1973 State Contest Participating Bands |
ISSMA CLASS A STATE FINALISTS |
A band's name in bold/italics indicates the first year the band was a state finalist.
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1973 State Contest Participating Bands |
1974 State Contest Participating Bands | ||
| 1973 Finalists* | 1974 Finalists | ||
| 1 | Jasper | 1 | Haworth (Kokomo) |
| 2 | Lake Central (St. John) | 2 | Anderson |
| 3 | Roncalli (Indianapolis) | 3 | Jasper |
| 4 | Anderson | 4 | Greenwood |
| 5 | Penn (Mishawaka) | 5 | Lake Central (St. John) |
| 6 | Memorial (Elkhart) | ||
* All-State Marching Band State Contest held at Indianapolis Northwest High School the first three years
| 1975 State Contest Participating Bands | 1976 State Contest Participating Bands | ||
| 1975 Finalists | 1976 Finalists* | ||
| 1 | Haworth (Kokomo) | 1 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 2 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 2 | Lake Central (St. John) |
| 3 | Lake Central (St. John) | 3 | Memorial (Elkhart) |
| 4 | Memorial (Elkhart) | 4 | Anderson |
| 5 | Jasper | 5 | Chesterton |
| tie | East Noble (Kendallville) | ||
* State contest held at Indiana State University from 1976 - 1983
| 1977 State Contest Participating Bands | 1978 State Contest Participating Bands | ||
| 1977 Finalists | 1978 Finalists | ||
| 1 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 1 | Chesterton |
| 2 | Chesterton | 2 | Haworth (Kokomo) |
| 3 | Greenwood | 3 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 4 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 4 | Memorial (Elkhart) |
| 5 | Anderson | 5 | Highland (Anderson) |
| tie | Jasper | ||
| 1979 State Contest Participating Bands | 1980 State Contest Participating Bands | ||
| 1979 Finalists | 1980 Finalists | ||
| 1 | Chesterton | 1 | Chesterton |
| 2 | Greenwood | 2 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 3 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 3 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 4 | New Castle Chrysler | 4 | Haworth (Kokomo) |
| 5 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 5 | Snider (Fort Wayne) |
| 1981 ISSMA Participating Bands |
1982 ISSMA Participating Bands |
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| 1981 State Finalists | 1982 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Chesterton | 1 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 2 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 2 | Chesterton |
| 3 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 3 | North Side (Fort Wayne) |
| 4 | Greenwood | 4 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 5 | Snider (Fort Wayne) | 5 | Warren Central (Indianapolis) |
| 1983 ISSMA Participating Bands | 1984 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 1983 State Finalists# | 1984 State Finalists* | ||
| 1 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 1 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 2 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 2 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 3 | North Side (Fort Wayne) | 3 | Chesterton |
| 4 | Chesterton | 4 | Lafayette Jefferson |
| 5 | Lafayette Jefferson | 5 | Snider (Fort Wayne) |
| 6 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 6 | North Side (Fort Wayne) |
| 7 | Castle (Newburgh) | 7 | Madison Heights (Anderson) |
| 8 | Madison Heights (Anderson) | 8 | Highland (Anderson) |
| 9 | Warren Central (Indianapolis) | 9 | Avon |
| 10 | Lake Central (St. John) | 10 | Anderson |
# First year state finals expanded to Top 10
* First year state finals held at Hoosier/RCA Dome
| 1985 ISSMA Participating Bands | 1986 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 1985 State Finalists | 1986 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 1 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 2 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 2 | Carmel |
| 3 | North Side (Fort Wayne) | 3 | Center Grove (Greenwood) |
| 4 | Lafayette Jefferson | 4 | Highland (Anderson) |
| 5 | Carmel | 5 | North Side (Fort Wayne) |
| 6 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 6 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 7 | Chesterton | 7 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) |
| 8 | Kokomo | 8 | Snider (Fort Wayne) |
| 9 | Warren Central (Indianapolis) | 9 | Chesterton |
| 10 | Avon | 10 | Castle (Newburgh) |
| 1987 ISSMA Participating Bands | 1988 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 1987 State Finalists | 1988 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 1 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 2 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 2 | Center Grove (Greenwood) |
| 3 | Carmel | 3 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) |
| 4 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 4 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 5 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) | 5 | Highland (Anderson) |
| 6 | Highland (Anderson) | 6 | Carmel |
| 7 | North Side (Fort Wayne) | 7 | North Side (Fort Wayne) |
| 8 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) | 8 | Bedford-North Lawrence (Bedford) |
| 9 | New Castle Chrysler | 9 | Kokomo |
| 10 | Castle (Newburgh) | 10 | Memorial (Elkhart) |
| 1989 ISSMA Participating Bands | 1990 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 1989 State Finalists | 1990 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 1 | Carmel |
| 2 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 2 | Center Grove (Greenwood) |
| 3 | Carmel | 3 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) |
| 4 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) | 4 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 5 | North Side (Fort Wayne) | 5 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 6 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 6 | Castle (Newburgh) |
| 7 | Snider (Fort Wayne) | 7 | Snider (Fort Wayne) |
| 8 | Highland (Anderson) | 8 | North Side (Fort Wayne) |
| 9 | Bedford-North Lawrence (Bedford) | 9 | Highland (Anderson) |
| 10 | Castle (Newburgh) | 10 | New Castle Chrysler |
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1991
ISSMA Participating Bands |
1992 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 1991 State Finalists | 1992 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 1 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) |
| 2 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) | 2 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 3 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 3 | Center Grove (Greenwood) |
| 4 | Carmel | 4 | Castle (Newburgh) |
| 5 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 5 | Carmel |
| 6 | Castle (Newburgh) | 6 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) |
| 7 | Snider (Fort Wayne) | 7 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 8 | North Side (Fort Wayne) | 8 | North Side (Fort Wayne) |
| 9 | LaPorte | 9 | Highland (Anderson) |
| 10 | Kokomo | 10 | Lake Central (St. John) |
| 1993 ISSMA Participating Bands | 1994 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 1993 State Finalists | 1994 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 1 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) |
| 2 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) | 2 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) |
| 3 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 3 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 4 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 4 | Center Grove (Greenwood) |
| 5 | Carmel | 5 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 6 | Castle (Newburgh) | 6 | Castle (Newburgh) |
| 7 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) | 7 | North Side (Fort Wayne) |
| 8 | North Side (Fort Wayne) | 8 | Carmel |
| 9 | Lake Central (St. John) | 9 | Lake Central (St. John) |
| 10 | Lafayette Jefferson | 10 | Penn (Mishawaka) |
| 1995 ISSMA Participating Bands | 1996 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 1995 State Finalists | 1996 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) | 1 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) |
| 2 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 2 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) |
| 3 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 3 | Carmel |
| 4 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) | 4 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 5 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 5 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 6 | North Side (Fort Wayne) | 6 | Center Grove (Greenwood) |
| 7 | Carmel | 7 | North Side (Fort Wayne) |
| 8 | Castle (Newburgh) | 8 | Castle (Newburgh) |
| 9 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) | 9 | Lake Central (St. John) |
| 10 | Columbus North | 10 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) |
| 1997 ISSMA Participating Bands | 1998 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 1997 State Finalists | 1998 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) | 1 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) |
| 2 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) | 2 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) |
| 3 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 3 | Carmel |
| 4 | Carmel | 4 | Center Grove (Greenwood) |
| 5 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 5 | F.J. Reitz (Evansville) |
| 6 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 6 | Penn (Mishawaka) |
| 7 | F.J. Reitz (Evansville) | 7 | Castle (Newburgh) |
| 8 | Penn (Mishawaka) | 8 | Highland (Anderson) |
| 9 | Columbus North | 9 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 10 | Lafayette Jefferson | 10 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 1999 ISSMA Participating Bands | 2000 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 1999 State Finalists | 2000 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 1 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) |
| 2 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) | 2 | Carmel |
| 3 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) | 3 | Center Grove (Greenwood) |
| 4 | Carmel | 4 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) |
| 5 | Castle (Newburgh) | 5 | Castle (Newburgh) |
| 6 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) | tie | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 7 | Columbus North | 7 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 8 | Penn (Mishawaka) | 8 | Warren Central (Indianapolis) |
| 9 | Kokomo | 9 | Snider (Fort Wayne) |
| 10 | Lake Central (St. John) | 10 | Lake Central (St. John) |
| 2001 ISSMA Participating Bands | 2002 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 2001 State Finalists | 2002 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Carmel | 1 | Carmel |
| 2 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) | 2 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) |
| 3 | Castle (Newburgh) | 3 | Center Grove (Greenwood) |
| 4 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) | 4 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) |
| 5 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 5 | Castle (Newburgh) |
| 6 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 6 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) |
| 7 | Penn (Mishawaka) | 7 | Columbus North |
| 8 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 8 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 9 | Snider (Fort Wayne) | 9 | Lafayette Jefferson |
| 10 | Columbus North | 10 | Snider (Fort Wayne) |
| 2003 ISSMA Participating Bands | 2004 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 2003 State Finalists | 2004 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Avon | 1 | Avon |
| 2 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) | 2 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) |
| 3 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 3 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 4 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) | 4 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) |
| 5 | Carmel | 5 | Castle (Newburgh) |
| 6 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) | 6 | Carmel |
| 7 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 7 | Penn (Mishawaka) |
| 8 | Penn (Mishawaka) | 8 | Lawrence North (Indianapolis) |
| 9 | Columbus North | 9 | Snider (Fort Wayne) |
| 10 | Snider (Fort Wayne) | 10 | LaPorte |
| 2005 ISSMA Participating Bands | 2006 ISSMA Participating Bands | ||
| 2005 State Finalists | 2006 State Finalists | ||
| 1 | Avon | 1 | Avon |
| 2 | Castle (Newburgh) | 2 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) |
| tie | Homestead (Fort Wayne) | 3 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) |
| 4 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | 4 | Center Grove (Greenwood) |
| 5 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | 5 | Penn (Mishawaka) |
| 6 | Penn (Mishawaka) | 6 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) |
| 7 | Columbus North | 7 | Castle (Newburgh) |
| 8 | Lafayette Jefferson | 8 | Lake Central (St. John) |
| 9 | Northrop (Fort Wayne) | 9 | Snider (Fort Wayne) |
| 10 | LaPorte | 10 | Carroll (Fort Wayne) |
| 2007 ISSMA Participating Bands | |||
| 2007 State Finalists | |||
| 1 | Avon | ||
| 2 | Carmel | ||
| 3 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | ||
| 4 | Homestead (Fort Wayne) | ||
| 5 | Penn (Mishawaka) | ||
| 6 | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) | ||
| 7 | Center Grove (Greenwood) | ||
| 8 | Lake Central (St. John) | ||
| 9 | LaPorte | ||
| 10 | Snider (Fort Wayne) | ||