Pigskin Classic
Encyclopedia
The Pigskin Classic was a season-opening college football
game played at Anaheim Stadium
from 1990 until 1994, and continued from 1995-2002 at various stadiums. It was initially created as a west-coast counterpart of the Kickoff Classic
and hosted by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. From 1990-1994 it was sponsored by Disneyland and referred to as the Disneyland Pigskin Classic. Until 2002, the NCAA only allowed for teams to play a 12 game regular season schedule if the first game were a licensed Classic (such as the Pigskin Classic, the Eddie Robinson Classic or the Kickoff Classic). In 2002, the NCAA began to allow every team to play 12 regular season games, thus effectively banning the Classics. However, in 2008, the Chick-fil-A Classic was organized as a neutral-site game held in Atlanta, Ga.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
game played at Anaheim Stadium
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Angel Stadium of Anaheim is a modern-style ballpark located in Anaheim, California. It is the home ballpark to Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League, and was previously home to the NFL's Los Angeles Rams...
from 1990 until 1994, and continued from 1995-2002 at various stadiums. It was initially created as a west-coast counterpart of the Kickoff Classic
Kickoff Classic
The Kickoff Classic was a season-opening college football game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey from 1983 to 2002.-History:...
and hosted by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. From 1990-1994 it was sponsored by Disneyland and referred to as the Disneyland Pigskin Classic. Until 2002, the NCAA only allowed for teams to play a 12 game regular season schedule if the first game were a licensed Classic (such as the Pigskin Classic, the Eddie Robinson Classic or the Kickoff Classic). In 2002, the NCAA began to allow every team to play 12 regular season games, thus effectively banning the Classics. However, in 2008, the Chick-fil-A Classic was organized as a neutral-site game held in Atlanta, Ga.
Results
| Year | Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | August 26 | Tennessee 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 465 points while the defense allowed 220 points... |
31 | 31 | ||
| 1991 | August 29 | Florida State 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team The 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team finished the 1991 college football season ranked #4 in both polls. They started the season ranked #1, but were dropped in the rankings after Wide Right I. The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points... |
44 | 28 | ||
| 1992 | August 26 | Texas A&M 1992 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 1992 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 12-1 record. The Aggies had a regular season Southwest Conference record of 7-0.-Schedule:-Stanford:-Louisiana State:-Tulsa:-Missouri:-Texas Tech:... |
10 | 7 | ||
| 1993 | August 29 | 31 | Southern Cal | 9 | ||
| 1994 | August 29 | Ohio State 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1994-1995. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–4 record, including the in Orlando, Florida, where they lost 24–17 to the Alabama Crimson Tide, a team one point away from playing in... |
34 | 10 | ||
| 1995 | August 26 | Michigan 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1995 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr... |
18 | 17 | ||
| 1996 | August 24 | BYU | 41 | Texas A&M 1996 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 1996 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 6-6 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 4-4.-Schedule:-Brigham Young:-Southwest Louisiana:The Cajuns upset then-25th-ranked Aggies.... |
37 | |
| 1997 | August 23 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | August 30 | Southern Cal | 27 | 17 | ||
| 1999 | August 28 | Penn State | 41 | 7 | ||
| 2000 | August 26 | Florida State 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team was the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished with a 11-2 record, and lost in the 2001 BCS National Title Game to the Oklahoma Sooners... |
24 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | August 25 | Nebraska 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:... |
21 | 7 | ||
| 2002 | August 24 | Ohio State 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was the national champion of the 2002 college football season. The team was the first in Division I-A history to finish its season at 14–0, and the second to win 14 games, following BYU's 14–1 season in 1996... |
45 | Texas Tech | 21 |