 The "Victory Song" has been a part of various compilations including a collection entitled "Songs of the University of Pittsburgh" in 1929 by the Thornton W. Allen Company of New York, as well as in Young's "Everybody's favorite songs of the American colleges" published in 1938.The lyrics specifically reference and focuses on football.This reinforces the attention on, and popularity of, the university's football team at the time of its writing.