State Fair Classic
| State Fair Classic | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl in Fair Park |
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Operated | 1925–2019, 2021–present |
| Sponsors | |
Southwest Airlines (1995–2017) | |
| Former names | |
State Fair Classic (1945–1989) Al Lipscomb State Fair Classic (1990–1994) Southwest Airlines Al Lipscomb State Fair Classic (1995–1999) Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic (2000–2017) | |
| 2024 matchup | |
| Prairie View A&M Panthers 36, Grambling State Tigers 34 | |
| 2025 matchup | |
| Grambling State Tigers vs. Prairie View A&M Panthers | |
Locations of Grambling State and Prairie View A&M
The State Fair Classic (formerly known as the Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic, for sponsorship purposes) is an annual college football game between the Grambling State University Tigers and the Prairie View A&M University Panthers of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The game is played on a neutral site at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas during the State Fair of Texas. The game often occurs the weekend before the Red River Showdown game; the Heart of Dallas Classic took place on the first weekend of the 2013 fair, and the State Fair Football Showdown took place on the third weekends of the 2018 and 2019 fairs, featuring SWAC competitors Southern and Texas Southern.