List of marching bands

The Band of the Fighting Irish at the University of Notre Dame performs at the end of a football game

This is a list of marching bands. Major types include collegiate and military. At least 16 U.S. colleges have had scramble bands, which are also included in this list.

North America[edit]

United States[edit]

Collegiate marching bands[edit]

This list excludes scramble bands.

University	Marching band	Founded	Notes
Clemson University	Clemson University Tiger Band		Known as the "band that shakes the Southland".
Samford University	Bulldog Marching Band
Utah State University	Aggie Marching Band
College of the Holy Cross	Holy Cross Goodtime Marching Band	1845	Also known as the "Holy Cross Crusaders Marching Band" (HCMB).
University of Notre Dame	Band of the Fighting Irish	1845
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Marching Illini	1867
University of Tennessee	Pride of the Southland Band	1869	The Pride of the Southland Marching Band has been performing at halftime for more than 110 years, but has existed since 1869 when it was founded as part of the Military Department, forerunner to the school's ROTC program. The band was removed from the ROTC department and placed under the Music Education Department in 1961. With the exception of 2013, Pride of the Southland has represented the state of Tennessee for all Presidential Inaugurations since 1953, the most of any non-military band. The most notable of the band's on-field traditions include its pregame formations which culminate with "Opening the T" (a formation with a path for football players to run out onto the field through while the band plays the school's fight song "Down the Field"), and the "Circle Drill" halftime performance (a series of geometric and kaleidoscopic drills set to music local to Tennessee and the South).
Purdue University	Purdue All-American Marching Band	1886
Kansas State University	Pride of Wildcat Land	1887	Known for their percussion features and precision marching drills.
Cornell University	Cornell Big Red Marching Band	1890s	Only corps-style marching band in the Ivy League - the rest are scramble bands.
University of California, Berkeley	University of California Marching Band	1891	Student-run. Introduced at games as "The Pacesetter of College Marching Bands, the Pride of California".
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota Marching Band	1892
Louisiana State University	Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band	1893
Penn State University	Blue Band	1899
Duke University	Duke University Marching Band	1906	One of the oldest marching bands in the ACC.
Lehigh University	Marching 97	1906	The number "97" refers to the number of band members: twelve ranks of eight members each plus one drum major. Nicknamed "The Finest Band East of All Points West".
Northwestern University	Northwestern University Wildcat Marching Band	1911
Sam Houston State University	Bearkat Marching Band	1911
Rutgers University	Marching Scarlet Knights	1915
University of New Hampshire	Wildcat Marching Band	1919
Texas Tech University	Goin' Band from Raiderland	1925	First band to travel to an away game when American humorist Will Rogers aided in financing a trip to Fort Worth, Texas in 1926.
University of Miami	Band of the Hour	1933
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Marching Salukis	1960	Known for their tuxedo-style uniform and distinctive homburg-style hat. Often referred to as "The Best Dressed Band in the Land!".
James Madison University	Marching Royal Dukes	1972
Nicholls State University	Pride of Nicholls	1972
University of Central Florida	Marching Knights	1980
University of Virginia	Cavalier Marching Band	2003