Victory for MSU

"Victory for MSU", formerly "MSU Fight Song", is the official fight song of Michigan State University. It was created in early 1915 (and copyrighted in 1919), when MSU was known as Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.). An MSU cheerleader, Francis Irving Lankey, along with lyricist Arthur Sayles, created the song.[1] With several changes noted below, the school has used the same song ever since. The MSU Fight Song is played at all university sporting events and is frequently sung by students and alumni.

It has been ranked as the #6 best college fight song by the BleacherReport[2][3] and called one of the NCAA's best fight songs by ESPN.[4]

  1. ^ Pentis, Andrew (August 30, 2012). "The stories behind NCAA's best fight songs". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Daughters, Amy (October 12, 2011). "Ranking the Top 50 College Football Fight Songs". Bleacher Report. Bleacher Report – Turner Sports Network. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Ranking the Top 50 College Fight Songs
  4. ^ The stories behind NCAA's best fight songs - ESPN