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Homecoming 2021: The Big Return
The campus community welcomed alumni, friends, family and fans to one of the most spirited days of the year – made all the more joyful after a year in which the pandemic forced the party online. It meant the return of the popular Student Talent Showcase, a street fair, food and carnival games and an alumni tailgate (for those 21 years and older) with beer, wine, food and a live band. Among the day’s other highlights was a halftime ceremony during the football game against TCNJ honoring the Knute Rockne Championship team, which celebrated their 50th anniversary of that 1970 championship game (a year late, due to COVID-19).
![alumni and their families posing at the hawk statue on campus](/magazine-archive/media/uploads/sites/12/2021/12/Alumni_Homecoming-10.jpg)
![Five alumni smiling](/magazine-archive/media/uploads/sites/12/2021/12/Alumni_Homecoming-09.jpg)
![A family wearing their Montclair gear](/magazine-archive/media/uploads/sites/12/2021/12/Alumni_Homecoming-08.jpg)
![Rocky posing by the live band](/magazine-archive/media/uploads/sites/12/2021/12/Alumni_Homecoming-07.jpg)
![homecoming attendee and their child](/magazine-archive/media/uploads/sites/12/2021/12/Alumni_Homecoming-06.jpg)
![alumni and students walking below balloon arch on campus](/magazine-archive/media/uploads/sites/12/2021/12/Alumni_Homecoming-05.jpg)
![Welcome Alumni banner](/magazine-archive/media/uploads/sites/12/2021/12/Alumni_Homecoming-04.jpg)
![Four alumni smiling](/magazine-archive/media/uploads/sites/12/2021/12/Alumni_Homecoming-03.jpg)
![Two alumni hug and smile for the camera](/magazine-archive/media/uploads/sites/12/2021/12/Alumni_Homecoming-02.jpg)
![President Koppell on stage giving a speech in the Memorial Auditorium](/magazine-archive/media/uploads/sites/12/2021/12/Alumni_Homecoming-01.jpg)