That 1985 panoramic frames out at an impressive 42"w x 10"h. Someone might know for sure and the memory is clouded by many things here -- but I thought the camera used for this panoramic was decades old, possibly the same one used in 1924 for the MS dedication, and taken from virtually the same...
October 5, 1985
Illinois 31, #3 Ohio State 28
Attendance: 76,343
This is listed as the largest Memorial Stadium attendance on record for an Illinois-Ohio State game. Fans were treated to 72,000 orange poms poms from radio station K-104, handed out before the game by a consortium of Illini...