ABC College Football theme music 1990s and early 2000s

[bakerandbaker1]

#3 reminds me of CBS's cfb theme from '85. Inspired by or a concession to Brent, perhaps?

[patricfurlife]

bring back abc college football with brent mustburger as the commentator for the big games

[OmegaXP]

Always loved the version at :30

[huskerpower97]

0:29 college football on abc is brought to you by...

[patricfurlife]

do you have a full version of the one from 0:17 to 0:28

[jerms819]

I have the full package of this version. If anybody has the last package that was created for ABC (still used by ESPN for Saturday Night Football and for BCS games), I'd love to trade.

[Knightmessenger]

@jerms819 send it to television tunes (dot) come.

The BCS theme should be found here if you search ESPN BCS theme.

[redguy423]

i have an mp3 of the :30 part that i just made my ringtone...let me know if you want it!

[thomasgromek]

@redguy423 - I would like it!

[scrltgray]

@redguy423

I'd like it too

[boomer13ish]

@redguy423 I would freakin love it man !! This reminds me of old time OU watch parties, adults talking and eating veggie trays, playing catch in the front yard at the half, does not get any betta !!

[abysmalatrocious]

Bring back this ABC music please! I love that music that begins around 0:30: "Colorado's coach is Gary Barnett, every year by CSU his team gets upset..."

[melvoin]

I can't stand espn's overproduced broadcasts, but they pretty much have a monopoly now, so you have to deal with it.

[three4redick]

Somebody please find an old game and upload the from :29 on...Thanks

[Knightmessenger]

@three4redick Wasn't that part also used for flashbacks to previous game highlights. I used it for just that in one of my soccer videos.

[stevo9033]

@three4redick search 2004 big 12 championship game, click the first video and its the very first part

[three4redick]

@stevo9033 awesome!!! thanks

[bakerandbaker1]

Yeah, except NBC doesn't air sports programming on USA. Or MSNBC, or CNBC. That's what NBC Sports is for! 

[stevekach]

espn ruined college football broadcasts IMO!

[neotri45]

My first child will be conceived while :30 plays in the background.

[ucbearcat459]

@ :30 is the best! they would be coming back from commercial showing sunset on an autumn saturday afternoon/evening on a major bigten/college campus ... third quarterish time in a huge big game that was soo close and nervous for all the fans involved. wow! what great college football memories.

this new ESPN ON ABC is SO STUPID. Different theme and so different/garbage! i hate it compared to the old college football on abc the way it should have stayed

[heatbasketball101]

@ucbearcat459 perfect description

[jdmrchem5]

I miss the old glory days of college football and college football is not the same anymore without the :30 sec and other ABC college football theme songs. i want it back too.

[BrightOranje]

0:30 - 0:48 is all part of the same version of the theme and is awesome.

Anyone know where to download the full version of this?

[stevekach]

.29...abc college football is brought to in part by.......

[geniusman16]

If 0:00-0:07 doesn't get you pumped up to watch a game then you aren't human. SOOO awesome.

[fleetadmiralj]

I used to try to hum 0:30 - 0:49 when I was little lol

[stanhumphriesfan]

0:43 -0:47 loved that part the good old days

[Knightmessenger]

Where did you get these and do you have the full length tracks?

[HuskerFanatic]

Apparently you're not allowed to say ABC Sports, ever again. Thanks a lot, ESPN.

[coldkid6]

i wish espn only showed shows and let the other networks do the actual games

[ufgt1989]

Fuck ESPN!!!! Bring back ABC College Football!

[m2diggs]

seriously,whats with this ESPN on ABC bullshit?

I understand why they do it but it's just looks stupid!

[geoffds]

What a weird thing to complain about. ABC still maintains its own sports division. But calling it ESPN on ABC allows the network to constantly promote the ESPN brand. It's all window dressing, it doesn't affect the broadcasts. It would be like complaining that you can't say "Sunkist Fiesta Bowl" because Tostitos is the sponsor.

[TMC1982Part2]

Okay, lets put it this way, if I'm watching a sports broadcast on ABC, wouldn't it be a bit conterproductive to be promoting ESPN. I don't care if both are owned by Disney, it's still incredibly ill-fitting. Also, you're overexposing/oversaturating your product by doing that. You don't see NBC doing the same thing w/ Bravo or USA for instance.

[fatmanfiftythousand]

@TMC1982Part2 That's because Bravo and USA aren't sports channels.

[TheKetsuban]

@TMC1982Part2 Except during the Olympics ;)

[Knightmessenger]

But it does affect the broadcasts, ESPN uses crappy drumline music, has ugly red and orange graphics and has that annoying scroll that obstructs the picture on the bottom ALL THE FREAKIN TIME!

Looking at old broadcasts (such as Wolverine Historian), it's cool to see how some of them are from ESPN while the big ones are on ABC. I like that variety. Now whether a game airs on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC, it still says ESPN.

[MWolverine9]

Reminds me of watching michigan playing at notre dame. I love this song

[barnabys1017]

Do you mean at Michigan? If it's at Notre Dame it's on NBC since 1994, I think.

[924165632]

SOME TIMES

[jaymacnally]

does anybody have the full theme?

[chemicalculus]

i can't wait to watch college football this fall and when i watch college football and abc shows the sponsors, i will play the 0:30 seconds part because this theme is the best ever made by abc!

[MrBigStuff456]

michigan all day, everyday!!!!!!

[LaVarLB11]

I remember being at Doomsday 1 at Beaver Stadium...that Michigan team was special and Charles Woodson was a special athlete hopefully the Wolverines can turn it around this year

[HuskerIsNumberOne]

LOL Michigan.

[GodofGreatness619]

Huskers buddy how r they doin? Oh thats right missing bowls left and right

[HuskerIsNumberOne]

Too bad they went to a bowl game last year. Where did Michigan go last year? I forgot...

[btcutt75]

Toilet Bowl... Go Bucks!!

[torlean00]

can u read? i said OTHER THAN THE NFL, college football is the most popular sport in the nation. and it's not that far behind anyway. it's the most exciting sport. and if it was a wanna-be like YOU said, it would change to a playoff-system to copy off all the other sports....

[MaverickBradMPX]

Cool theme, but college football needs a playoff. It's a wanna-be compared to college basketball and real sports. Real sports have playoffs. Do you realize that, BCS a-holes?

[torlean00]

you're saying college football isn't a real sport?? it's full of emotion and much more exciting than college basketball. other than the NFL, college football is the most popular sport in the nation, even with no playoffs!

[MaverickBradMPX]

Torlean, you're mistaken. The NFL is king, literally. Its ratings beat the crap out of college football's. Screw all BCS proponents.

[GodofGreatness619]

realize thats because of less teams

[cfbfanatic]

MaverickBrad, the NFL beats out college football in tv ratings because there are 16 stadiums with about 70,000 seats each filled every sunday-monday. College football has 60+ stadiums with 30,000-100,000 seats being filled every saturday or thursday or friday. More people go to actual college football games than NFL games which is why more people watch the NFL on tv.

[three4redick]

guess no one has found a full clip of the 30 sec part yet

[SarSar1024]

is it August yet?

[witcherjk88]

i can just hear keith jackson

[hbland]

WHOA NELLIE!!!!

[12aggie12]

Is it August yet????

[kungpaobenji27]

Song from 30 sec pt. to 50 sec pt. was great at capturing the emotions of college football. too bad abc/espn have become commercialized partners & crime as critics & journalists have given them a hard time in neutralizing crowd noise of sporting events. cbs is now the king of capturing the ambience & sounds of sporting events!

[stevekach]

who ever was in in charge of producing abc college football in this era was pure genius!!!

[seahock]

I like ESPN's remake better.

[soggyaugie]

ESPN's theme is great for ESPN but not for ABC

[coldkid6]

exactly i feel the same way...ABC lost its luster when they used ESPN's theme

[ixcuincle]

:30 sounds so majestic...good tune

[jbacala1]

man i miss these songs. bring back the old abc college football!!

[torlean00]

that music at 0.30 is so catchy. i can always hear musberger's voice coming back after the commercial breaks during the Ohio State-Michigan games...

[btcutt75]

Amen!!! Go Bucks!!!

[chemicalculus]

i played this song at 0:30 before taking my exams.

[DJFNYC7]

Yeah the music at 0:30 definitely reminded me of Keith Jackson and Dan Fouts calling our regional Pac-10 ABC coverage.

ABC deserves its own sports identity back. Remember ABC Sports came well before ESPN.

[stevekach]

College football won't be the same without these themes ABC!!! Get a clue and get back to your roots! ESPN IS NOT ABC!!!

[tonestarproductions]

Thank you all for your kind words. It was a sad day for me when I found out espn had removed my music without any indication. I am however fortunate to have had such a long run from 1993-2006. Yours truly Anthony DiLorenzo composer of ABC Sports

[Eyeshield26]

I can almost here Keith Jackson doing commentary as I listen lol.

Whoa NELLY!

[hbland]

I know thats right

[chemicalculus]

i want the 0:30 seconds as a ring tone in my phone. brings back great memories.

[ehoss07]

Please come back. By the looks of things I'm not the only person who misses the old theme(s). Clearly the number views on this page and others alone says something. We want it back!

[MikeyLee]

the abc college football theme from the late 90's and early 2000's are soooo gooooddd. It made every game seem epic.

[kevinova33]

I don't know what genius came up with "ESPN on ABC." It cheapens the ABC brand. It's a bigger deal to have your game on ABC than ESPN. The main theme from the 0:30 mark should return.

Does anyone have the early 1990s theme? It's not quite the classic of the late 1990s theme or the CBS theme, but I'd enjoying hearing it again.

[TMC1982Part2]

George Bodenheimer (the current president of ABC Sports and ESPN) and to a lesser extent, Bob Iger (the current CEO of Disney, who previously oversaw ABC when Disney bought it) is whom I would blame first and foremost.

[kungpaobenji27]

ABC used to be great. ESPN used to be great. As a conglomerate, both end up sucking in terms of production values for live sporting events, sports news, and coverage in general!!!

[IBGators15]

Sports needs ABC Sports back. ESPN on ABC blows. It's basically all ESPN, and their coverage is sh*t.

[aaron1210]

anyone have the one that was last used until espn on abc?

[eddietheaggie2010]

Man, I literally got chills at the 30 sec. mark. Great UM-osu memories!

[heatbasketball101]

at 30 sec. is vintage ohio state michigan rivalry

[chemicalculus]

i really want the 30sec. part seriously back. best theme ever. i want the full version. it's awesome.

[EradicateLiberalism]

Someone needs find the full version of this theme and post it online for download. This music brings out the pure emotion and excitement of watching college football! I wish someone at ABC would read these comments, one person said they almost got tears in their eyes at the 30 sec. mark, me too, I'm sure many others feel the same. ABC, ESPN, DISNEY, WHOEVER BRING THIS THEME BACK!!! Or at least make a CD or something available to the public!!

[stevekach]

email abc sports like i did!

[ciccone39]

Do you have any of the full versions of these songs?

[zdaddy233]

i second this

[three4redick]

well they do play the one version some, but its not the part at 30 secs, but hey, its better than nothing, it some has the theme, they play, ill take it, but all of these are impossible to find. I am just happy we have that little clip. I assume somewhere theres about a 2 min verison of the 30 sec clip

[PSU24RULZ]

Oh how I wish they used this again. Only theme I like now on ESPN/ABC is the Saturday night football commercial theme music.

[Dannyvp7077]

THe one at :30 is my Favorite wish they would bring it back...

[Landonio1]

...are they bringing this back? Because I could've sworn I just heard this on ESPN...

[ThaSchwab]

Apparently one of the horn players in the theme is Bill Barnewitz, principal horn of my beloved Milwaukee Symphony. I'm proud of him. :)

[psugeog11]

Valvoline Halftime 96...97....98...

[biggamepaul]

This is a good theme but so much better than the non-descript ESPN-on-ABC crap fest. They have had several different themes over the years, which makes CBS' epic college football theme that much greater.

[aaron1210]

anybody have the version used until 2006?

[Zackattack52287]

Haha, this is great! It reminds me of the halftime show with the camera swooping through the studio headed towards John Saunders and Terry Bowden (or whoever was with him that day). ESPN needs to cut this "ESPN on ABC" crap and just bring back ABC Sports.

[eppes]

Why would ABC join with ESPN it just doesnt make sense and what the hell was stern thinking I mean how could he possibly think that the shit on nows better than NBC. Nothing makes sense anymore

[TMC1982Part2]

We need to go ask the powers that be at Disney (who owns both ABC and ESPN), why we fans think that we want to put up with this "ESPN on ABC" crap.

[odius55]

Ahhh, the good ol' days!!!

[eppes]

ESPN has ruined college football on ABC sports and the NBA on NBC. Two of the best of all time

[Amaizenblue86]

Haha, true.

[HuskerFanatic]

Yeah but the NBA on NBC music came back for the Olympic basketball at least.

[jjrolltide2181]

Im glad the SEC is on CBS. They ruined ABC football with that ESPN on ABC bull shit and why the hell did they let FOX get the BCS games.

[tommyhatesdallas]

College football on abc was something i looked forward to at 3pm every saturday but then espn has to come in a screw everything good about it with shitty announcers like terrry gannon, bob wischusen and dave lamont. i was musberger/danielson/arute, nessler/griese(no macguire)/swann and the old regime back not this crap espn puts out.

[Amaizenblue86]

Exactly.

[HuskerFanatic]

Yes. Agreed. It should be Brent and then Nessler as the A and B team, or vice versa. Get Ron Franklin to be the #3 guy and somehow get him with Gottfried again and you got yourselves a winner.

Loved seeing Nebraska on ABC all those Saturday afternoons during the dynasty years....

[racermac1988]

Good to see someone else misses the Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried team too.

I use to love them doing the Saturday night game. When they paired Franklin with Bob Davie I was very upset... Mainly cause Davie is still a Notre Dame suckass.

[HuskerFanatic]

Yep, Franklin, Gottfried and Adrian Karsten were the BOMB on Saturday nights back in the day - you KNEW you were going to get a quality cast with those three.

Ron Franklin does football and basketball in Big 12 games now too, and I can't be happier that he's here. Well, he's been here for basketball but I love that he's heare in football now too.

[gvlaker9]

Bring this shit back! ESPN on ABC ruined everything god damnet!

[trojan1882]

That music at 30 seconds almost bring tears to my eyes......I can still hear K.Jackson rattle off the Pacific Life, Dr. Pepper and Aflac ads during this 4th Qtr lead in music. They need to bring this back.

[three4redick]

same here, but Brad nessler and possibily in the 3rd qt as well

[Amaizenblue86]

Me too, gotta miss the real thing.

[HuskerFanatic]

Funny, I always remember Chili's coming back from the breaks.

[mwheeling7]

bring it back

[HuskerFanatic]

I think it's fitting that the last game of ABC's college football coverage (before they joined with ESPN) was the 2006 Rose Bowl. A fitting way for ABC and Keith Jackson to go out - that was one of the greatest games you will ever see, in any sport.

[Amaizenblue86]

Yeah, we miss them though. Espn ruined the music and commentary.

[goblueram]

30 seconds is the song they should still have...remember those days

[three4redick]

exactly

[BradJamesItaly]

When I hear this, all I can think of is Keith Jackson saying, "Welcome to the Coliseum in Los Angeles."

[three4redick]

Keith Jackson=pac 10 homer

[chemicalculus]

The song at 30sec. makes me remember the great old days of college football, makes me watch more college football. That is pure classic and awesome.

[aaron1210]

anyone have the one used until 2006?

[chemicalculus]

this song makes me think that i am already in college.

[Ags1fan]

I think that its one of the best! Along with CBS' intro! When will college football be here?

[kitchel22130]

I do enjoy getting to hear the ABC BCS theme every now and then on the Saturday Night broadcasts. WOAH NELLIE!

[three4redick]

yea but its not the same....but its still better then the espn crap

[BrightOranje]

Love the ABC College football music!

[dpinzow]

There's a version of this ABC played around 1994-1997 with a drum solo that sounds like part of a college band rip...

That WAS a great theme

[stevekach]

I don't think i have ever heard anyone say they like the abc on espn thing ever...

[IBGators15]

That's nice...real nice. Disney and ESPN totally screwed ABC. Taking away ABC Sports, how un-American. Proof that money is all.

[shawnwinters]

omg absoulotly right idc if i just missed spelled that! Amazing

[soggyaugie]

Not that ESPN is bad but I wish ABC Sports is once again independent and not affiliated with ESPN.

[nathankrug]

yea they should definetly bring this music back!!!! it had a prestige feel to it!!! made every game on abc seem like the biggest of the year!!!!!

[HuskerFanatic]

ABC ruined their coverage when they partnered with ESPN. Too bad Disney runs the show now - the best college football coverage today is now the SEC on CBS.

[agsmallticket]

I know I used to love this. Keith Jackson with Dan fouts on abc. it was great

[fatty4ksu]

This is fantastic. Thanks.

[PettMB]

"abc ruined it with that espn on abc crap!"

-Completely agree!!

[fatty4ksu]

Pett, man. Don't you just think of KSU dominating w/these songs?

Damn.

[three4redick]

awesome....especially the one comming back from the commercials

[stevo9033]

haha thats exactly right when they would do the sponsers the one at 29 sec. is great

[fatty4ksu]

...And Budweiser...the king of all beers.

[stevekach]

such a classic theme song!!!! abc ruined it with that espn on abc crap!

[stevo9033]

you lost 3 games that year how did you have a shot at a national title

[glory789]

Thank you for posting this. Brings back memories. Love this theme!

[LindsaysHope]

I love this theme. Can't believe ABC doesn't use it anymore.

Do you have snippets from the NFL on CBS package?

[ciccone39]

Do you have the full versions of all these songs?

[12aggie12]

I remember this from thee 1998 season, speacialy the A&M vs Nebraska game

[HuskerFanatic]

And oh, what a nightmare of a game that was for Husker fans like myself.

National championship dreams shattered on Kyle Field's floor....