Miles College
Fairfield, Alabama · The dossier: identity, why-here, band, homecoming, deadlines — every fact from the Yard roster.
Miles College
Photo: HBCU homecoming tailgate — file photo: uatl.com
Why here — the dossier
- Est. 1898Founded in 1898 — 128 years of history.
- ConferenceCompetes in the SIAC.
- Purple Marching MachineHome of the Purple Marching Machine, founded 1949.
- Yard legendsAlumni on record: Richard Arrington Jr, U. W. Clemon, Autherine Lucy.
Every highlight comes from the Yard roster — nothing invented.
Band spotlight
Purple Marching Machine
Band founded 1949
The Purple Marching Machine's signature is the comeback: silent from 1975 to 1996, rebuilt by Arthur Means Jr. from 32 kids to 200 members, marched in the 76th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2002, and under Willie Snipes Jr. became ESPN's Division II Band of the Year in 2024 — a $75,000 prize — and repeated in 2025. PMM includes the 24 Karat Percussion Section drumline, marches with the Golden Stars danceline and the Steaming Flags color guard, and plays to more than 100,000 people a year.
From the Yard roster. No videos are shown — none verified official and rights-clean.
Deadlines are not yet published on the Yard for Miles College.
We only post deadlines verified against the school’s own admissions pages — nothing guessed, nothing borrowed. Until then, go straight to the source:
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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.