Red River State Fair Classic Explained

The Red River State Fair Classic (formerly the State Fair Classic and, more recently, the Shreveport Classic) was an American college football game played annually in Shreveport, Louisiana, at Independence Stadium—formerly called State Fair Stadium—during the State Fair of Louisiana.[1] [2] It traced its historical lineage from a series of 167 games played over the 106 football seasons between 1911 and 2016. By having first paired historically black colleges and universities in 1915,[3] the contest held the distinction of being the oldest documented annual black college football classic, edging out the Turkey Day Classic by nine years and the similar Texas State Fair Classic by ten years.

Background

The fair began in 1906,[4] and efforts were made immediately to schedule a football game as a draw, specifically a game between Louisiana State University and the Shreveport Athletic Club.[5] Although plans for that game fell through, personnel from the fair persisted and even made a notable, but unsuccessful, attempt to revive the suspended LSU–Tulane rivalry game for the 1910 fair.[6] The fair was finally able to host college football games regularly starting in 1911. Nearby schools Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State played in that first game. The annual Arkansas–LSU game was made its main draw two years later, much like the Red River Showdown game had begun headlining the State Fair of Texas in Dallas in 1912. By 1914, $900 of the fair's $35,039 budget was earmarked specifically for "football."[7] The 1924 Arkansas–LSU game featured a silver football trophy as part of the dedication ceremonies for the new host field, State Fair Stadium. After LSU won for the seventh straight time in 1936, that series was discontinued, and Louisiana Tech and NSU returned to 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, as many as four college games were played over the course of a single fair,[8] although the "Louisiana State Fair Classic" moniker was used interchangeably to describe any of the games, not just the featured game.[9] [10] [11] These games tended to include schools from the Ark-La-Tex area. The hometown school, Centenary College, hosted numerous games over the years. Southwestern Athletic Conference schools (usually Southern or Grambling State and Bishop or Wiley colleges) were known to play on Monday, in conjunction with the fair's "Negro Day"[12] —although the 1961 Grambling–Prairie View A&M game was overshadowed by a fan boycott, staged by the Congress of Racial Equality in an effort to encourage improved integration of the fair.[13] When Texas College withdrew from the SWAC several months later and left the Panthers with only two home games, Prairie View decided to invoke SWAC scheduling rules to move the Grambling series back to on-campus venues, ending its Shreveport fair phase.[14] Through the years there was considerable cross-over between SWAC teams that played in Louisiana's State Fair Classic and Texas' own State Fair Classic, and the Grambling–Prairie View series itself is now held at the Texas fair. With the Negro Day game played on Mondays and the featured game and Centenary game usually confined to two of the three weekends that the fair extended through, occasionally another game would be played on the third weekend—college varsity-level or otherwise. College freshman and high school teams were known to compete at the fair in its earlier years,[15] [8] [16] including some pre-Louisiana High School Athletic Association era state championship games.[17] [18] In 1934, 1942, and 1945 military service teams were extended invitations to play; during World War II many colleges—including each of the classic's regular hosts, Centenary, Louisiana Tech, NSU, and Southern—had to discontinue football, while the service teams that appeared in their place helped fill in the gaps on active college teams' schedules and were even included in the Associated Press' college football rankings and bowl games as well.

Discontinuation of the "featured game"

With the Centenary game ceasing after the 1947 campaign (Centenary had disbanded its football program[19]) and Negro Day no longer being observed following the 1961 fair,[20] only the featured game remained as an annual contest at the fair. When the NSU–ULM series returned to on-campus stadiums in 1990, the fair was left without regular tenants and, at times, had to reinvent itself. The Red River Classic—which had long served as an annual, early-season SWAC game for Grambling at Independence Stadium[21] —was moved, in conjunction with the fair, for the 1999 campaign. In 2001 a contest billed as the "Port City Classic–State Fair Game" was hosted by Southern during the fair, but in 2002 the Port City Classic was spun-off separately from the fair and became an early September game instead;[22] the Red River Classic returned to the fair in its place. Louisiana Christian's newly-revived football program also saw a return to the fair that season, as well as in 2003. Prairie View and Grambling, in addition to competing annually at the Texas state fair, have hosted the most recent Louisiana fair games too. Prairie View hosted a series of four annual games dubbed the "Shreveport Classic" starting in 2010,[23] and Grambling began hosting the newly-named "Red River State Fair Classic" during the 2015 season. The City of Shreveport's government actively worked to revive the classic in 2010[23] and, through 2016, remained a sponsor[24] despite the fact that the classic's new name dropped its reference to the city and added back its reference to the state fair (as well as to the old Red River Classic).

Current status

After initially designating its October 28 contest against Texas Southern as its Red River State Fair Classic game when it released its official 2017 schedule,[25] Grambling instead later announced that it would be moved to Grambling to serve as a homecoming game, allowing GSU to play a fourth home game in Eddie Robinson Stadium, which had just undergone a multi-million dollar renovation. The old "Red River Classic" name was recycled for the game even though it was rescheduled to be played outside of the immediate vicinity of the Red River.[26] No games have been scheduled at the fair since.

In 2022, the old Shreveport Classic was also revived but as a game that would be held in September without any direct associations to the state fair itself.[27]

Notable games

A number of games stand out in the series. The 1915 Arkansas–LSU game saw the largest college football crowd (20,000) in the history of the southwestern U.S. at the time.[28] Also in 1915 the fair broke the color barrier and began hosting African American teams[3] (with the game being its single most lopsided affair as well, a 76–0 Wiley College win over Homer College of Homer, Louisiana).[29] No college games were played at the fair in 1918; the Spanish flu pandemic was ongoing, and World War I would not come to an end until a week after the fair's final scheduled day—generating discussions to curtail or outright cancel the fair.[30] With the 1924 Arkansas–LSU game being played for a silver football trophy (as part of the dedication ceremonies for the new stadium), the series became the first future Southeastern Conference rivalry to feature a trophy. The 1927 Centenary game was moved to Centenary Field to preserve the soggy playing surface for the featured Arkansas–LSU game. In 1936, LSU chose to install Mike I as its first live bengal tiger mascot at the venue, instead of in Baton Rouge.[31] A book by Mark and Jacqueline Scott called Beat TECH! Inside the Louisiana State Fair Football Classics, 1940–42 covers several prominent Louisiana Tech–NSU games before World War II interrupted the series.[32] The 1945 series of games was historic in that it featured a rare look at multiple service teams of the era,[33] shortly before they were phased out with the end of World War II. In 1950, Wiley quarterback A. Bolen threw an 82-yard touchdown pass to end William Gray "(l)ate in the fourth quarter" to force a 14–14 tie[34] and hand Grambling one of its few non-wins in the classic over the decades. In 1968, Bulldog quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw an 82-yard pass to Ken Liberto with 18 seconds remaining to pull out a 42–39 victory over the Demons[32] in what "is generally considered the pinnacle of the State Fair Classic."[35]

Although the annual classic has long provided exhibitions of college football for one the largest markets without any home college team, its local cultural significance may have been eclipsed by the Independence Bowl, judging from the bowl's higher attendance figures. Regardless, in the 56 games between 1956 and 2016, the classic drew 949,109 fans total, for an average of 16,948 per game; this average includes the aforementioned second game of the 1961 fair (which was played under a fan boycott), the second game of 1975 (which drew only 382 people,[36] as a result of massive rainfall[37]), and the 1984 game (which had 6,042 no-shows, also as a result of massive rainfall[38]). The largest documented crowd occurred at the 1980 game (36,000).[39]

Game results

Date Winning team Losing team Attendance
November 4, 1911 style= 39style= 0
(Game called "State Fair Game")
November 2, 1912style= 14style= 0[40]
November 8, 1913 style= 53 0[41]
November 8, 1913style= 12style= 7
November 7, 1914 style= 14style= 0
November 7, 1914style= 20style= 1214,000
November 6, 1915style= 20style= 7
November 6, 1915style= 13style= 720,000
(Then-largest football crowd in the Southwest)
November 8, 1915 76Homer 0
(Largest margin of victory; first documented black football classic)
November 4, 1916style= 24style= 0[42]
November 4, 1916style= 17style= 75,000[43]
November 6, 1916 55 0[44]
November 3, 1917style= 7style= 0
November 3, 1917style= 14style= 0
1918(No intercollegiate games played at fair, due to Spanish flu pandemic and World War I)
October 25, 1919style= 7style= 63,500[45] [46]
October 25, 1919style= 20style= 07,000
November 1, 1919 6style= 0[47]
November 6, 1920style= 3style= 0
October 29, 1921style= 7style= 0[48]
November 5, 1921style= 10style= 7
October 21, 1922 14style= 010,000[49]
October 23, 1922 19style= 0[50] [51]
October 25, 1922style= 20style= 0[52]
October 28, 1922style= 40style= 6
October 20, 1923 style= 46style= 0[53]
October 27, 1923style= 26style= 1313,000[54]
November 1, 1924style= 10style= 78,000[55]
(State Fair Stadium dedication trophy game)
November 3, 1924 6style= 0[56]
November 8, 1924style= 7style= 6[57]
October 31, 1925style= 12style= 08,000[58]
(Game now called "State Fair Classic")
November 2, 1925 6style= 0[59]
November 7, 1925style= 17style= 7[60]
October 30, 1926style= 14style= 10
November 1, 1926 32style= 6[61]
November 6, 1926style= 28style= 0
November 6, 1926style= 14style= 0
October 28, 1927style= 20 7
(Game moved to Centenary Field, due to field conditions)
October 29, 1927style= 28style= 015,000[62]
October 31, 1927 34style= 0[63]
November 5, 1927 style= 26style= 0
October 27, 1928 26style= 0[64]
October 29, 1928 33style= 61,000[65]
November 2, 1928style= 26style= 0[66]
November 3, 1928style= 7style= 012,000[67]
November 2, 1929style= 32style= 08,000[68]
November 4, 1929 style= 45 7[69]
November 9, 1929style= 0style= 0
October 25, 1930style= 7style= 2
October 27, 1930 6style= 6[70] [71]
November 1, 1930style= 27style= 127,000[72]
October 24, 1931style= 13style= 610,000[73]
October 26, 1931style= 14 7[74]
October 31, 1931style= 7style= 0
October 22, 1932style= 14style= 012,000[75]
October 29, 1932style= 7style= 0
October 21, 1933style= 20style= 010,000[76]
October 23, 1933style= 6 0[77]
October 28, 1933style= 0style= 0[78]
October 20, 1934style= 16style= 012,000[79]
October 22, 1934 45style= 0[80]
October 26, 1934 26 6[81]
October 27, 1934style= 13style= 0
October 19, 1935style= 13style= 710,000[82]
October 21, 1935 40style= 0[83]
October 26, 1935style= 27style= 7
October 24, 1936style= 19style= 715,000
October 31, 1936style= 24style= 7
October 23, 1937style= 14style= 0
October 30, 1937style= 0style= 010,000[84]
November 1, 1937 7style= 05,000[85]
October 22, 1938style= 7 style= 6
October 29, 1938style= 7style= 6[86]
October 31, 1938 14style= 12
October 21, 1939style= 26style= 07,500[87]
October 28, 1939style= 21style= 06,500[88] [89]
October 30, 1939 12style= 93,000[90]
October 19, 1940style= 13 style= 07,500[91]
October 26, 1940style= 6 07,500
October 28, 1940style= 19 03,500[92] [93]
October 18, 1941style= 10style= 0 8,000[94]
October 25, 1941 13style= 71,500[95] [96]
October 27, 1941 6style= 22[97] [98]
(forfeited by Southern)
October 24, 1942style= 10 style= 63,500[99]
October 31, 1942 13 01,500[100]
(Camp Polk was represented by their "302nd Ordnance Regiment" team)
November 2, 1942 9 73,000[101]
November 1, 1943 73 07,000[102] [103]
October 30, 1944 56 05,000[104] [105]
October 20, 1945 13 04,500[106] [107]
October 27, 1945 46 03,000[108] [109] [110]
October 29, 1945 26 0[111]
(Randolph Field was represented by their "Brown Bombers" team)
October 26, 1946style= 14style= 7 14,000[112]
October 28, 1946style= 21 615,000[113]
October 18, 1947style= 20style= 09,000[114] [115]
October 25, 1947style= 24style= 0 10,000[116]
October 27, 1947style= 20 68,000[117]
October 23, 1948style= 10style= 7 12,000[118]
November 1, 1948style= 21 6[119]
October 22, 1949style= 28style= 21
October 31, 1949style= 55style= 08,000[120] [121]
October 21, 1950style= 15style= 710,000[122]
October 23, 1950style= 14 14[123]
October 20, 1951style= 21style= 610,000[124]
October 22, 1951style= 19 139,000[125]
October 18, 1952style= 22style= 0
October 20, 1952style= 18 148,000[126]
October 24, 1953style= 15style= 77,000[127]
October 26, 1953 style= 26 04,500[128] [129]
October 23, 1954style= 13style= 610,000[130]
October 25, 1954style= 35 1210,000[131]
October 22, 1955style= 21style= 2012,000[132]
October 24, 1955style= 20 0"Several hundred"[133] [134]
October 20, 1956style= 0style= 011,000[135]
October 22, 1956style= 34 125,000[136] [137]
October 19, 1957style= 20style= 1319,500[138]
October 21, 1957 40style= 128,000[139]
October 18, 1958style= 18style= 1422,000[140]
October 20, 1958 style= 19 1510,000[141]
October 24, 1959style= 27style= 1423,500
October 26, 1959 style= 35style= 69,500[142] [143]
October 22, 1960style= 13style= 718,000
October 24, 1960 style= 26style= 010,000[144]
October 21, 1961style= 19style= 724,000
October 23, 1961style= 34style= 145,000
(Game played under fan boycott, due to lack of integration at the fair)
October 28, 1961style= 27style= 203,700[145]
October 20, 1962style= 19style= 222,000
October 27, 1962style= 18style= 103,000[146]
October 19, 1963style= 27style= 1318,500
October 24, 1964style= 16style= 730,000
October 23, 1965style= 42style= 1427,000
October 22, 1966style= 28style= 725,000[147]
October 21, 1967style= 7style= 028,000
October 19, 1968style= 42style= 3928,000
October 18, 1969style= 42style= 2131,000
October 24, 1970style= 20style= 1725,006
October 23, 1971style= 33style= 2129,000
October 21, 1972style= 20style= 1627,000
October 20, 1973style= 26style= 733,000
October 19, 1974style= 34style= 026,000[148]
October 18, 1975style= 41style= 1426,496
October 25, 1975style= 21style= 0382
(Smallest documented crowd, due to weather)
October 23, 1976style= 35style= 624,200
October 30, 1976style= 14style= 86,532
October 22, 1977style= 30style= 824,086
October 21, 1978style= 45style= 2021,000
October 28, 1978style= 16style= 146,510
October 20, 1979style= 25style= 2119,212
October 18, 1980style= 27style= 2336,000
(Largest documented crowd)
October 24, 1981style= 37style= 3322,300
October 23, 1982style= 33style= 017,626
October 22, 1983style= 21style= 1013,996
October 20, 1984style= 5style= 09,424[149]
October 26, 1985style= 33style= 1714,783
October 25, 1986style= 13style= 1312,301
October 24, 1987style= 23style= 015,232
October 22, 1988style= 27style= 1511,568[150]
October 21, 1989style= 14style= 1414,225[151]
1990–1998(No intercollegiate games played at fair)
October 23, 1999style= 24style= 1920,100[152]
("Red River Classic" game moved to state fair)
2000(No intercollegiate games played at fair)
October 27, 2001style= 49style= 010,514[153]
(Game now called "Port City Classic–State Fair Game")
October 19, 2002style= 54style= 15 11,017[154]
("Red River Classic" game moved to state fair again)
November 2, 2002 28 135,000
(Game now called "State Fair Classic" again)
November 1, 2003 30 34,927
2004–2009(No intercollegiate games played at fair)
October 23, 2010style= 30style= 1619,979[155]
(Game now called "Shreveport Classic")
October 29, 2011style= 44style= 1417,743[156]
October 27, 2012style= 49style= 2912,223[157]
October 26, 2013style= 51style= 385,116[158]
2014(No intercollegiate games played at fair)
November 7, 2015style= 41style= 159,868[159]
(Game now called "Red River State Fair Classic")
November 12, 2016style= 21style= 015,043[160]
Note: games were played on "Negro Day" in 1917[161] and 1919; these games were only vaguely described by the curtailed wartime press as being "Games by visiting collegians,"[162] without specifics concerning whether these contests involved varsity teams, all-star teams, or even pick-up games

Appearances by team

TeamNº of
Appearances		RecordPct.First
Appearance		Last
Appearance
Northwestern State6218–41–3.31519111989
Louisiana Tech5839–17–2.69019111987
Wiley2514–9–2.60019151958
Centenary2410–11–3.47919141947
LSU2314–9.60919131936
Arkansas239–14.39119131936
Grambling State1915–3–1.81619342016
Southern195–13–1.28919222012
Bishop85–3.62519161948
Prairie View A&M73–4.42919592013
TCU42–1–1.62519331939
Louisiana–Monroe41–2–1.37519611989
Louisiana Christian40–4.00019132003
Louisiana32–1.66719401962
Arkansas–Pine Bluff31–2.33319482002
Barksdale Field31–2.33319341945
Stephen F. Austin31–2.33319261928
Central Oklahoma30–3.00019241926
Xavier (LA)30–3.00019421944
East Texas Baptist22–01.00020022003
Jackson State22–01.00020112013
North Texas22–01.00019761978
Henderson State21–0–1.75019121929
Texas A&M21–1.50019311932
Tuskegee21–1.50019461949
Chattanooga11–01.00019471947
DeRidder Army Air Base11–01.00019421942
Hendrix11–01.00019191919
Jacksonville State11–01.00019751975
Ole Miss11–01.00019361936
Selman Army Airfield11–01.00019451945
Tennessee Docs11–01.00019221922
Texas Military11–01.00019341934
Union (TN)11–01.00019281928
Washington University11–01.00019411941
Mississippi State10–0–1.50019371937
Alabama State10–1.00020162016
Arkansas Baptist10–1.00019291929
Baylor10–1.00019301930
Birmingham–Southern10–1.00019271927
Camp Polk†10–1.00019421942
Camp Swift10–1.00019451945
Homer10–1.00019151915
Loyola Marymount10–1.00019381938
Mississippi Valley State10–1.00020012001
Morris Brown10–1.00019561956
Randolph Field‡10–1.00019451945
Straight10–1.00019161916
Texas Southern10–1.00020152015
Notes: *—record includes 1 win by forfeit; **—record includes 1 loss by forfeit; †—Camp Polk, as a facility that hosted hundreds of thousands of soldiers through the Louisiana Maneuvers, fielded multiple football teams—the 302nd Ordnance Regiment was the team that competed at the 1942 fair; ‡—Randolph Field, as a segregated facility, fielded two football teams: the Caucasian "Ramblers" and the African American "Brown Bombers"—the Brown Bombers were the team that competed at the 1945 fair[111]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Shreveport Classic. January 30, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100915092900/http://shreveportbossierfunguide.com/organization.php?id=457&partner=2. September 15, 2010.
  3. Web site: Circus Expected In Negro Football Game: Marshall, Texas, and Homer College Teams Mix on the Fair Grounds Field Monday. Shreveport Times (p. 6). November 7, 1915.
  4. Web site: NGO Funding Request. legis.la.gov. December 13, 2015.
  5. Web site: Football Friday: L. S. U. Plays Ruston on Home Grounds at 8 P. M. Tomorrow. Daily State (p. 1). November 8, 1906.
  6. Web site: Football Game During The Fair: Secretary Brueggerhoff To Try To Match Tulane And University Here. Shreveport Journal (p. 2). December 30, 1909.
  7. Web site: Will Cost $35,039 To Hold Next Fair: State Fair Directors Add $425 To Budget As Presented By Executive Committee—No Other Changes Made. Shreveport Times (p. 2). January 10, 1914.
  8. Web site: Tiger–Arkansas Battle to Top Unusual Program of Gridiron Entertainment at State Fair. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. A, p. 16). October 31, 1926.
  9. Web site: Xavier to Engage Alabama Hornets. New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 16). October 21, 1943.
  10. News: Bill Baker. October 21, 1958. Grambling Outlasts Wiley, 19-15, at Fair. Shreveport Times (sec. A, p. 12).
  11. News: Grambling Wins Classic. Shreveport Journal (sec. A, p. 12). October 21, 1958.
  12. News: Negro Day Closes 40th Annual Fair. Shreveport Times (p. 5). October 30, 1945.
  13. Web site: Negro Boycott of La. Fair Semi-Successful. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 15). October 25, 1961.
  14. Web site: Grambling Grid Slate Announced. Shreveport Times (sec. D, p. 5). June 24, 1962.
  15. Web site: Six Football Games On State Fair Program. Baton Rouge State–Times (p. 8). September 26, 1925.
  16. Web site: Many Events On The Program Of La. State Fair. Baton Rouge State–Times (p. 14). September 17, 1927.
  17. Web site: Tulane and L. S. U. Are Beaten—Tennessee Defeats Vanderbilt: L. S. U. Tigers Go Down Before Attack Of Arkansas Eleven. New Orleans Times-Picayune (Real Estate and Want Ad sec., p. 10). November 8, 1914.
  18. Web site: Now For The Treat Of The Year! (ad). Baton Rouge State–Times (p. 4). November 2, 1915.
  19. Web site: Bentley Sloane. The Glory Years of Football: Centenary College of Louisiana, 1922–1942. archive.org. October 26, 2022.
  20. Web site: Carl Liberto. October 20, 1989. Friday Forum: A remembrance of prejudice past at the old State Fair. Shreveport Journal (sec. A, p. 7).
  21. Web site: Joe Planas. September 2, 1984. Robinson's record march resumes tonight. Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. D, p. 6).
  22. Web site: Southern Yearly Results. cfbdatawarehouse.com. November 7, 2016. April 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160402013339/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern/2000-2004_yearly_results.php. dead.
  23. Web site: Council Proceedings of the City of Shreveport, Louisiana—September 28, 2010. City of Shreveport. September 28, 2010.
  24. Web site: Sponsors. redriverstatefairclassic.com. November 7, 2016.
  25. Web site: Sean Isabella. February 14, 2017. Grambling finalizes 2017 football schedule. indystar.com. August 5, 2017.
  26. Web site: Sean Isabella. May 4, 2017. GSU moving Red River Classic from Shreveport back to campus. thenewsstar.com. August 5, 2017.
  27. Web site: Brian Howard. August 18, 2022. Jackson, Tigers Excited to Play in Shreveport Classic. gsutigers.com. 2022-09-18.
  28. Web site: L. S. U. Defeats Arkansas, 13 To 7, Before Record Crowd. New Orleans Times-Picayune (sec. B, p. 10). November 7, 1915.
  29. Web site: Marshall Defeats Homer. Shreveport Journal (p. 1). November 9, 1915.
  30. Web site: Shreveport Fair Is Off For Year. New Orleans Times–Picayune (p. 10). October 21, 1918.
  31. Web site: 'Mike,' the Tiger Grid Mascot, Center of Show at L.S.U.-Arkansas Tilt: 15,000 Fans See Home Team Defeat Razorbacks in Driving Rain and Bitter Cold. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (Final Ed., p. 1). October 25, 1936.
  32. Web site: An Historic Rivalry Revisited—The Fair: A Game, A Turning-Point. latechsports.com. September 17, 2014. February 15, 2009.
  33. Web site: Louisiana State Fair (ad). Atlanta, Tex. Citizens Journal (p. 5). October 18, 1945.
  34. Web site: Grambling And Wiley in Tie At State Fair. Shreveport Journal (p. 16). October 24, 1950.
  35. Web site: Northwestern State Demons: 2017 Football. grfx.cstv.com. 2017. February 15, 2019. February 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153103/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/latc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/release/release_20170901aaa_nwst.pdf. dead.
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  37. Web site: JSU Stops Demons. New Orleans Times-Picayune (sec. 6, p. 6). October 26, 1975.
  38. Web site: 6,042 no-shows for NSU–Tech. Shreveport Times (sec. C, p. 2). October 26, 1984.
  39. Web site: Louisiana Tech: 2015 Football. grfx.cstv.com (p. 149). 2015-11-16. 2015-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905194244/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/latc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/fb_sec_9.pdf. dead.
  40. Web site: Thirty Thousand Visit State Fair: School and College Day Most Attractive in Point of Attendance—Arkadelphia Wins—Arkansas Team Downs Industrial in Football Event–Auto Races and Horse Show To-day. New Orleans Daily Picayune (p. 40). November 3, 1912.
  41. Web site: Collegians' Day Proves A Success: Immense Crowds Gather at Fair Grounds at Shreveport to See Football—L. S. U. Wins Her Game—Judging Over In Most Departments–'Illinois Club' Formed. Auction Sales of Stock Held. New Orleans Daily Picayune (p. 13). November 9, 1913.
  42. Web site: Louisiana Tech: 2015 Football. grfx.cstv.com (p. 142). 2015-11-16. 2015-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905194244/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/latc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/fb_sec_9.pdf. dead.
  43. Web site: Louisiana Wins Over Arkansas In Hard Game—Tigers State 'Comeback' and Play Excellent Game with Good Teamwork—Handicapped By Loss Of Cooper—Game Was One of Prettiest Gridiron Battles Ever Seen in Shreveport. Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 2). November 6, 1916.
  44. Web site: New Records At The State Fair: Paid Attendance 89,000, Exceeding Last Year's by 22,000. Shreveport Journal (p. 6). November 7, 1916.
  45. Web site: State Normal Notes. Shreveport Journal (p. 9). October 28, 1919.
  46. Web site: Balmy Weather And Number Of Attractions Bring Out Great Crowd To State Fair: Officials Estimate Attendance at 27,000; Two Football Games Attract Thousands; Will Dedicate New Orleans Building Today; Record Throngs Expected. Shreveport Times (p. 1). October 26, 1919.
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  48. Web site: Four Candidates Finish Campaign: Land, Reynolds, Boone and Porter Seek Seat on Supreme Bench. New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 8). August 22, 1921.
  49. Web site: Tennessee Docs Beat Centenary at State Fair. New Orleans Times-Picayune (sec. 6, p. 11). October 22, 1922.
  50. Web site: State Fair Preparing: Principal Attractions Booked for Big Event at Shreveport. New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 7). May 25, 1922.
  51. News: Bishop College Defeats Southern University. Shreveport Times (p. 9). October 24, 1922.
  52. Web site: Louisiana Fair Foreshadows Era Of Prosperity: All Exhibit Space Assigned and Entertainment Arranged. New Orleans Times-Picayune (sec. 2, p. 2). October 15, 1922.
  53. Web site: Amusements At The State Fair To Be Plentiful. Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 3). October 11, 1923.
  54. Web site: Jake Morrison. October 28, 1923. Razorbacks Beat L. S. U.—Loyola Easily Beats Marion: Louisiana Tigers Are Beaten, 26–13 By Arkansas Team. New Orleans Times-Picayune (sec. 5, p. 12).
  55. Web site: Costly Fumbles Give Razorbacks 10–7 Victory Over Tigers Saturday: Donahue Men Show Great Offensive Power Between 20-Yard Lines But Lack Punch to Put Over Touchdown—Make 13 First Downs to Arkansas' 7. Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 10). November 3, 1924.
  56. Web site: Interstate Corn Contest At Fair Won By Arkansas: Twelve States Compete and Girl's Display Is Declared Best. New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 12). November 4, 1924.
  57. Web site: Louisiana State Fair. Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 8). October 25, 1924.
  58. Web site: Louisiana Tigers Nudged Under Two Arkansas Tallies. New Orleans Times-Picayune (sec. 6, p. 3). November 1, 1925.
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  60. Web site: Centenary Gents Scorn Air Attack to Beat Teachers. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. A, p. 14). November 8, 1925.
  61. Web site: So. University Announces 1925 (sic) Football Menu. Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 8). August 14, 1926.
  62. Web site: Nat M. Sheets. October 30, 1927. Arkansas, Led by Cole, Vanquishes Bengals 28 to 0—Razorback's Star Half Accounts for Twenty-Two of His Team's Points in Game—Vaunted Defense of Tigers Fails—Purple and Gold Warriors Play Listless and Careless Ball, Making Only Four First Downs. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (Final Ed., p. 1).
  63. Web site: East Texas Is Represented At State Fair: Hallowe'en Demonstration Will Feature Program Tonight. Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 13). October 31, 1927.
  64. Web site: Record Crowd Expected for La.–Ark. Game. Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 5). October 15, 1928.
  65. Web site: Wiley Defeats Southern Team; Grambling Wins. Shreveport Journal (p. 8). October 30, 1928.
  66. Web site: Normal Defeats Austin at State Fair, Score 26–0. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (p. 15). November 3, 1928.
  67. Web site: Nat M. Sheets. November 4, 1928. Arkansas Break Beats L. S. U. 7–0—Dale Races 53 Yards to Win Classic—Bengals Battle Arkansans at State Fair Stadium Before Crowd of 12,000—Tigers Gain Most Yardage—L. S. U. Alumni Well Satisfied With Versatile Offense Showed by Cohen. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (Final Ed., p. 1).
  68. Web site: Arkansas Defeats Louisiana Tigers: Razorbacks Too Strong For Bengals—Dick Miller Leads Arkansans With Some Brilliant Playing—Third Successive Win For Porkers—Tigers Fail to Get Offense Started Against Giant Linemen. New Orleans Times-Picayune (sec. 5, p. 1). November 3, 1929.
  69. Web site: 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.
  70. Web site: U. G. Lee. September 13, 1930. Wiley Faces Stiff Card. Baltimore Afro-American (p. 15).
  71. Web site: Wiley Meets Southern. Baltimore Afro-American (p. 14). August 30, 1930.
  72. Web site: M. G. McCann. November 2, 1930. Tigers Walk Over Arkansas Porkers for 27–12 Victory—Bengals Hit Powerful Stride in Second Half to Drive Through Enemy's Defense—Opponents Are First To Score—L. S. U.'s Fumble of Initial Kickoff Later Turned Into Touchdown in Opening Minutes. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (Final Ed., p. 1).
  73. Web site: I. W. Spencer. October 25, 1931. Tigers Defeat Porkers 13–6 in Burning Heat—Passing Attack of Tigers Halted as Arkansas Makes Repeated Threat by Way of Air—Tom Smith Scores on 76-Yard Dash—Almokary Races 60 Yards to Goal but Called Back—Ed Khoury Plays for Short Time. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (Final Ed., p. 1).
  74. Web site: Tickets May Be Bought Now For Shreveport Game. Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 9). September 12, 1931.
  75. Web site: W. I. Spencer. October 23, 1932. L. S. U. Tigers Whip Arkansas 14 To 0: Fine Aerial, Running Attack Gives Bengals Victory Before 12,000 Fans. New Orleans Times-Picayune (sec. 4, p. 1).
  76. Web site: W. I. Spencer. October 22, 1933. Tigers Overpower Arkansas 20 to 0 in Classic Clash—Three Touchdowns Shoved Over in First Half and Then Substitutes Take Over Duties—Mickal's Passes Gain For Team—Weather Hot; Razorbacks' Offense Completely Checked; L.S.U. Severely Penalized. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (Final Ed., p. 1).
  77. Web site: James Hamilton. October 8, 1938. Southern Yearly Results. cfbdatawarehouse.com. December 17, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093530/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern/1930-1934_yearly_results.php. dead.
  78. Web site: Loyola and Centenary Football Teams to Meet Here November 30. New Orleans Times-Picayune (sec. 4, p. 1). January 8, 1933.
  79. Web site: W. I. Spencer. October 21, 1934. Bengals Employ Pass to Defeat Arkansas 16 to 0—Fatherree Receives Mickal's 40-Yard Throw to Race Across Goal for First Score—Neither Scores In First Half—Rock Reed and Sullivan Among L. S. U's Stars; Porkers Make Thrilling Pass Threat. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (Final Ed., p. 1).
  80. Web site: Bishop Defeats Normal, 45 To 0. Shreveport Journal (p. 10). October 23, 1934.
  81. Web site: Louisiana State Fair (ad). Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (p. 15). October 19, 1934.
  82. Web site: Tigers Hard Put to Defeat Arkansas Razorbacks 13 to 7: Porkers Fill Air with Passes to Menace Bengal Goal Repeatedly in Game Replete with Grid Thrills. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. A, p. 12). October 20, 1935.
  83. Web site: 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).
  84. Web site: 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.
  85. Web site: Southern Cats Drop 7–0 Game To Wiley Squad. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (p. 19). November 2, 1937.
  86. Web site: Louisiana State Fair (ad). Baton Rouge State-Times (p. 12). October 27, 1938.
  87. Web site: Joe R. Carter. October 22, 1939. Gents Beaten; Normal Winner: Demons Take State Title With 26–0 Win—Natchitoches Team Scores Second Victory of Year on a Shreveport Gridiron, This Time, Tech—Tragedy Surrounds Normal Team's Win—Crowd of About 7,500 Sees Normal Show Superiority by Scoring in Last Three Periods. Shreveport Times (p. 1).
  88. Web site: Joe R. Carter. October 29, 1939.

    Frog's Passes Capitalize On Gent Fumbles—Victory Is First in Five Starts for the Once-Fast Traveling Pass Tossers From Fort Worth—Score A Touchdown In First 2 Minutes—Centenary's Coffin-Corner Kicks Put Christians on Own Goal Line Often, But Gents Fail to Threat

    . Shreveport Times (p. 1).
  89. Web site: Louisiana State Fair (ad). New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 6). October 19, 1939.
  90. Web site: Southern Cats Bow to Wiley At Fair, 12–9. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (p. 13). October 31, 1939.
  91. Web site: 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.
  92. Web site: 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.
  93. Web site: James E. Hamilton. August 25, 1940. Squad of 33 to Report Sept. 2 on Sou'n Grid: Coach Munford (sic) Claims Prospects are 'Very Gloomy'. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 5).
  94. Web site: Louisiana Tech Upsets Normal. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 6). October 19, 1941.
  95. Web site: 'One-Man Gang' Beats 11 Gentlemen; Bears Win. St. Louis Post–Dispatch (sec. B, p. 1). October 26, 1941.
  96. Web site: Louisiana State Fair (ad). Baton Rouge State-Times (sec. A, p. 16). October 16, 1941.
  97. Web site: Southern Yearly Results. cfbdatawarehouse.com. December 15, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094011/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern/1940-1944_yearly_results.php. dead.
  98. Web site: E. James Hamilton. November 2, 1941. Southern Turns To Annual Texas College Contest: Fresh from Victory Over Wiley, Cats Meet Toughest Foe. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 8).
  99. Web site: Normal Springs Upset in First Exposition Game: Demons Whip Bulldogs, 10 to 6, Before Crowd of 3,500 Persons. Shreveport Journal (p. 12). October 26, 1942.
  100. Web site: Harry Brandt. November 1, 1942. De Ridder Trims Camp Polk 13 To 0: Grid Battle Is Highlight Of Army Day—Steffens, Former Texas A. & M. Star, Sparks Mates to Victory. Shreveport Times (sec. B, p. 1).
  101. Web site: Wiley Wins Fair Game on Safety: Bad Pass by Xavier Center Turned Into Wildcat Victory. Shreveport Journal (p. 11). November 3, 1942.
  102. Web site: Wiley Runs Wild Against Xavier in State Fair Game: Negro Football Team From Texas Beats Orleans Crew, 73 to 0. Shreveport Times (p. 8). November 2, 1943.
  103. Web site: Tickets on Sale For Negro Game: Wiley and Xavier to Clash Monday Night at State Fair Stadium. Shreveport Journal (p. 10). October 25, 1944.
  104. Web site: Wiley Grid Squad Too Powerful for Xaver of Orleans. Shreveport Times (p. 10). October 31, 1944.
  105. Web site: Xavier, Prairie View Play Today. New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 6). October 21, 1944.
  106. News: Joe E. Carter. October 21, 1945. Sky Raiders In Close Battle: Sandberg, Former Star of Gophers, Features Win for Cyclones. Shreveport Times (p. 18).
  107. Web site: College Football. Daily Illini (p. 6). October 21, 1945.
  108. News: Don Labruzzo. October 29, 1945. Raiders Roll Up Seven Touchdowns Against Swift. Shreveport Journal (p. 10.
  109. News: Joe E. Carter. October 28, 1945. Soldiers From 'Buldge' Lose to Barksdale: Camp Swift Team, Recently Back From Europe, Beaten by Raiders. Shreveport Times (p. 18).
  110. Web site: State Fair Premium Lists Are Distributed. Baton Rouge State-Times (sec. A, p. 8). September 12, 1945.
  111. Web site: Last Day Today: La. State Fair (ad). Shreveport Journal (p. 11). October 29, 1945.
  112. Web site: Tech Defeats Demons, 14–7: All Scoring Crammed Into First Half As 14,000 See Battle. Shreveport Journal (p. 9). October 28, 1946.
  113. News: Tuskegee In 21–6 Victory Over Wiley: Alabama Negro Eleven Scores All Points In Last Half To Win. Shreveport Times (p. 15). October 29, 1946.
  114. News: Barney Ghio. October 19, 1947. Moccasins Tumble Gentlemen To Fifth Straight Defeat, 20–0: Crowd Of 9,000 Sees Visitors Blank Locals—Chattanooga Eleven Scores on Fourth Running Play of Game. Shreveport Times (p. 38).
  115. Web site: Bill Dozier. October 21, 1947. In the Louisiana Intercollegiate Corner. New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 18).
  116. Web site: Bill Dozier. October 28, 1947. In the Louisiana Intercollegiate Corner. New Orleans Times-Picayune (p. 18).
  117. Web site: Tigers Tops. Baltimore Afro-American (p. 15). November 8, 1947.
  118. Web site: Louisiana Tech Wins, 10–7, Over NW State College. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 5). October 24, 1948.
  119. News: Bob Conwell. November 2, 1948. Arkansas Lions Defeat Bishop Tigers, 21 to 6: Winners Score 14 Points In Last Quarter to Clinch Tilt. Shreveport Times (p. 18).
  120. Web site: Collie J. Nicholson. November 1, 1949. Grambling Tigers Take 55–0 Victory From Tuskegee. Ruston (La.) Leader (p. 2).
  121. Web site: Grambling State Yearly Results. cfbdwarehouse.com. December 27, 2015. January 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105085014/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/grambling_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php. dead.
  122. Web site: Tech Downs NSC, 15–7, at State Fair: Ten Thousand See Bulldogs Triumph; Knecht and Pharis Score Touchdowns. Shreveport Times (p. 1). October 22, 1950.
  123. Web site: Grambling State Yearly Results. cfbdwarehouse.com. December 27, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094014/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/grambling_state/1950-1954_yearly_results.php. dead.
  124. Web site: Bulldogs Win, 21–6—Tech Defeats Demons In State Fair Clash. Shreveport Journal (p. 15). October 22, 1951.
  125. News: Grambling Comes Back To Trip Wiley, 19–13. Shreveport Times (p. 16). October 23, 1951.
  126. Web site: Grambling Nips Wiley In 2nd Half. Shreveport Times (p. 22). October 22, 1952.
  127. Web site: Demons Pull GSC Surprise: Knock Off La. Tech by 15-to-7 Count. New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 6, p. 6). October 25, 1953.
  128. Web site: Grambling Crushes Wiley 26–0: Heavy Backs Storm Over Visiting Cats. Shreveport Times (sec. A, p. 13). October 27, 1953.
  129. Web site: Grambling's 1-man gang beats Wiley. Washington Afro-American (p. 15). November 3, 1953.
  130. Web site: Jack Fiser. October 24, 1954. Tech Scores 13–6 Victory Over NSC At Fair Grounds. Shreveport Times (sec. A, p. 1).
  131. Web site: Fourth Day of Fair: Cattle Judging Moves Into Full Swing Today. Shreveport Times (sec. A, p. 1). October 26, 1954.
  132. Web site: Jimmy Bullock . Jim Saggus . October 24, 1955. Demons Edged by Tech: Northwestern Loses, 21–20, In Classic at Fair—Glover Blocks Try For Extra Point To Decide GSC Contest. Shreveport Journal (sec. A, p. 10).
  133. Web site: Negro Day Draws 83,250 Visitors: Judging in Spotlight At State Fair Today. Shreveport Times (sec. A, p. 1). October 25, 1955.
  134. Web site: Undefeated Grambling clinches Midwest crown. Washington Afro-American (p. 13). November 1, 1955.
  135. Web site: Northwestern, Tech in 0–0 Tie. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. D, p. 1). October 21, 1956.
  136. News: Bob Moskowitz. October 23, 1956. Grambling Gets by Morris Brown, 34-12: Murray Sparkles in State Fair Stadium Tilt; Scores 2. Shreveport Times (sec. B, p. 9).
  137. Web site: Grambling And Cats To Meet. Daytona Beach Morning Journal (p. 12). October 31, 1956.
  138. News: Jack Fiser. October 20, 1957. Bulldogs Hold State Fair Jinx By Beating NSC Demons, 20-13. Shreveport Times (sec. D, p. 1).
  139. Web site: Wiley Upsets Grambling 40–12. Los Angeles. California Eagle. 6. October 31, 1957.
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  142. News: Phil Oramous. October 27, 1959. Prairie View Romps Past Grambling, 35-6. Shreveport Times (sec. A, p. 13).
  143. Web site: Large Crowd Is Expected In Shreveport for Fair. Baton Rouge State-Times (sec. C, p. 12). October 21, 1959.
  144. News: Bill Baker. October 25, 1960. Grambling Stabs Prairie View In State Fair Game Upset, 26–0. Shreveport Times (sec. A, p. 12).
  145. Web site: Northeast Nips Bulldogs, 27–20. Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 6). October 29, 1961.
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