Orange Blossom Classic

The Orange Blossom Classic was an annual postseason college football game held between 1933 and 1978. Each year, it featured Florida A&M and another historically black school in an unofficial de facto championship game. It was seen as a mythical "Black National Championship" game. For example, the December 5, 1942 "Afro American" newspaper refers to the 1942 game as a national title game, as does at least one source for the 1945 game (see: http://media-newswire.com/release_1143144.html).

Presently, an occasional regular season game between Florida A&M and Florida International is called the Orange Blossom Classic. Florida International, however, is not a historically black college. These two teams last played in 2005 and are not scheduled to meet again in the near future.