Across the Field

(Fight The Team) Across the Field is one of two fight songs of The Ohio State University and the older of the two . Though the lyrics reference football heroics and was composed by the football team's varsity manager, the song is used by Buckeye teams of all sports. The song first appeared before the October 16, 1915 game against Illinois.^[1]

From The Ohio State University Marching Band's original web-site, as given by Nick Metrowsky: "In 1915, OSU student William A. Dougherty, Jr., set out to write the perfect fight song for his alma mater. While Carmen Ohio was already firmly in place as OSU's school song, Dougherty felt that something more exciting was needed for pep rallies and football games. And so Fight the Team Across the Field was born."

It is not played after touchdowns; that distinction is reserved for Buckeye Battle Cry.

This song has been adapted by many other universities and high schools in the United States.

Other Uses

Turpin High School in Cincinnati, Ohio uses this song as their fight song. However, unlike Ohio State, Turpin High School plays this song after touchdowns. Most of the lines are the same. The line, "show them Ohio's here", is changed to "show them that Turpin's here." The only line that is completely different from the Ohio State version is the line, "so let's win that old conf'rence now" is changed to, "for the victory of Turpin High".

Notes

↑ Walsh, Christopher (2009). Ohio State Football Football Huddleup, Triumph Books (Random House, Inc.), ISBN 978-1-60078-186-5, p. 86.

[1] Walsh, Christopher (2009). Ohio State Football Football Huddleup, Triumph Books (Random House, Inc.), ISBN 978-1-60078-186-5, p. 86.

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