The Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic was an annual football classic game between two historically black colleges and universities. The game has since been replaced by the Celebration Bowl HBCU championship game.
History The game was played annually in Atlanta. The first three years, it was held at Bobby Dodd Stadium, and at the Georgia Dome from 1992 to 2014.
Coverage Versus/NBCSN broadcast the game from 2008 to 2012. Because the two participants in the 2013 and 2014 contests are both part of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, to which ESPN held broadcast rights, ESPN broadcast the game on its online outlet, ESPN3.
Game results Winner Score Loser Date Location Attendance Source Florida A&M 21–9 Tennessee State September 23, 1989 Bobby Dodd Stadium 47,373 Tennessee State 20–16 Florida A&M September 22, 1990 46,024 South Carolina State 30–23 Southern September 28, 1991 26,560 Southern 19–18 South Carolina State September 19, 1992 Georgia Dome 55,296 Southern 14–10 South Carolina State September 25, 1993 58,199 Tennessee State 32–28 South Carolina State September 24, 1994 58,131 Tennessee State 15–14 South Carolina State September 30, 1995 52,387 Southern 19–18 Tennessee State September 28, 1996 45,894 South Carolina State 34–28 Tennessee State September 27, 1997 41,292 Florida A&M 31–23 Tennessee State September 26, 1998 28,987 Tennessee State 42–25 Florida A&M September 18, 1999 44,812` Florida A&M 31–6 Tennessee State September 23, 2000 62,455 Tennessee State 27–7 Florida A&M September 22, 2001 61,052 Florida A&M 37–24 Tennessee State September 28, 2002 67,167 Florida A&M 10–7 Tennessee State September 20, 2003 70,185 Florida A&M 21–15 Tennessee State September 25, 2004 67,712 Florida A&M 12–7 Tennessee State September 24, 2005 56,297 Florida A&M 25–22 Tennessee State September 30, 2006 57,885 Florida A&M 18–17 Tennessee State September 29, 2007 56,990 Florida A&M 28–14 Tennessee State September 27, 2008 50,428 Florida A&M 31–12 Tennessee State September 26, 2009 51,950 Tennessee State 29–18 Florida A&M September 25, 2010 54,202 Florida A&M 38–33 Southern September 24, 2011 59,373 Southern 21–14 Florida A&M September 29, 2012 41,042 South Carolina State 29–24 North Carolina A&T October 5, 2013 35,412 South Carolina State 13–0 North Carolina A&T October 4, 2014 24,441
Records Team Wins Losses Florida A&M 11 6 Tennessee State 7 12 South Carolina State 4 4 Southern 3 3
See also List of black college football classics
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