| Circle City Classic | |
| Full Name: | Circle City Classic |
| Stadium: | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Previous Stadiums: | RCA Dome |
| Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Years: | 1984–present |
| Prev Matchup Score: | 34–21 |
| Prev Matchup Year: | 2017 |
| Prev Matchup Season: | 2017 |
| Prev Matchup Teams: | Kentucky State vs. Central State |
| Prev Matchup Date: | September 23, 2017 |
| Next Matchup Year: | 2018 |
| Next Matchup Season: | 2018 |
| Next Matchup Teams: | Bethune–Cookman vs. Howard |
| Next Matchup Date: | September 22, 2018 |
The Circle City Classic is an annual American football game featuring two historically black colleges/universities (HBCUs) and played in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event was established in 1984 by Indiana Black Expo and has been played every year except 2020, when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] No game was played for the 2022 Circle City Classic. The game was held from 1984 to 2007 in the RCA Dome and was moved to the new Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008. In addition to the weekend game, there is also a parade, The Classic Coronation, and concert related to the Classic.
| Year | Winning team | Losing team | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Mississippi Valley State | 48 | 36 | [2] | ||
| 1985 | Mississippi Valley State | 28 | 13 | [3] | ||
| 1986 | Central State (OH) | 41 | 3 | [4] | ||
| 1987 | Central State (OH) | 31 | 28 | [5] | ||
| 1988* | 10* | 10* | [6] | |||
| 1989 | Jackson State | 27 | 7 | [7] | ||
| 1990 | Grambling State | 27 | 20 | [8] | ||
| 1991 | Alcorn State | 46 | 27 | [9] | ||
| 1992 | Central State (OH) | 34 | 13 | [10] | ||
| 1993 | 34 | 33 | [11] | |||
| 1994 | 22 | 21 | ||||
| 1995 | Alcorn State | 46 | 27 | |||
| 1996 | Florida A&M | 59 | 58 | |||
| 1997 | 49 | 37 | ||||
| 1998 | 32 | 25 | ||||
| 1999 | Southern | 21 | 6 | [12] | ||
| 2000 | Grambling State | 12 | 10 | [13] | ||
| 2001 | Tennessee State | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | Alabama A&M | 27 | 11 | |||
| 2003 | 28 | 14 | [14] | |||
| 2004 | 30 | 13 | ||||
| 2005 | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2006 | 42 | 3 | ||||
| 2007 | 27 | 23 | ||||
| 2008 | 34 | 24 | ||||
| 2009 | Alabama A&M | 35 | 15 | |||
| 2010 | Tennessee State | 37 | 7 | |||
| 2011 | 57 | 31 | ||||
| 2012 | North Carolina Central | 40 | 10 | |||
| 2013 | Alcorn State | 48 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 31 | 24 | ||||
| 2015 | 21 | 17 | ||||
| 2016 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| 2017 | 34 | 22 | ||||
| 2018 | Howard | 41 | 35 | |||
| 2019 | 33 | 25 | ||||
| 2020 | Game canceled | due to | Pandemic | |||
| 2021 | 34 | 28 | ||||
| 2022 | No game | |||||
| 2023 | North Carolina Central | 45 | 3 | |||