College football All-star bowl game
The
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
was a postseason
college football
all-star game for
National Football League Draft
-eligible players, held annually in January. The event was founded in 2012 by the
National Football League Players Association
(NFLPA). In 2023, the NFLPA decided to cancel the game after 12 years.
[1]
Players predominantly, but not exclusively, were from teams within the
Football Bowl Subdivision
(FBS) and the
Football Championship Subdivision
(FCS). The first six editions of the game were played in
Carson, California
, at the venue first known as
Home Depot Center
and later as
StubHub Center
. Starting with the 2018 edition, the game was held at the
Rose Bowl
in
Pasadena, California
.
History
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In January 2012, the NFLPA founded the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after sponsoring the
Texas vs The Nation
game in previous years.
[2]
The inaugural NFLPA Collegiate Bowl was open to
NFL draft
-eligible underclassmen players but, beginning with the second annual event, only draft-eligible seniors were allowed to participate.
[3]
[4]
The event was established in part to prepare draft-eligible college football players for a career in the
NFL
. During the week preceding the game, the NFLPA provides an introduction to the players union and educates players on the business side of an NFL career. Current and former NFL players are invited to attend the week's events to share their NFL experiences with the draft eligible players.
[4]
[3]
[5]
The NFLPA also hosts community-focused events including a youth football clinic.
[6]
The 2012 and 2013 games were hosted at the
Home Depot Center
in
Carson, California
.
[4]
[6]
The Home Depot Center was renamed the
StubHub Center
in June 2013; the venue subsequently hosted the 2014 through 2017 games. In November 2017, bowl organizers announced the game would relocate to the
Rose Bowl
stadium in
Pasadena, California
, effective with the 2018 game.
[7]
The game was sponsored by
AstroTurf
in 2012,
[3]
[6]
Winnol in 2013,
[8]
and
Panini America
in 2014.
[9]
The game utilizes some special rules. As of the 2018 edition, a
kickoff
starts each half (per normal rules), while the second and fourth quarters begin with the team that kicked off the half starting with a first-and-ten at their 25-yard-line. Also, a team trailing by 20 or more points retains possession of the ball following a score.
[10]
According to the game's official website, 112 players participated in the 2018 game, representing 84 colleges; 42 players were invited to the 2018
NFL Scouting Combine
, with 19 selected in the
2018 NFL Draft
.
[11]
Game results
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Through the 2023 playing of the game, the National team leads the series, 9?2. Coach and score of the winning team are in
bold
font.
Date
|
National team
|
American team
|
Box
score
|
Rosters
|
Video
|
Ref.
|
Coach
|
Score
|
Coach
|
January 21,
2012
|
Dick Vermeil
|
20
|
14
|
Tom Flores
|
box
|
rosters
|
|
[6]
|
January 19,
2013
|
Dick Vermeil
|
34
|
0
|
Herman Edwards
|
box
|
rosters
|
|
[12]
|
January 18,
2014
|
Dick Vermeil
|
31
|
17
|
Dennis Green
|
box
|
rosters
|
|
[13]
|
January 17,
2015
|
Mike Martz
|
17
|
0
|
Mike Holmgren
|
box
|
rosters
|
video
|
[14]
|
January 23,
2016
|
Mike Martz
|
18
|
17
|
Mike Holmgren
|
box
|
rosters
|
video
|
[15]
|
January 21,
2017
|
Mike Martz
|
27
|
7
|
Jim Zorn
|
box
|
rosters
|
video
|
[16]
|
January 20,
2018
|
Mike Martz
|
23
|
0
|
Darrell Green
|
box
|
rosters
|
video
|
[17]
[18]
|
January 19,
2019
|
Mike Tice
|
7
|
10
|
Chuck Pagano
|
box
|
rosters
|
video
|
[19]
[20]
|
January 18,
2020
|
Marvin Lewis
|
30
|
20
|
Hue Jackson
|
box
|
rosters
|
video
|
[21]
[22]
[23]
|
2021
|
Canceled due to
COVID-19 pandemic
|
[24]
|
January 29,
2022
|
Marvin Lewis
|
25
|
24
|
Jeff Fisher
|
box
|
rosters
|
video
|
[25]
|
January 28,
2023
|
Eddie George
|
17
|
19
|
Jeff Fisher
|
box
|
rosters
|
video
|
[26]
[27]
|
Source:
[11]
MVPs
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Source:
[11]
[28]
Broadcasting
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In 2012, the inaugural NFLPA Collegiate Bowl was broadcast on the
NBC Sports Network
.
[29]
In December 2012, the NFLPA and
ESPN
signed a multiyear agreement to air the game on the ESPN network.
[30]
The 2013 game was broadcast on
ESPN2
and, as part of the agreement, some of the practices leading up to the event were aired on
ESPNU
.
[3]
[5]
ESPN continued as the broadcaster through the 2016 game. In 2017, the game moved to
Fox Sports 1
.
[31]
In 2020, it moved to the
NFL Network
, the first game in an agreement to run through the 2024 edition.
[32]
See also
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References
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- ^
"NFLPA scraps its postseason bowl game"
.
NBC Sports
. 8 August 2023.
- ^
Matt Verderame (19 January 2013).
"NFLPA Collegiate Bowl 2013 rosters: Jordan Rodgers and Marquise Goodwin stand out"
.
SB Nation
. Retrieved
29 May
2013
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
Tom Hoffarth (15 January 2013).
"Q&A with Dick Vermeil: Former UCLA, NFL coach becomes teacher again with NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
. Retrieved
29 May
2013
.
- ^
a
b
c
Josh Alper (7 November 2011).
"NFLPA will hold pre-draft game in Los Angeles"
.
Reuters
. Retrieved
29 May
2013
.
- ^
a
b
Peter Berkes (18 December 2012).
"ESPN, NFLPA announce multiyear agreement for Collegiate Bowl"
.
SB Nation
. Retrieved
5 June
2013
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
"National team wins NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
.
Associated Press
. 21 January 2012
. Retrieved
29 May
2013
.
- ^
"NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Moves to the Rose Bowl for Seventh Edition"
.
nflpa.com
(Press release). November 8, 2017
. Retrieved
January 19,
2018
.
- ^
"NFLPA Bowl Welcomes Winnol as Presenting Sponsor"
(Press release).
NFLPA
. 17 January 2013
. Retrieved
30 May
2013
.
- ^
"Panini America Teams with NFL Players Association to Become Presenting Sponsor of 2014 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
(Press release). December 16, 2013
. Retrieved
January 19,
2018
– via prweb.com.
- ^
"American vs. National - NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
. January 20, 2018
. Retrieved
January 19,
2019
– via
YouTube
.
- ^
a
b
c
"About the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
.
nflpa.com
. Retrieved
January 30,
2023
.
- ^
Patrick Vint (20 January 2013).
"NFLPA Collegiate Bowl 2013: Dayne Crist named NFLPA Collegiate Bowl MVP"
.
SB Nation
. Retrieved
29 May
2013
.
- ^
"J.C. Copeland earns MVP honors at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
.
USA Today
.
Associated Press
. January 19, 2014
. Retrieved
January 4,
2018
.
- ^
"Azusa Pacific's Watson stars in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
.
USA Today
.
Associated Press
. January 17, 2015
. Retrieved
January 4,
2018
.
- ^
"Baggett kicks 6 FGs in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
.
USA Today
.
Associated Press
. January 23, 2016
. Retrieved
January 4,
2018
.
- ^
"Box Score (Final)"
(PDF)
.
nflpa.com
. January 21, 2017
. Retrieved
May 25,
2017
.
- ^
"Mike Martz, Darrell Green to Lead Teams at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
.
nflpa.com
(Press release). January 3, 2018
. Retrieved
January 3,
2018
.
- ^
"Scoring Summary (Final)"
(PDF)
.
nflpa.com
. January 20, 2018
. Retrieved
January 21,
2018
.
- ^
"CHUCK PAGANO, MIKE TICE NAMED HEAD COACHES OF NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL"
.
collegiate.nflpa.com
(Press release). August 28, 2018
. Retrieved
September 9,
2018
.
- ^
"Scoring Summary (Final)"
(PDF)
.
nflpa.com
. January 19, 2019
. Retrieved
January 18,
2020
.
- ^
"HUE JACKSON, MARVIN LEWIS NAMED HEAD COACHES FOR 2020 NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL"
.
collegiate.nflpa.com
(Press release). October 30, 2019
. Retrieved
November 10,
2019
.
- ^
"Getting to Know NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Coach Hue Jackson"
.
nflpa.com
. November 22, 2019
. Retrieved
January 18,
2020
.
Hue Jackson...will serve as head coach of the American Team at the 2020 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
- ^
"Getting To Know: National Team Collegiate Bowl Coach Marvin Lewis"
.
nflpa.com
. November 25, 2019
. Retrieved
January 18,
2020
.
Marvin Lewis will be back in a head coaching role for the National Team at the 2020 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
- ^
"Statement On 2021 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Game"
.
nflpa.com
(Press release). November 13, 2020
. Retrieved
November 21,
2020
.
After careful consideration, the NFLPA has decided to cancel the 2021 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
- ^
"2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Date Set"
.
nflpa.com
. October 9, 2021
. Retrieved
December 5,
2021
.
- ^
"Full Coaching Staffs Announced for 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
.
NFLPA.com
(Press release). January 18, 2023
. Retrieved
January 30,
2023
.
- ^
Pearson, Andrew (January 30, 2023).
"2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Post-Game Recap and Analysis"
.
hustlebelt.com
. Retrieved
January 30,
2023
.
- ^
"American team defeats National squad in 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"
.
NFL.com
. January 28, 2023
. Retrieved
January 30,
2023
.
- ^
Liz Mullen (7 December 2011).
"NBC Sports Network to carry AstroTurf NFLPA collegiate Bowl"
.
Sports Business Journal
. Retrieved
5 June
2013
.
- ^
"Extra points"
.
Daily Press
.
Newport News, Virginia
. December 19, 2012
. Retrieved
January 19,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Collegiate Bowl"
.
ESPN
.
Associated Press
. December 2, 2016
. Retrieved
January 19,
2018
.
- ^
"NFLPA Collegiate Bowl to Air Live on NFL Network Through 2024"
.
nflpa.com
(Press release). October 16, 2019
. Retrieved
January 18,
2020
.
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