Wisconsin vs Rutgers: shaded seats and sun by section

For Wisconsin vs Rutgers at an 11:00 am kickoff, 2 of 39 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are O, N, LL, KK. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 7, 2026, Camp Randall Stadium, Madison. Kickoff time not yet announced (Big Ten windows 11 am, 2:30 pm or 6:30 pm CT). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at an 11:00 am kickoff?

Time	What happens
8:30 am	Badger Bash opens at Union South
9:00 am	Student gate (Gate 5) and premium gates open
9:30 am	All other gates open
11:00 am	Kickoff
End of 3rd quarter	Jump Around
~2:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Badger Bash, gate times and Jump Around from uwbadgers.com.

Sun at kickoff: 29.8° high, bearing 168.6°. Still 19.1° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: O, N, LL, KK, JJ, M. Shadiest: Z1, Y1, Y2, A, B, C. By level and side: upper deck north 218 min, lower bowl north 173 min, upper deck south 158 min, lower bowl east 156 min, upper deck west 116 min, lower bowl west 56 min, lower bowl south 20 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section A	lower bowl	south	31		at kickoff
Section B	lower bowl	west	39		at kickoff
Section C	lower bowl	west	46		at kickoff
Section D	lower bowl	west	50		at kickoff
Section E	lower bowl	west	58		at kickoff
Section F	lower bowl	west	65		at kickoff
Section G	lower bowl	west	66		11:50 am
Section H	lower bowl	west	67		12:40 pm
Section I	lower bowl	north	72		at kickoff
Section J	lower bowl	north	155		1:50 pm
Section K	lower bowl	north	173		not during the game	yes
Section L	lower bowl	north	183		not during the game	yes
Section M	lower bowl	north	189		not during the game	yes
Section N	lower bowl	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section O	lower bowl	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section P	lower bowl	north	174		not during the game	yes
Section Q	lower bowl	east	176		not during the game
Section R	lower bowl	east	173		not during the game
Section S	lower bowl	east	166		not during the game
Section T	lower bowl	east	161		not during the game
Section U	lower bowl	east	158		not during the game
Section V	lower bowl	east	151		not during the game
Section W	lower bowl	east	150		not during the game
Section X	lower bowl	east	115		not during the game
Section Y1	lower bowl	south	12		at kickoff
Section Y2	lower bowl	south	30		at kickoff
Section Z1	lower bowl	south	7		at kickoff
Section AA	upper deck	south	158		1:40 pm
Section BB	upper deck	west	163		1:40 pm
Section CC	upper deck	west	170		1:50 pm
Section DD	upper deck	west	100		1:40 pm
Section EE	upper deck	west	77		12:20 pm
Section FF	upper deck	west	57		12:00 pm
Section GG	upper deck	west	62		12:10 pm
Section HH	upper deck	west	66		12:10 pm
Section II	upper deck	west	152		not during the game
Section JJ	upper deck	west	200		not during the game
Section KK	upper deck	north	216		not during the game
Section LL	upper deck	north	219		not during the game

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 50°F (range 30-64°F), feels like 43°F, wind 10 mph, rain in 11% of game hours, clear skies in 35%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 2:30 pm kickoff?

Time	What happens
12:00 pm	Badger Bash opens at Union South
12:30 pm	Student gate (Gate 5) and premium gates open
1:00 pm	All other gates open
2:30 pm	Kickoff
End of 3rd quarter	Jump Around
4:50 pm	Sunset
~6:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Badger Bash, gate times and Jump Around from uwbadgers.com.

Sun at kickoff: 19.1° high, bearing 222.9°. Sunset during the game at about 4:50 pm. Sunniest: V, W, U, Q, R, S. Shadiest: Y2, B, A, DD, EE, GG. By level and side: lower bowl east 62 min, upper deck north 35 min, lower bowl north 28 min, upper deck south 8 min, upper deck west 8 min, lower bowl south 1 min, lower bowl west 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section A	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section B	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section C	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section D	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section E	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section F	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section G	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section H	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section I	lower bowl	north	0		at kickoff
Section J	lower bowl	north	0		at kickoff
Section K	lower bowl	north	22		3:00 pm
Section L	lower bowl	north	25		2:40 pm
Section M	lower bowl	north	35		2:50 pm
Section N	lower bowl	north	48		3:10 pm
Section O	lower bowl	north	49		3:20 pm	yes
Section P	lower bowl	north	49		3:30 pm	yes
Section Q	lower bowl	east	61		3:40 pm	yes
Section R	lower bowl	east	60		3:40 pm	yes
Section S	lower bowl	east	58		3:40 pm	yes
Section T	lower bowl	east	56		3:40 pm	yes
Section U	lower bowl	east	70		3:50 pm	yes
Section V	lower bowl	east	75		4:00 pm	yes
Section W	lower bowl	east	75		4:00 pm	yes
Section X	lower bowl	east	42		3:00 pm
Section Y1	lower bowl	south	1		at kickoff
Section Y2	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section Z1	lower bowl	south	3		at kickoff
Section AA	upper deck	south	8		at kickoff
Section BB	upper deck	west	8		at kickoff
Section CC	upper deck	west	13		at kickoff
Section DD	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section EE	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section FF	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section GG	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section HH	upper deck	west	13		at kickoff
Section II	upper deck	west	14		2:40 pm
Section JJ	upper deck	west	26		2:50 pm
Section KK	upper deck	north	34		3:00 pm
Section LL	upper deck	north	36		3:00 pm

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 52°F (range 31-66°F), feels like 45°F, wind 10 mph, rain in 10% of game hours, clear skies in 36%.

Plan the game: all 39 Camp Randall Stadium sections · Camp Randall Stadium parking, Bucky Shuttle and tailgating · Camp Randall Stadium clear bag policy · how the Camp Randall Stadium data is measured.