<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 2018 matchup </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Auburn vs. Washington (September 2) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Chick - fil - A Kickoff Game is an annual college football game played on the opening weekend of the NCAA Division I FBS season in Atlanta, Georgia . The event coincides with Labor Day weekend in the United States . From its inception in 2008 until 2016, the game was held in the Georgia Dome . The Georgia Dome's replacement, Mercedes - Benz Stadium, hosts the game starting in 2017 . </P> <P> Organizers intended for the game to become a national spotlight game, on par with the Kickoff Classic held in the Meadowlands from 1983--2002, and the Disneyland Pigskin Classic in the 1990s . In 2008, ESPN's College Gameday broadcast from Downtown Atlanta, while ESPN corporate sponsors and local Atlanta - based companies featured prominent displays at Fanzones in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park . </P>

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