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. 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.
Results Date Winning Team Losing Team Site Network Announcers August 26, 1990 31 31Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA NBCDon Criqui, Bill Walsh, and Ahmad Rashad August 29, 1991 44 28RaycomPhil Stone and Craig James August 26, 1992 10 7Phil Stone and Dave Rowe August 29, 1993 31 9 August 29, 1994 34 10 August 26, 1995 18 17 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIABC August 24, 1996 41 37 Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT August 23, 1997 24 0 Soldier Field • Chicago, IL August 30, 1998 27 17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA August 28, 1999 41 7 Beaver Stadium • State College, PA August 26, 2000 24 3 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL August 25, 2001 21 7 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE August 24, 2002 45 21 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
Rankings from AP Poll prior to game.
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