The Kickoff Classic was a season-opening college football game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey from 1983 to 2002. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Giants Stadium, is the home Stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams of the NFL, and the Red Bull New East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
History
In 1978, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which operates and schedules events at Giants Stadium, decided to host an end-of-season bowl game, called the Garden State Bowl. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority ( NJSEA) is a regulatory agency established by the State of New Jersey in 1971 to oversee the Meadowlands Giants Stadium, is the home Stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams of the NFL, and the Red Bull New The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season College football Bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey, from There were four such bowl games held, but attendance was lower than hoped by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) due to December weather and less attractive teams. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority ( NJSEA) is a regulatory agency established by the State of New Jersey in 1971 to oversee the Meadowlands Consequently, NJSEA decided to host a "bowl" game in the beginning of the season instead. This would attract more popular teams and ensure better attendance due to more favorable weather conditions.
The first contest, held on August 29, 1983, was the first regular-season college football game to be played in the month of August. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The game featured the defending national champions the Penn State Nittany Lions and the pre-season Number 1 ranked team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University The University of Nebraska is the public University system in the state of Nebraska, USA. The game was carried that first season by a number of TV stations across the country via sydnication, including WKBS-TV, Channel 48 in Philadelphia. WKBS-TV was an independent television station licensed to Burlington New Jersey, which served the Philadelphia Pennsylvania area from 1965 to 1983 (It was the Kickoff Classic's first game, but WKBS' last: the station signed off for the final time immediately after the contest. )
Eventually there would be twenty Kickoff Classics, many of which were carried by ABC Sports nationally. Rule changes by the NCAA regarding season opening 'extra games' brought an end to the series, as well as a similar game, the west coast-based Pigskin Classic. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The Pigskin Classic was a season-opening College football game played at Anaheim Stadium from 1990 until 1994 and continued from 1995-2002 at various stadiums
Results
| Year | Attendance | Winning Team | Losing Team | MVP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 71,123 | Nebraska | 44 | Penn State | 6 | Turner Gill | QB | Nebraska |
| 1984 | 51,131 | Miami | 20 | Auburn | 18 | Bernie Kosar | QB | Miami |
| 1985 | 51,227 | Brigham Young | 28 | Boston College | 14 | Robbie Bosco | QB | Brigham Young |
| 1986 | 68,296 | Alabama | 16 | Ohio State | 10 | Chris Spielman | LB | Ohio State |
| 1987 | 54,681 | Tennessee | 23 | Iowa | 22 | Reggie Cobb | RB | Tennessee |
| 1988 | 58,172 | Nebraska | 23 | Texas A&M | 14 | Steve Taylor | QB | Nebraska |
| 1989 | 77,323 | Notre Dame | 36 | Virginia | 13 | Tony Rice | QB | Notre Dame |
| 1990 | 57,293 | Southern California | 34 | Syracuse | 16 | Todd Marinovich | QB | Southern California |
| 1991 | 77,409 | Penn State | 34 | Georgia Tech | 22 | Tony Sacca | QB | Penn State |
| 1992 | 46,251 | North Carolina State | 24 | Iowa | 14 | Terry Jordan | QB | North Carolina State |
| 1993 | 51,734 | Florida State | 42 | Kansas | 0 | Derrick Brooks | LB | Florida State |
| 1994 | 58,233 | Nebraska | 31 | West Virginia | 0 | Tommie Frazier | QB | Nebraska |
| 1995 | 62,711 | Ohio State | 38 | Boston College | 6 | Eddie George | TB | Ohio State |
| 1996 | 77,716 | Penn State | 24 | Southern California | 7 | Curtis Enis | TB | Penn State |
| 1997 | 51,185 | Syracuse | 34 | Wisconsin | 0 | Donovan McNabb | QB | Syracuse |
| 1998 | 59,232 | Florida State | 23 | Texas A&M | 14 | Peter Warrick | WR | Florida State |
| 1999 | 73,037 | Miami | 23 | Ohio State | 12 | Kenny Kelly | QB | Miami |
| 2000 | 78,902 | Southern California | 29 | Penn State | 5 | Sultan McCullough | TB | Southern California |
| 2001 | 41,517 | Georgia Tech | 13 | Syracuse | 7 | Kelly Campbell | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 2002 | 72,903 | Notre Dame | 22 | Maryland | 0 | Nicholas Setta | PK | Notre Dame |
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