Texas vs The Nation

Texas vs The Nation (defunct)
StadiumEagle Stadium (2013)
Alamodome (2011)
Sun Bowl (2007–2010)
LocationAllen, Texas (2013)
San Antonio, Texas (2011)
El Paso, Texas (2007–2010)
Operated2007–2011, 2013

Texas vs The Nation was an American college football all-star bowl game played from 2007 to 2013. Originally played at the Sun Bowl, the format of the game pitted 50 top-rated college seniors who played college or high school football in Texas against a squad of 50 top-rated seniors from the other 49 states. In its first year, 73% of players who participated in the game were signed by National Football League (NFL) teams. In 2011, the game moved from El Paso to San Antonio, and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) became the named sponsor of the game. In 2012, the NFLPA began its own all-star game, the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, and the Texas vs The Nation game was not held. The game was revived in 2013 at Eagle Stadium in Allen, but did not return in 2014.

Game results

Date Winning team Score Team Texas coach Team Nation coach Site Attendance Notes
February 2, 2007 Team Nation 24–20 Mike Price Buddy Ryan Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX		 21,528
February 2, 2008 Team Texas 41–14 Gene Stallings Buddy Ryan 26,821
January 31, 2009 Team Nation 27–24 Gene Stallings Howard Schnellenberger 42,387
February 6, 2010 Team Texas 36–17 Bill Bates Howard Schnellenberger 26,041
February 5, 2011 Team Texas 13–7 Bill Bates Jerry Glanville Alamodome
San Antonio, TX
February 2, 2013 Team Nation 24–13 Bill Bates Howard Schnellenberger Eagle Stadium
Allen, TX

Game MVPs

YearNamePositionCollegeNotes
2007 Ryan Moore WR Miami (FL)
2008 Xavier Omon RB Northwest Missouri State
2009 Frantz Joseph LB Florida Atlantic
2010 Cornelius Brown CB UTEP
2011 Taylor Potts QB Texas Tech
2013 Ryan Griffin QB Tulane

References

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  2. ↑ Crowder, David (January 12, 2007). "City backs all-star football game". El Paso Times. Retrieved July 2, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  7. ↑ Matthew Aguilar (February 3, 2007). "Team Nation victorious". El Paso Times. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  8. 1 2 Bret Bloomquist (February 2, 2008). "Texas whips Nation, evens series". El Paso Times. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  9. 1 2 Ted Hutton (January 31, 2009). "Schnellenberger, Joseph winners out west". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
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  11. 1 2 Bret Bloomquist (February 6, 2010). "UTEP defensive back Cornelius Brown helps Texas get victory at Texas vs. The Nation". El Paso Times. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Texas vs. The Nation: Texas triumphs in All-Star game". El Paso Times. February 5, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  13. ↑ Jimmy Morris (February 5, 2011). "2011 NFL Players Association Texas vs. the Nation Game Information and Rosters". Music City Miracles. SB Nation. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  14. 1 2 Tammy Nunez (February 3, 2013). "Former Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin wins MVP in All-Star game". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
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