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What It's Like To Attend Homecoming At The School That Invented The Tradition
What It's Like To Attend Homecoming At The School That Invented The Tradition
Amanda MaciasJan 8, 2015, 00:11 IST
Welcome to homecoming at the University of Missouri, or "Mizzou," as students and alumni like to say. The world's first homecoming tradition began at Mizzou in 1911 when football coach Chester Brewer invited alumni to "come home" for the annual football game against long-standing rival, the University of Kansas.
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With approximately 34,658 enrolled students, Mizzou still holds the largest student-run homecoming in the nation, including a parade, blood drive, talent competition, tailgate, and campus decorations, according to Chancellor Bowen Loftin.
