Photo gallery A (red) sea of fans basks in Homecoming triumph
The more than 75,000 in Camp Randall Stadium had plenty to cheer about during the Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 22, as the Badgers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 35-24.
![A pair of drum majors lead the UW Marching Band in taking the field before the start of the game.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/02fball_Purdue_band_pre22_0129-1024x682.jpg)
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A pair of drum majors lead the UW Marching Band in taking the field before the start of the game.![Part of an annual tradition, UW Law School students attempt to toss their canes over the south end zone goalpost and catch them before the start of the Homecoming game.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/01fball_Purdue_cane22_6556-1024x682.jpg)
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Part of an annual tradition, UW Law School students attempt to toss their canes over the south end zone goalpost and catch them before the start of the Homecoming game.![Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen (0) breaks for open field in the first quarter.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/05fball_Purdue_action22_0976-1024x682.jpg)
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Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen (0) breaks for open field in the first quarter.![Badger fans cheer after Wisconsin safety John Torchio (15) ran an intercepted pass in for a touchdown in the first quarter.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/04fball_Purdue_action22_0682-1024x682.jpg)
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Badger fans cheer after Wisconsin safety John Torchio (15) ran an intercepted pass in for a touchdown in the first quarter.![Sarah Schutt, executive director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, uses her cellphone to take a selfie with UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin during halftime.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/07fball_Purdue_HoCo_half22_1655-1024x682.jpg)
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Sarah Schutt, executive director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, uses her cellphone to take a selfie with UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin during halftime.![UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, left, applauds as mini marshals are introduced on the video scoreboard during halftime.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/08fball_Purdue_HoCo_half22_6647-1024x682.jpg)
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UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, left, applauds as mini marshals are introduced on the video scoreboard during halftime.![Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz (5) celebrates as running back Braelon Allen (0) runs the ball into the end zone for a touchdown.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/10fball_Purdue_action22_1783-1024x682.jpg)
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Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz (5) celebrates as running back Braelon Allen (0) runs the ball into the end zone for a touchdown.![A UW cheerleader waves a giant W flag to rev up the crowd following a touchdown.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/12fball_Purdue_W_flag22_6725-1024x682.jpg)
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A UW cheerleader waves a giant W flag to rev up the crowd following a touchdown.![Wisconsin inside linebacker Jake Chaney (36) takes down Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell for the sack.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/14fball_Purdue_action22_1997-1024x682.jpg)
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Wisconsin inside linebacker Jake Chaney (36) takes down Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell for the sack.![Badger fans cheer and dance to the song](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/16fball_Purdue_fans22_2409-1024x682.jpg)
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Badger fans cheer and dance to the song "Jump Around" at the end of the third quarter.![Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz (5) passes the ball to running back Braelon Allen (0) in the fourth quarter.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/19fball_Purdue_action22_2584-1024x682.jpg)
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Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz (5) passes the ball to running back Braelon Allen (0) in the fourth quarter.![Jim Leonhard tips his hat to his first home game win as Wisconsin’s interim head coach after the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Purdue Boilermakers, 35-24.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/21fball_Purdue_action22_6851-1024x682.jpg)
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Jim Leonhard tips his hat to his first home game win as Wisconsin’s interim head coach after the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Purdue Boilermakers, 35-24.![From left to right, UW Homecoming Committee members Kate Meyer, Ella Martinez and Paige Dessiart celebrate during the Fifth Quarter.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/22fball_Purdue_band_fifth22_6899-1024x682.jpg)
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From left to right, UW Homecoming Committee members Kate Meyer, Ella Martinez and Paige Dessiart celebrate during the Fifth Quarter.![Marching Band members Maya Cherne (top) and Emma Eicher perform the chicken dance during the Fifth Quarter.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/23fball_Purdue_band_fifth22_6929-1024x682.jpg)
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Marching Band members Maya Cherne (top) and Emma Eicher perform the chicken dance during the Fifth Quarter.![Late afternoon sun backlights a giant banner of Bucky Badger and casts shadows of fans walking along the upper-deck ramp of Camp Randall Stadium.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/10/24fball_Purdue_fans22_2658-1024x682.jpg)
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Late afternoon sun backlights a giant banner of Bucky Badger and casts shadows of fans walking along the upper-deck ramp of Camp Randall Stadium.Tags: recent sightings, UW Athletics