Southern Mississippi to the Top

"Southern Miss To The Top" is the official fight song of the University of Southern Mississippi. It was penned in 1955 by Robert Hays, the assistant director of "The Pride of Mississippi Marching Band".

It is performed by the Pride of Mississippi Marching Band after every Southern Mississippi touchdown or field goal, and is an instrumental aspect of any Southern Mississippi athletic or academic event.

History and usage

Originally titled "Southern To The Top", the fight song was written as a closer for the first act of Hey Daze, a three-act musical based on student life at then Mississippi Southern College. The song has retained its popularity so long, that it has been echoed at athletic contests for over 40 years. The song was eventually renamed "Southern Miss To The Top" to reflect the universities popular nickname known as "Southern Miss".

Lyrics: Southern Mississippi to the top! To the top!

So lift your voices high,

Show them the reason why,

that Southern spirit never will stop.

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

Southern Mississippi all the way,

Banners high,

And we will fight! Fight! Fight! To victory

Hear our battle cry!

GO EAGLES!

References

http://www.usm.edu/facts/traditions.php

Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball

Venues	Reed Green Coliseum (1965–present)

Culture & lore	History "Southern Mississippi to the Top"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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 1999–00 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

Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

Venues	M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell

Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1912 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

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