"(Fight The Team) Across the Field" is the older of two fight songs of Ohio State University, with the newer one being " Buckeye Battle Cry". Although the lyrics reference football heroics and was composed by the football team's varsity manager, William A. Dougherty, Jr., [1] the song is used by Buckeye teams of all sports. The song first appeared before the October 16, 1915, game against Illinois. [2]