With change in alcohol policy at Badgers football games, have ejections and arrests gone up?

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JR Radcliffe

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

After three games of the 2024 Badgers football season, a change in alcohol policy at Camp Randall Stadium doesn't appear to be radically altering the number of arrests and ejections at the stadium, at least compared to last year.

The university began offering alcohol to general-seating sections for the first time this year, starting with the season opener against Western Michigan. UW has since hosted games against South Dakota and Alabama, the high-profile nonconference game Saturday that ended in Wisconsin's 42-10 defeat.

The first three home games last year at Camp Randall Stadium, which included a buzzy first contest for new head coach Luke Fickell, yielded 85 ejections over the three games (65 UW students), according to regular reports from UW-Madison police. There were 53 arrests at those games, of which 40 were students.

By comparison, this year's games featured a slight uptick in ejections with 93 (74 students) and a downturn in arrests with 39 (35 students). The vast majority of citations and ejections relate to alcohol, including attempting to use a fake ID.

Announced attendance is slightly up this season (75,850 fans per game) for the first three games compared to last year (75,537). The game times were notably different, with last year's games including a 2:30 p.m. start and two 11 a.m. starts, whereas this year's games featured an 8 p.m. kickoff on a Friday night, a 2:35 p.m. start and one 11 a.m. start. The Rutgers game in 2023 took place during Homecoming.

2023 first three home games

• Sept. 2 vs. Buffalo (2:30 p.m. CT): 14 ejections (11 students), six arrests (six students)
• Sept. 16 vs. Georgia Southern (11 a.m.): 29 ejections (21 students), 21 arrests (16 students)
• Oct. 7 vs. Rutgers (11 a.m.): 42 ejections (33 students), 26 arrests (18 students)
• Total 2023 first three games: 85 ejections (65 students), 53 arrests (40 students)

• 2024 first three home games

  • Aug. 30 vs. Western Michigan (8 p.m. CT Friday): 27 ejections (22 students), 10 arrests (seven students)
  • Sept. 7 vs. South Dakota (2:30 p.m.): 47 ejections (37 students), 18 arrests (18 students)
  • Sept. 14 vs. Alabama (11 a.m.): 19 ejections (15 students), 11 arrests (10 students)
  • Total 2024 first three games: 93 ejections (74 students), 39 arrests (35 students)

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2024/09/16/how-has-new-alcohol-policy-at-uw-football-impacted-ejections-arrests/75247428007/?tbref=hp