Since the 1980s, Grambling State Tigers and Prairie View A&M Panthers have traveled to Dallas during the State Fair to go head-to-head on the grass of the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium. The Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic is filled with great football for four quarters and a stunning battle of the bands during halftime.
Game tickets are purchased through each university’s athletic office. A ticket to the 2019 State Fair Classic includes admission to the State Fair of Texas on game day – Saturday, September 28, 2019.