List of black college football classics
Recent black college football classics (those active since 2000)
Listed below are black college football classics played since 2000. Classics listed in boldface remained active through the 2017 or 2018 seasons.

List of black college football classics

Section Title: Recent black college football classics (those active since 2000)
Table Section Text: Listed below are black college football classics played since 2000. Classics listed in boldface remained active through the 2017 or 2018 seasons.

Classic Name	Location	Year Established	Notes

A. G. Gaston Labor Day Classic	Birmingham, AL	2001

AME Classic (informal name)	Kingsland, GA	2002	See the Ralph J. Bunche Hornets Classic.

Aggie–Eagle Classic (informal name)	Durham, NC & Greensboro, NC	1994	Annual game between North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central. The series, which began in 1924, rotated between Durham and Greensboro, North Carolina until 1992, although for part of that time (starting in 1949) the series was played in a classic format and known as the Carolina Classic.

Angel City Classic	Los Angeles, CA	2007	Formerly an annual game. The event was canceled after the 2008 season.

Arkansas Classic	Pine Bluff, AR

Atlanta Football Classic	Atlanta, GA	1989	Formerly an annual game between two NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision teams. The event was canceled after the 2014 season to make way for the Celebration Bowl.

Atlanta Labor Day Classic	Atlanta, GA

Augusta City Classic	Augusta, GA	1992	Annual game that, prior to 2010, was known as the CSRA Football Classic (named after the Central Savannah River Area).

Azalea City Classic	Mobile, AL

Battle for Greater Baltimore	Towson, MD	1979	Annual classic between Morgan State and—unusually—a predominantly white institution, Towson.

Battle of I-40 Football Classic	Greensboro, NC

Battle of the Bay	Hampton, VA & Norfolk, VA	1962	Formerly an annual game between two schools in different portions of the Hampton Roads area—Hampton on the "Peninsula" and Norfolk State on the "Southside".

Battle of the Firsts—Wade Wilson Classic	Philadelphia, PA	2009	See the Battle of the Firsts.

Battle of the Firsts	Philadelphia, PA	2009	Formerly an annual game between Cheyney and Lincoln (PA), held the first week of the season. The "first" referred to the schools being among the first HBCUs; Cheyney was the first four-year institution established for African Americans, and Lincoln was the third.

Battle of the Real HU	Hampton, VA	2017	Game between Hampton and Howard. The series was played in Washington, DC in a classic format until 2016 and known as the Nation's Football Classic (see below).

Bayou Classic	New Orleans, LA	1974	Annual game between Grambling State and Southern, held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The series, which began in 1932, is televised on NBCSN.

Big Easy Classic	New Orleans, LA	2000	Formerly an annual game that, since 2002, had featured Jackson State and Southern. It originally featured Southern and—unusually—an NCAA Division I-A school, Tulane.

Biker's Classic	Nashville, TN	2006	Annual game featuring Tennessee State.

Black Wall Street Classic	Tulsa, OK

Blues Classic	Fayetteville, NC	2002

BoomBox Classic (informal name)	Baton Rouge, LA & Jackson, MS	2010	Annual game between Jackson State and Southern. The series, which began in 1929, was played in New Orleans in a classic format in 2002 and 2004 and known as the Big Easy Classic (see above).

Bluff City Kickoff Classic	Memphis, TN	2018

Bull City Gridiron Classic	Durham, NC	Annual game featuring North Carolina Central.

CME Classic	Tyler, TX

CSRA Football Classic	Augusta, GA	1992	See the Augusta City Classic.

Capital City Classic (South Carolina)	Columbia, SC

Capital City Classic (Mississippi)	Jackson, MS	1993	Formerly an annual game between Alcorn State and Jackson State. The series, which began in 1927, rotated between Jackson and Lorman, Mississippi until 1992, although for part of that time the series was played in a classic format and known as the Dixie Classic.

Capital City Football Classic	Sacramento, CA	2008	Annual game held in September.

Capital City Freedom Classic	Topeka, KS

Carolinas Classic	Charlotte, NC	1995

Chicago Football Classic	Chicago, IL	1997	Annual game held in September and played at Soldier Field.

Circle City Classic	Indianapolis, IN	1983	Annual game held on the first weekend in October.

Cleveland Classic	Cleveland, OH	2011	Annual game held in September and played at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Commemorative Classic	Charlotte, NC	2009	Annual game between Johnson C. Smith and Livingstone College.

Dallas Lone Star Classic	Dallas, TX	2008	Formerly an annual game between Arkansas–Pine Bluff and Texas Southern, held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas.

Dayton Classic	Dayton, OH	2005	Annual game featuring Central State.

Delta Classic 4 Literacy	Little Rock, AR	2006	Formerly an annual game featuring Arkansas–Pine Bluff. The event was canceled after the 2012 season.

Derby City Classic	Louisville, KY	2009

Detroit Football Classic	Detroit, MI	2003	Formerly an annual game. The event was canceled after the 2006 season.

Down East Viking Football Classic	Rocky Mount, NC	1998	Annual game featuring Elizabeth City State.

Druid City Classic	Tuscaloosa, AL	2003	Annual game featuring Stillman College.

Eddie McGirt Classic	Charlotte, NC	2000	Annual game featuring Johnson C. Smith in its home opener that, through 2002, was played in Memorial Stadium before being discontinued for nine years.

FAMU/FIU Orange Blossom Classic	Miami, FL	1933	Formerly an annual game between Florida A&M and Florida International. The game was formerly known as the Orange Blossom Classic and was canceled after the 1978 season but was revived in the 1990s.

F. E. Whitney Classic	Hopkinsville, KY	2018

5th Quarter Classic	Mobile, AL	2016	Annual game.

Fish Bowl Classic	Norfolk, VA	1948	Annual game featuring Norfolk State.

Florida Classic	Orlando, FL	1979	Annual game between Bethune–Cookman and Florida A&M. Televised on ESPNU.

Fountain City Classic	Columbus, GA	1990	Annual game between Albany State and Fort Valley State.

Gateway Classic	Jacksonville, FL	1953	Annual game featuring Bethune–Cookman. The 2004 game was canceled due to Hurricane Frances.

Gateway Football Classic	St. Louis, MO	1993	Annual game.

Gold Bowl Classic	Richmond, VA	1981	Annual game inspired by the Gold Bowl postseason game, which featured schools from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference from 1977–80.

Gold Coast Classic	San Diego, CA	1997

Greater LaGrange Classic	LaGrange, GA

Greenville HBCU Classic	Greenville, SC	2005	Annual game.

Gulf Coast Challenge	Mobile, AL	2018

Gulf Coast Classic	Mobile, AL	1974	Formerly an annual game featuring Alabama State. The event was canceled after the 2009 season.

Hall of Fame Game Classic	Houston, TX

Harvey Moore Azalea City Classic	Valdosta, GA	2006

Heart of Texas Football Classic	Waco, TX

Inaugural Classic	Montgomery, AL	2014	Game between Alabama State and Tennessee State.

Iris Classic	Griffin, GA	2013	Game between Clark Atlanta and Fort Valley State. The series was formerly played in a classic format starting in 1961 and known as the Textile Football Classic.

Jake Gaither Classic	Tallahassee, FL

Joe Turner Classic	Savannah, GA	1994	Annual game featuring Savannah State.

John A. Merritt Classic	Nashville, TN	1999	Annual game featuring Tennessee State, held in early September, and played at Nissan Stadium.

Kickoff Classic	Jefferson City, MO	2009

LU Classic	Jefferson City, MO & Langston, OK	2015	Annual game between Langston and Lincoln (MO).

Labor Day Classic (Florida)	Orlando, FL

Labor Day Classic (Georgia)	Albany, GA

Labor Day Classic (North Carolina)	Durham, NC

Labor Day Classic (Texas)	Houston, TX & Prairie View, TX	1985	Annual game between Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern. The series, which began in 1946, is played on Labor Day weekend and was played in a classic format in 1947 and between 1952–54 and 1956-57 as part of the Prairie View Bowl.

Labor Day Classic (Virginia)	Norfolk, VA	1991	Annual game featuring Norfolk State.

Labor Day Classic: A Marion Nine Invitational	Montgomery, AL	2017

Labor Day Golden Classic	Birmingham, AL	2007

Las Vegas Classic	Las Vegas, NV	2003	Game between North Carolina A&T and Southern. The game replaced the Silver Dollar Classic (see below).

Lexington Heritage Classic	Lexington, KY	2002

Louis Crews Classic	Huntsville, AL	2010	Annual game featuring Alabama A&M.

Low Country Classic	Charleston, SC

Lucille M. Brown Community Youth Bowl	Richmond, VA	2002	Annual game featuring Virginia Union.

MEAC/SWAC Challenge	Atlanta, GA	2005	Annual game between a MEAC team and a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) team, formerly the defending conference champions, held on Labor Day weekend.

Magic City Classic	Birmingham, AL	1940	Annual game between Alabama State and Alabama A&M. The series, which began in 1924, is the highest-attended HBCU football classic in the nation.

Masonic Bowl	Fayetteville, NC

Masonic Bowl Classic	Richmond, VA

McGee Classic	Tulsa, OK

Memphis Blues City Classic	Memphis, TN

Miami Dade Football Classic	Miami, FL	2008	Annual game featuring Howard.

Midway Classic	Durham, NC	1998

Midwest Classic	Columbus, OH	2003

Music City Classic	Macon, GA	1998

Nation's Football Classic	Washington, DC	2011	Formerly an annual game that most recently had featured Hampton and Howard. The event was canceled after the 2016 season.

New York Urban League Football Classic	East Rutherford, NJ	1971	Formerly an annual game, formerly known as the Whitney M. Young Jr.

OKC Classic	Oklahoma City, OK

Ohio Classic	Cleveland, OH

Okeefenokee Classic	Waycross, GA	2016	The event was suspended after the 2016 season due to Hurricane Irma.

Orange Blossom–Palmetto Classic	Jacksonville, FL

Palmetto Capital City Classic	Columbia, SC	2001	Annual game featuring Benedict College.

Peach State Classic	Atlanta, GA	2002

Peach State Kick-off Classic	Macon, GA

Pete Richardson Classic	Baton Rouge, LA	2018

Planters Bank South Classic	Jackson, TN

Port City Classic (Louisiana)	Shreveport, LA	2002	Formerly an annual game that, since 2010, had featured Grambling State, and was held on Labor Day weekend. It originally featured Southern and was part of the revived Louisiana State Fair Classic series in 2001, before spinning off to become an early September game of its own the following year.

Port City Classic–State Fair Game	Shreveport, LA	2001	See the Port City Classic and the Red River State Fair Classic.

Pre-Labor Day Classic	Columbia, SC

Prince George's Classic	Bowie, MD	2004	The first PG Classic was played by Alcorn State and Howard. The second was played by Morgan State and North Carolina A&T.

Prince Hall Americanism Football Classic	Fairfield, AL

Prince Hall Shriners Diabetes Classic	Durham, NC

Raleigh Classic	Durham, NC

Ralph J. Bunche Hornets Classic	Kingsland, GA	2002	Annual game between Allen University and Edward Waters College.

Red River Classic	Grambling, LA	1981	Annual game, formerly played in Shreveport, Louisiana, that features Grambling State and a SWAC opponent. The 1999 and 2002 games were part of the revived Louisiana State Fair Classic series.

Red River State Fair Classic	Shreveport, LA	1922	Annual game that, since 2015, has featured Grambling State and a SWAC opponent, and is held during the State Fair of Louisiana.

Richard Allen Classic	Atlanta, GA	Annual game formerly played in Philadelphia.

Rivalry Classic	Charlotte, NC	2003	Annual game between North Carolina A&T and South Carolina State.

River City Classic (Kentucky)	Louisville, KY	1990

River City Classic (Tennessee)	Chattanooga, TN

Riverfront Classic	Cincinnati, OH	1999

Rose City Classic	Tyler, TX

Shreveport Classic	Shreveport, LA	2010	See the Red River State Fair Classic.

Silver Dollar Classic	Carson, CA	2002	Annual game, formerly played in Las Vegas. The game was replaced by the Las Vegas Classic in 2003 (see above), so it was suspended and then moved to Carson, California in 2004.

Skyway College Football Classic	Chicago, IL	2003

Soul Bowl (informal name)	Lorman, MS	2012	Biennial game between Alcorn State and Jackson State. The series, which began in 1927, rotated between Jackson and Lorman, Mississippi until 1992, although for part of that time the series was played in a classic format and known as the Dixie Classic.

South Florida Classic	Fort Lauderdale, FL

South Georgia Heritage Classic	Valdosta, GA	2009

Southern Alabama Heritage Classic	Dothan, AL

Southern Heritage Classic	Memphis, TN	1990	Annual game between Jackson State and Tennessee State, held at the beginning of football season, and played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Stan Lomax Gold Coast Football Classic	Brunswick, GA	2009

State Fair Classic	Dallas, TX	1925	Annual game, formerly known as the Al Lipscomb State Fair Classic, that, since 1993, has been between Grambling State and Prairie View A&M and is held during the State Fair of Texas.

State Fair Football Showdown	Dallas, TX	2018	Annual game between Southern and Texas Southern during the third weekend of the State Fair of Texas. The series, which began in 1947, was later informally dubbed the Murk City Classic by fans between 2011–17 but was never officially adopted by the participating schools.

Statesville Classic	Statesville, NC	Annual game featuring Livingstone College.

Steel City Classic	Birmingham, AL	2001	Annual game between Miles College and Stillman College.

T. M. "Tim" Crisp Classic	Oklahoma City, OK	1996

Textile Football Classic	Griffin, GA	1961	Formerly an annual game between Clark Atlanta and Fort Valley State. The series was also played in a classic format in 2013 and known as the Iris Classic (see above).

The Classic	Charlotte, NC	2006	Game between Bowie State and Livingstone College.

Tiger Paw Classic	Houston, TX	Annual game, formerly played in San Antonio, between Grambling State and Texas Southern.

Turkey Day Classic (Alabama)	Montgomery, AL	1924	Annual game between Alabama State and Miles College and held on Thanksgiving Day. This game is sometimes referred to as the first black college football classic with 1924 considered its inaugural year, but it likely did not adopt the Turkey Day Classic name initially as it was not played on Thanksgiving Day until 1932.

Tuskegee–Morehouse Football Classic	Columbus, GA	1936	Annual game between Morehouse and Tuskegee. The series began in 1902.

Two Rivers Classic	Fayetteville, NC & Pembroke, NC	2009	Annual classic between Fayetteville State and—unusually—a historically Native American school, UNC–Pembroke.

VanPort Football Classic	Portland, OR	2002

W. C. Gorden Classic	Jackson, MS	2008	Annual game featuring Jackson State.

Wade Wilson Classic	Cheyney, PA	1980	Formerly an annual game that was also formerly played in Philadelphia, and featured Cheyney. It returned to a classic-style format in 2009 as part of the Battle of the Firsts—Wade Wilson Classic as an annual game between Cheyney and Lincoln (PA).

West End Classic	Salisbury, NC	2014	Annual game featuring Livingstone College.

Western Virginia Education Classic	Salem, VA	2000

White Water Classic	Phenix City, AL	2014

Willard Bailey Classic	Richmond, VA	2017	Annual game featuring Virginia Union.

Willie E. Gary Classic	Jacksonville, FL	2002	Formerly an annual game between Edward Waters College and Shaw.

Winston–Salem Classic	Winston–Salem, NC	2016	Annual game featuring Winston–Salem State.

Wiregrass Football Classic	Dothan, AL	2009

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Savannah State participates in the Joe Turner Classic.

final_sentence: Savannah State participates in the Joe Turner Classic.