<P> `` Carmen Ohio '' ( Latin : Song of Ohio ) is the oldest school song still used by The Ohio State University . The song was composed by freshman athlete and Men 's Glee Club member Fred Cornell in 1902 or 1903 . According to some accounts , he composed it on the train ride home from Ann Arbor , Michigan after Ohio State suffered an 86 - 0 loss to the Michigan Wolverines . Set to the tune Spanish Hymn , or Spanish Chant , the Men 's Glee Club first performed the song in 1903 ; however , it did not gain popularity until after its October 10 , 1906 publication in The Lantern . At the following Ohio State - Michigan football game on October 20 , 1906 , Carmen Ohio was published in the program . In 1915 , Cornell recalled that he wrote the song in 1903 at the request of the Men 's Glee Club , and other family members later stated that the train story might be an exaggeration or outright fabrication . Currently , after every home football game in Ohio Stadium , win or lose , the football team and the crowd sing the first verse of Carmen Ohio , accompanied by The Ohio State University Marching Band . It is also sung by new graduates at the end of the university 's commencement ceremonies , before diplomas are distributed . </P>
<P> `` Carmen Ohio '' ( Latin : Song of Ohio ) is the oldest school song still used by The Ohio State University . The song was composed by freshman athlete and Men 's Glee Club member Fred Cornell in 1902 or 1903 . According to some accounts , he composed it on the train ride home from Ann Arbor , Michigan after Ohio State suffered an 86 - 0 loss to the Michigan Wolverines . Set to the tune Spanish Hymn , or Spanish Chant , the Men 's Glee Club first performed the song in 1903 ; however , it did not gain popularity until after its October 10 , 1906 publication in The Lantern . At the following Ohio State - Michigan football game on October 20 , 1906 , Carmen Ohio was published in the program . In 1915 , Cornell recalled that he wrote the song in 1903 at the request of the Men 's Glee Club , and other family members later stated that the train story might be an exaggeration or outright fabrication . Currently , after every home football game in Ohio Stadium , win or lose , the football team and the crowd sing the first verse of Carmen Ohio , accompanied by The Ohio State University Marching Band . It is also sung by new graduates at the end of the university 's commencement ceremonies , before diplomas are distributed . </P>
what song does ohio state sing at the end of the game
what song does ohio state sing at the end of the game
Carmen Ohio
Carmen Ohio