For so many of the pivotal moments of this extraordinary season of U-M football, the Michigan Marching Band has provided the soundtrack, kicking off games before the kickoff, entertaining the crowd during halftime, and playing “The Victors” more times than anyone can count.
When the team traveled to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl, student band members, faculty, and staff also headed west, playing for hundreds of thousands of spectators in the Rose Bowl Parade in addition to performing at the game itself. And when the team headed to Houston for the CFP National Championship, the band was there, playing the Wolverines’ iconic fight song and so much more as the team charged into the record books, the 2024 national champions.
Enjoy these links to media stories about the Michigan Marching Band at the Rose Bowl and the national championship game.
- PHOTOS: Michigan Marching Band performs in 135th Rose Parade (MLive)
- U-M drum major from New Baltimore savors Rose Bowl experience (Macomb Daily)
- Students from mid-Michigan share their Rose Bowl experience (Midland Daily News)
- ‘Every band kid’s dream’: West Michigan musicians play for Michigan Marching Band in Rose Bowl (Wood TV)
- Bridgman grad marches with the Wolverines in Pasadena (Harbor Country News)
- ‘It was absolutely crazy’ – local woman shares Rose Bowl experience (Grand Haven Tribune)
- Sisters march in Rose Parade in back-to-back years for different schools (WZZM13)
- Rose Bowl was ‘euphoric’ for Lapeer grad performing in Michigan marching band (MLive)
- Meet the former Muskrat who will be marching with U of M during Monday’s national championship (Times Herald)
- Michigan Pep Rally – CFP 2024 – Gallery (SkyBoat)
- Michigan Marching Band Hits High Note for School Spirit (Michigan News Source)
- Keys to the band: UW and Michigan marching to win over fans at national championship game (KUOW)
- Michigan marching band member relives national championship night (WZZM13)
- Spotify streams of Michigan fight song ‘The Victors’ spike with Wolverines’ national championship (USA Today)
- Still on cloud nine: Our best photos from Michigan’s national championship win (MLive)
- Hartland marching band alums played U-M’s way to victory (Livingston Daily)
Marching in the 2024 Rose Parade. Michigan Marching Band Photography/ Mark Haddlesey.
Watch their march in the Rose Parade (WZZM 13)
In field formation at the 2024 College Football National Championship. Michigan Marching Band Photography.