College Football 2011: War Damn Eagle and the 19 Best College Chants (Video)

While there are multiple ways for a home team to gain an home field advantage over a visitor, the chants that come cascading out of the stands and across the field will get into the minds of the most stable football players in the country.

With every football program having some kind of chant they call their own, the following 20 chants are known across the country for their history in the sport of college football and the intensity of those yelling it out on a Saturday.

Miami Hurricanes' Canes Chant

During his run as the Miami Hurricanes' mascot, John Routh created the now-traditional chant that Sebastian the Ibis does with his entire body, spelling out the word 'Canes' with his body as the fans follow along in the stands.

Alabama Crimson Tide's Rammer Jammer Cheer

Hey Vols!
Hey Vols!
Hey Vols!
We just beat the hell out of you!
Rammer Jammer, Yellowhammer, give 'em hell, Alabama! 

The Rammer Jammer Cheer was first originated in the 20th century by the university's student newspaper. The Yellowhammer is the state bird of Alabama. The first three 'Hey' in the chant are changed to the specific team the Crimson Tide is playing, as shown in the video, when the words are changed to the Spartans.

Ole Miss Rebels' Hotty Toddy Chant

Are you ready?
Hell yes! Damn Right!
Hotty Toddy, Gosh almighty
Who the hell are we, Hey!
Flim Flam, Bim Bam
OLE MISS BY DAMN!

While the Rebels have been using the chant for decades, the origin of the Hotty Toddy chant hasn't been able to be locked down, with the only information being that it was developed sometime around the 1930s in Oxford.

Arizona Wildcats' Bear Down Arizona Chant

A-R-I-Z-O-N-A!

A-R-I-Z-O-N-A!

A-R-I-Z-O-N-A!

Go A-R-I-Z-O-N-A!

W-I-L-D Cats! (Say what?)

W-I-L-D Wildcats! (That's right!)

W-I-L-D Cats!

Go wild about those Cats!

The chant that is featured above is only a part of the unofficial fight song of the Arizona Wildcats that is recited after the playing of 'Bear Down Arizona' at football games. It has been a part of the program since the early 1950s.

Florida Gators' Orange and Blue Chant

So give a cheer for the Orange and Blue, Waving for-ev-er,
Forever pride of old Flor-i-da, May she droop nev-er
We'll sing a song for the flag to-day, Cheer for the team at play!
On to the goal we'll fight our way for Flor-i-da.

Like so many other football programs, the Florida Gators have narrowed down the singing of the song "Orange and Blue" to the chorus that is listed above when the school's Pride of the Sunshine State marching band plays at sporting events and other events.

Georgia Bulldogs' Redcoat Band Chant

Hey lift your head up to the sky,
Cause we're the Redcoats passing by,
And if you heard what I just said,
Get down on your knees and bow your head!

GO DAWGS (repeat 4x with echo)

Hey what's that coming down the track?
A huge machine that's red and black!
Ain't nothing finer in the land,
Than the Georgia Redcoat Marching Band!

GO DAWGS (repeat 4x with echo)

(Four taps, band plays GO GEORGIA BULLDOGS cheer)

GO GEORGIA BULLDOGS (repeat)

G!-E!-O!-RRRRRR-G!-I!-A!

GOOOOO DAWGS! SIC EM!

Kansas Jayhawks' Rock Chalk, Jayhawk Chant

The chant was first used in the late 1880s by, of all things, the KU science club. It has become a staple at Jayhawk games, as the fans repeat "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk..KU" twice very slowly and then again three more times quickly.

Florida State's Warchant

While the Warchant is used at other sporting events like the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Chiefs over the years, the Seminoles were the first to use the chant at football games in the early 1980s in a game with Auburn in Tallahassee.

Clemson Tigers' CLEMSO-N Chant

Of the many traditions at Clemson games like Howard's Rock and running down the hill, the C-L-E-M-S-O-N chant is one of the Tigers fans' favorites, as they spell out the word, pausing before ending with the letter N together.

Illinois Fighting Illini's Ill-Ini Chant

The Fighting Illini have been playing college football since 1890, and in that time have been one of the most tradition rich programs in the Big Ten, and across the country. There are many fan interactions at sporting events like the ILL-INI chant featured in the video.

Ohio State's OH-IO Chant

How do you like that video, Michigan fans? The trademark chant of the Ohio State University took over the Big House as featured in the video, where it looks like Buckeye fans outnumbered the home team Wolverine fans by a good amount in this game a few years ago.

Texas Longhorns' "Texas Fight" Chant

Texas Fight, the official fight song of the Longhorns, is played in its entirety during pregame band performances in addition to being chanted as 'Texas! Fight!' during the game to help support Texas on their course to victory.

LSU's Geaux Tigers Chant

With Louisiana having the French-Cajun culture embedded into the state, the LSU Tigers have adopted the same meaning into their football program, as the fans will see the wording Geaux Tigers instead of the more traditional Go Tigers, as it would be in other places.

Marshall Thundering Herd's We Are Marshall Chant

After the horrible plane crash that took the lives of 75 people in November 1970, Marshall University banded together as a family in support of the young Thundering Herd teams of the next few seasons. The program has grown to be one of the most successful teams in college football.

Nebraska Cornhuskers' "Husker Power" Chant

As Memorial Stadium rides their current streak of 311 consecutive sellouts in Lincoln, the Cornhuskers have had a nearly unchanging home field advantage since the early 1960s, as the Sea of Red has grown from a 48,000 seat horseshoe to nearly 90,000 plus after the current expansion completes in 2013.

Auburn Tigers' War Eagle Chant

Since the recorded history of the first War Eagle dating back to the Civil War, the Auburn football program have had seven versions of the War Eagle dating back to 1892. Today, the eagles still flies around the stadium before kickoff at Jordan Haire Stadium.

Arkansas Razorbacks' Woo Pig Sooie Chant

Woooooooo. Pig. Sooie!

Woooooooo. Pig. Sooie!

Woooooooo. Pig. Sooie!

Razorbacks!

What can you say about Woo Pig Sooie? It has to be the most recognizable gameday tradition in all of college football. It dates back to the 1920s, when it was created to help the under-performing Arkansas team.

West Virginia Mountaineers' First Down Chant

While being a Mountaineer staple for just a few years in Morgantown, the chant whenever West Virginia gains another first down has grown by leaps and bounds with fans over the game day tradition's short history.

Texas A&M Aggies' Yells

Texas A&M fans don't chant on game days, they take their home field advantage to another level by holding midnight yells the night before a game at Kyle Field in anticipation of rattling the incoming visitors to College Station.

South Carolina Gamecocks' Pregame Chants

While I'm sure there are Southern California fans that will argue they are the true USC in the nation, South Carolina does have the Trojans beat on game day atmosphere in Columbia with their pregame festivities.