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28-604: The State Fair Classic, held annually at the Cotton Bowl, began in 1925 featuring the Wiley College Wildcats and Langston University Lions. The first game was played on Monday, October 19, 1925 and resulted in a 0–0 tie with neither team scoring before a crowd of 5,000. Both teams met four consecutive years in Dallas before Prairie View replaced Langston in 1929. The contest always took place on "Negro Day" at

56-592: A degree, enrolled about 250. By fall of 2006, total enrollment was about 750. By fall of 2013, total enrollment reached over 1,000. Wiley is an open admissions college and about 96% of students receive some financial aid. The college is known for its debate team. Over a 15-year period, Melvin B. Tolson 's debate teams lost only one of 75 debates. Wiley's debate team competed against historically black colleges and earned national attention with its 1935 debate against University of Southern California 's highly ranked debate team. On November 3, 2023, Wiley College announced

84-573: A donation of $ 1 million to Wiley so the team could be re-established. The following year, The Great Debaters movie debuted, starring Washington; the college's debate team has taken this name, too. In 2014, the 23-person team won 1st place at the Pi Kappa Delta Comprehensive National Tournament. This was the largest Pi Kappa Delta Tournament in their 101-year history. This was the first national speech and debate title won by an HBCU. Three years later,

112-455: A name change back to Wiley University for the first time since 1929 with the establishment of a new graduate school program to be offered to students beginning in 2024. Wiley University offers bachelor's degrees through four academic divisions. As of January 2024, Wiley will offer master's degrees in three fields of study. Wiley University, established in 1873 in Marshall, Texas, by

140-597: A significant portion of their alumni base in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex . Early contests appear to have been informally referred to as the Negro Day game to differentiate it from the state fair's other game, the Red River Showdown. Otherwise, the game is documented as having been called the "State Fair Classic" since at least 1945 and was known exclusively as such through the 1989 season. In 1990, it

168-515: The Southwest Christian Advocate , and Matthew Winfred Dogan replaced him as the president, a role he maintained until 1942. In 1906 a fire destroyed five of the eleven buildings on campus, but they were rebuilt. In 1907, the president’s home and a library on campus were built by students, after president Dogan was able to secure a Carnegie Foundation grant. The library was open to the entire community of Marshall, and it

196-797: The "Big Four" of the Civil Rights Movement. Together with Roy Wilkins , Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , and Whitney M. Young Jr. , James Farmer helped organize the first sit-ins and Freedom Rides in the United States. Tony Scherman's article about the Wiley College debate team for the 1997 Spring issue of American Legacy sparked a renewed interest in its history. The success of the 1935 Wiley College debate team, coached by professor and poet Melvin Tolson ,

224-717: The 2022–23 academic year. The Wildcats previously competed in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) from 1998–99 to 2021–22. They were also a founding member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) from 1920–21 to 1967–68, which is currently an NCAA Division I FCS athletic conference. Wiley competes in ten intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer and track & field. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, track & field and volleyball. Wiley

252-563: The Dallas area and the last is between the " World Famed Tiger Marching Band " of Grambling and the "Marching Storm" of Prairie View. The classic has an annual estimated economic impact of $ 8.5 million for the City of Dallas. The official 2017 game attendance was 55,231 which solidified the event as one of the largest HBCU football classics in the nation and the largest NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision game in Texas. Both schools have

280-640: The Freedmen’s Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It is the oldest historically black college (or institute of higher education) west of the Mississippi River. It was started as both a college and high school. In 1880, the campus was moved to a seventy-acre plot in downtown Marshall. The former campus location was in south Marshall, near the remaining Wiley College Cemetery . In 1888, Henry B. Pemberton

308-535: The State Fair of Texas and would feature the city's black high school football championship in the afternoon followed by the much-anticipated college game at night. An early concept of "Monday Night Football" could also be attributed to the Texas State Fair Classic and Louisiana's own State Fair Classic , as the contests took place on Monday nights from the 1920s into the 1960s. Wiley was not

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336-901: The Wildcat is the mascot. Former sports included cheerleading. On January 20, 2022, Wiley received an invitation to join the GCAC, along with Oakwood University (from the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)) and the return of Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO), effective beginning in July 2022. The GCAC is an athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Isaac Wiley Isaac William Wiley ( simplified Chinese : 怀礼 ; traditional Chinese : 懷禮 ; Pinyin : Huáilǐ ; Foochow Romanized : Huài-lā̤ ; 29 March 1825 – 22 November 1884)

364-733: The college led the establishment of the first HBCU National Speech and Debate League. In 2018, Wiley hosted the first HBCU National Speech and Debate League Tournament. The Wiley athletic teams are called the Wildcats. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC), formerly known as the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC), since

392-548: The only college to play PVAMU in the State Fair Classic during that era, as the Panthers battled Tennessee State in 1956 and then Texas Southern until 1959. Bishop College relocated to Dallas in 1961, eventually taking Wiley's place in the annual contest, in the 43rd annual classic in 1967. From that point, Prairie View A&M maintained a presence in the Cotton Bowl with match-ups against Bishop and others over

420-714: The request of Dr. Durbin, Isaac agreed to go as a medical missionary to Fuzhou , China . Isaac first was received into the ministry of the Genesee Annual Conference of the M.E. Church. He also attended an additional course of lectures in the University of New York. Finally, he sailed for China , March 1850, transferring his conference membership to the Philadelphia Conference. The Rev. Dr. Wiley returned from China in May 1854. He then

448-574: The sophomore class at Dickinson College , but the affection of his throat being considered permanent, he commenced the study of medicine, instead. He was graduated in 1846 from the medical department of the University of New York . He pursued a course of classical study in the same institution. Dr. Isaac Wiley commenced the practice of medicine in Western Pennsylvania, subsequently moving to Pottsville in 1849. Shortly thereafter, at

476-888: The title sponsor ceased after the 2017 game. Wiley College Wiley University (formerly Wiley College ) is a private historically black college in Marshall, Texas . Founded in 1873 by the Methodist Episcopal Church 's Bishop Isaac Wiley and certified in 1882 by the Freedman's Aid Society , it is one of the oldest predominantly black colleges west of the Mississippi River . In 2005–2006, on-campus enrollment approached 450, while an off-campus program in Shreveport, Louisiana , for students with some prior college credits who seek to finish

504-623: The years before moving its annual rivalry game against Grambling to the Cotton Bowl stadium in 1985 (the Panthers' series with Grambling had also previously been hosted by the State Fair of Louisiana before returning to on-campus venues in 1962). With the disbanding of the Prairie View football program in 1990, the State Fair Classic featured Grambling and Elizabeth City State . Even though Prairie View brought football back in 1991, that year Grambling played North Carolina A&T , so it

532-486: Was an American who distinguished himself as a physician , a Methodist missionary to China , a pastor , as the president of a seminary , as an editor, and as a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church , elected in 1872. Christianity • Protestantism Isaac was born 29 March 1825 in Lewistown , Pennsylvania . He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at ten years of age. Isaac had been preparing to enter

560-689: Was appointed to fill a pastoral vacancy on Staten Island . In 1855 he transferred his conference membership again, this time to the Newark Annual Conference. He was successively appointed to Newark and then Jersey City . In 1858 the Rev. Dr. Wiley took charge of the Pennington Seminary . He served this position until 1863. In 1864 he was elected editor of the Ladies' Repository , an important periodical of his denomination. He

588-405: Was even considered "likely" that Grambling would have to be replaced by Langston for the classic's 2015 edition. The classic is accompanied by a pre-game concert featuring a celebrity artist, press conference/fellowship luncheon, pep rallies, alumni fundraising functions, golf tournament, jazz show, comedy show, tailgating, and two battles of the bands. The first battle features high school bands in

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616-476: Was founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873 and chartered by the Freedman's Aid Society of the M.E. Church in 1882 for the purpose of providing education to the "newly freed men" (following emancipation and the American Civil War ), preparing them for a new life. Bishop Wiley traveled extensively to the various U.S. States and Territories. In 1877 he made an extensive tour in support of

644-456: Was not until 1992 that the classic would see the PVAMU–GSU showdown once again. Since then, this has been the annual match-up held at the State Fair Classic. Upon the revival of this pairing, Grambling won every game until this changed with the 2009 edition—and the game subsequent to this has been very competitive, with Prairie View winning 9 out of 14 contests between then and 2022. At one point, it

672-487: Was re-elected to this position in 1868. While editor, he also edited books for the M.E. Book Concern. The Rev. Dr. Isaac William Wiley was elected to the episcopacy of the Methodist Episcopal Church by the General Conference of 1872. As bishop he was one of the founders of Wiley College , the first and oldest historically Black college west of the Mississippi River, located in Marshall, Texas . Wiley College

700-607: Was renamed the Al Lipscomb State Fair Classic after the former Dallas city councilman. After attracting a title sponsor for 1995, it was rechristened as the Southwest Airlines Al Lipscomb State Fair Classic. Starting with the 2000 season, Lipscomb's name was no longer associated with the game, because he had been convicted of 65 counts of conspiracy and bribery. Promotions with Southwest Airlines listed as

728-456: Was the first college graduate, he was awarded a B.A. degree. F.C. Moore was the first president, and for the first twenty years the president and all the faculty and staff, were church missionaries and were White. The first African American president of Wiley University was Isaiah B. Scott, who served from 1893 until 1896; with his election he changed the institutions policy regarding the race of faculty and staff. In 1896, Scott became editor of

756-659: Was the only library until 1974. By 1929, the institution no longer supported a high school. During that same year, the university renamed itself as Wiley College. Wiley, along with Bishop College , was instrumental in the Civil Rights movement in Texas. Wiley and Bishop students launched the first sit-ins in Texas in the rotunda of the Old Harrison County Courthouse to protest segregation in public facilities. James Farmer , son of James L. Farmer, Sr. , graduated from Wiley and became one of

784-558: Was the subject of a 2005 AMS Pictures documentary, The Great Debaters, The Real Great Debaters of Wiley College, which received heavy play around Texas, followed by the 2007 dramatic movie, The Great Debaters , directed by and starring Denzel Washington . In 1935, the Wiley College debate team defeated the reigning national debate champion, the University of Southern California (depicted as Harvard University in The Great Debaters ). In 2007, Denzel Washington announced

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