The Circle City Classic is an annual
American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
game featuring two
historically black colleges/universities (HBCUs) and played in
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion ...
. 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
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. 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
Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in downtown Indianapolis, downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). It opened on August ...
in 2008. In addition to the weekend game, there is also a parade, The Classic Coronation, and concert related to the Classic.
Game results
* Denotes a tie
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See also
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List of black college football classics
This is a list of ''recent'' black college football classics that have taken place between historically black colleges and universities that compete in college football in the United States. Unlike bowl games, classics take place during college fo ...
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List of attractions and events in Indianapolis
The following is a list of important sites of interest and annual events hosted in the city of Indianapolis.
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* 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
* 500 Festival Parade
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* Athenæum (Das Deutsche Haus)
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* Beef & Boards Dinner T ...
References
External links
Circle City ClassicIndiana Black Expo Encyclopedia of IndianapolisCircle City Classic Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
Black college football classics
College football in Indiana
Sports competitions in Indianapolis
1983 establishments in Indiana
Recurring sporting events established in 1983
African-American history of Indianapolis
Long stubs with short prose
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