For 22 years, the Soldier Field event has boosted historically black colleges.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot supports the Chicago Football Classic

Two NBA players from Chicago — the Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis and Detroit Pistons’ Derrick Rose — will sponsor 4,000 students from Englewood.

CHICAGO FOOTBALL CLASSIC SCOREBOARD

YEAR

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007 

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MVSU - 30

Virginia State - 24

Grambling - 41

Jackson State - 27

Jackson State - 27

Southern University - 11

UAPB - 6

UAPB -  49

MVSU - 10

MVSU - 10

Southern University - 23

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Southern University - 57

Alcorn State - 30

Alcorn State - 25

Howard University - 16

Howard University - 17

Alabama A&M - 27

Texas Southern - 7

MVSU - 14

UAPB - 17

UAPB - 0

MVSU - 6

YEAR

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

VISITING

West Virginia State - 47 

Alabama State - 3

Alcorn State - 27

Alabama A&M - 20

Albany State - 17

Morehouse College - 42

Morehouse College - 43

Howard University - 13

Clark Atlanta University - 20

Grambling State University - 31

Miles College - 21

Hampton University - 41

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Central State - 13

MVSU - 10

MVSU - 9

Hampton University - 21

Kentucky State - 14

Central State University - 20

Central State University - 9

Morgan State University - 21

Central State University - 13

Clark Atlanta University - 20

Morehouse College - 23

Howard University - 20

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