UNI Homecoming Themes

This page presents information about UNI Homecoming football games on a year-by-year basis from 1920 to the present. It includes dates, locations, opponents, and game scores.

YearTheme
1925No them announced
1926The Spirit of 50 Years (in conjunction with 50th anniversary of the college)
1927-1935No theme announced
1936Sixtieth Anniversary of the College
1937-1944No theme announced
1945No official theme, but an underlying message of "Welcome Home"
1946Homecoming of the Veterans
1947The Good Old Days
1948None
1949The Home of Champions
1950Half-Time of the Twentieth Century
1951Seventy-Five Years of Teacher Education
1952Panthers for President
1953Panther Prowl
1954None
1955Spirit of '55
1956Campaign for Victory
1957United for Victory
1958Pantherville Pageant
1959T. V. (Teachers Victory) Spectacular
1960

Fabulous Sixties

 

1961The SCI's the Limit
1962

SCI Storybook

 

1963SCI Futurama
1964

Olympics on the Hill

 

1965SCI-Lites
1966Homecoming is . . . .
1967Something Old, Something New
1968UNIverse in '68
1969An Odyssey
1970In the Year . . . .
1971Kaleidoscope
1972Reach Out
1973Celebrate
1974Flashback
1975UNIfication
1976Excellebrate 100
1977Do You Remember?
1978Mission: Celebrate Change
1979Fall into Fantasy
1980Visions of the Future
1981Heroes
1982Famous Firsts
1983Northern Lights
1984Panthermonium
1985Purple Fever: Temperature's Risin'
1986Cruisin' with the Cat
1987Panther Tracks . . . Full Steam Ahead
1988Under the Big Top
1989Rock Around the Clock
1990Field of Dreams
1991UNI, Jamaica Me Happy
1992Showtime
1993Wild, Wild West
1994Groovin' 70s Style
1995Beach Party
1996Let the Games Begin
1997Come Together
  
1998Panther Reign
  
1999Millenium of Memories
2000Panther Pride
2001If You Could See Us Now (in honor of UNI's 125th anniversary)
2002Surfin' UNI
2003Paint the Town Purple
2004It's Showtime!
2005Wild with Pride
2006Rock the Dome
2007Pride on the Prowl
2008Pump up the Purple
2009I Spy UNI
2010Let the good times ROAR
2011At Home in the Dome
2012Throwback
2013Purple Tie Affair
2014Students by Day, Panthers by Night
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Compiled by Gerald L. Peterson, University Archivist, with research by Shanna Taylor, Nick Jordan, and other student assistants, and scanning by Library Assistant Gail Briddle, Special Collections and University Archives, September 2005; last updated September 30, 2010 (GP).