The Pigskin Classic was a season-opening college football game played at Anaheim Stadium from 1990 until 1994, and continued from 1995 to 2002 at various stadiums. It was initially created as a west-coast counterpart of the Kickoff Classic and hosted by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. From 1990 to 1994 it was sponsored by Disneyland and referred to as the Disneyland Pigskin Classic. Until 2002 the NCAA only allowed for teams to play a 12-game regular season schedule if the first game were a licensed Classic (such as the Pigskin Classic, the Kickoff Classic, or the Eddie Robinson Classic). In 2002 the NCAA ended the allowance of an extra 12th game, thus effectively ending the Classics.[1] Kickoff games would later see a revival, in 2008 the Aflac Kickoff Game was organized as a neutral-site game held in Atlanta.
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The PigskinClassic was a season-opening college football game played at Anaheim Stadium from 1990 until 1994, and continued from 1995 to 2002 at various...
similar games, such as the west coast-based PigskinClassic and the midwest-based Eddie Robinson Classic. In 2008, a new form of kickoff games were born...
touchdowns in the Cougars' 41–37 upset victory over Texas A&M in the PigskinClassic. The 536 yards passing were the most ever by a player against Texas...
the first game were a licensed Classic such as the Eddie Robinson Classic, the PigskinClassic, or the Kickoff Classic. In 2002 the NCAA ended the allowance...
Homer unsuccessfully tries to get tickets for a football game, the "PigskinClassic" between the Springfield Atoms and the Shelbyville Sharks. He misses...
Disneyland after being invited there to play in connection with the PigskinClassic III, which pitted Stanford against Texas A&M. In 1992, Stanford's athletic...
those were abolished in 2023. The first Week 0 game was the 1983 Kickoff Classic, in which No. 1 Nebraska defeated No. 4 Penn State, 44–6, at Giants Stadium...
ranked fourth with a game against Tennessee in the inaugural Disney PigskinClassic in Anaheim, California, which ended in a 31–31 tie. A comeback win...
Texas Tech Red Raiders on August 24, 2002, in the final edition of the PigskinClassic. Like Ohio State, Texas Tech had posted a 7–5 record in 2001, narrowly...
spotlight game, on par with the Kickoff Classic held in the Meadowlands from 1983 to 2002, and the Disneyland PigskinClassic in the 1990s. In 2008, ESPN's College...
football moments. He is notable for his game-winning catch in the 1995 PigskinClassic against the University of Virginia. Hayes also once held the Michigan...
Attendance August 23 11:00 am vs. Oklahoma* Soldier Field Chicago, IL (PigskinClassic) ABC W 24–0 36,804 September 6 2:30 pm at Wake Forest* No. 21 Groves...
Coliseum. After three wins, including an opener against Purdue in the PigskinClassic, USC was ranked as high as 18 in the AP Poll, but lost two of its next...
drives in 1992. After being pulled from the season opening Disneyland PigskinClassic game against Stanford for a weak passing performance, he returned to...
23 Northwestern defeated Oklahoma 24–0 in the 1997 PigskinClassic. The College Football Classic was revived, having not been played the previous year...
compiled a 10–1–1 record in the regular season. In the opener at the PigskinClassic in Anaheim, California, #8 Tennessee rallied from 21 points down and...
Attendance August 25 2:30 pm TCU* No. 4 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (PigskinClassic) ABC W 21–7 77,473 September 1 11:30 am Troy State* No. 4 Memorial...
30 2:30 pm at USC* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (PigskinClassic) ABC L 17–27 56,623 September 12 11:00 am Rice* Ross–Ade Stadium West...
come-from-behind victory in his first game as a Wolverine, the 1995 PigskinClassic. Dreisbach played professional football for the Oakland Raiders from...
a nice start to the 1996 season with a big game against BYU in the PigskinClassic, completing 20 of 28 passes for 232 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions...
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