Miami University Marching Band

The Miami University Marching Band performing a halftime show on September 7, 2002 in Yager Stadium at Miami University.

The Miami University Marching Band (MUMB), the marching band of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, was founded in 1935.^[1]

The Band

The Miami University Marching Band consists of about 260 members, featuring brass, woodwinds, battery, and a pit percussion section. Baton twirlers, a color guard, and a dance team (called the Shakerettes) also perform with the band.

A.D. Lekvold (1935-1960)
Nicholas Poccia (1960-1978)
Dr. Jack Liles (1978-1999)
David Shaffer (1999-2009)
Stephen Lytle (2009-Present)

The MUMB performs at all home Miami University football games. Every other year they travel with the football team to the University of Cincinnati. In 2003, the band travelled to New York City to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Marching Band returned to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2011. The MUMB also marched in the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Parade.

Miami RedHawks football

Venues	Miami Field (1896–1982) Yager Stadium (1983–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati (Victory Bell) Ohio: Battle of the Bricks

Culture & lore	Swoop "Miami March Song" Miami University Marching Band Cradle of Coaches

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Marching bands of the Mid-American Conference

East Division	Zips Marching Band (Akron) Falcon Marching Band (Bowling Green) Thunder of the East (Buffalo) Marching Golden Flashes (Kent) Miami University Marching Band (Miami) The Ohio University Marching 110 (Ohio)

West Division	The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band (Ball State) Chippewa Marching Band (Central Michigan) Eastern Michigan University Marching Band (Eastern Michigan) Huskie Band (Northern Illinois) Rocket Marching Band (Toledo) Bronco Marching Band (Western Michigan)

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