The 2011 season marked the 100th year anniversary of the UW-Stout football program. The football team held a celebration during the annual homecoming festivities, Saturday, Oct. 1, with a reunion of former football players, including a pregame tailgate party and a post game party at the Stout Ale House. Hundreds of alumni players were honored at halftime of the game, with the oldest football alumni in attendance serving as honorary captains.  |  Additional Football Alumni Reunion Information

In conjunction with The Dunn County News and the Dunn County Historical Society, the UW-Stout sports information office ran a 10-week series that explores the first 100 years of the football program, by decade. Below is a link for each of the stories, and some extra stories, that appear as part of the series. The series was penned by Chuck Barkus of the Dunn County Historical Society, Jim Gorecki, a former Blue Devil player from the mid-1980s and Layne Pitt, UW-Stout sports information director. You can also watch a Centennial Video

The 2000s represent most successful decade, so far

Blue Devils close out 90s with 2000 conference title

1983 Football Video (UW-Superior at UW-Stout)

Stout pops up on national Radar in early 80s, airs ball out in late 80s

Menomonie hits the national airwaves in CBS production (1982)

Coaches wear many hats and Radar Defense introduced - the 1970s

WSUC title returns to Menomonie in 1965

Roger Zell sets conference interception record - the 1960s

The day the Blue Devils ran wild - the 1950s

Stout wins conference titles on both sides of World War II - the 1940s

Former NFL player, future Stout president leave unique marks - the 1930s

Hall of Fame - Follow this link to see a listing of all football players in the Stout Athletic Hall of Fame

Nelson Field gives Stout a place to call home - 1935

Stout during "The Golden Age of College Football" - the 1920s

Stout football a work in progress in early 1900s

Football got its start at Stout in 1911

Series on football centennial to kickoff