Dixie Classic (bowl game)
| Dixie Classic (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Fair Park Stadium (1934) |
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Previous stadiums | Fair Park (1922, 1925) |
| 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. The January 1922 game is notably remembered as being the origin of the Texas A&M 12th man tradition. 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.