List of black college football classics

This is a list of black college football classics which take place between historically black colleges and universities which compete in college football in the United States. Unlike bowl games, classics take place during college football's regular season; however, they are often accompanied by battles of the bands, parades, or other accompanying activities and are often played at neutral sites.

Classic Name	Location	Year Established	Notes
Aggie-Eagle Classic	annual game between North Carolina Central University and North Carolina A&T University
Alabama Heritage Classic	Tuscaloosa, AL
Atlanta Football Classic	Atlanta, GA	1989	annual game between Florida A&M University and Tennessee State University
Atlanta Labor Day Classic	Atlanta, GA	2006	annual game featuring Clark Atlanta University
Battle of the Bay	Hampton Roads, VA	1962	annual game between Hampton University and Norfolk State University
Bayou Classic	New Orleans, LA	1974	annual game between Southern University and Grambling State University held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving at the Louisiana Superdome and televised on NBC.
Biker's Classic	Nashville, TN	2006	annual game featuring Tennessee State University
Capital City Classic	Jackson, MS	1993	annual game between Alcorn State University and Jackson State University held annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
Capital City Football Classic	Sacramento, CA	2008	Annual game in September played in Northern California.
Chicago Football Classic	Chicago, IL	1998
Circle City Classic	Indianapolis, IN	1983	annual game takes place the first weekend in October
The Classic	Charlotte, North Carolina
Community Youth Bowl	Richmond, VA	2002	annual game featuring Virginia Union University
CSRA Classic	Augusta, GA	1992
Dallas Lone Star Classic	Dallas, TX	2008	Annual game featuring University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Texas Southern University played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas
Dayton Classic	Dayton, OH	2005	annual game featuring Central State University
Delta Classic	Little Rock, AR	2006	annual game featuring the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Detroit Football Classic	Detroit, MI	2002	game was not played in 2007
Down East Classic	Rocky Mount, NC	1998	annual game featuring Elizabeth City State University
Druid City Classic	Tuscaloosa, AL	2002	annual game featuring Stillman College
Fish Bowl	Norfolk, VA	1948	annual game featuring Norfolk State University
Florida Classic	Orlando, FL	1979	annual game between Florida A&M University and Bethune-Cookman University, televised on ESPNU
Ford Detroit Football Classic	Detroit, MI	2002
Fountain City Classic	Columbus, GA	1989	annual game between Albany State University and Fort Valley State University
Gateway Classic	Jacksonville, FL	1953	annual game featuring Bethune-Cookman University
Gateway Classic	St. Louis, MO	1993
Gold Bowl	Richmond, VA	1976	annual game featuring Virginia Union University
Gulf Coast Classic	Mobile, AL	1974	annual game between Alabama State University and Southern University
HBCU Classic	Greenville, SC
Kentucky Heritage Classic	Lexington, KY	2002	annual game between Kentucky State University and Central State University
Joe Turner Classic	Savannah, GA	1993	annual game featuring the Tigers of Savannah State University
John Merritt Classic	Nashville, TN	1999	annual game featuring Tennessee State University
Labor Day Classic (Texas)	Houston, TX	1984
Labor Day Classic (Virginia)	Norfolk, VA	1991	annual game between Virginia State University and Norfolk State University
Labor Day Classic	Durham, NC	annual game featuring North Carolina Central University
MEAC/SWAC Challenge	Birmingham, AL	2005	televised nationally on ESPN2
Magic City Classic	Birmingham, AL	1940	annual game between Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University
Masonic Bowl	Fayetteville, NC
Miami Classic	Miami, FL
Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic	Columbus, GA	1935	annual game between Morehouse College and Tuskegee University
Palmetto Capital City Classic	Columbia, SC	2001	annual game featuring Benedict College
Prince George's Classic	Bowie, MD	2004	The first PG Classic was played by Howard University and Alcorn State University. The second was played by Morgan State University and North Carolina A&T. Subsequent games (2006, 2007 and 2008) featured Bowie State University as the home team.
Rivalry Classic	Charlotte, North Carolina
Silver Dollar Classic	Los Angeles, CA	2002
Southern Heritage Classic	Memphis, TN	1990	annual game between Tennessee State University and Jackson State University
State Fair Classic	Dallas, TX	annual game between Grambling State University and Prairie View A&M University, held during the State Fair of Texas
Steel City Classic	Birmingham, AL	2000	annual game between Stillman College and Miles College
Turkey Day Classic	Montgomery, AL	1924	annual game between Tuskegee University and Alabama State University held on Thanksgiving Day
Western Virginia Classic	Salem, VA	2000
Willie E. Gary Classic	Jacksonville, FL	2001	annual game between Edward Waters College and Shaw University
Whitney M. Young Classic formerly known as the New York Urban League Classic	East Rutherford, NJ	1970	will move to the New York Sports and Convention Center in New York City in 2009 ^[1]

List of black college football classics

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