| Chicago Charities College All-Star Game | |
|---|---|
| College All-Star Football Classic | |
 Program cover for debut 1934 game | |
| Stadium | Soldier Field (1934–1942, 1945–1976) Dyche Stadium (1943–1944) |
| Location | Chicago (1934–1942, 1945–1976) Evanston, Illinois (1943–1944) |
| Operated | 1934–1976 |
| Sponsors | |
The Chicago Charities College All-Star Game was a preseason American football game played from 1934 to 1976 between the National Football League (NFL) champions and a team of star college seniors from the previous year. It was also known as the College All-Star Football Classic.[1]
The game was contested annually—except for 1974, due to that year's NFL strike—and was played in July, August, or September. In the 42 College All-Star Games, the defending pro champions won 31, the All-Stars won nine, and two were ties, giving the collegians a .238 winning percentage.
The second game, played in 1935, involved the hometown Chicago Bears, runner-up of the 1934 season, instead of the defending champion New York Giants. The New York Jets played in the 1969 edition, although still an American Football League (AFL) team. Once the AFL–NFL Championship was introduced (including for the two seasons before the "Super Bowl" designation was officially adopted and the remaining two seasons before the AFL–NFL merger) the Super Bowl winner was the professional team involved, regardless of which league the team represented.
- ^ Grogan, John (2000). "The College All-Star Football Classic" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. 22 (2). Professional Football Researchers Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2012.