Cougar Fight Song (University of Houston)

The "Cougar Fight Song" is the official fight song of the University of Houston (UH). It was written by Marion Ford with lyrics by Forest Fountain who were both UH students, and is typically performed by the Spirit of Houston.^[1] The song was popularized by Ed Gerlach and his orchestra in the 1950s who was a music professor at the university. In 2002, Norm Maves, Jr. of The Oregonian named the song as the 7th best college fight song in America.^[2]

References

↑ "University of Houston Traditions". Houston Cougars athletics. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
↑ Maves, Jr., Norm (2002-09-01). "Fight Song Fever". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-05-19.

University of Houston

Academics

Colleges	Architecture Business Education Engineering Hotel and Restaurant Management Law Center Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Natural Sciences and Mathematics Optometry Pharmacy Social Work Technology

Programs	Honors College Moores School of Music School of Art School of Theatre & Dance Valenti School of Communication

People	Renu Khator Presidents

Athletics

Sports	Baseball Football Houston–Tulsa football rivalry Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's golf Softball Houston–Rice rivalry

Facilities	Athletics/Alumni Center Hofheinz Pavilion TDECU Stadium Cougar Field Cougar Softball Stadium Carl Lewis International Complex

Broadcasting

KUHT (TV 8)
KUHF (News 88.7)
KUHA (Classical 91.7)

Campus

Student life

The Cougar
The Houstonian
Student Video Network
Student Government Association
Housing
Notable Cougars

Traditions

Houston Cougars football

Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Astrodome (1965–1997) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Tulsa

Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Frontiersmen The Comeback Victory

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	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

Houston Cougars men's basketball

Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Hofheinz Pavilion (1969–present)

Rivalries	Rice

Culture & lore	History Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

Seasons	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 1999–00 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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