Tech Fight song they play Happy song No Beer Get ready for this my favorites when comes to NBA Basketball games Hockey in the NHL Soccer
And much more I think but they do show up at Graduation Ceremonys with Mascot thats a Huskie
Since I'm from New Jersey we know the Big East do you think can do Fight songs of the North East Conference and MAAC
Or what about IVY
this is surely one of the fight song lists of all time y’all should check out mine because it’s objectively correct (joke) but you shouldn’t check it out (shameless plug)
let’s go michigan’s is the greatest of all time that florida utah oregon georgia and clemson are my favorites
I hate Utah with every fiber of my being but their fight song is catchy
Woo pig sooie 🐗🐗🐗🏈🏈🏈
Being from Nebraska “There’s No Place Like Nebraska.” My son in law however is a razorback.
Good to know that both my favorite colleges made spots fourteen and one. Purdue and Arkansas might not be the greatest football teams but man can they play music.
Matthew T. I like Purdue’s a lot too
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Boiler Up
Ohio State and Oklahoma have the best fight songs in my opinion
U of Houston didn't make it? At all?
Mine:
1. USC 2. Arkansas 3. Auburn (War Eagle) 4. Nebraska (Hail Varsity) 5. Michigan State
War Eagle: ua-cam.com/video/w9HbppBs1qw/v-deo.html
Hail Varsity ua-cam.com/video/xg0fPoGTCP8/v-deo.html
Jon Boxleitner pretty good list.
#5 let’s go!!
5. Wisconsin
4. USC
3. Michigan
2. UTEP
¹. NOTRE DAME
Add minnesota to that. I dare you
21:02 Ohio State.
That is not Ohio State's fight song. Across The Field is their fight song. As far as I know.
Buckeye fans told me the battle cry is the fight song, I used across the field in my big 10 video and they got mad, I use battle cry here and they get mad, you can never satisfy a buckeye
Huh. I'm not mad I just always thought Across The Field was their fight song.
@@thatguydan4256 I did too but they said it was the battle cry
Look it up folks. Ohio State actually has 2 official fight songs. Buckeye Battlecry was the first and then Across the Field came later. Both are correct answers.
@@hydraFB I’m a Buckeye fan and I think the Buckeye Battle Cry is the fight song. They always play it when they score touchdowns. I do love Across the Field though.
My favorites are notre dame umichigan and Tennessee’s but army’s clemson’s west Virginia’s and Virginia tech’s are all really good too
What in the world? How is Michigan not No.1? Hail the Victors is the most recognized college football fight song in the country. Notre Dame should be No.2. Rocky Top; though not the real fight song of Tennessee, should be No. 3. Alabama's No. 4. Air Force's Theme should be No. 5. Navy should be No. 6. Army's Theme should be No. 7. Arkansas No. 8. Florida No. 9. Georgia No. 10. Clemson. No. 11. Auburn at No. 12. And then after that you can have at it because I don't even recognize any of the others really. These are the only ones that ever perked my ears enough to get registered into my memory. And technically Arkansas' is kinda barely there. But I agree that it sounds really good. lol.
fair enough
I’m not gonna lie to you Notre Dames fight song is more white than Chick-Fil-A
You should rank Jerseys next time
GREAT IDEA
OHHHH YESSSSS great suggestion
My top 5:
5. USC
4. Michigan
3. Notre Dame
2. Navy
1. Penn State
I think Nebraska should’ve been 2 and michigan at 1
The Navy fight song is just the anthem of the Navy but still it’s really well played by the naval academy band
14:46 At least they're ranked in something football related
Gotta say in my opinion Texas Tech and Mississippi State have some of the best fight songs
I like michigan state
Byu is criminally underrated
Definitely
In my eyes, USC has the best song, and Purdue.
GO TROJANS
Which USC?
@@jonadams867. Southern Cal
finally a&m is ahead of alabama 😅
How does Penn states fight song not even make the list?
@@soarinskies1105 it was close
You are definitely a smart man 🐗
MrCobra45 thank you so much!
I like Notre Dame best
My top 3 favorite would be
1.) Boomer Sooner
2. Ride ‘‘em Cowboys
3.) Yea Alabama
No Auburn..? That’s cold
It was close
My top 5 are 1.Colorado-Fight CU
2.U.C.L.A 3.Colorado State 4.U.S.C. 5.Penn State
What about Oklahoma State
Kim Jackson I had a hard time choosing between them and West Virginia, and Texas tech, for the honorable mentions.
Iowa and BYU are underrated
I found it interesting that in your B1G rankings you used "Across the Field" for Ohio St., but "Buckeye Battle Cry" for your "all schools" rankings. Both are good but the Battle Cry will always get a better ranking imho (and I HATE Ohio State, but appreciate their songs).
Yeah their songs are great, but I hate them too
You got a FEW right. Fun watch nonetheless.
Yeah not everyone is going to agree with my opinions
Texas Tech should have made the list of 25. That song is dynamic and really different. And West Virginia's is quite tuneful. Also Marshall's fight song (at 25) stands apart from the herd. It should be "herd" more often.
The fact that neither Texas nor Oklahoma weren't on this list... got #1 right though
Ohio State is Easley number 1!!!!!!!
sadly it is not, but it is still a top 25 song.
@@hydraFB Top 3 at least
@@calebrobison7689 nah
PLEASE can any Jayhawk fan or alumni tell what the Rock Chalk Jayhaw is supposed to mean and where it came from
I hope there's a plan to do the AAC (American conference) fight songs
Samuel Rhoads yes there is it will be the next video!
Samuel Rhoads ua-cam.com/video/eNCYz1kV0oQ/v-deo.html
Glory Glory is not the official fight song of Georgia. and neither is Rocky Top for Tennessee.
Nick Funke I know, see their individual fight songs on my channel. Most people recognize these as their fight songs
Personally, as a member of Redcoats, I actually like Hail to Georgia better than Glory. I don't know that the fans care as much about hail to georgia cause we play it after the extra point attempt so like the hype has died down by then but its still pretty cool.
I feel like Oregon states fight song should be in the top 15
#1 Notre Dame. #2 Tennessee. #3 USC. #4 Michigan #5 Ohio State
its a good list
Thanks!
Probably the best top 25 I've seen yet but with alot of my bias I'd at least have Syracuse in the honorable mentions
why you put my yellowjackets in the back, they deserve respect
To even be on the top 25 is being respected, as there are 130 teams and counting
your right im sorry if i was rude
Michigan is #3 in this list and it's still underrated lol
I would put Michigan 1, Notre Dame 2.
Central Michigan also has a banger fight song
True cmu is good
Michigan’s is horrible
Michigan State’s fight song is better than Michigan, Ohio State,Arizona & Utah-Utah’s fight song is very dull & boring, so is Illinois fight song.
It pains me to have to see Michigan not at number 1
ND at 5??
Wow they didn’t put Miami. That’s a classic for most high school bands.
Just because it’s a classic doesn’t mean I have to put it
@@hydraFB I think it’s a joke
Who am I, sir? A Utah man am I. A Utah man, sir, and will be till I die! Go Utes!
Great great ranking, I agree with quite a few of these. (Clemson should be ranked higher in my opinion) but this is a legitimately good top 25.
for gods sake Rocky Top is NOT the fight song of tennessee. How many times do we have to tell you people?
I know its not but I put it there because most people think it is and will recognize it more. The actual song is Down the Field
Does it top Rocky Top? Non Tennessee fans would never know that if we don't google it. After every touchdown the first song they play is Rocky Top so we just figure that's the fightsong. I love it though, it's the reason I started watch college football as a kid.
Buckeyes at 7 is highway robbery