Pigskin Classic
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 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 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game was organized as a neutral-site game held in Atlanta, GA.
Results
| Year | Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | August 26 | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California |
Tennessee | 31 | Colorado | 31 |
| 1991 | August 29 | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California |
Florida State | 44 | BYU | 28 |
| 1992 | August 26 | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California |
Texas A&M | 10 | Stanford | 7 |
| 1993 | August 29 | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California |
North Carolina | 31 | Southern Cal | 9 |
| 1994 | August 29 | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California |
Ohio State | 34 | Fresno State | 10 |
| 1995 | August 26 | Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Michigan | 18 | Virginia | 17 |
| 1996 | August 24 | Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah |
BYU | 41 | Texas A&M | 37 |
| 1997 | August 23 | Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois |
Northwestern | 24 | Oklahoma | 0 |
| 1998 | August 30 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California |
Southern Cal | 27 | Purdue | 17 |
| 1999 | August 28 | Beaver Stadium State College, Pennsylvania |
Penn State | 41 | Arizona | 7 |
| 2000 | August 26 | Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
Florida State | 24 | BYU | 3 |
| 2001 | August 25 | Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska |
Nebraska | 21 | TCU | 7 |
| 2002 | August 24 | Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio |
Ohio State | 45 | Texas Tech | 21 |