The Santa Clara Vanguard is a World Class (formerly Division I) modern drum and bugle corps based in Santa Clara, California. The corps was founded in 1967 and is a member corps of Drum Corps International. The Santa Clara Vanguard (sometimes simply referred to as "Santa Clara", "SCV", "The Vanguard", or simply, "Vanguard") is a charter member of DCI, as well as the fourth most successful DCI member corps with six champion titles to their name.
The Santa Clara Vanguard have been DCI Division I World Champions six times, in 1973, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1989, and 1999 . In addition, they have placed second seven times (1975, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1998) and third eight times (1972, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1997, and 2004). The corps has never placed out of the top eight at DCI Finals, and they are the only corps in DCI history to appear in every Finals competition.
