Shreveport Classic

Red River State Fair Classic (since 2015)[1]
Stadium Independence Stadium
Location Shreveport, Louisiana
Former names
State Fair Game
State Fair Classic (since at least 1927[2] through 2003)[3]
Shreveport Classic (2010[4] through 2013)[5]
2015 matchup
Grambling State Tigers vs. Texas Southern Tigers (41–15)
2016 matchup
Grambling State Tigers vs. TBA (Date TBA)

The Red River State Fair Classic (formerly the State Fair Classic and the Shreveport Classic) is an American college football game played annually in Shreveport, Louisiana at Independence Stadium (formerly State Fair Stadium) during the State Fair of Louisiana.[6][7] The State Fair of Louisiana began in 1906,[8] and attempts were made immediately to schedule a football game as a draw, specifically a game between Louisiana State University and the Shreveport Athletic Club.[9] Although plans for that game fell through, the fair did begin regularly hosting the annual Arkansas–LSU game as its main draw[10] in 1913. After LSU won for the seventh straight time in 1936, that series was discontinued, and Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State began playing in the featured game. When Louisiana Tech began efforts in the late 1980s to move into the NCAA's Division I-A, NSU began playing Louisiana-Monroe in the game. In the past sometimes as many as four college games were played over the course of a single fair.[11] These games usually included a contest between the hometown school, Centenary, and an area school from Arkansas, Oklahoma, or Texas, as well as a game between Southwestern Athletic Conference Louisiana and Texas schools (usually Southern or Grambling and Wiley). Over the years there was considerable cross-over between SWAC teams that played in Louisiana's State Fair Classic and Texas' State Fair Classic in Dallas. As with the Texas fair, SWAC teams often played at the Louisiana fair on Mondays, in conjunction with the fair's "Negro Day." High school teams and college freshman teams were also known to compete at the fair in its earlier years.[12] In recent years the fair has experimented by hosting Louisiana College's revived football program as well as by pairing out-of-state SWAC schools. Grambling, which previously hosted an annual game in Independence Stadium known as the Red River Classic,[13] began hosting the State Fair's newly-christened Red River State Fair Classic in 2015.

Game results (since 1925 only)

Date Winning team Losing team Attendance
October 31, 1925 Arkansas12 LSU0
November 2, 1925 Wiley6 Southern0
November 7, 1925 Centenary17 Central Oklahoma7[14]
October 30, 1926[11] Centenary14 Central Oklahoma10
November 1, 1926[11] Wiley32 Southern6
November 6, 1926[11] Stephen F. Austin28 Northwestern State0
November 6, 1926 LSU14 Arkansas0
October 28, 1927 Centenary20Birmingham–Southern7(Game moved to Centenary Field)[10]
October 29, 1927 Arkansas28 LSU0
October 31, 1927[15] Bishop34 Southern0
November 5, 1927[10] Northwestern State26 Stephen F. Austin0
October 27, 1928[16] Union26 Louisiana Tech0
November 2, 1928 Northwestern State26 Stephen F. Austin0[17]
November 3, 1928 Arkansas7 LSU0
November 2, 1929 Arkansas32 LSU0
November 4, 1929[18] Southern45 Arkansas Baptist7
November 9, 1929 Centenary 0Henderson State0
October 25, 1930 Centenary7 Baylor2
October 27, 1930[19][20] Southern 6Wiley6
November 1, 1930 LSU27 Arkansas12
October 24, 1931 LSU13 Arkansas6
October 26, 1931[21] Southern14 Wiley7
October 31, 1931 Texas A&M7 Centenary0
October 22, 1932 LSU14 Arkansas0
October 29, 1932 Centenary7 Texas A&M0
October 21, 1933 LSU20 Arkansas0
October 23, 1933 Southern6 Bishop0[22]
October 28, 1933 Centenary0 TCU
(replaced Texas)[23]		0
October 20, 1934 LSU16 Arkansas0
October 26, 1934[24] Texas Military College26 Barksdale Field6
October 27, 1934 Centenary13 TCU0
October 19, 1935 LSU13 Arkansas7
October 21, 1935[25] Bishop40 Southern0
October 26, 1935 TCU27 Centenary7
October 24, 1936 LSU19 Arkansas7
October 31, 1936 Ole Miss24 Centenary7
October 23, 1937 Louisiana Tech14 Northwestern State0
October 30, 1937 Centenary0 Mississippi State010,000[26]
November 1, 1937 Wiley7 Southern05,000[27]
October 22, 1938 Northwestern State7 Louisiana Tech6
October 29, 1938[28] Centenary7 Loyola Marymount6
October 31, 1938[28] Wiley14 Southern12
October 21, 1939 Northwestern State26 Louisiana Tech0
October 28, 1939[29] TCU21 Centenary0
October 30, 1939[29] Wiley12 Southern93,000[30]
October 19, 1940 Northwestern State13 Louisiana Tech07,500[31]
October 26, 1940 Louisiana-Lafayette6 Louisiana College03,000[32]
October 28, 1940[33] Southern19 Wiley03,500[34]
October 18, 1941 Louisiana Tech10 Northwestern State0
October 25, 1941[35] Washington-St. Louis13 Centenary7
October 27, 1941[35][36] Wiley6 Southern
(forfeited)[37]		22
October 24, 1942 Northwestern State10 Louisiana Tech6
November 1, 1943[38] Wiley71 Xavier-Louisiana0
October 30, 1944[39] Wiley56 Xavier-Louisiana0
October 20, 1945[40] Selman Army Airfield13Barksdale Field0[41]
October 27, 1945[40] Barksdale Field46 Camp Swift[42]
(replaced Lake Charles Army Airfield)[40]		0
October 29, 1945[40] Wiley26 Randolph Field[43]
(replaced Tennessee State)[40]		0
October 26, 1946 Louisiana Tech14 Northwestern State7
October 18, 1947 Tennessee-Chattanooga20 Centenary0[44]
October 25, 1947 Louisiana Tech24 Northwestern State010,000[45]
October 27, 1947 Grambling State20 Bishop68,000[46]
October 23, 1948 Louisiana Tech10 Northwestern State7
October 22, 1949 Louisiana Tech28 Northwestern State21
October 31, 1949 Grambling State55 Tuskegee0[47]
October 21, 1950 Louisiana Tech15 Northwestern State7
October 23, 1950 Grambling State14 Wiley14[48]
October 20, 1951 Louisiana Tech21 Northwestern State6
October 18, 1952 Louisiana Tech22 Northwestern State0
October 20, 1952 Grambling State18 Wiley14[48]
October 24, 1953 Northwestern State15 Louisiana Tech7
October 26, 1953[49] Grambling State26 Wiley0
October 23, 1954 Louisiana Tech13 Northwestern State6
October 25, 1954 Grambling State35 Wiley12[48]
October 22, 1955 Louisiana Tech21 Northwestern State20
October 24, 1955 Grambling State20 Wiley0[50]
October 20, 1956 Louisiana Tech 0Northwestern State0
October 22, 1956 Grambling State34 Morris Brown12[51]
October 19, 1957 Louisiana Tech20 Northwestern State13
October 21, 1957 Wiley[52]40 Grambling State12
October 18, 1958 Northwestern State18 Louisiana Tech1422,000[53]
October 20, 1958[54] Grambling State19 Wiley15
October 17, 1959[55] Grambling State42 Wiley20
October 24, 1959 Louisiana Tech27 Northwestern State1423,500[53]
October 22, 1960 Louisiana Tech13 Northwestern State718,000[53]
October 24, 1960[56] Grambling State26 Prairie View A&M0
October 21, 1961 Northwestern State19 Louisiana Tech724,000[53]
October 23, 1961 Grambling State34 Prairie View A&M145,000[57]
October 28, 1961 Louisiana-Monroe27 Louisiana-Lafayette203,700[58]
October 20, 1962 Northwestern State19 Louisiana Tech222,000[53]
October 27, 1962 Louisiana-Lafayette18 Louisiana-Monroe10
October 19, 1963 Louisiana Tech27 Northwestern State1318,500[53]
October 24, 1964 Louisiana Tech16 Northwestern State730,000[53]
October 23, 1965 Louisiana Tech42 Northwestern State1427,000[53]
October 22, 1966 Northwestern State28 Louisiana Tech725,000[59]
October 21, 1967 Northwestern State7 Louisiana Tech028,000[59]
October 19, 1968 Louisiana Tech42 Northwestern State3928,000[59]
October 18, 1969 Louisiana Tech42 Northwestern State2131,000[59]
October 24, 1970 Northwestern State20 Louisiana Tech1725,006[59]
October 23, 1971 Louisiana Tech33 Northwestern State2129,000[59]
October 21, 1972 Louisiana Tech20 Northwestern State1627,000[59]
October 20, 1973 Louisiana Tech26 Northwestern State733,000[59]
October 19, 1974 Louisiana Tech34 Northwestern State026,000[60]
October 18, 1975 Louisiana Tech41 Northwestern State1426,496[60]
October 23, 1976 Louisiana Tech35 Northwestern State624,200[60]
October 30, 1976 North Texas14 Louisiana Tech86,532[60]
October 22, 1977 Louisiana Tech30 Northwestern State824,086[60]
October 21, 1978 Louisiana Tech45 Northwestern State2021,000[60]
October 28, 1978 North Texas16 Louisiana Tech146,510[60]
October 20, 1979 Northwestern State25 Louisiana Tech2119,212[61]
October 18, 1980 Louisiana Tech27 Northwestern State2336,000[61]
October 24, 1981 Louisiana Tech37 Northwestern State3322,300[61]
October 23, 1982 Louisiana Tech33 Northwestern State017,626[61]
October 22, 1983 Louisiana Tech21 Northwestern State1013,996[61]
October 20, 1984 Louisiana Tech5 Northwestern State09,424[62]
October 26, 1985 Louisiana Tech33 Northwestern State1714,783[62]
October 25, 1986 Louisiana Tech 13Northwestern State1312,301[62]
October 24, 1987 Louisiana Tech23 Northwestern State015,232[62]
October 22, 1988 Northwestern State27 Louisiana-Monroe15
October 21, 1989 Louisiana-Monroe14 Northwestern State1414,225[63]
November 1, 2003 East Texas Baptist30 Louisiana College34,927[3]
October 29, 2010 Prairie View A&M30 Southern1619,979[64]
October 29, 2011 Jackson State44 Prairie View A&M1417,743[65]
October 27, 2012 Prairie View A&M49 Southern2912,223[66]
October 26, 2013 Jackson State51 Prairie View A&M385,116[67]
November 7, 2015 Grambling State41 Texas Southern159,868[68]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Red River State Fair Classic". redriverstatefairclassic.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Twenty-seven Tigers Leave Tonight to Play Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday: Two Universities Meet for 22nd Time at Pelican State Fair—Donahue Shifts Line Because of Injuries—'Nubs' Freeman to Back Up Line in Game This Week-End". Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 16). October 27, 1927.
  3. 1 2 "Louisiana College vs East Texas Baptist". ascsports.org. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Prairie View A&M Panthers and Southern University Jaguars fight it out in the 2010 Shreveport Classic". blogs.shreveport-bossier.org. September 30, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Prairie View A&M University: 2013 Football Schedule". pvpanthers.com. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2013 Shreveport Classic". shreveportclassic.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://shreveportbossierfunguide.com/organization.php?id=457&partner=2[]
  8. ↑ "NGO Funding Request". legis.la.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Football Friday: L. S. U. Plays Ruston on Home Grounds at 8 P. M. Tomorrow". Daily State (p. 1). November 8, 1906.
  10. 1 2 3 "Rivals Old and New to Meet This Week on Gridirons of Louisiana; Tigers' Upstate Game is Feature". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (p. 10). October 26, 1927.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Tiger–Arkansas Battle to Top Unusual Program of Gridiron Entertainment at State Fair". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. A, p. 16). October 31, 1926.
  12. ↑ "Many Events On The Program Of La. State Fair". Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 14). September 17, 1927.
  13. ↑ Joe Planas (September 2, 1984). "Robinson's record march resumes tonight". Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. D, p. 6).
  14. ↑ "Centenary Gents Scorn Air Attack to Beat Teachers". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. A, p. 14). November 8, 1925.
  15. ↑ "East Texas Is Represented At State Fair: Hallowe'en Demonstration Will Feature Program Tonight". Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 13). October 31, 1927.
  16. ↑ "Record Crowd Expected for La.–Ark. Game". Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 5). October 15, 1928.
  17. ↑ "Normal Defeats Austin at State Fair, Score 26–0". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (p. 15). November 3, 1928.
  18. ↑ "Better Weather Attracts Bigger Crowds to Fair: Automobile Races Feature of Sunday's Events at State Exposition". New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 29). November 4, 1929.
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  25. ↑ James Hamilton (October 8, 1938). "Southern Cats Meet Bishop on Gridiron Today: Local Negro Institution's Football Team Meets Strong Undefeated Outfit". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (p. 2).
  26. ↑ "Gents Hold Miss. State To 0–0 Draw: Maroons Fail to Cash in on Scoring Opportunities". New Orleans Times-Picayune (sec. 4, p. 2). October 31, 1937.
  27. ↑ "Southern Cats Drop 7–0 Game To Wiley Squad". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (p. 19). November 2, 1937.
  28. 1 2 "Louisiana State Fair (ad)". Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 12). October 27, 1938.
  29. 1 2 "Louisiana State Fair (ad)". New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 6). October 19, 1939.
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  31. ↑ "Normal Demons Beat Tech, 13–0 In Fair Contest: Roland Migues Scores In Third and Fourth Periods for Winners". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 9). October 20, 1940.
  32. ↑ "S. L. I. Wins 6–0 From La. College On Fair Program: Bulldogs Capitalize On Bad Pass by Cats To Score Lone Marker". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 9). October 27, 1940.
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  34. ↑ "Southern Whips Wiley Wildcats By 19–0 Margin: Barnes, Hoover Star in Decisive Win Over Rivals". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (p. 13). October 29, 1940.
  35. 1 2 "Louisiana State Fair (ad)". Baton Rouge State-Times (sec. A, p. 16). October 16, 1941.
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  39. ↑ "Xavier, Prairie View Play Today". New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 6). October 21, 1944.
  40. 1 2 3 4 5 "State Fair Premium Lists Are Distributed". Baton Rouge State-Times (sec. A, p. 8). September 12, 1945.
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  55. ↑ "Large Crowd Is Expected In Shreveport for Fair". Baton Rouge State-Times (sec. C, p. 12). October 21, 1959.
  56. ↑ "Jaguars Keep Pressure On SWAC Contenders". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. D, p. 5). October 27, 1960.
  57. ↑ "Negro Boycott of La. Fair Semi-Successful". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 15). October 25, 1961.
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