Dixie Classic (bowl game)
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| Dixie Classic (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Fair Park Stadium (1934)[a] |
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Previous stadiums | Fair Park (1922, 1925)[b] |
| Operated | 1922, 1925, 1934 |
| Conference tie-ins | Southwest |
| Succeeded by | Cotton Bowl Classic |
The Dixie Classic was a college football post-season bowl game played intermittently at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Team-competitive games were held three times, after the 1921, 1924, and 1933 regular seasons, on or about the ensuing New Year's Day.[1][2] The January 1922 game is notably remembered as being the origin of the Texas A&M 12th man tradition.[3] The Dixie Classic was phased out in favor of the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Three all-star games, contested under the Dixie Classic name, were played at nearby Ownby Stadium in early January of 1929, 1930, and 1931. Joe Utay, who had played for Texas A&M and helped found the Southwest Conference in 1914, was the games' organizer.[4]
Bold denotes winning team; italics indicates a tie.
| Date | SWC team | Opponent | Attendance | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1922[c] | Texas A&M | 22 | Centre | 14 | 20,000 | notes | [5] |
| January 1, 1925 | Southern Methodist | 7 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 9 | 7,000 | notes | [6] |
| January 1, 1934 | Arkansas | 7 | Centenary | 7 | 12,000 | notes | [7] |
Three all-star games, referred to as the Dixie Classic in various newspaper articles, were played at Ownby Stadium in Dallas.[8] The first was on January 2, 1929, when a team of players from the Big Six Conference defeated a team of Southwest Conference (SWC) players, 14–6.[9] A similar game was played on January 1, 1930, with a team of midwest players defeating a team of southwest players, 25–12.[10] On January 1, 1931, a southwest team defeated a midwest team, 18–0.[11]