Tomorrow our Wisconsin Badgers will face the Minnesota Golden Gophers. These teams will be competing for the ever famous Paul Bunyan's Axe. 

The trophy goes to the winner of the annual University of Wisconsin--Madison vs. Minnesota game, the longest football series in Division I-A football. The teams first met in 1890 and have played consecutively since 1907. The axe replaced other trophies in the rivalry, such as the walnut Slab of Bacon, and was a gift of the National W Club in 1948. The winners of all the Wisconsin-Minnesota games are engraved on the handle. In November 2003 the original axe was donated to the College Football Hall of Fame and replaced by a sturdier version with room for more names on the handle.

Now keeping in mind that the gopher is part of the badgers regular diet, I hope to see all of you out there supporting our team!

Also in the spirit of Homecoming, we have created a special Flickr collection dedicated to UW Madison Homecoming images through the decades.  Take a peek!

The Homecoming festivities have already started, this year's theme is the Legends of Bucky Badger. We wanted to take some time and show you how campus used to celebrate Homecoming traditions!  All of these photos and more can be found in our UW Madison Collection.

Get out your paper mache, all you student organizations and Greeks!  This years parade is on Friday, Oct 8 and will go from Gilman to State Street. The parade has been going on for years and the University community always has some great floats!  From Homecoming paper mache animals to a hobo band, in 1986 there was even a Homecoming camel! 

The pep rally is another time honored tradition on campus.  The image on the left is from the Homecoming pep rally in 1947.  This year's pep rally will follow the parade.  And don't miss out on the fireworks!


Homecoming is a fun time here at UW Madison.  Have you and your friends participated in any of the events in the past or this year?  


On Friday, we will blog about the upcoming rivalry game between Minnesota and our Badgers.  So look out for the axe.


If you want more information on the festivities this year go to the UW Homecoming site.