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...

touchdowns in the Cougars' 41–37 upset victory over Texas A&M in the Pigskin Classic. 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 Pigskin Classic, or the Kickoff Classic. In 2002 the NCAA ended the allowance...

similar games, such as the west coast-based Pigskin Classic and the midwest-based Eddie Robinson Classic. In 2008, a new form of kickoff games were born...

August 26 8:00 p.m. vs. BYU* No. 2 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Pigskin Classic) ABC W 29–3 54,260 September 9 8:00 p.m. at Georgia Tech No. 2 Bobby...

18–17 victory over Virginia as time expired in the season opening Pigskin Classic. It was the greatest comeback in Michigan history. The Wolverines,...

week was No. 2 Florida State, who defeated Brigham Young 29-3 in the Pigskin Classic. The top five remained the same in the next AP Poll. August 31-September...

Texas Tech Red Raiders on August 24, 2002, in the final edition of the Pigskin Classic. Like Ohio State, Texas Tech had posted a 7–5 record in 2001, narrowly...

ranked fourth with a game against Tennessee in the inaugural Disney Pigskin Classic in Anaheim, California, which ended in a 31–31 tie. A comeback win...

spotlight game, on par with the Kickoff Classic held in the Meadowlands from 1983 to 2002, and the Disneyland Pigskin Classic in the 1990s. In 2008, ESPN's College...

Attendance August 25 2:30 pm TCU* No. 4 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Pigskin Classic) ABC W 21–7 77,473 September 1 11:30 am Troy State* No. 4 Memorial...

Disneyland after being invited there to play in connection with the Pigskin Classic III, which pitted Stanford against Texas A&M. In 1992, Stanford's athletic...

1:00 p.m. No. 4 Arizona* No. 3 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (Pigskin Classic, College GameDay) ABC W 41–7 97,168 September 4 12:00 p.m. Akron* No...

compiled a 10–1–1 record in the regular season. In the opener at the Pigskin Classic in Anaheim, California, #8 Tennessee rallied from 21 points down and...

29–31: No. 1 Florida State defeated No. 19 Brigham Young 44–28 in the Pigskin Classic, and No. 3 Miami won 31–3 at Arkansas. No. 2 Michigan, No. 4 Washington...

Homer unsuccessfully tries to get tickets for a football game, the "Pigskin Classic" between the Springfield Atoms and the Shelbyville Sharks. He misses...

Coliseum. After three wins, including an opener against Purdue in the Pigskin Classic, USC was ranked as high as 18 in the AP Poll, but lost two of its next...

3 Penn State blasted No. 4 Arizona by the same 41–7 score in the Pigskin Classic. The other highly ranked teams had not begun their seasons, and the...

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...

26 1:00 pm vs. No. 8 Tennessee* No. 5 Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic) NBC T 31–31 33,485 September 6 6:00 pm Stanford* No. 6 Folsom Field...

come-from-behind victory in his first game as a Wolverine, the 1995 Pigskin Classic. Dreisbach played professional football for the Oakland Raiders from...

to the COVID-19 outbreak. Originally Navy vs. Notre Dame (Emerald Isle Classic) in Dublin, Ireland, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the game...

the Hispanic College Fund Football Classic, while No. 4 Nebraska beat Texas Christian 21-7 in the Pigskin Classic. The other leading teams had not yet...

31–31 tie between No. 5 Colorado and No. 8 Tennessee in the first-ever Pigskin Classic, played at Anaheim Stadium. The next AP Poll featured Miami and Notre...

26 3:00 p.m. vs. No. 5 Colorado* No. 8 Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic) NBC T 31–31 33,458 September 1 4:00 p.m. Pacific (CA)* No. 8 Neyland...

permanent basis in 2002, ABC aired pre-season classic games including the Kickoff Classic and Pigskin Classic. In the 2005 season, ABC aired 77 games in...

August 23 11:00 a.m. vs. Northwestern* Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Pigskin Classic) ABC L 0–24 36,804 September 6 2:30 p.m. Syracuse* Oklahoma Memorial...

football moments. He is notable for his game-winning catch in the 1995 Pigskin Classic against the University of Virginia. Hayes also once held the Michigan...

23 Northwestern defeated Oklahoma 24–0 in the 1997 Pigskin Classic. The College Football Classic was revived, having not been played the previous year...

29 9:00 p.m. vs. Fresno State* No. 20 Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic) Raycom W 34–10 28,513 September 10 3:30 p.m. at No. 25 Washington*...