Mark Dyer remembers the last time his favorite team traveled to Camp Randall Stadium for a night game. It was Oct. 11, 2003, and he and a group of friends — all students at Ohio State University — decided a road trip to Madison was in order. The University of Wisconsin, ranked No. 23 in the nation, hadn’t beaten the Buckeyes at home in more than 10 years. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes were the third-ranked team in the country, the reigning national champions who came into the game having won 19 games in a row.
But UW snapped Ohio State’s winning streak with a 17-10 victory — and some Badger fans snapped, too. Many Ohio State fans later reported feeling threatened by the drunken crowds, both inside and outside the stadium.