Capital City Classic
SportBasketball
First meetingJanuary 29, 1976
Richmond 71, VCU 65
Latest meetingFebruary 24, 2023
VCU 73, Richmond 58
TrophyNone
Statistics
Meetings total91
All-time seriesVCU leads, 59–32
Largest victory34 (VCU 89–55, 1996)
Longest win streakVCU, 7 (1977–1979)
Current win streakVCU, 2 (2023–)
Locations of Richmond and VCU

The Capital City Classic is a men's college basketball series between the VCU Rams and the Richmond Spiders. Both schools are located within Virginia's state capital of Richmondβ€”Virginia Commonwealth University has its non-medical campus in the Fan District at the western edge of downtown and its medical campus in the downtown neighborhood of Court End, while the University of Richmond is located 6 miles (9.7 km) away in the West End on the border with Henrico County. It often has a public school (VCU) vs private school (Richmond) mentality.

From 1995 to 2001, it was a conference rivalry in the Colonial Athletic Association, before Richmond left for the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10). In 2012, it once again became a conference rivalry with VCU's arrival in the A10.[1] The rivalry has been known under a number of different names over the years, including the Black & Blue Classic, before being renamed the Capital City Classic for the 2014–15 season.

All-time results

Richmond victories are shaded in β–ˆβ–ˆ blue. VCU victories shaded in β–ˆβ–ˆ gold.

# Date Arena Winning team Losing team Series
1January 29, 1976Robins CenterRichmond71VCU65UR 1–0
2February 10, 1976Richmond ColiseumRichmond68VCU66UR 2–0
3December 4, 1976Richmond ColiseumRichmond68VCU66UR 3–0
4December 30, 1976Richmond ColiseumRichmond58VCU55UR 4–0
5February 26, 1977Robins CenterRichmond78VCU75UR 5–0
6November 26, 1977Robins CenterVCU79Richmond62UR 5–1
7January 21, 1978Richmond ColiseumVCU82Richmond63UR 5–2
8February 11, 1978Richmond ColiseumVCU67Richmond66UR 5–3
9December 7, 1978Richmond ColiseumVCU84Richmond71UR 5–4
10January 27, 1979Robins CenterVCU96Richmond92Tied 5–5
11December 1, 1979Robins CenterVCU69Richmond67VCU 6–5
12December 29, 1979Richmond ColiseumVCU86Richmond71VCU 7–5
13February 20, 1980Robins CenterRichmond76VCU67VCU 7–6
14December 9, 1980Richmond ColiseumVCU88Richmond76VCU 8–6
15January 31, 1981Robins CenterVCU66Richmond55VCU 9–6
16December 30, 1981Richmond ColiseumVCU59Richmond53VCU 10–6
17February 8, 1982Richmond ColiseumVCU77Richmond63VCU 11–6
18February 10, 1982Robins CenterRichmond64VCU59VCU 11–7
19December 8, 1982Richmond ColiseumVCU54Richmond48VCU 12–7
20December 30, 1982Richmond ColiseumVCU80Richmond74VCU 13–7
21January 8, 1983Robins CenterVCU65Richmond56VCU 14–7
22December 10, 1983Richmond ColiseumVCU59Richmond45VCU 15–7
23December 30, 1983Richmond ColiseumVCU61Richmond47VCU 16–7
24February 14, 1984Robins CenterRichmond56VCU51VCU 16–8
25December 4, 1984Robins CenterVCU69Richmond60VCU 17–8
26December 28, 1984Richmond ColiseumVCU68Richmond52VCU 18–8
27December 3, 1985Richmond ColiseumRichmond64VCU59VCU 18–9
28December 20, 1985Richmond ColiseumRichmond67VCU65VCU 18–10
29December 30, 1986Richmond ColiseumVCU60Richmond57VCU 19–10
30January 22, 1987Robins CenterVCU79Richmond66VCU 20–10
31December 18, 1987Richmond ColiseumRichmond60VCU58VCU 20–11
32January 4, 1988Richmond ColiseumVCU72Richmond53VCU 21–11
33December 7, 1988Robins CenterRichmond74VCU58VCU 21–12
34December 6, 1989Richmond ColiseumRichmond66VCU54VCU 21–13
35December 5, 1990Robins CenterRichmond67VCU63VCU 21–14
36December 29, 1990Richmond ColiseumVCU72Richmond66VCU 22–14
37December 4, 1991Robins CenterVCU73Richmond70VCU 23–14
38December 28, 1991Richmond ColiseumRichmond72VCU71VCU 23–15
39December 9, 1992Robins CenterVCU82Richmond63VCU 24–15
40December 18, 1993Richmond ColiseumRichmond76VCU61VCU 24–16
41January 11, 1995Robins CenterVCU78Richmond72VCU 25–16
42January 20, 1996Richmond ColiseumVCU79Richmond51VCU 26–16
43February 24, 1996Robins CenterVCU69Richmond67VCU 27–16
44March 2, 1996Richmond Coliseum
(CAA Tournament)
VCU89Richmond55VCU 28–16
45January 25, 1997Robins CenterVCU86Richmond71VCU 29–16
46February 24, 1997Richmond ColiseumVCU56Richmond45VCU 30–16
47January 24, 1998Robins CenterRichmond56VCU52VCU 30–17
48February 21, 1998Robins CenterRichmond67VCU61VCU 30–18
49January 23, 1999Robins CenterRichmond68VCU64VCU 30–19
50February 13, 1999Richmond ColiseumRichmond78VCU72VCU 30–20
51February 26, 1999Richmond ColiseumVCU64Richmond57VCU 31–20
52February 8, 2000Robins CenterRichmond69VCU57VCU 31–21
53February 26, 2000Siegel CenterVCU80Richmond77VCU 32–21
54February 17, 2001Robins CenterRichmond70VCU66VCU 32–22
55February 27, 2001Siegel CenterRichmond72VCU54VCU 32–23
56December 1, 2001Robins CenterVCU65Richmond54VCU 33–23
57December 7, 2002Siegel CenterVCU73Richmond68VCU 34–23
58December 3, 2003Robins CenterRichmond70VCU52VCU 34–24
59December 11, 2004Siegel CenterVCU58Richmond50VCU 35–24
60December 10, 2005Siegel CenterVCU49Richmond37VCU 36–24
61December 9, 2006Robins CenterVCU68Richmond54VCU 37–24
62December 8, 2007Siegel CenterVCU65Richmond45VCU 38–24
63December 13, 2008Robins CenterVCU77Richmond76VCU 39–24
64December 12, 2009Siegel CenterVCU65Richmond57VCU 40–24
65December 11, 2010Robins CenterRichmond72VCU60VCU 40–25
66December 9, 2011Siegel CenterVCU73Richmond51VCU 41–25
67January 24, 2013Robins CenterRichmond86VCU74VCU 41–26
68March 6, 2013Siegel CenterVCU93Richmond82VCU 42-26
69February 1, 2014Siegel CenterVCU81Richmond70VCU 43-26
70March 6, 2014Robins CenterVCU56Richmond50VCU 44-26
71March 14, 2014Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
(A-10 Tournament)
VCU71Richmond53VCU 45-26
72January 31, 2015Siegel CenterRichmond64VCU55VCU 45–27
73February 25, 2015Robins CenterRichmond67VCU63VCU 45–28
74March 13, 2015Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
(A-10 Tournament)
VCU70Richmond67VCU 46–28
75January 16, 2016Robins CenterVCU94Richmond89VCU 47–28
76February 19, 2016Siegel CenterVCU87Richmond74VCU 48–28
77February 1, 2017Siegel CenterVCU81Richmond74VCU 49–28
78February 17, 2017Robins CenterVCU84Richmond73VCU 50–28
79March 11, 2017PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
(A-10 Tournament)
VCU87Richmond77VCU 51–28
80January 17, 2018Siegel CenterRichmond67VCU52VCU 51–29
81February 7, 2018Robins CenterRichmond77VCU76VCU 51–30
82February 13, 2019Siegel CenterVCU80Richmond61VCU 52–30
83March 2, 2019Robins CenterVCU69Richmond66VCU 53–30
84January 28, 2020Siegel CenterVCU87Richmond68VCU 54–30
85February 15, 2020Robins CenterRichmond77VCU59VCU 54–31
86February 17, 2021Siegel CenterVCU68Richmond56VCU 55–31
87January 29, 2022Robins CenterVCU64Richmond62VCU 56–31
88February 18, 2022Siegel CenterVCU77Richmond57VCU 57–31
89March 11, 2022Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
(A-10 Tournament)
Richmond75VCU64VCU 57–32
90January 20, 2023Robins CenterVCU74Richmond62VCU 58–32
91February 24, 2023Siegel CenterVCU73Richmond58VCU 59–32

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References

  1. ↑ "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds VCU as Full Member" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. May 15, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
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