The South Alabama Jaguar Marching Band is a student organization that was approved by the University of South Alabama's board of trustees to debut in conjunction with the South Alabama football team in 2009. The decision was made on December 6, 2007.
The band debuted with 150 members at the first football game on September 5, 2009. The band grew to 245 members in 2012. The Jaguar Marching Band is housed in the Department of Music in the College of Arts and Sciences, the University of South Alabama's largest academic division.
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