Florida Classic Football - Florida AM v Bethune Cookman Tickets

Florida Football Classic – Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman Tickets

College football fans are all geared up for another edition of the annual Florida Football Classic. Each year this game features the Florida A&M Rattlers and the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. These teams have an excellent rivalry that goes back many years, nearly a century. With that kind of history, it's no wonder why these teams have no love lost between them. The Rattlers and Wildcats will take to the gridiron in this year's chapter and lay it all on the line. The Florida Football Classic will be played on November 19 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL. Expect the stands to be packed with fans looking to see a great matchup.

Florida Football Classic Info

Every year, the Florida Football Classic sees Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman give it their all in the pursuit of victory, but only on squad can emerge from the battle with a win. Last season Bethune-Cookman made a lot of big plays and ran away with the game. A&M just couldn't put it together on the offensive side of the ball, scoring just 14 points in the contest. Scoring points was not a problem for the Wildcats, though, as Bethune-Cookman managed to drop 35 in the game. More than 45,000 fans poured into the stands for this one, showing this to be one of the more popular annual sporting events in the state of Florida. These two teams will return this season, and surely the Rattlers will be looking for revenge. A rivalry like this never gets stale, and that's a big reason this contest is so popular. It should be great to be a part of the next edition of the Florida Football Classic.

Florida Football Classic History

The rivalry between the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats and the Florida A&M University Rattlers dates back to 1925, but the first official Florida Classic took place in 1978. Since then, these two universities have gotten very familiar with one another, making for some epic matchups as these two programs have continued to improve over the years. Though both teams have had dominant stretches, overall the series remains extremely competitive and just about anything can happen when these two teams hit the field for the Florida Classic. Recently, it's been Bethune-Cookman that has had the upper hand, winning each matchup from 2011 through 2013, but Florida A&M has proven that they won't be held down for long. It's not rocket science to figure out why such an awesome rivalry makes for great Florida Football Classic tickets.

Florida Football Classic Greatest Moments

The Florida Classic has gone into overtime on three occasions, and itactually happened in back-to-back seasons in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, it was Bethune-Cookman that outlasted Florida A&M with an unbelievable 58-50 win, though it was the Rattlers who got their revenge in 2005, squeezing out a 26-23 win to mark the second overtime matchup for the Florida Classic. The most recent of these overtime contests came in 2014, and there are probably more to come in this amazing rivalry game. Overtime makes for excellent Florida Classic tickets.