Here's every 2025 HBCU football homecoming and classic in the FCS

Here’s every 2025 HBCU football homecoming and classic in the FCS

Posted by author February 12, 2025 Football

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In HBCU football, a “classic” matchup has been a premier event for decades. An HBCU homecoming can be even bigger, bringing together alumni to celebrate. Both classics and homecomings can often see rivals play head-to-head and carry historical value. Fans, players, alumni and more all get excited for these games.

In 2025, there are multiple classics and homecomings that feature at least one HBCU team from the FCS level. Below, we’ll provide the scheduling information for these games, plus a few additional headliner HBCU football matchups, including the MEAC/SWAC Challenge and the Celebration Bowl, for instance.

Here is every HBCU homecoming and classic scheduled for 2025:

2025 HBCU homecoming schedule

Date	Homecoming Host	Opponent	Location
Oct. 4	Alabama State	Bethune-Cookman	Montgomery, Ala.
	South Carolina State	Savannah State	Orangeburg, S.C.
Oct. 11	Alabama A&M	Mississippi Valley State	Hunstville, Ala.
	Alcorn State	Lincoln (CA)	Lorman, Miss.
	Grambling State	Texas Southern	Grambling, La.
	Jackson State	Alabama State	Jackson, Miss.
	North Carolina A&T	South Carolina State	Greensboro, N.C.
Oct. 18	Florida A&M	Alcorn State	Tallahassee, Fla.
	Mississippi Valley State	Lincoln (CA)	Itta Bena, Miss.
	Southern	Prairie View A&M	Baton Rouge, La.
	Tennessee State	Howard	Nashville, Tenn.
	Texas Southern	Virginia-Lynchburg	Houston, Texas
Oct. 25	Hampton	Monmouth	Hampton, Va.
	North Carolina Central	Delaware State	Durham, N.C.
	Prairie View A&M	North American	Prairie View, Texas

FCS teams yet to drop their schedule:
SWAC: Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Bethune-Cookman
MEAC: Delaware State, Howard, Morgan State, Norfolk State

Some notable DII homecoming games we’ll be tracking include:

Oct. 19 | Winston-Salem State
Nov. 1 | Tuskegee | Opponent: Lane
Clark Atlanta
Bowie State
Morehouse

2025 HBCU classic schedule

Classic	MAtchup	Date	Location
MEAC/SWAC Challenge	Southern vs. North Carolina Central	Aug. 23	Atlanta
John Merritt Classic	North Carolina A&T @ Tennessee State	Aug. 30	Nashville, Tenn.
Labor Day Classic	Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern	Aug. 30	Houston, Texas
Orange Blossom Classic	Florida A&M vs. Howard	Aug. 30	Miami Gardens, Fla.
Louis Crews Classic	Alcorn State @ Alabama A&M	Sept. 6	Hunstville, Ala.
Battle for Greater Baltimore	Towson @ Morgan State	Sept. 6	Baltimore
Pete Richardson Classic	Alabama State @ Southern	Sept. 6	Baton Rouge, La.
The Legacy Series	Alabama A&M @ Tennessee State	Sept. 13	Nashville, Tenn.
W.C. Gorden Classic	Tuskegee @ Jackson State	Sept. 13	Jackson, Miss.
HBCU New York Football Classic	TBD vs. TBD	Sept. 13	East Rutherford, N.J.
Boombox Classic	Jackson State @ Southern	Sept. 27	Baton Rouge, La.
Aggie-Eagle Classic	North Carolina A&T @ North Carolina Central	Sept. 20	Greensboro, N.C.
Battle of the Real HU — Truth and Service Classic	Hampton vs. Howard	Sept. 20	Washington, D.C.
State Fair Classic	Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M	Sept. 27	Dallas
Circle City Classic	TBD vs. TBD	Sept. 27	Indianapolis
Gulf Coast Challenge	Alabama A&M vs. Jackson State	Oct. 4	Mobile, Alabama
Battle of the Bay	Norfolk State @ Hampton	Oct. 4	Hampton, Virginia
Las Vegas HBCU Classic	Grambling State vs. Jackson State	Oct. 25	Las Vegas
Magic City Classic	Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State	Oct. 25	Birmingham, Ala.
Port City Classic	Alabama State vs. Mississippi Valley State	Nov. 15	Mobile, Ala.
Soul Bowl — Capital City Classic	Alcorn State @ Jackson State	Nov. 22	Jackson, Miss.
Florida Classic	Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M	Nov. 22	Orlando, Fla.
Turkey Day Classic	Tuskegee @ Alabama State	Nov. 27	Montgomery, La.
Bayou Classic	Grambling State vs. Southern	Nov. 29	New Orleans
SWAC Championship	SWAC East Champ vs. SWAC West Champ	Dec. 6	TBD
Celebration Bowl	MEAC Champ vs. SWAC Champ	TBD	Atlanta

Here are some notable classics featuring DII schools that we’ll be tracking:

Red Tails Classic | Tuskegee vs. Winston-Salem State | Aug. 31 | Location: Montgomery, Ala.
Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic | Morehouse vs. Tuskegee | Oct. 4 | Location: Columbus, Ga.
Fountain City Classic | Fort Valley State at Albany State | Nov. 8 | Location: Albany, Ga.
Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic
Chicago Football Classic