Duke's Mayo Classic Explained

The Duke's Mayo Classic (known before 2020 as the Belk College Kickoff) is an annual college football game played on the opening weekend of the college football season in Charlotte at Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers.[1]

Game results

SeasonDate Winning team Losing team Attendance
2015September 3, 2015 style= 17style= 1351,664[2]
2017September 2, 2017style= 35style= 2850,367[3]
2018September 1, 2018style=17 40style= 1466,793[4]
2019August 31, 2019style= 24 style= 2052,183[5]
2020September 2, 2020Game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Originally Notre Dame v Wake Forest.[6]
2021September 2, 2021 style= 33style= 1936,752[7]
September 4, 2021style=5 10style=3 374,187[8]
2022September 3, 2022style= 28Style= 1335,798
September 2, 2023style=21 31style= 1768,723
Rankings are from the AP Poll.

Future games

SeasonDateMatchup
2024September 7, 2024style= style=
2025August 28, 2025style= style=
2027August 28, 2027style= style=
2028September 2, 2028style= style=

Records

By team

Team Appearances Record Win %
4 2–2 0.500
30–1 0.000
2–1 0.667
0–1 0.000
1 1–0 1.000
1–0 1.000
1–0 1.000
1–0 1.000
0–1 0.000
0–1 0.000
0–1 0.000

By conference

Conference Appearances Record Win %
8 3–3 0.500
7 2–3 0.400
1 1–0 1.000
1 1–0 1.000
1 1–0 1.000
1 0–1 0.000
1 0–1 0.000

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belk Announces Sponsorship of 2015 Belk College Kickoff Game. Belk. May 4, 2015. PR Newswire. live. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150810012350/http://www.prnewswire.com:80/news-releases/belk-announces-sponsorship-of-2015-belk-college-kickoff-game-300076375.html . August 10, 2015 .
  2. Web site: North Carolina vs. South Carolina - Game Summary - September 3, 2015. ESPN. live. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150903003542/http://espn.go.com:80/college-football/game?gameId=400603840 . September 3, 2015 .
  3. Web site: NC State vs. South Carolina - Game Summary - September 2, 2017. ESPN. live. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170129085425/http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400933837 . January 29, 2017 .
  4. Web site: West Virginia vs. Tennessee - Game Summary - September 1, 2018. ESPN. live. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425184443/http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=401012257 . April 25, 2018 .
  5. Web site: South Carolina vs. North Carolina - Game Summary - August 31, 2019. ESPN. live. September 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127111604/http://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401110729 . January 27, 2019 .
  6. Web site: DUKE’S MAYO CLASSIC WILL NOT BE PLAYED IN 2020. charlottesports.org . September 13, 2021.
  7. Web site: East Carolina vs. Appalachian State - Game Summary - September 2, 2021 - ESPN. 2021-09-05. ESPN.com. en.
  8. Web site: Georgia vs. Clemson - Game Summary - September 4, 2021 - ESPN. 2021-09-05. ESPN.com. en.