By Kelly McMahon

Tailgating the Villanova vs. Creighton game this weekend? Get some inspiration from the 1985-1986 edition of the Belle Air and the article, “Partying with that Tailgate Touch.”

Before 1985, students tailgated before football games in the Lancaster parking lot (formerly known as Main Parking Lot before it was transformed into The Commons) with “cars, RV’s (sic), boats, and other assorted vehicles.” After the University created a tailgating policy that prohibited festivities from the parking lots, Villanovans gathered on Sheehan Beach for every home game.

The yearbook published some of the students’ memories of the tailgates, including “I can’t remember,” “I’m not sure but I think I had a good time,” and “I don’t know; is it 1:30 yet?”

Kelly McMahon CLAS ’22 is a student assistant in the Communication and Marketing department at Falvey. Like the students in the picture above, she will be tailgating this Saturday for the Villanova vs. Creighton game.