Maroon & Gold - Wikipedia

"Maroon & Gold" is the official fight song of Arizona State University. It was composed by former Director of Sun Devil Marching Band, Felix E. McKernan, in 1948.^[1]

Alma mater

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"Alma Mater" was composed by former Music Professor and Director of Bulldog Marching Band, Miles A. Dresskell, in 1937. Current version of the Alma Mater was composed by Hazel Quaid, Dixie Gammage, and Ernest Jerome Hopkins.^[2]

Lyrics

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The wording of the song is as follows.^[3]

Fight, Devils down the field
Fight with your might and don’t ever yield
Long may our colors outshine the others
Echo from the buttes,
Give’em hell Devils!
Cheer, cheer for ASU
Fight for the Old Maroon
For its hail, hail, the gang’s all here
And it’s onward to victory.

Fight, Devils down the field
Fight with your might and don’t ever yield
Long may our colors outshine the others
Echo from the butts,
Give’em hell Devils!
Cheer, cheer for ASU
Fight for the Old Maroon
For it’s hail, hail, the gang’s all here
And it’s onward to victory!

References

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^ http://www.sdmbalumni.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=344^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ""Firsts" and Special Events in ASU History (1885 to 1989) | ASU Library".
^ "History - School and Fight Songs". www.sundevilmarchingband.org. Retrieved 2024-07-18.

External links

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Arizona State University Athletic Bands [1]
MP3 of "Maroon and Gold" from http://www.fightmusic.com
Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band recordings of "Maroon & Gold"

Arizona State University

Located in: Tempe, Arizona

Academics

Campuses

Main (Tempe)
Downtown (Phoenix)
Polytechnic (Mesa)
West (Phoenix)
ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City (Lake Havasu City)
California College of ASU (Los Angeles)
ASU California Center - Broadway (Los Angeles)
ASU California Center - Grand (Los Angeles)
ASU Online

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Women's beach volleyball Football Golf Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Softball Wrestling
Venues	Alberta Farrington Stadium Desert Financial Arena Karsten Golf Course Mona Plummer Aquatic Center Mountain America Stadium Mullett Arena PERA Club Phoenix Municipal Stadium Sun Devil Soccer Stadium
Related	Maroon & Gold State Farm Territorial Cup Series

Media

Buildings

Other

Founded: 1885
Students: 135,729 (77,881 on campus and 57,848 digital)
Endowment: $1.39 billion

v t e Arizona State Sun Devils football
Venues	Normal Field (1897–1926) Irish Field (1927–1935) Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957) Mountain America Stadium (1958–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona
Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching band Stomp the Bus
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907–1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
Venues	College Gym Mesa Civic Center Sun Devil Gym (1953–1974) Desert Financial Arena (1974–present)
Rivalries	Arizona
Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching Band
People	Head coaches NBA draftees NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 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 2024–25

Official fight songs of the Big 12 Conference

Alma mater

Lyrics

See also

References

External links