Syracuse University Marching Band

The "Pride of the Orange"

School	Syracuse University
Location	Syracuse, New York, USA
Conference	ACC
Founded	1901
Director	Justin Mertz (2005-present)
Members	200
Fight song	"Down the Field"
Uniform	Orange jacket with blue baldric featuring 'Syracuse' in block letters, blue bib pants with orange stripe, blue shako with block "S" logo and blue plumes, white shoes
Website	http://www.subands.com, http://sumblog.org

The Syracuse University Marching Band (SUMB), also known as the Pride of the Orange, is the collegiate marching band of Syracuse University. The band consists of approximately 200 members. The SUMB performs at all home Syracuse Orange football games throughout the season in the Carrier Dome, and also takes part in parades and other performances throughout the year. It is one of the largest student organizations at Syracuse University, and one of the oldest collegiate bands in the nation.

References

Syracuse Orange football

Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–78) Giants Stadium (1979) Rich Stadium (1979) Schoellkopf Field (1979) Carrier Dome (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Colgate Penn State Pittsburgh West Virginia

Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Alma Mater "Down the Field" Marching band The Express Scandal Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	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

National championship seasons in bold

Marching bands of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Division	Screaming Eagles (Boston College) Tiger Band (Clemson) Marching Chiefs (Florida State) The Cardinal Marching Band (Louisville) The Power Sound of the South (North Carolina State) Band of the Fighting Irish (Notre Dame) Pride of the Orange (Syracuse) Spirit of the Old Gold and Black (Wake Forest)

Coastal Division	DUMB (Duke) Marching Yellow Jackets (Georgia Tech) Band of the Hour (Miami) The Marching Tar Heels (North Carolina) Pitt Band (Pittsburgh) Cavalier Marching Band (Virginia) The Marching Virginians (Virginia Tech)

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