Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic

The Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic is a college football kickoff game that has been played annually since 2019 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The game features a matchup of two historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). It is played on the Sunday before Labor Day. The Classic originated in 2019, with a matchup between the Alabama A&M Bulldogs and the Morehouse Maroon Tigers, and coincided with the Black College Football Hall of Fame's move to Canton from its previous location in Atlanta.

Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic
Stadium	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Location	Canton, Ohio
Operated	2019–present
2024 matchup
Virginia State 23, Benedict 7
2025 matchup
Virginia Union vs. Miles

The 2020 edition of the Classic, scheduled between Howard and Central State,^[1][2] was announced to have been cancelled on July 3, 2020, over concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Since its inception, the game has been carried nationally by NFL Network

Game results

Season	Date	Winners		Runners-up		Television	Attendance	Ref.
2019	September 1	Alabama A&M	35	Morehouse	30	NFL Network	9,776	[4][5]
2020	September 6	Game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Originally Howard vs. Central State (OH).[3]
2021	September 5	Grambling State	16	Tennessee State	10	NFL Network	14,682	[6]
2022	September 4	Central State (OH)	41	Winston-Salem State	21		13,989	[7]
2023	September 3	Virginia Union	45	Morehouse	13		9,333
2024	September 1	Virginia State	23	Benedict	7		3,747	[8]
2025	August 31	Virginia Union vs. Miles						[9]