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Wisconsin football's 2024 season produced a rarity in home attendance

TODD D. MILEWSKI
Dec 18, 2024
Dec 18, 2024 Updated Jan 16, 2025

Fans try to get through the upper deck concourse at Camp Randall Stadium during halftime of the Badgers' game against Alabama on Sept. 14.

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A loaded 2024 home schedule produced an attendance rarity for the University of Wisconsin football team.

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Alabama-Wisconsin — Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard (5) celebrates his 26-yard touchdown catch late in the second quarter against Wisconsin on Sept. 14. The game had the highest attendance at Camp Randall Stadium in 2024.
STEVE APPS, For the State Journal

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Photos: Inside a Badgers football game day with the University of Wisconsin marching band

Mellophones 16Nov2024.jpg — Members of the University of Wisconsin marching band's Rank 7, the mellophones, perform during the band's Nov. 16 morning rehearsal.
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Rank 5 trumpets.jpg — The University of Wisconsin marching band's Rank 5, composed of trumpet players, finished its final rehearsal on its practice field Nov. 16.
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Tuba Tunes 16Nov2024.jpg — Some of the University of Wisconsin marching band's tuba group performs at a tailgate off of Regent Street on Nov. 16.
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Trombones 1 16Nov2024.jpg — The University of Wisconsin marching band performs on the field when the Badgers football team hosted Oregon on Nov. 16.
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Drum Major 16Nov2024.jpg — University of Wisconsin marching band drum major Caleb Monge performs during the halftime performance when the Badgers football team hosted Oregon on Nov. 16.
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Trombones 2 16Nov2024.jpg — The University of Wisconsin marching band performs before and during the Badgers' football home game against Oregon on Nov. 16.
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Corey Pompey 16Nov2024.jpg — University of Wisconsin marching band director Corey Pompey conducts the halftime performance when the Badgers football team hosted Oregon on Nov. 16.
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Joe Roethel split lip 16Nov2024.jpg — University of Wisconsin marching band tuba player Joe Roethel split his lip during the Badgers' Nov. 16 matchup against Oregon.
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Oregon Duck 16Nov2024.jpg — The Oregon Ducks mascot swipes a University of Wisconsin marching band member's hat during the Fifth Quarter on Nov. 16.
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