Big City Classic

[1] The 2009 Big City Classic set the attendance record for a regular season lacrosse-only event with 22,308 spectators.

This exceeded the previous-record 20,130 fans that attended the 2007 Face-Off Classic in Baltimore, and also surpassed the expected crowd of 15,000 to 20,000.

In 2008, 29,601 fans attended the Ohio State–Denver lacrosse match, but it also featured a spring football scrimmage, and therefore was not a lacrosse-only event.

In order to attract a more local audience, the first game featured New Jersey–based Rutgers and St. John's, which is located in New York City.

The 2012 Big City classic once again has a lineup change, as Rutgers will not return to the event, having lost to St. John's 9-8 in the 2011 game.