Florida Blue Florida Classic Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M

The Florida Classic is more than just a football game and more than an in-state rivalry. It is now the nation’s largest football game between two Historically Black College/University (HBCU) schools, surpassing the Bayou Classic between Grambling and Southern in New Orleans as the top-attended game in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Since its inception in 1978, over 2 million spectators have attended the game (2,214,060).