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Although the year is just beginning, many HBCU sports fans are already looking forward to College Football season!
From the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in August to the Celebration Bowl in December, we are going to see a lot of action from the various HBCU classics going down this year! As you know, the road to HBCU football supremacy begins & ends in the ATL, so you already know how excited WE are!
Scroll below to take a look at the HBCU football classics going down in 2025!
1. MEAC/SWAC Challenge
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Southern vs. North Carolina Central
August 23 at Central Parc Stadium in Atlanta
2. John A. Merritt Classic
Tennessee State vs. North Carolina A&T
August 30 in Nashville, TN
3. Labor Day Classic
Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern
August 30 in Houston, TX
4. Orange Blossom Classic
Florida A&M vs. Howard
August 30 in Miami Gardens, FL
5. Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic
Virginia Union vs. Miles College
August 31 in Canton, OH
6. Red Tails Classic
Tuskegee vs. Winston-Salem State
August 31 in Montgomery, AL
7. Louis Crews Classic
Alabama A&M vs. Alcorn State
Sept. 6 in Huntsville, AL
8. The Battle For Greater Baltimore
Morgan State vs. Towson
Sept. 6 in Baltimore, MD
9. Pete Richardson Classic
Southern vs. Alabama State
Sept. 6 in Baton Rouge, LA
10. The Legacy Series
Tennessee State vs. Alabama A&M
September 13 in Nashville, TN
11. W.C. Gorden Classic
Jackson State vs. Tuskegee
Sept. 13 in Jackson, MS
12. HBCU NY Classic
Morehouse vs. Howard
Sept. 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ
13. Aggie-Eagle Classic
North Carolina A&T vs. North Carolina Central
Sept. 20 in Greensboro, NC
14. The Battle of The Real HU – Truth And Service Classic
Howard vs. Hampton
Sept. 20 in Washington, DC
15. The Boombox Classic
Southern vs. Jackson State
Sept. 27 in Baton Rouge, LA
16. Southern Heritage Classic
Alcorn State vs. Univ. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Sept. 27 in Memphis, TN
17. State Fair Classic
Grambling vs. Prairie View A&M
Sept. 27 in Dallas, TX
18. Circle City Classic
Teams TBD
Sept. 27 in Indianapolis, IN
19. Gulf Coast Challenge
Alabama A&M vs. Jackson State
October 4 in Mobile, AL
20. Battle Of The Bay
Hampton vs. Norfolk State
October 4 in Hampton, VA
21. Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic
Morehouse vs. Tuskegee
October 4 in Columbus, GA
22. Las Vegas HBCU Classic
Grambling vs. Jackson State
October 25 in Las Vegas, NV
23. Magic City Classic
Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State
October 25 in Birmingham, AL
24. Fountain City Classic
Fort Valley State vs. Albany State
Nov. 8 in Albany, GA
25. Port City Classic
Alabama State vs. Mississippi Valley State
Nov. 15 in Mobile, AL
26. The Soul Bowl (f.k.a. Capital City Classic)
Alcorn State vs. Jackson State
Nov. 22 in Jackson, MS
27. Florida Classic
Bethune-Cookman vs. FAMU
Nov. 22 in Orlando, FL
28. Turkey Day Classic
Tuskegee vs. Alabama State
Nov. 27 in Montgomery, AL
29. Bayou Classic
Southern vs. Grambling
Nov. 29 in New Orleans, LA
30. SWAC Championship
SWAC East Champ vs. SWAC West Champ
Dec. 6 – location TBD
31. Celebration Bowl
MEAC Champ vs. SWAC Champ
Dec. 13 in Atlanta, GA
