Casino del Sol College All-Star Game explained

Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game
Defunct:yes
Stadium:Kino Stadium (2012–2013)
Sun Devil Stadium (2011)
Location:Tucson, Arizona (2012–2013)
Tempe, Arizona (2011)
Years:2011–2013
Sponsors:Casino Del Sol (2012–2013)
Former Names:Eastham Energy College All-Star Game (2011)

The Casino del Sol College All-Star Game was a post-season college football all-star game that was established in 2011 as part of the post-BCS events; the game was discontinued after its third playing, in 2013.

The game was first played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, in January 2011, when it was sponsored by Eastham Energy. The game then relocated to Tucson, Arizona, and was played at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.[1] The game was sponsored by Casino Del Sol, a casino located in Tucson, for its final two years.

Game results

Date Winning team Losing team Winning team coach Losing team coach Notes
January 23, 2011 Stripes 40 Stars 34 [2]
January 16, 2012 Stripes 24 Stars 21 [3]
January 11, 2013 West 40 East 7 [4]

Game MVPs

Year Game MVP Offensive Player Defensive Player
2011Brandon Smith (WR, Arizona State)Loyce Means (CB, Houston)
2012Matt Faulkner (QB, San Jose State)LaMark Brown (WR, Minnesota State - Mankato)Jeremy Lane (CB, Northwestern State)
2013Drew Terrell (WR, Stanford)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Gimino. Anthony. College football all-star game makes move to Tucson. 19 October 2011. Tucson Citizen. 19 October 2011.
  2. http://www.azcentral.com/sports/colleges/articles/2011/01/23/20110123college-football-eastham-energy-all-star-game.html 2011 Game Recap
  3. http://azstarnet.com/sports/football/college/casino-del-sol-college-all-star-game-small-college-receiver/article_d5557efc-9351-53af-b261-c2a436e6cc57.html 2012 Game Recap
  4. http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2013/01/12/scouts-pac-12-standouts-help-put-casino-del-sol-game-on-all-star-map/ 2013 Game Recap