Fight On

"Fight On" is the fight song of the University of Southern California. It was composed in 1922 by USC dental student, Milo Sweet, with lyrics by Sweet and Glen Grant, for a student spirit competition. The song is played at all USC sports competitions, as well as many other USC related events, by the Spirit of Troy, the USC Marching Band.

During World War II, the song was used to inspire combat-bound troops in the Aleutians Campaign. According to legend, it was played off the deck of a transport carrying American soldiers onto the beach of a Japanese-held island; the troops let out a roar when they heard the song and eventually captured the island.^[1]

The term, "Fight On", is also used as a battle cry for USC fans.

Like many other college fight songs, "Fight On" is used by many high schools throughout the United States, though often with modified lyrics.

References

^ Trojan Marching Band Press Pack, p. 16 Archived 2012-09-17 at the Wayback Machine. 2009.

External links

Details on "Fight On" (USC's Official Athletic website)
MP3 of "Fight On" from http://www.fightmusic.com

University of Southern California

Located in Los Angeles, California

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Research

Athletics

Traditions: "Fight On"
Spirit of Troy
UCLA rivalry
- Crosstown Cup

Media

Miscellaneous

Founded: 1880
Students: 42,469
Endowment: 4.7 billion
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Venues	Athletic Park (1895–1898) Fiesta Park (1897–1898, 1901–1902, 1904–1906, 1916) Chutes Park (1900) Prager Park (1903) Bovard Field (1904–1910, 1914–1915, 1917–1923) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Jones Field/Kennedy Field (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame Stanford UCLA: Victory Bell
Culture & lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Tribute to Troy Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" 2007 Stanford game So This Is College
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

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Venues	Shrine Auditorium (1926–1949) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949–1959) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	UCLA (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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Venues	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1976–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	UCLA Crosstown Cup
Culture & lore	History "Fight On" Traveler
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Official fight songs of the Pac-12 Conference
Bear Down, Arizona and Fight! Wildcats! Fight! (Arizona) Maroon & Gold (Arizona State) Fight for California (California) CU Fight Song (Colorado) Mighty Oregon (Oregon) Hail to Old OSU (Oregon State) Come Join the Band (Stanford) Sons of Westwood (UCLA) Fight On (Southern California) Utah Man (Utah) Bow Down to Washington (Washington) WSU Fight Song (Washington State)

Official fight songs of the Pac-12 Conference