Bayou Classic 2024 Date Of Birth. Event in new iberia, la by acadiana barrel racing association on friday, april 19 2024 with 585 people interested and 129 people going. Bayou classic, ranked as the #1 hbcu classic in the nation, is the iconic collegiate gridiron matchup between grambling state university and southern university, which will take.

 — the bayou classic commemorates historically black colleges and universities, academic achievement, tradition, sportsmanship, marching bands, and friendly competition.  — the first official bayou classic was in 1974, but the grambling tigers and southern jaguars started their rivalry way back in 1932, when the squads kicked up a.