Magic City Classic

Magic City Classic
Alabama A&M Bulldogs
Alabama State Hornets
First meetingOctober 31, 1924
Alabama State 30, Alabama A&M 0
Latest meetingOctober 25, 2025
Alabama State 56, Alabama A&M 13
Next meetingOctober 31, 2026
StadiumsLegion Field
TrophyMagic City Classic Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total90
All-time seriesAlabama A&M leads, 44–43–3
Largest victoryAlabama State, 56–0 (1931)
Current win streakAlabama State, 4 (2022–present)
120km
75miles
Legion Field
Alabama State
Alabama A&M
Locations of Alabama A&M and Alabama State

The Magic City Classic is an annual American football "classic" that features Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University, the two largest historically black universities in the state. It is played at Legion Field in Birmingham, which is nicknamed the "Magic City". The classic has become one of the highest attended Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA) games in the nation and the largest event in Birmingham, with a nearly $25 million economic impact on the area. The stadium attendance averages over 60,000 annually.[1][2]

The first game between the two schools was played in 1924. It has been an uninterrupted, annual tradition since 1945 and has been played at Legion Field since 1940.

The classic is the largest HBCU event in the nation attracting nearly 200,000 participants.[3] The Alabama A&M Bulldogs narrowly lead the series with a record of 44–43–3 all-time (as of 2025).

Other activities

Many festivities are held in conjunction with the game, including a pep rally, comedy show, scholarship breakfast, concert/festival, soirees, tailgating, block parties, alumni gatherings, 2-hour parade, and a popular "Battle of the Bands" between AAMU's Marching Maroon and White Band and ASU's Mighty Marching Hornets. Festivities begin the week of Saturday's game.

In recent years, the classic has attracted numerous African-American celebrities, public figures, and elected officials to Birmingham.

History

Alabama A&M victoriesAlabama State victoriesTie gamesForfeit
No.DateWinnerScore
1 Unknown 1924 Alabama State 30–0
2 Unknown 1925 Alabama State 7–0
3 Unknown 1929 Alabama State 32–0
4 Unknown 1930 Alabama State 46–6
5 Unknown 1931 Alabama State 56–0
6 Unknown 1932 Alabama State 18–0
7 Unknown 1940 Alabama State 24–6
8 Unknown 1941 Alabama State 21–13
9 Unknown 1942 Alabama A&M 20–6
10 Unknown 1945 Alabama State 20–7
11 Unknown 1946 Alabama State 15–14
12 Unknown 1947 Alabama State 12–6
13 Unknown 1948 Alabama A&M 14–8
14 Unknown 1949 Tie13–13
15 Unknown 1950 Alabama State 16–12
16 Unknown 1951 Alabama A&M 27–6
17 Unknown 1952 Alabama A&M 38–13
18 Unknown 1953 Alabama A&M 13–7
19 Unknown 1954 Alabama State 23–7
20 Unknown 1955 Alabama A&M 13–6
21 Unknown 1956 Tie0–0
22 Unknown 1957 Alabama State 13–7
23 Unknown 1958 Alabama State 20–8
24 Unknown 1959 Alabama State 22–0
25 Unknown 1960 Alabama A&M 22–20
26 Unknown 1961 Alabama A&M 32–12
27 Unknown 1962 Alabama A&M 54–6
28 Unknown 1963 Alabama A&M 32–14
29 Unknown 1964 Alabama A&M 30–0
30 Unknown 1965 Alabama A&M 34–0
31 Unknown 1966 Alabama A&M 36–19
32 Unknown 1967 Alabama State 13–7
33 Unknown 1968 Alabama State 27–21
34 Unknown 1969 Alabama State 26–6
35 Unknown 1970 Alabama A&M 26–18
36 Unknown 1971 Alabama State 12–6
37 Unknown 1972 Alabama A&M 8–7
38 Unknown 1973 Alabama A&M 10–7
39 Unknown 1974 Alabama A&M 14–7
40 Unknown 1975 Alabama A&M 29–22
41 Unknown 1976 Alabama A&M 17–15
42 Unknown 1977 Alabama State 14–7
43 Unknown 1978 Alabama A&M 22–7
44 Unknown 1979 Alabama State 17–14
45 Unknown 1980 Alabama State 20–17
46 Unknown 1981 Alabama A&M 13–3
No.DateWinnerScore
47 October 30, 1982 Tie13–13
48 October 29, 1983 Alabama A&M 27–14
49 October 27, 1984 Alabama A&M 28–12
50 November 2, 1985 Alabama A&M 7–6
51 November 1, 1986 Alabama A&M 20–10
52 October 31, 1987 Alabama State 17–14
53 October 29, 1988 Alabama State 7–0
54 October 28, 1989 Alabama A&M 17–10
55 October 27, 1990 Alabama State 24–20
56 November 2, 1991 Alabama State 59–13
57 October 31, 1992 Alabama State 14–11
58 October 30, 1993 Alabama State 7–0
59 October 29, 1994 Alabama State 26–0
60 October 28, 1995 Alabama State 37–20
61 October 26, 1996 Alabama A&M 20–3
62 October 25, 1997 Alabama State 20–13
63 October 31, 1998 Alabama State 34–28
64 October 30, 1999 Alabama A&M 15–10
65 October 28, 2000 Alabama A&M 34–27
66 October 27, 2001 Alabama State† 35–0
67 October 26, 2002 Alabama A&M 23–20
68 October 25, 2003 Alabama A&M 20–17
69 October 30, 2004 Alabama State 24–20
70 October 29, 2005 Alabama A&M 31–28
71 October 28, 2006 Alabama A&M 21–13
72 October 27, 2007 Alabama A&M 13–9
73 October 24, 2008 Alabama A&M 17–16
74 October 31, 2009 Alabama A&M 21–7
75 October 30, 2010 Alabama State 31–10
76 October 29, 2011 Alabama A&M 20–19
77 October 27, 2012 Alabama State 31–13
78 October 26, 2013 Alabama State 31–7
79 October 25, 2014 Alabama A&M 37–36
80 October 31, 2015 Alabama State 35–20
81 October 29, 2016 Alabama A&M 42–41
82 October 28, 2017 Alabama State 21–16
83 October 27, 2018 Alabama A&M 27–10
84 October 26, 2019 Alabama A&M 43–413OT
85 April 17, 2021 Alabama A&M 38–14
86 October 30, 2021 Alabama A&M 42–28
87 October 29, 2022 Alabama State 24–17
88 October 28, 2023 Alabama State 31–16
89 October 26, 2024 Alabama State 27–19
90 October 25, 2025 Alabama State 56–13
Series: Alabama A&M leads 44–43–3
† Alabama State later forfeited the 2001 game as
part of an NCAA penalty for violations committed.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Magic City Classic ranks tops in attendance among HBCU football games in 2013". December 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "2014 Top 5 HBCU Football Classics Ranked by Attendance". December 2014.
  3. ^ "Magic City Classic 2016: Birmingham PD readies for hectic weekend at Legion Field". October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Inside Dish, Saturday, December 13, 2008". Sporting News Today. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
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