Pigskin Classic

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Pigskin Classic (defunct)
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Previous stadiums Anaheim Stadium
Previous locations Anaheim, California
Operated19902002
Sponsors
Disneyland (199094)
Former names
Disneyland Pigskin Classic (199094)

The Pigskin Classic was a season-opening college football game played at Anaheim Stadium from 1990 until 1994, and continued from 1995 to 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 to 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 Kickoff Classic, or the Eddie Robinson Classic). In 2002 the NCAA ended the allowance of an extra 12th game, thus effectively ending the Classics. [1] Kickoff games would later see a revival, in 2008 the Aflac Kickoff Game was organized as a neutral-site game held in Atlanta.

Results

DateWinning TeamLosing TeamSiteNetworkAnnouncers
August 26, 1990 No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers 31 No. 5 Colorado Buffaloes 31 Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, CA NBC Don Criqui, Bill Walsh, and Ahmad Rashad
August 29, 1991 No. 1 Florida State Seminoles 44 No. 17 BYU Cougars 28 Raycom Phil Stone and Craig James
August 26, 1992 No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies 10 No. 17 Stanford Cardinal 7Phil Stone and Dave Rowe
August 29, 1993 No. 20 North Carolina Tar Heels 31 No. 18 USC Trojans 9
August 29, 1994 No. 20 Ohio State Buckeyes 34 Fresno State Bulldogs 10
August 26, 1995 No. 13 Michigan Wolverines 18 No. 17 Virginia Cavaliers 17 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC
August 24, 1996 BYU Cougars 41 No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies 37 Cougar StadiumProvo, UT
August 23, 1997 Northwestern Wildcats 24 Oklahoma Sooners 0 Soldier FieldChicago, IL
August 30, 1998 USC Trojans 27 Purdue Boilermakers 17 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA
August 28, 1999 No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions 41 No. 4 Arizona Wildcats 7 Beaver StadiumState College, PA
August 26, 2000 No. 2 Florida State Seminoles 24 BYU Cougars 3 Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL
August 25, 2001 No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers 21 TCU Horned Frogs 7 Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE
August 24, 2002 No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes 45 Texas Tech Red Raiders 21 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH

Rankings from AP Poll prior to game. [2]

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References

  1. Street&Smith's SportsBusinessJournal: ‘Kickoff’ aims for college football spotlight
  2. "Football - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings".