Today in 1982 - Oshkosh, WI

Welcome to the 2012 drum corps season. It's been a while since the last drum & bugle corps entry, so here we go!

   Today in 1982, Oshkosh, Wisconsin hosted an early season Drum Corps Midwest contest and here are the scores:

1. Phantom Regiment  73.90
2. Madison Scouts 70.45
3. Cavaliers  62.95
4. Geneseo Knights 59.65
5. St. Croix Rivermen  42.95
6. Colts  41.60
7. Pioneer  37.60

Except for the Rivermen, the links go directly to the corps websites. The Rivermen link goes to a DrumCorpsWiki page.


Trivia

• This was the Phantom Regiment's fourth straight win of the season. They would go undefeated until July 10 at Drums Along the Rockies in Denver, coming in second to the eventual DCI champion Blue Devils.
• Of the seven corps competing, three would make DCI Finals: Phantom Regiment, Madison Scouts, and Cavaliers.
• Until DCI Midwest, the Geneseo Knights were on pace to make DCI Finals. In what turned out to be the biggest controversy of the season, the Knights went from a 78.70 on August 2 to a 61.30 on August 7 at DCI Midwest Prelims. The next day, the scored a 76.55 and a 71.05 the following day. They never recovered from the 17 point drop at DCI Midwest and placed 15th at DCI Prelims with a 76.25.
• Five of the seven corps still compete today. The only two that no longer do are the Geneseo Knights (1994 as the Quad City Knights) and the St. Croix Rivermen (1985).
• Pioneer ended the season by placing 5th at DCI Class A Prelims and Finals.

To view the corps repertoires and see more scores from the 1982 season, go to Corpsreps. If you want to learn more about the drum and bugle corps, go to Drum Corps International and Drum Corps Associates.