The Commemorative Classic Editon
SERIES: This is now called the Commemorative Classic, honoring the first football meeting of two historically black colleges in the nation. JCSU was known as Biddle College when the two schools met in Salisbury on Livingstone's front lawn, to play football on a snowy Dec. 27, 1892. Biddle won that first game, 5-0.
The two schools do not agree on how many games there have been in the series, probably due to different record-keeping methods in the early years. The Post's research results show 79 previous meetings, including Livingstone's 35-12 victory last year. The Golden Bulls lead the series, 47-31-3.
The Blue Bears' win last season snapped a six-game JCSU winning streak in the series. Livingstone also had a six-game winning streak in the series, 1994-1999. The longest streak belongs to JCSU, which did not lose to Livingstone from 1928-1967, though the schools did not play every year back then. That period saw 16 wins by the Bulls (10 in a row) and three ties —1929 (0-0), 1957 (19-19) and 1966 (13-13).
Livingstone dominated the series during the Biddle College years, winning eight of the 10 games. The Charlotte College's named was changed to Johnson C. Smith in 1922.
The Commemorative Classic will be on Saturday in Charlotte when Livingstone visits Johnson C. Smith. Game time is set at Irwin Belk complex on the JCSU campus is 1 p.m.
Last year, during the 125th anniversary, as the Golden Bulls defeated the Blue Bears in Salisbury, 27-14.
Livingstone last won in the series in 2015, 35-12.
