Circle City Classic
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox". The Circle City Classic is an annual American football game featuring two historically black colleges/universities (HBCUs) and played in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event was established in 1984 by Indiana Black Expo and has been played every year except 2020, when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] No game was played for the 2022 Circle City Classic. The game was held from 1984 to 2007 in the RCA Dome and was moved to the new Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008. In addition to the weekend game, there is also a parade, The Classic Coronation, and concert related to the Classic.
Game results
| Year | Winning team | Losing team | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Mississippi Valley State | 48 | Grambling State | 36 | [2] |
| 1985 | Mississippi Valley State | 28 | Tennessee State | 13 | [3] |
| 1986 | Central State (OH) | 41 | Florida A&M | 3 | [4] |
| 1987 | Central State (OH) | 31 | Tennessee State | 28 | [5] |
| 1988* | Florida A&M | 10* | Jackson State | 10* | [6] |
| 1989 | Jackson State | 27 | Bethune–Cookman | 7 | [7] |
| 1990 | Grambling State | 27 | Alabama A&M | 20 | [8] |
| 1991 | Alcorn State | 46 | Howard | 27 | [9] |
| 1992 | Central State (OH) | 34 | Alabama State | 13 | [10] |
| 1993 | South Carolina State | 34 | Jackson State | 33 | [11] |
| 1994 | North Carolina A&T | 22 | Southern | 21 | |
| 1995 | Alcorn State | 46 | Howard | 27 | |
| 1996 | Florida A&M | 59 | Hampton | 58 | |
| 1997 | North Carolina A&T | 49 | Tennessee State | 37 | |
| 1998 | Howard | 32 | Bethune–Cookman | 25 | |
| 1999 | Southern | 21 | Hampton | 6 | [12] |
| 2000 | Grambling State | 12 | Florida A&M | 10 | [13] |
| 2001 | Tennessee State | 45 | Howard | 0 | |
| 2002 | Alabama A&M | 27 | Southern | 11 | |
| 2003 | Florida A&M | 28 | Jackson State | 14 | [14] |
| 2004 | South Carolina State | 30 | Tennessee State | 13 | |
| 2005 | North Carolina A&T | 16 | Tennessee State | 3 | |
| 2006 | [[{{{school}}}|Central State (OH)]] | 42 | Hampton | 3 | |
| 2007 | [[{{{school}}}|Winston-Salem State]] | 27 | Florida A&M | 23 | |
| 2008 | [[{{{school}}}|Tuskegee]] | 34 | Alabama A&M | 24 | |
| 2009 | Alabama A&M | 35 | [[{{{school}}}|Tuskegee]] | 15 | |
| 2010 | Tennessee State | 37 | North Carolina A&T | 7 | |
| 2011 | [[{{{school}}}|Albany State]] | 57 | [[{{{school}}}|Kentucky State]] | 31 | |
| 2012 | North Carolina Central | 40 | South Carolina State | 10 | |
| 2013 | Alcorn State | 48 | Grambling State | 0 | |
| 2014 | [[{{{school}}}|Kentucky State]] | 31 | [[{{{school}}}|Central State (OH)]] | 24 | |
| 2015 | [[{{{school}}}|Kentucky State]] | 21 | [[{{{school}}}|Central State (OH)]] | 17 | |
| 2016 | [[{{{school}}}|Kentucky State]] | 17 | [[{{{school}}}|Central State (OH)]] | 14 | |
| 2017 | [[{{{school}}}|Kentucky State]] | 34 | [[{{{school}}}|Central State (OH)]] | 22 | |
| 2018 | Howard | 41 | Bethune–Cookman | 35 | |
| 2019 | [[{{{school}}}|Kentucky State]] | 33 | Jackson State | 25 | |
| 2020 | Game canceled | due to | Pandemic | ||
| 2021 | [[{{{school}}}|Kentucky State]] | 34 | [[{{{school}}}|Benedict]] | 28 | |
| 2022 | No game | ||||
| 2023 | North Carolina Central | 45 | Mississippi Valley State | 3 | |
| 2024 | North Carolina Central | 37 | Norfolk State | 10 |
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* Denotes a tie [15]
See also
References
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- ↑ Indiana Black Expo 50th Anniversary events and Circle City Classic canceled, WRTV Indianapolis, April 23, 2020, accessed January 31, 2021
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