RV Homecoming

River Valley Homecoming Themes


Year Date Theme Football Opponent Result Record
1962 October 19 Autumn Leaves Sauk City T 6–6 0–0–1
1963 October 11 Lodi L 52–0 0–1–1
1964 October 16 Iowa–Grant W 40–7 1–1–1
1965 October 8 Indian Summer West Grant W 37–6 2–1–1
1966 September 23 Try to Remember Iowa–Grant W 13–0 3–1–1
1967 October 13 Shades of the Past Boscobel L 12–6 3–2–1
1968 October 4 Autumn of Our Lives Fennimore L 9–6 3–3–1
1969 October 3 Happiness Is... Iowa–Grant W 40–0 4–3–1
1970 September 25 Boscobel W 8–0 5–3–1
1971 October 8 Color My World Riverdale W 6–0 6–3–1
1972 September 29 Richland Center L 9–7 6–4–1
1973 October 12 Oaks ’n’ Autumn Riverdale L 6–2 6–5–1
1974 October 4 We Will Never Pass this Way Again Fennimore W 14–7 7–5–1
1975 September 26 Spirit of ’76 Prairie du Chien L 19–0 7–6–1
1976 October 8 Where Are We Going To? Fenimore W 7–0 8–6–1
1977 September 30 Looks Like We Made It Prairie du Chien L 10–0 8–7–1
1978 September 22 Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever Viroqua L 6–2 8–8–1
1979 September 21 If Our Time Could Tell ??? Boscobel W 27–0 9–8–1
1980 October 3 Viroqua W 30–0 10–8–1
1981 October 2 Boscobel L 20–14 10–9–1
1982 September 17 Hollywood Hawk Extravaganza Richland Center W 19–6 11–9–1
1983 September 30 Going for Gold Riverdale W 26–6 12–9–1
1984 September 21 Happy Days (’50s) Richland Center W 29–6 13–9–1
1985 October 18 Surf's Up Boscobel W 21–0 14–9–1
1986 September 26 RV on Safari Fennimore L 7–0 14–10–1
1987 October 9 Mexican Fiesta Lancaster L 34–12 14–11–1
1988 September 30 Cave Days Cuba City W 7–6 15–11–1
1989 October 13 Wild Wild West Lancaster L 22–15 15–12–1
1990 October 5 Back to the Middle Ages Cuba City L 14–13 15–13–1
1991 October 4 Nursery Rhymes Prairie du Chien W 25–14 16–13–1
1992 September 25 No Peace in the Valley (Old West) Platteville L 48–14 16–14–1
1993 October 1 Jungle Fever Dodgeville W 23–7 17–14–1
1994 September 23 Disco Inferno (’70s) Riverdale (NC) W 28–16 18–14–1
1995 October 6 Mardi Gras Mineral Point (NC) W 24–0 19–14–1
1996 September 27 Under the Bigtop Platteville L 35–0 19–15–1
1997 October 3 ’60s Illusions Richland Center W 9–0 20–15–1
1998 September 25 Hawaiian Luau Lancaster W 41–12 21–15–1
1999 September 24 Greek Mythology Dodgeville W 49–15 22–15–1
2000 September 29 Party on the Farm Prairie du Chien L 15–7 22–16–1
2001 September 28 ’60s in the Valley Platteville W 13–3 23–16–1
2002 September 27 Bright Lights, Hollywood Nights Richland Center L 36–26 23–17–1
2003 October 3 African Safari Platteville L 47–26 23–18–1
2004 September 24 ’80s Flashback Prairie du Chien L 28–14 23–19–1
2005 October 7 Wild Wild West Platteville L 23–13 23–20–1
2006 September 29 Once Upon a Time... Richland Center L 31–7 23–21–1
2007 September 21 The Roaring ’20s Lancaster L 19–13 23–22–1
2008 October 3 Superheroes Platteville W 18–7 24–22–1
2009 September 25 TV Land Richland Center W 41–8 25–22–1
2010 September 24 Under the Sea Dodgeville W 42–0 26–22–1
2011 September 30 Dr. Seuss Richland Center W 16–0 27–22–1
2012 September 28 The Olympics Platteville W 42–10 28–22–1
2013 September 20 Carnival Prairie du Chien W 60–7 29–22–1
2014 September 19 Rock ’n’ Roll Dodgeville W 32–22 30–22–1
2015 September 25 Disney ⋅ Pixar Lancaster L 20–19 30–23–1
2016 October 7 Traveling Through the Decades Platteville W 42–28 31–23–1
2017 September 29 Valley’s Got Game! (Board Games) Richland Center W 61–13 32–23–1
2018 September 28 Hollywood Dodgeville W 31–0 33–23–1
2019 October 4 Nickelodeon Arcadia W 32–16 34–23–1
2020 * October 2 The Roaring ’20s Prairie du Chien W 35–8 35–23–1
2021 September 24 The Olympics Brodhead/Juda L 39–7 35–24–1
2022 September 30 Wild Wild West Lancaster W 28–12 36–24–1
2023 October 6 Surf's Up Richland Center L 17–0 36–25–1
2024 September 27 Candy Land Lancaster L 35–14 36–26–1
Year Date Theme Football Opponent Result Record

Notes

  • Themes for the parade, or week of Homecoming, were not common until the 1980's. In these cases, the theme of the dance is included in italics.
  • (NC) – Football game was against a non-conference opponent.
  • * – All traditional homecoming week activities were heavily altered and/or cancelled due to the COVID–19 pandemic.