October hits just right for Mizzou’s Homecoming. Students have settled into their classes and routines, and finals stress is still six weeks away. It’s the ideal moment to dive into Tiger spirit, reunite with old friends and forge new memories. In this gallery culled from old Savitar yearbooks, we explore past Mizzou Homecomings, a dynamic highlight of the fall semester for more than a century.
1967: Riding in an antique car, the pompom squad rev up fans with their routines to the music of Marching Mizzou.1913: Women students ride in a Homecoming float with a tiger statue.1960: Tiger fans eat at Romp, Chomp and Stomp on Homecoming Weekend. The Tigers, ranked No. 1 in the nation, lose to the Kansas Jayhawks 23–7, a result later overturned due to the Jayhawks playing an ineligible player.1978: The Homecoming crowd battles harsh sun as the Tigers lose a nail-biter versus Colorado, 28–27.1980: Toga-clad and triumphant, a Mizzou tuba player rallies the crowd during the Tigers’ 45-7 victory over Colorado.1981: Homecoming royalty from 1981 dress up as cowboys and cowgirls for a photo on Francis Quadrangle. Top row, from left: Scott Watson, Scott Debandt, Ed Reeves, Doug Waltman and George Labelle. Bottom row, from left: Jane Lewis, Marsha West, Anita Vanetti, Mary McHaney and Dawn Genty. Missourian file photo.
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