Star of Indiana unfurled a magnificent patriotic program in their 1992 debut with redesigned uniforms and a fresh new crowd appealing approach which was instantly and enthusiastically accepted. Musical fragments of America the Beautiful and Star Spangled Banner float in and out of the presentation, which includes Star Spangled Overture, Chester, Amber Waves, and Flag of Stars. - Dr. R.L. Smith, DCW, July 3, 1992

    1 Cavaliers                                  74.2
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            72.8
    3 Madison Scouts                             68.1
    4 Bluecoats                                  60.7
    5 Glassmen                                   60.6
    6 Colts                                      52.4
    7 Troopers                                   49.2
                                                     
    Division II                                      
    1 Limited Edition                            40.3
                                                     
    Division III                                     
    1 Pioneer                                    42.5
                                                     
    Senior                                           
    1 Minnesota Brass Sr.                        52.6

Saturday, June 20, 1992
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Milwaukee, WI

Just as Star of Indiana entered the field, a fireworks display began at nearby County Stadium. It was almost as if this was planned since Star was performing a patriotic theme show this year . . . - F. Schoenbach, DCW, July 3, 1992

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            75.7
    2 Phantom Regiment                           73.5
    3 Madison Scouts                             70.7
    4 Glassmen                                   66.1
    5 Minnesota Brass Sr.                        55.9
    6 Pioneer                                    49.3
    7 Blue Stars                                 40.6
    8 Americanos                                 34.2

Sunday, June 21, 1992
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Terre Haute, IN

Star is capturing the hearts of many drum corps fans with their "American Variations" show. They still have the intricate drill and difficult music book, but the crowds love to hear the touches of patriotic music woven in and out of their show. . . Star needs to be commended for fielding their best guard yet. This show is a must see! - R. Baysinger, DCW, July 3, 1992

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            75.7
    2 Colts                                      56.6
    3 Northern Aurora                            53.2
    4 Limited Edition                            47.2
    5 Royalaires                                 33.0
    6 Knights                                    32.1
      Cadets of Bergen Cty.                Exhibition

Friday, June 26, 1992
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Indianapolis, IN

Highlights of the show include the glittering, spinning stars wielded by the guard, a wonderful rotating-box drill move that uncoils the corps and the incredible musicianship, especially in the middle voices. And if you're looking for red, white and blue in this show, you'll find lots of it - showcased brilliantly. - D. Walter, DCW, July 17, 1992

    1 Cavaliers                                  77.5
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            75.8
    3 Glassmen                                   65.9
    4 Bluecoats                                  65.5
    5 Northern Aurora                            51.0
    6 Kiwanis Kavaliers                          48.1
    7 Limited Edition                            44.1
    8 Golden Lancers                             24.4

Saturday, June 27, 1992
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Massillon, OH

    1 Cavaliers                                  77.6
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            75.5
    3 Bluecoats                                  66.0
    4 Glassmen                                   64.9
    5 Northern Aurora                            53.0
    6 Limited Edition                            47.6
    7 Golden Lancers                             27.4

Sunday, June 28, 1992
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Port Clinton, OH

The kids from Bloomington were especially hot tonight, cutting loose with a performance that just about blew down the stands . . . . . . The trademark star formation, coming at the end of the first number, is especially effective in the patriotic show and the red, white and blue flags are gorgeous. . . - D. Walter, DCW, July 3, 1992

    1 Cavaliers                                  78.8
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            78.6
    3 Glassmen                                   67.1
    4 Northern Aurora                            56.6
    5 Kiwanis Kavaliers                          50.4
    6 Limited Edition                            49.1
    7 Golden Lancers                             27.0

Monday, June 29, 1992
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Hilliard, OH

    1 Cavaliers                                  77.1
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            76.4
    3 Glassmen                                   67.7
    4 Bluecoats                                  65.9
    5 Northern Aurora                            55.0
    6 Kiwanis Kavaliers                          48.9
    7 Limited Edition                            46.2

Sunday, July 5, 1992
Drum Corps East (DCE) Tour
Beverly, MA

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            81.7
    2 Crossmen                                   76.3
    3 Sky Ryders                                 61.0
    4 Boston Crusaders                           59.3
                                                     
    Division II                                      
    1 Spartans - NH                              57.8
    2 Patriots                                   56.5
    3 Royal Columbians                           46.6

Saturday, July 11, 1992
Hershey Spectacular (DCE) Tour
Hershey, PA

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            82.2
    2 Cadets of Bergen Cty.                      79.2
    3 Crossmen                                   78.6
    4 Bluecoats                                  69.0
    5 Sky Ryders                                 64.6
    6 Boston Crusaders                           61.5

Sunday, July 12, 1992
Drum Corps East (DCE) Tour
Charleston, WV

. . . Star of Indiana won general effect brass, brass performance, percussion performance and visual performance captions for a score of 82.4. Star this year departed slightly from the last two years in that the musical themes are familiar to the entire audience. This is done without sacraficing difficulty by using patriotic music of Morton Gould, William Schuman and Gordon Jacob. This may be one of the greatest patriotic shows ever fielded. . . - D.S. Smith, DCW, July 31, 1992

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            82.4
    2 Cadets of Bergen Cty.                      80.3
    3 Crossmen                                   78.6
    4 Sky Ryders                                 69.0
                                                     
    Division II                                      
    1 Golden Lancers                             43.0

Monday, July 13, 1992
Drum Corps East (DCE) Tour
Butler, PA

'There was a show we were at - I don't know where it is now,' (Jeff) Huffman said. 'And there were tornado warnings all around th area. 'Just before we went on, the announcer said the audience should be ready to take shelter,' he said. 'Our drum major said 'Be ready to cut and run for cover.' 'But we did the show, and with all these tornadoes twirling around the area, we forgot about it, and just concentrated on what we were doing,' Huffman said. - K. Voigt, Daily Journal, August 12, 1992 REVIEW #2 I must give a lot of credit to the members of Star of Indiana for their courageous performance . . . their appearance was a remarkable display of training, fortitude and dedication . . . - E. Cagney, DCW, August 7, 1992

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            84.5
    2 Crossmen                                   79.6
    3 Sky Ryders                                 69.5
                                                     
    Non Open Class                                   
    1 Cardinals of Scarbor.                      53.9
    2 Golden Lancers                             41.2

Friday, July 17, 1992
DCM Championship Prelims
Toledo, OH

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            85.6
    2 Cavaliers                                  84.2
    3 Phantom Regiment                           83.3
    4 Madison Scouts                             82.3
    5 Glassmen                                   75.2
    6 Bluecoats                                  73.8
    7 Colts                                      67.0
                                                     
    Division II                                      
    1 Northern Aurora                            61.6
    2 Limited Edition                            56.5

Saturday, July 18, 1992
DCM Championship Finals
Toledo, OH

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            85.3
    2 Cavaliers                                  84.4
    3 Madison Scouts                             83.5
    4 Phantom Regiment                           81.8
    5 Glassmen                                   75.2
    6 Bluecoats                                  73.5
                                                     
    Division II                                      
    1 Limited Edition                            58.1
    2 Northern Aurora                            52.9
                                                     
    Division III                                     
    1 Pioneer                                    56.6
    2 CapitolAires                               52.9
    3 Blue Stars                                 52.1
    4 Railmen                                    45.8
                                                     
    Senior                                           
    1 Minnesota Brass Sr.                        62.3
    2 Vanguard Sr.                               47.7

Tuesday, July 21, 1992
Celebration in Brass (DCI)
Ankeny, IA

    1 Blue Devils                                87.0
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            84.6
    3 Freelancers                                73.9
    4 Marauders                                  67.7
    5 Black Gold                                 61.3
    6 Nite Express                               50.5

Wednesday, July 22, 1992
Alton Drum & Brass Review (DCI)
Alton, IL

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            86.4
    2 Blue Devils                                85.2
    3 Freelancers                                76.0
    4 Marauders                                  67.3
    5 Black Gold                                 63.1
                                                     
    Division II                                      
    1 Knights                                    59.3
    2 Nite Express                               50.1

Friday, July 24, 1992
DCI Preview of Champions Prelims
Nashville, TN

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            91.9
    2 Blue Devils                                89.7
    3 Cavaliers                                  89.2
    4 Madison Scouts                             88.5
    5 Phantom Regiment                           88.1
    6 Cadets of Bergen Cty.                      88.0
    7 Santa Clara Vanguard                       86.2
    8 Blue Knights                               85.8
    9 Crossmen                                   85.3
   10 Velvet Knights                             81.8
   11 Bluecoats                                  78.0
   12 Freelancers                                77.6
   13 Glassmen                                   76.6
   14 Spirit of Atlanta                          74.2
   15 Sky Ryders                                 72.8
   16 Boston Crusaders                           72.7
   17 Marauders                                  71.1
   18 Dutch Boy                                  68.7
   19 Troopers                                   66.9
   20 Magic of Orlando                           66.1
   21 Southwind                                  64.7
   22 Carolina Crown                             62.2
   23 Colts                                      62.1
   24 Black Gold                                 60.4

Saturday, July 25, 1992
Preview of Champions Finals
Nashville, TN

Star of Indiana successfully defended their title as the top corps at the DCI Preview of Champions. The Indiana corps put on a very strong performance in both prelims and finals to outdistance the other corps. . . . Star won GE and percussion honors, while finishing second in all the other captions. Once again, I was extremely impressed with the maturity of the horn line. - M. Wetzel, DCW, August 7, 1992

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            91.8
    2 Blue Devils                                90.9
    3 Cavaliers                                  89.7
    4 Madison Scouts                             88.7
    5 Cadets of Bergen Cty.                      88.6
    6 Phantom Regiment                           87.3
    7 Santa Clara Vanguard                       84.9
    8 Blue Knights                               84.0
    9 Crossmen                                   83.7
   10 Velvet Knights                             79.4
   11 Freelancers                                76.8
   12 Bluecoats                                  76.0

Tuesday, July 28, 1992
Drums to Dixie (DCI)
Cary, NC

[CANCELLED]                                       
                                                     
      STAR OF INDIANA                                
      Santa Clara Vanguard                           
      Blue Knights                                   
      Freelancers                                    
      Troopers                                       
      Carolina Crown

Wednesday, July 29, 1992
Carolina Classic (DCI)
Winston-Salem, NC

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            91.7
    2 Santa Clara Vanguard                       87.1
    3 Crossmen                                   86.5
    4 Blue Knights                               85.8
    5 Velvet Knights                             81.6
    6 Spirit of Atlanta                          75.7
    7 Marauders                                  71.1
    8 Carolina Crown                             61.4

Thursday, July 30, 1992
Jersey Showdown (DCI)
East Rutherford, NJ

. . . The scrims of grain, mountains, plains and sea were capped with the final picture to unfold - the Statue of Liberty. The audience melted as an American flag was waved behind the see-through scrim during the final measures of the piece. Closing with Flag of Stars, Star had the audience screaming for more. - J. Ohrt, DCW, August 21, 1992

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            91.4
    2 Madison Scouts                             90.3
    3 Cadets of Bergen Cty.                      89.3
    4 Crossmen                                   88.1
    5 Bluecoats                                  81.0
    6 Boston Crusaders                           77.1
    7 Magic of Orlando                           69.2

Saturday, August 1, 1992
DCI East Prelims
Allentown, PA

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            91.0
    2 Cadets of Bergen Cty.                      89.9
    3 Madison Scouts                             88.7
    4 Santa Clara Vanguard                       88.2
    5 Crossmen                                   85.5
    6 Bluecoats                                  79.1
    7 Freelancers                                78.7
    8 Marauders                                  74.1
    9 Boston Crusaders                           73.8
   10 Dutch Boy                                  70.4
   11 Magic of Orlando                           66.3
   12 Troopers                                   66.0
                                                     
    Non Open Class                                   
    1 Spartans - NH                              80.2
    2 Knights                                    75.9
    3 New York Lancers                           71.9
    4 Jersey Surf                                68.0
    5 Spectrum                                   59.3
    6 Raiders                                    57.9
    7 Spectra                                    51.6

Saturday, August 1, 1992
DCI East Finals
Allentown, PA

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            92.7
    2 Madison Scouts                             90.8
    3 Cadets of Bergen Cty.                      90.7
    4 Santa Clara Vanguard                       88.9
    5 Crossmen                                   88.5
    6 Bluecoats                                  80.6
    7 Freelancers                                80.0
    8 Boston Crusaders                           77.6
    9 Marauders                                  75.8
   10 Dutch Boy                                  70.9
                                                     
    Non Open Class                                   
    1 Spartans - NH                              74.2
    2 Knights                                    67.6

Sunday, August 2, 1992
Adirondack Drums (DCI)
Fort Edward, NY

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            92.7
    2 Madison Scouts                             91.1
    3 Bluecoats                                  81.9
    4 Dutch Boy                                  72.8
    5 Knights                                    54.3

Tuesday, August 4, 1992
Invitation Quebec (DCI)
Montreal, QUE

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            92.1
    2 Madison Scouts                             89.8
    3 Santa Clara Vanguard                       87.5
    4 Bluecoats                                  79.7
    5 Dutch Boy                                  72.1

Wednesday, August 5, 1992
Drums Along the Mohawk (DCI)
Rome, NY

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            93.2
    2 Madison Scouts                             92.1
    3 Bluecoats                                  83.8
    4 Marauders                                  78.2
    5 Magic of Orlando                           73.8
                                                     
    Division II                                      
    1 Rochester Patriots                         75.6
    2 Nite Express                               72.2

Thursday, August 6, 1992
North Coast Brass Championship (DCI)
Cleveland, OH

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            93.6
    2 Madison Scouts                             90.9
    3 Velvet Knights                             87.2
    4 Bluecoats                                  83.2
    5 Magic of Orlando                           73.4
    6 Allegiance Elite                           61.5
                                                     
    Division II                                      
    1 Academie Musicale                          71.3
    2 Nite Express                               66.5

Saturday, August 8, 1992
DCI Mid-America
Bloomington, IN

'I just couldn't believe the sound, especially from the top five corps,' (rock drummer Kenny) Aronoff said after the Mid-America Drum Corps Championships. The competition was the final warmup before the . . . World Championship in Madison, Wisc., this Saturday. 'These guys obviously know what they're capable of,' Aronoff said, pointing to Star of Indiana members. 'Some people don't know until later in love, if at all.' - K. Voigt, Daily Journal, August 12, 1992

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            95.0
    2 Cavaliers                                  93.9
    3 Blue Devils                                93.4
    4 Madison Scouts                             92.4
    5 Santa Clara Vanguard                       91.0
    6 Velvet Knights                             83.9
    7 Bluecoats                                  80.7
    8 Glassmen                                   79.8
    9 Boston Crusaders                           79.7
   10 Troopers                                   75.1
   11 Magic of Orlando                           73.5
   12 Carolina Crown                             70.1
   13 Limited Edition                            64.4

Monday, August 10, 1992
Fantasy of Brass and Drums (DCI)
Fort Wayne, IN

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            95.1
    2 Santa Clara Vanguard                       92.1
    3 Velvet Knights                             87.4
    4 Glassmen                                   83.8
    5 Boston Crusaders                           81.2
    6 Magic of Orlando                           76.3

Thursday, August 13, 1992
DCI World Championship Quarterfinals
Madison, WI

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            96.4
    2 Cavaliers                                  95.7
    3 Blue Devils                                95.3
    ^ Cadets of Bergen Cty.                      95.3
    5 Madison Scouts                             93.3
    6 Phantom Regiment                           92.1
    7 Crossmen                                   91.5
    8 Santa Clara Vanguard                       90.9
    9 Blue Knights                               90.3
   10 Velvet Knights                             87.7
   11 Bluecoats                                  85.6
   12 Freelancers                                84.1
   13 Glassmen                                   84.0
   14 Sky Ryders                                 82.8
   15 Boston Crusaders                           82.4
   16 Spirit of Atlanta                          82.0
   17 Marauders                                  80.0
   18 Dutch Boy                                  77.5
   19 Troopers                                   76.1
   20 Colts                                      75.5
   21 Magic of Orlando                           74.1
   22 Southwind                                  73.6
   23 Black Gold                                 72.9
   24 Northern Aurora                            71.1
   25 Carolina Crown                             67.9
   26 Mandarins                                  67.8
   27 Kiwanis Kavaliers                          65.4

Friday, August 14, 1992
DCI World Championship Semifinals
Madison, WI

    1 Cavaliers                                  97.1
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            96.9
    3 Cadets of Bergen Cty.                      96.2
    4 Blue Devils                                95.7
    5 Madison Scouts                             94.3
    6 Phantom Regiment                           92.8
    7 Crossmen                                   92.0
    8 Santa Clara Vanguard                       91.9
    9 Blue Knights                               91.1
   10 Velvet Knights                             87.5
   11 Bluecoats                                  85.5
   12 Freelancers                                84.0
   13 Glassmen                                   83.9
   14 Boston Crusaders                           82.2
   15 Sky Ryders                                 82.1
   16 Spirit of Atlanta                          78.8
   17 Marauders                                  76.7

Saturday, August 15, 1992
DCI World Championship Finals
Madison, WI

With a wave-the-flag production that used several American patriotic songs in theme and variation form, the red-and-white uniformed Star was precise in its movements and powerful in its music. It used gossamer-thin and transparent poster-art backdrops of American scenery to complement the stunning visual effects of its corps flags and moving patterns. - J. Aehl, Wisconsin State Journal, August 16, 1992

    1 Cavaliers                                  97.5
    2 Cadets of Bergen Cty.                      97.0
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            96.7
    4 Blue Devils                                95.4
    5 Madison Scouts                             93.7
    6 Crossmen                                   92.2
    7 Santa Clara Vanguard                       91.8
    8 Phantom Regiment                           91.5
    9 Blue Knights                               90.0
   10 Velvet Knights                             86.6
   11 Bluecoats                                  84.6
   12 Freelancers                                83.5