
The school is the only high school in its district, which includes Laurium, Michigan, birthplace of George Gipp.
Calumet High School in Calumet, Michigan uses the music for their fight song. Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia also uses the music for their fight song and other campus festivities. Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi uses the music for their fight song, "Purple and White.". The Holy Cross School in New Orleans, Louisiana, which was founded by the same Brothers of the Holy Cross as the University of Notre Dame, also uses the same victory march. St Patrick's College, Ballarat - College Song, "Cheers Cheers for Old SPC". Sydney Swans Football Club ( Australian Football League) - It had been used by the Swans' predecessor, the South Melbourne Football Club, before relocation to Sydney. Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club ( South Australian National Football League) - It was used by the Port Adelaide Football Club prior to them leaving the SANFL and joining the AFL. The tune of the Victory March is also used by: The song was used in the 20th season of The Simpsons in an episode called Double, Double, Boy in Trouble, as a reference to Joe Montana, an alum of Notre Dame, who made a brief cameo in that episode. The Dropkick Murphys released an instrumental version of the Victory March, called "Victory" with the single Walk Away and subsequently with their collection, Singles Collection, Volume 2. NOTRE DAME VICTORY MARCH OLD MOVIE
The song also was prominent in the movie Rudy, an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. The Victory March also plays during the film's credits. Rumak, played by Leslie Nielsen, urged reluctant pilot Ted Striker, played by Robert Hays, to "win one for the Zipper", Striker's war buddy, George Zipp. The "Win one for the Gipper" speech was parodied in the 1980 movie Airplane! when, with the Victory March rising to a crescendo in the background, Dr. Drawing from this reference, the song has been used in mass media in situations that seemed to compel an inspirational "halftime speech". Knute Rockne, All American, Knute Rockne (played by Pat O'Brien) delivers the emotional "Win one for the Gipper" speech, at which point the background music swells with the Victory March.