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Aug 23, 2022 · In 2022, there are over 20 classics that feature at least one HBCU team from the FCS level. Below, we'll provide the scheduling information for these classic games, plus a few additional...
- Classic Coaches
- Special Rivalries
- Classic Game Pacesetters
- Historic Classic Games
- The New Orange Blossom Classic
- Longer Classic Game History
- Classic Game Do-Overs
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Classic games can be held to honor a legendary or specialindividual in black college football history. That would be classic games named for coaching legends like Willard Bailey of Virginia Union (vs. Va. Lynchburg on Sept. 1), Pete Richardson of Southern (vs. Florida Memorial on Sept. 3), W. C. Gorden of Jackson State (vs. Grambling State on Sept....
Classics can denote specialrivalries, especially those of the backyard, in-state variety. Most are played at neutral sites and draw the largest crowds to these venues. They include a game previously known as the Aggie-Eagle Classic that was played in Raleigh, N. C. from 1994 to 2005. It pits the NC A&T Aggies against the NC Central Eagles, teams in...
The next three Classic Games constitute games that annually draw the biggest crowds. They usually finish in the top three attended games and pump millions of dollars to local economies. The Magic City Classic between SWAC rivals Alabama State and Alabama A&M is as fierce as they come. It annually draws in excess of 60,000 fans to Birmingham’s legen...
The Orange Blossom Classic began in 1933 and was played continuously from 1947 to 1978. Hosted by Florida A&M University and the Rattlers’ legendary coach Alonzo “Jake” Gaither, it was held at the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami and also included a huge parade through Miami’s black Overtown section. Held at the end of the season, it was, in effect, a ...
The OBC triumphantly returned in 2021 as a season-opener, and matched new SWAC rivals Florida A&M and Jackson State. Last year’s game ended in a 7-6 win for Jackson State and was the beginning of JSU coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders’ run to an undefeated SWAC season and league championship. FAMU head coach Wille Simmons’ squad however gave Sanders...
The Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic that pits SIAC rivals of the same name is one with a longer history. It began in 1902 as an entertainment event for the African-American civilian community and U.S. Army soldiers in the Columbus-Fort Benning, GA and Phenix City, AL area. The game had been played since 1936 at A. J. McCllung Stadium in Columbus, Georgi...
Classics return this season to St. Louis and to East Rutherford, New Jersey. The HBCU New York City Football Classic is the special game that will premier at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Sept. 17. Howard and Morehouse will tangle in this year’s Classic which is being helmed by Derrick Moore of Sports 1105. The New York Urban League Classic...
Sat., August 27 BIG CAT CLASSIC Florida Memorial vs. Edward Waters in Miami Gardens, FL 3:00pm ET MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE Howard vs. Alabama State in Atlanta, GA 7:00pm ET
THURS., SEPTEMBER 1 WILLARD BAILEY CLASSIC Virginia Union vs. VA-Lynchburg in Richmond, VA 7:00pm ET SAT., SEPTEMBER 3 LABOR DAY CLASSIC Alabama State vs. Miles in Montgomery, AL 5:00pm CT PETE RICHARDSON CLASSIC Southern vs. Florida Memorial in Baton Rouge, LA 6:00pm CT CAROLINA CLASSIC Benedict vs. Elizabeth City State in Columbia, SC 6:00pm ET W...
SAT., OCTOBER 1 JOHN MERRITT CLASSIC Tennessee State vs. Lane in Nashville, TN 1:00pm CT LUCILLE M. BROWN COMMUNITY YOUTH BOWL Virginia Union vs. Saint Augustine’s in Richmond, VA 1:00pm ET STATE FAIR CLASSIC Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State in Dallas 6:00pm CT SAT., OCTOBER 8 MOREHOUSE-TUSKEGEE CLASSIC Morehouse vs. Tuskegee in Birmingham, AL ...
The Magic City Classic is the largest historically black college and university (HBCU) football game in the country. Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University play in the game annually in Birmingham, Alabama.
Jul 9, 2023 · Here is a comprehensive list of all the scheduled 2023 HBCU football classic games. The list includes long-standing traditional classic rivalries such as the Labor Day Classic (Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern), the Magic City Classic (Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M), and the annual Bayou Classic (Grambling vs. Southern).
Sep 14, 2022 · How to watch the 2022 HBCU New York Football Classic. Here's how to watch the 2022 HBCU New York Football Classic: Time: 3 p.m. ET; Date: Saturday, Sept. 17; TV channel: CNBC; Streaming:...
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Nov 30, 2022 · The Bayou Classic itself was one of the only HBCU Games that you could count on to be broadcasted on one of the 4 network channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox). The airing on main channel NBC would continue until 2014.
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Aug 21, 2023 · Prudential Brick City HBCU Kickoff Classic. The matchup: Grambling State vs. Hampton. When and where: 3 p.m. Sept. 2; Red Bull Arena; Harrison, New Jersey. How to watch: NFL Network.
