Florida Classic

(11/18/1978–11/22/2025)

Sports

210 min

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 NCAA Division I-AA. Since its inception in 1978.
The Florida Classic, formally the Florida Blue Florida Classic, is a friendly annual college football rivalry game between two of Florida's most popular HBCUs (historically black colleges/universities). One of the schools is Florida A&M University (FAMU)—a large public university in Tallahassee, while the other is Bethune–Cookman University (B-CU), a small private school in Volusia County.

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Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

The 1st Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 18, 1978 at 08:30 PM

Season 2

S02E01

The 2nd Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 17, 1979 at 08:30 PM

Season 3

S03E01

The 3rd Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 15, 1980 at 08:30 PM

Season 4

S04E01

The 4th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 14, 1981 at 08:30 PM

Season 5

S05E01

The 5th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 13, 1982 at 08:30 PM

Season 6

S06E01

The 6th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 16, 1985 at 08:30 PM

Season 7

S07E01

The 7th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 15, 1986 at 08:30 PM

Season 8

S08E01

The 8th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 14, 1987 at 08:30 PM

Season 9

S09E01

The 9th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 12, 1988 at 08:30 PM

Season 10

S10E01

The 10th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 18, 1989 at 08:30 PM

Season 11

S11E01

The 11th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 17, 1990 at 08:30 PM

Season 12

S12E01

The 12th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 16, 1991 at 08:30 PM

Season 13

S13E01

The 13th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 21, 1992 at 08:30 PM

Season 14

S14E01

The 14th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 20, 1993 at 08:30 PM

Season 15

S15E01

The 15th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 19, 1994 at 08:30 PM

Season 16

S16E01

The 16th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 18, 1995 at 08:30 PM

Season 17

S17E01

The 17th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 16, 1996 at 08:30 PM

Season 18

S18E01

The 18th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 22, 1997 at 08:30 PM

Season 19

S19E01

The 19th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 21, 1998 at 08:30 PM

Season 20

S20E01

The 20th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 20, 1999 at 08:30 PM

Season 21

S21E01

The 21st Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 18, 2000 at 08:30 PM

Season 22

S22E01

The 22nd Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 17, 2001 at 08:30 PM

Season 23

S23E03

The 23rd Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 16, 2002 at 08:30 PM

Season 24

S24E01

The 24th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 22, 2003 at 08:30 PM

Season 25

S25E01

The 25th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 20, 2004 at 08:30 PM

Season 26

S26E01

The 26th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 19, 2005 at 08:30 PM

Season 27

S27E01

The 27th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 18, 2006 at 08:30 PM

Season 28

S28E01

The 28th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 17, 2007 at 08:30 PM

Season 29

S29E01

The 29th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 15, 2008 at 08:30 PM

Season 30

S30E01

The 30th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M

November 21, 2009 at 08:30 PM

Season 31

S31E01

The 31st Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 20, 2010 at 08:30 PM

Season 32

S32E01

The 32nd Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

September 19, 2011 at 07:30 PM

Season 33

S33E01

The 33rd Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 17, 2012 at 08:30 PM

Season 34

S34E01

The 34th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 16, 2013 at 08:30 PM

Season 35

S35E01

The 35th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 15, 2014 at 08:30 PM

Season 36

S36E01

The 36th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 21, 2015 at 08:30 PM

Season 37

S37E01

The 37th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 19, 2016 at 08:30 PM

Season 38

S38E01

The 38th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 18, 2017 at 08:30 PM

Season 39

S39E01

The 39th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 17, 2018 at 08:30 PM

Season 40

S40E01

The 40th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 16, 2019 at 08:30 PM

Season 41

S41E01

The 41st Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 20, 2021 at 08:30 PM

Season 42

S42E01

The 42nd Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 19, 2022 at 08:30 PM

Season 43

S43E01

The 43rd Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

November 18, 2023 at 08:30 PM

Season 44

S44E01

The 44th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs. Florida A&M Rattlers

November 23, 2024 at 08:30 PM

Season 45

S45E01

The 45th Annual Florida Classic: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs. Florida A&M Rattlers

November 22, 2025 at 08:30 PM