Drum Corps Associates
Championship History - the 70s
1970 DCA Championships
September 6 - Aquinas Stadium - Rochester, New York
| 1 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 82.775 |
| 2 | Yankee Rebels | 81.200 |
| 3 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 80.950 |
| 4 | Reading Buccaneers | 80.000 |
| 5 | New York Skyliners | 77.375 |
| 6 | Long Island Sunrisers | 75.125 |
| 7 | Rochester Crusaders | 73.250 |
| 8 | Hamburg Kingsmen | 68.900 |
| 9 | Boys of '76 | 66.925 |
| 10 | Les Diplomates | 64.900 |
Prelims
| 1 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 80.975 |
| 2 | Yankee Rebels | 80.000 |
| 3 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 79.575 |
| 4 | Reading Buccaneers | 79.525 |
| 5 | New York Skyliners | 77.925 |
| 6 | Long Island Sunrisers | 75.000 |
| 7 | Boys of '76 | 72.050 |
| 8 | Rochester Crusaders | 71.600 |
| 9 | Hamburg Kingsmen | 70.450 |
| 10 | Les Diplomates | 68.375 |
| 11 | Bonnie Scots | 66.625 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Rockets | 64.350 |
| 13 | Guelph Royalaires | 64.275 |
| 14 | Canada's Marching Ambassadors | 62.650 |
| 15 | Connecticut Yankees | 58.300 |
1971 DCA Championships
September 5 - Aquinas Stadium - Rochester, New York
| 1 | New York Skyliners | 91.500 |
| 2 | Yankee Rebels | 90.750 |
| 3 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 90.625 |
| 4 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 87.925 |
| 5 | Rochester Crusaders | 86.800 |
| 6 | Reading Buccaneers | 86.425 |
| 7 | Les Diplomates | 83.600 |
| 8 | Long Island Sunrisers | 79.550 |
| 9 | Hamburg Kingsmen | 79.375 |
| 10 | Syracuse Brigadiers | 77.550 |
Prelims
| 1 | New York Skyliners | 91.400 |
| 2 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 89.275 |
| 3 | Yankee Rebels | 89.275 |
| 4 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 88.650 |
| 5 | Reading Buccaneers | 88.550 |
| 6 | Rochester Crusaders (1.0 Pen) | 87.250 |
| 7 | Les Diplomates | 85.375 |
| 8 | Hamburg Kingsmen | 81.975 |
| 9 | Long Island Sunrisers | 81.275 |
| 10 | Syracuse Brigadiers | 81.000 |
| 11 | Burlington Commanders | 74.275 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Rockets | 73.850 |
| 13 | Guelph Royalaires | 72.400 |
| 14 | Boston Renegades | 71.800 |
| 15 | Bonnie Scots | 71.775 |
| 16 | Boys of '76 | 71.300 |
| 17 | Connecticut Yankees | 67.950 |
1972 DCA Championships
September 3 - Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, New Jersey
| 1 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 90.60 |
| 2 | New York Skyliners (1.0 Pen.) | 89.75 |
| 3 | Reading Buccaneers | 88.65 |
| 4 | Tie - Rochester Crusaders | 88.20 |
| 4 | Tie - Connecticut Hurricanes | 88.20 |
| 6 | Les Diplomates | 82.35 |
| 7 | Yankee Rebels | 80.45 |
| 8 | Long Island Sunrisers | 76.00 |
| 9 | Hamburg Kingsmen | 74.30 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Rockets | 73.90 |
| 11 | Burlington Commanders | 63.15 |
| 12 | Rhode Island Matadors | 58.95 |
Prelims
| 1 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 91.25 |
| 2 | Reading Buccaneers (Tie) | 89.90 |
| 2 | New York Skyliners (Tie) | 89.90 |
| 4 | Rochester Crusaders | 88.05 |
| 5 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 87.70 |
| 6 | Yankee Rebels | 85.20 |
| 7 | Les Diplomates | 84.55 |
| 8 | Hamburg Kingsmen | 79.90 |
| 9 | Sunrisers | 78.75 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Rockets | 76.05 |
| 11 | Burlington Commanders | 71.10 |
| 12 | Rhode Island Matadors | 70.15 |
| 13 | New Bedford Whalers | 63.80 |
| 14 | Bonnie Scots | 61.45 |
| 15 | Boston Renegades | 59.75 |
1973 DCA Championships
September 2 - Aquinas Stadium - Rochester, New York
| 1 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 89.85 |
| 2 | Reading Buccaneers (0.7) | 85.80 |
| 3 | Connecticut Hurricanes (0.3) | 85.30 |
| 4 | Les Diplomates (1.4) | 84.20 |
| 5 | New York Skyliners | 81.55 |
| 6 | Rochester Crusaders (0.2) | 79.80 |
| 7 | Yankee Rebels (0.2) | 76.95 |
| 8 | Hamburg Kingsmen (0.1) | 67.20 |
| 9 | Long Island Sunrisers (0.3) | 66.80 |
| 10 | Rhode Island Matadors (3.1) | 61.45 |
| 11 | Erie Thunderbirds (0.1) | 59.90 |
| 12 | Guelph Royalaires (2.) | 57.00 |
Percussion: Les Diplomates
Visual: Caballeros
Guard: Buccaneers
Prelims
| 1 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 91.25 |
| 2 | Reading Buccaneers | 89.10 |
| 3 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 86.10 |
| 4 | Les Diplomates | 85.95 |
| 5 | New York Skyliners | 82.50 |
| 6 | Rochester Crusaders | 81.25 |
| 7 | Yankee Rebels | 79.10 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 70.95 |
| 9 | Hamburg Kingsmen | 69.55 |
| 10 | Rhode Island Matadors | 68.20 |
| 11 | Guelph Royalaires | 67.15 |
| 12 | Erie Thunderbirds | 66.00 |
| 13 | Syracuse Brigadiers | 65.95 |
| 14 | Burlington Commanders | 62.05 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Rockets | 61.95 |
| 16 | Minnesota Brass, Inc. | 60.95 |
| 17 | Hanover Lancers | 54.20 |
| 18 | Emmaus Sentinels | 54.20 |
| 19 | Boston Renegades | 53.25 |
1974 DCA Championships
September 1 - Holleder Stadium - Rochester, New York
Finals
| 1 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 83.50 |
| 2 | Reading Buccaneers | 82.15 |
| 3 | New York Skyliners | 77.35 |
| 4 | Rhode Island Matadors | 70.35 |
| 5 | Rochester Crusaders | 67.95 |
| 6 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 66.70 |
| 7 | Yankee Rebels | 65.95 |
| 8 | Long Island Sunrisers | 59.70 |
| 9 | Guelph Royalaires | 56.55 |
| 10 | Erie Thunderbirds | 54.64 |
| 11 | Hanover Lancers | 45.10 |
| 12 | Emmaus Sentinels | 43.05 |
Prelims
| 1 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 82.05 |
| 2 | Reading Buccaneers | 81.40 |
| 3 | New York Skyliners | 80.95 |
| 4 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 75.30 |
| 5 | Rochester Crusaders | 71.85 |
| 6 | Rhode Island Matadors | 70.40 |
| 7 | Yankee Rebels | 69.20 |
| 8 | Guelph Royalaires | 63.60 |
| 9 | Long Island Sunrisers | 62.90 |
| 10 | Erie Thunderbirds | 59.15 |
| 11 | Hanover Lancers | 54.85 |
| 12 | Emmaus Sentinels | 54.30 |
| 13 | Hamburg Kingsmen | 52.85 |
| 14 | Boys of '76 | 48.75 |
| 15 | Westshoremen Bonnie Scots | 41.00 |
1975 DCA Championships
August 31 - Holleder Stadium - Rochester, New York
Finals
| 1 | New York Skyliners | 91.28 |
| 2 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 91.11 |
| 3 | Reading Buccaneers | 89.55 |
| 4 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 86.98 |
| 5 | Phoenix | 85.20 |
| 6 | Yankee Rebels | 84.85 |
| 7 | Tie - Rochester Crusaders | 80.70 |
| 7 | Tie - Long Island Sunrisers | 80.70 |
| 9 | Rhode Island Matadors | 76.91 |
| 10 | Erie Thunderbirds | 68.03 |
Prelims
| 1 | New York Skyliners | 88.50 |
| 2 | Reading Buccaneers | 88.25 |
| 3 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 87.20 |
| 4 | Phoenix | 85.75 |
| 5 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 85.71 |
| 6 | Yankee Rebels | 84.33 |
| 7 | Long Island Sunrisers | 83.33 |
| 8 | Rochester Crusaders | 82.70 |
| 9 | Rhode Island Matadors | 81.11 |
| 10 | Erie Thunderbirds | 74.60 |
| 11 | Spirit of '76 | 71.72 |
| 12 | Guelph Royalaires | 70.10 |
| 13 | Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights | 67.05 |
| 14 | Dunkirk Patriots | 63.75 |
| 15 | Westshoremen | 63.46 |
| 16 | Hanover Lancers | 61.66 |
| 17 | Johnsonburg Diplomats | 60.31 |
| 18 | Blue Rock | 56.96 |
| 19 | Interstatesmen | 56.55 |
1976 DCA Championships
September 5 - Holleder Stadium - Rochester, New York
Finals
| 1 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 92.50 |
| 2 | Reading Buccaneers | 86.70 |
| 3 | Long Island Sunrisers | 86.55 |
| 4 | New York Skyliners | 85.05 |
| 5 | Yankee Rebels | 84.30 |
| 6 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 79.95 |
| 7 | Rochester Crusaders | 78.25 |
| 8 | Erie Thunderbirds | 73.60 |
| 9 | Phoenix | 73.05 |
| 10 | Rhode Island Matadors | 72.00 |
Prelims
| 1 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 88.95 |
| 2 | Reading Buccaneers | 87.75 |
| 3 | Long Island Sunrisers | 86.55 |
| 4 | New York Skyliners | 86.00 |
| 5 | Yankee Rebels | 83.85 |
| 6 | Rochester Crusaders | 79.50 |
| 7 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 79.30 |
| 8 | Phoenix | 76.85 |
| 9 | Rhode Island Matadors | 76.25 |
| 10 | Erie Thunderbirds | 75.70 |
| 11 | Westshoremen | 68.25 |
| 12 | Guelph Royalaires | 66.80 |
| 13 | Hanover Lancers | 63.35 |
| 14 | Dunkirk Patriots | 60.15 |
| 15 | Hamburg Kingsmen | 59.50 |
| 16 | Johnsonburg Diplomats | 59.40 |
| 17 | Spirit of '76 | 54.25 |
1977 DCA Championships
September 3 - J. Birney Crum Stadium - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Finals
| 1 | Long Island Sunrisers (-0.2) | 94.15 |
| 2 | Hawthorne Caballeros (-0.1) | 94.10 |
| 3 | Reading Buccaneers | 91.55 |
| 4 | Rhode Island Matadors (-0.3) | 87.80 |
| 5 | Rochester Crusaders (-0.2) | 87.65 |
| 6 | New York Skyliners | 86.05 |
| 7 | Les Ambassadeurs (-0.1) | 82.90 |
| 8 | Connecticut Hurricanes (-0.2) | 78.65 |
| 9 | Erie Thunderbirds (-0.4) | 75.75 |
| 10 | Westshoremen (-0.3) | 72.80 |
Percussion: Sunrisers
Brass: Caballeros
GE: Buccaneers
Color Guard: Las Ambassadeurs
Drum Major: Jim Russo, Caballeros
Prelims
| 1 | Long Island Sunrisers | 95.35 |
| 2 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 92.35 |
| 3 | Reading Buccaneers | 90.85 |
| 4 | Rhode Island Matadors | 90.10 |
| 5 | Rochester Crusaders | 86.40 |
| 6 | New York Skyliners | 85.50 |
| 7 | Les Ambassadeurs | 82.15 |
| 8 | Connecticut Hurricanes | 81.15 |
| 9 | Westshoremen | 75.65 |
| 10 | Erie Thunderbirds | 73.65 |
| 11 | Chicago Connection | 71.05 |
| 12 | Minnesota Brass, Inc. | 70.70 |
| 13 | Guelph Royalaires | 70.00 |
| 14 | South Wind | 68.35 |
| 15 | Hanover Lancers | 65.00 |
| 16 | Dunkirk Patriots | 57.80 |
1978 DCA Championships
September 3 - J. Birney Crum Stadium - Allentown, Pennsylvania
| 1 | Long Island Sunrisers | 90.85 |
| 2 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 88.05 |
| 3 | New York Skyliners (-0.5) | 85.15 |
| 4 | Rhode Island Matadors (-0.3) | 84.00 |
| 5 | Connecticut Hurricanes (-0.2) | 82.80 |
| 6 | Rochester Crusaders | 80.05 |
| 7 | Reading Buccaneers (-0.3) | 79.70 |
| 8 | Les Ambassadeurs (-0.2) | 77.60 |
| 9 | Westshoremen (-0.2) | 72.10 |
| 10 | Guelph Royalaires (-0.1) | 64.80 |
Percussion: Sunrisers
Brass: Sunrisers
GE: Sunrisers
Color Guard: Sunrisers
Drum Major: George Parks, Buccaneers
Prelims
| 1 | Long Island Sunrisers (-0.1) | 88.75 |
| 2 | Hawthorne Caballeros | 88.70 |
| 3 | New York Skyliners (-1.2) | 85.50 |
| 4 | Rhode Island Matadors (-0.3) | 84.80 |
| 5 | Rochester Crusaders (-0.3) | 81.20 |
| 6 | Connecticut Hurricanes (-0.3) | 80.90 |
| 7 | Les Ambassadeurs (-0.3) | 80.00 |
| 8 | Reading Buccaneers (-1.2) | 78.75 |
| 9 | Westshoremen | 75.85 |
| 10 | Guelph Royalaires (-0.1) | 71.65 |
| 11 | Erie Thunderbirds (-0.4) | 70.50 |
| 12 | Minnesota Brass, Inc. (-0.2) | 60.50 |
| 13 | Chicago Connection (-0.5) | 57.25 |
| 14 | Johnsonburg Diplomats (-0.3) | 49.65 |
| 15 | Wind Gap Blue Eagles | 47.15 |
1979 DCA Championships
September 2 - Hershey Park Stadium - Hershey, Pennsylvania
Finals
Recaps| 1 | Reading Buccaneers (-0.3) | 90.50 |
| 2 | Hawthorne Caballeros (-0.1) | 89.25 |
| 3 | Long Island Sunrisers (-0.1) | 88.30 |
| 4 | New York Skyliners (-0.9) | 82.95 |
| 5 | Connecticut Hurricanes (-0.4) | 78.65 |
| 6 | Westshoremen (-0.2) | 76.95 |
| 7 | Rochester Crusaders (-0.1) | 71.25 |
| 8 | Erie Thunderbirds (-0.2) | 67.95 |
| 9 | La Clique Allouette (-0.2) | 63.60 |
| 10 | Rhode Island Matadors (-0.1) | 60.20 |
Percussion: Sunrisers
Brass: Buccaneers
GE: Buccaneers
Color Guard: Buccaneers
Drum Major: George Parks, Buccaneers
(* Buccaneers received Perfect Scores in:
Content Analysis, GE Brass, and GE Visual)
Prelims
Recaps| 1 | Reading Buccaneers (-0.2) | 86.65 |
| 2 | Hawthorne Caballeros (-0.5) | 86.10 |
| 3 | Long Island Sunrisers (-0.1) | 85.25 |
| 4 | New York Skyliners (-0.2) | 84.55 |
| 5 | Connecticut Hurricanes (-0.5) | 78.15 |
| 6 | Westshoremen (-0.5) | 76.10 |
| 7 | Rochester Crusaders (-0.1) | 69.85 |
| 8 | Erie Thunderbirds (-0.4) | 69.05 |
| 9 | La Clique Allouette (-0.2) | 66.90 |
| 10 | Rhode Island Matadors (-0.1) | 61.80 |
| 11 | Minnesota Brass, Inc. | 56.40 |
| 12 | Chicago Connection (-0.1) | 56.30 |
| 13 | North Star/Royalaires | 52.95 |
| 14 | Wind Gap Blue Eagles | 49.80 |
| 15 | Hershey Chocolatiers (-0.4) | 39.60 |
| 16 | Ohio Brass Factory (-1.5) | 36.90 |
| 17 | Esquires (-7.0) | 28.50 |