West Virginia University Alma Mater
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The West Virginia University Alma Mater was composed by WVU alumnus Louis D. Corson in 1937. The song is sung prior to each home Mountaineer football
game, and the Mountaineer Marching Band
also plays an arrangement of the song during its pregame show.
West Virginia Mountaineers football
The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their...
game, and the Mountaineer Marching Band
West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band
The Mountaineer Marching Band, known as The Pride of West Virginia, is the official marching band of West Virginia University located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The band was awarded the prestigious Sudler Trophy by the John Philip Sousa Foundation in 1997.-History:The band was formed in 1901...
also plays an arrangement of the song during its pregame show.
Lyrics
- Alma, our Alma Mater,
- The home of Mountaineers
- Sing we of thy honor
- Everlasting through the years
- Alma, our Alma Mater,
- We pledge in song to you.
- Hail, all hail! Our Alma Mater,
- West Virginia U.