Here's every 2024 HBCU football homecoming and classic in the FCS

In HBCU football, a "classic" matchup has been a premier event for decades. An HBCU homecoming can be even bigger, bringing together former alumni to celebrate. Both classics and homecomings can often see rivals play head-to-head and carry historical value. Fans, players, alumni and more all get excited for these games.

In 2024, there are multiple classics and homecomings that feature at least one HBCU team from the FCS level. Below, we'll provide the scheduling information for these games, plus a few additional headliner HBCU football matchups, including the MEAC/SWAC Challenge and the Celebration Bowl, for instance.

That said, here is every HBCU homecoming and classic scheduled for 2024:

2024 HBCU homecoming schedule

DATE	HOMECOMING HOST	OPPONENT	LOCATION
Oct. 5	Alabama State	Florida A&M	Montgomery, AL
	Alcorn State	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Lorman, MS
	Texas Southern	Virginia Lynchburg	Houston, TX
	Morgan State	Lincoln (PA)	Baltimore, MD
	Delaware State	Saint Francis (PA)	Dover, DE
Oct. 12	Alabama A&M	Bethune-Cookman	Huntsville, AL
	Tennessee State	Eastern Illinois	Nashville, TN
Oct. 19	North Carolina A&T	Hampton	Greensboro, NC
	Southern	Alcorn State	Baton Rouge, LA
	Mississippi Valley State	Bethune-Cookman	Itta Bena, MS
	Grambling State	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Grambling, LA
	Howard	Tennessee State	Washington, DC
Oct. 26	North Carolina Central	Morgan State	Durham, NC
	Bethune-Cookman	Jackson State	Daytona Beach, FL
	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Mississippi Valley State	Pine-Bluff, AR
	Hampton	Elon	Hampton, VA
	Norfolk State	Howard	Norfolk, VA
	Prairie View A&M	Texas A&M-Commerce	Prairie View, TX
	South Carolina State	Delaware State	Orangeburg, SC
Nov. 2	Florida A&M	Texas Southern	Tallahassee, FL
	Jackson State	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Jackson, MS

Some notable DII homecoming games include:

• Oct. 12 | Fort Valley State | Opponent: Allen (SC)

• Oct. 19 | Clark Atlanta | Opponent: Miles

• Oct. 19 | Bowie State | Opponent: Bluefield State

• Oct. 26| Morehouse | Opponent: Fort Valley State

• Nov. 9 | Winston-Salem State | Opponent: Fayetteville State

• Nov. 9 |  Tuskegee | Opponent: Miles

2024 HBCU classic schedule

CLASSIC	MATCHUP	DATE	LOCATION
MEAC/SWAC Challenge	Norfolk State vs. Florida A&M	Aug. 24	Atlanta, GA
John Merritt Classic	Mississippi Valley State at Tennessee State	Aug. 31	Nashville, TN
Labor Day Classic	Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M	Aug. 31	Prairie View, TX
Orange Blossom Classic	Alabama State vs. North Carolina Central	Sept. 1	Miami, FL
Louis Crews Classic	Kentucky State at Alabama A&M	Sept. 7	Huntsville, AL
Battle for Greater Baltimore	Morgan State at Towson	Sept. 7	Towson, MD
Pete Richardson Classic	Savannah State at Southern	Sept. 7	Baton Rouge, LA
Southern Heritage Classic	Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Tennessee State	Sept. 14	Memphis, TN
Battle of the Bay	Hampton at Norfolk State	Sept. 14	Norfolk, VA
Boombox Classic	Southern at Jackson State	Sept. 14	Jackson, MS
HBCU New York Football Classic	Morehouse vs. Howard	Sept. 14	East Rutherford, NJ
Aggie-Eagle Classic	North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central	Sept. 21	Durham, NC
Battle of the Real HU — Truth and Service Classic	Hampton vs. Howard	Sept. 21	Washington, D.C.
State Fair Classic	Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M	Sept. 28	Dallas, TX
Gulf Coast Challenge	Jackson State vs. Alabama A&M	Oct. 5	Mobile, AL
Magic City Classic	Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State	Oct. 26	Birmingham, AL
Port City Classic	Alabama State vs. Alcorn State	Nov. 2	Mobile, AL
Soul Bowl — Capital City Classic	Jackson State at Alcorn State	Nov. 23	Lorman, MS
Florida Classic	Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M	Nov. 23	Orlando, FL
Turkey Day Classic	Tuskegee at Alabama State	Nov. 28	Montgomery, AL
Bayou Classic	Grambling State vs. Southern	Nov. 30	New Orleans, LA
SWAC Championship	SWAC East Champion vs. SWAC West Champion	Dec. 7	TBD
Celebration Bowl	MEAC Champion vs. SWAC Champion	TBD	Atlanta, GA