The first official UIL State Marching Band Contest was held in 1980.
Westfield and Marcus are tied for the most 5-A/6-A state titles with five wins each.
Crockett (Austin), MacArthur (San Antonio), Spring and LD Bell (Hurst) have each won the state championship twice.
Duncanville has won the state marching band contest three times.
Here are the 5-A winners through 2016:
1980 - Crockett High School (Austin)
1981 - Crockett High School (Austin)
1982 - Permian High School (Odessa)
1983 - J.W. Nixon High School(Laredo)
1984 - MacArthur High School (San Antonio)
1985 - MacArthur High School (San Antonio)
1986 - Duncanville High School
1987 - Westfield High School (Houston)
1988 - Westfield High School (Houston)
1989 - Westfield High School (Houston)
1990 - Duncanville High School
1992 - Spring High School
1994 - Spring High School
1996 - Westfield High School (Houston)
1998 - Westfield High School (Houston)
2000 - L.D. Bell High School (Hurst)
2002 - Duncanville High School
2004 - L.D. Bell High School (Hurst)
2006 - Marcus High School (Flower Mound)
2008 - Marcus High School (Flower Mound)
2010 - Marcus High School (Flower Mound)
2012 - Marcus High School (Flower Mound)
2014 - Marcus High School (Flower Mound)
2016 - Flower Mound High School
