Here is a comprehensive list of the attendance figures for every HBCU football classic game during the 2023 season.
Date | Game | Teams | Attendance |
8/26 | MEAC/SWAC Challenge | Jackson State vs. South Carolina State | 24,238 |
8/31 | Labor Day Classic | Clark Atlanta vs. Kentucky State | 1,500 |
9/2 | Big Cat Classic | Edward Waters vs. Florida Memorial | 1,800 |
9/2 | Chicago Football Classic | Mississippi Valley State vs. Central State | 21,000 |
9/2 | Brick City Classic | Grambling State vs. Hampton | 7,500 |
9/2 | Labor Day Classic | Norfolk State vs. Virginia State | 21,640 |
9/2 | Labor Day Classic | Alabama State vs. Southern | 22,726 |
9/2 | Labor Day Classic | Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern | 18,271 |
9/3 | Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic | Virginia Union vs. Morehouse | 9,333 |
9/3 | Red Tails Classic | Fort Valley State vs. Tuskegee | 16,123 |
9/3 | Orange Blossom Classic | Jackson State vs. Florida A&M | 24,967 |
9/9 | Boombox Classic | Southern vs. Jackson State | 29,986 |
9/9 | Aggie-Eagle Classic | North Carolina Central vs. North Carolina A&T | N/A |
9/9 | Southern Heritage Classic | Tennessee State vs. UAPB | 35,518 |
9/9 | Battle of the Bay | Norfolk State vs. Hampton | 10,021 |
9/9 | Down East Viking Classic | Elizabeth City State vs St. Augustine’s | 809 |
9/16 | HBCUNY Classic | Albany State vs. Morehouse | 18,076 |
9/16 | John Merritt Classic | Tennessee State vs. Gardner-Webb | 3,869 |
9/16 | Battle of Greater Baltimore | Morgan State vs. Towson | 9,867 |
9/16 | Delta Classic | Mississippi Valley State vs. Delta State | 5,176 |
9/16 | Battle of the Real HU | Howard vs. Hampton | 16,630 |
9/23 | Willard Bailey Classic | Virginia Union vs. Fayetteville State | 671 |
9/23 | Circle City Classic | Mississippi Valley State vs. North Carolina Central | 17,195 |
9/23 | W.C. Gorden Classic | Jackson State vs. Bethune-Cookman | 23,681 |
9/23 | Coastal City Classic | Savannah State vs. Albany State | N/A |
9/30 | State Fair Classic | Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M | 52,389 |
10/7 | Gulf Coast Challenge | Jackson State vs. Alabama A&M | 19,107 |
10/28 | Magic City Classic | Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M | 69,210 |
10/28 | AME Football Classic | Edward Waters vs. Allen | 905 |
11/4 | Port City Classic | Grambling State vs. Alabama State | 8,601 |
11/4 | L. Douglas Wider Classic | Virginia Union vs. Virginia State | 15,000 |
11/4 | Commemorative Classic | Livingstone vs. Johnson C. Smith | 3,333 |
11/4 | Raleigh Classic | Shaw vs. St. Augustine’s | 2,374 |
11/4 | Battle of the AUC | Clark Atlanta vs. Morehouse | 4,315 |
11/18 | Florida Classic | Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman | 56,227 |
11/23 | Turkey Day Classic | Alabama State vs. Tuskegee | 28,911 |
11/25 | Bayou Classic | Southern vs. Grambling State | 64,698 |
12/16 | Celebration Bowl | Howard vs. SWAC Champion | N/A |