Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, Florida · The dossier: identity, why-here, band, homecoming, deadlines — every fact from the Yard roster.
Edward Waters University
Photo: HBCU marching band — file photo: andscape.com
Why here — the dossier
- Est. 1866Founded in 1866 — 160 years of history.
- ConferenceCompetes in the SIAC.
- Triple Threat Marching BandHome of the Triple Threat Marching Band, founded 2001.
- Yard legendsAlumni on record: A. Philip Randolph, Buck O'Neil, Nat Glover.
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Band spotlight
Triple Threat Marching Band
Band founded 2001
The Triple Threat is the heartbeat of Tiger football Saturdays in Jacksonville — a band built from scratch in 2001 alongside the reborn football program, and the first EWC ensemble to ever earn a national spotlight with invitations to the Honda Battle of the Bands in 2009 and 2013. The band has performed at halftime for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, and its auxiliary line, the Purple Thunder Dance Squad — a plus-sized dance line named Florida's 'Best Non-Traditional Dance Squad' in 2005 — has been a signature part of the show for two decades. In 2026 the university poured real money back into the program: new brass, woodwind and percussion instruments, 100 new uniforms bearing an emboldened EWU mark, and a credit-bearing, year-round instructional model meant to make the band a recruitment engine, not just a halftime act.
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Homecoming
Game Oct 24, 2026 vs Clark Atlanta.
Deadlines are not yet published on the Yard for Edward Waters University.
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Head to head
Identity only: facts on this page come straight from the Yard roster. Missing fields are omitted, never invented. No logos or brand colors are shown — none verified on file. Letter chips are generic monograms, not school marks.