Texas vs The Nation explained

Texas vs The Nation was an American college football all-star bowl game played from 2007 to 2013.[1] Originally played at the Sun Bowl Stadium, 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.[2] In its first year, 73% of players who participated in the game were signed by National Football League (NFL) teams.[3] 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.[4] In 2012, the NFLPA began its own all-star game, the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl,[5] and the Texas vs The Nation game was not held.[3] The game was revived in 2013 at Eagle Stadium in Allen,[6] but did not return in 2014.

Game results

DateWinning teamScoreTeam Texas coachTeam Nation coachSiteAttendanceNotes
February 2, 2007Team Nation24–20Mike PriceBuddy RyanSun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX		21,528[7]
February 2, 2008Team Texas41–14Gene StallingsBuddy Ryan26,821[8]
January 31, 2009Team Nation27–24Gene StallingsHoward Schnellenberger42,387[9]
February 6, 2010Team Texas36–17Bill BatesHoward Schnellenberger26,041[10] [11]
February 5, 2011Team Texas13–7Bill BatesJerry GlanvilleAlamodome
San Antonio, TX		[12] [13]
February 2, 2013Team Nation24–13Bill BatesHoward SchnellenbergerEagle Stadium
Allen, TX		[14] [15] [16]

Game MVPs

Year Name Position College Notes
2007Ryan MooreWRMiami (FL)[17] [18]
2008Xavier OmonRBNorthwest Missouri State
2009Frantz JosephLBFlorida Atlantic
2010Cornelius BrownCBUTEP
2011Taylor PottsQBTexas Tech[19]
2013Ryan GriffinQBTulane

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Notes and References

  1. News: Texas vs. Nation game has ambitious goals. El Paso Times. Aguilar, Matthew. 29 November 2006. https://archive.today/20130818064904/http://www.elpasotimes.com/sunbowl/ci_4737462. 18 August 2013. 2 July 2013. dead.
  2. News: City backs all-star football game. El Paso Times. Crowder, David. 12 January 2007. https://archive.today/20130818065111/http://www.elpasotimes.com/texasnation/ci_5002281. 18 August 2013. 2 July 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: History. Texas vs The Nation. https://web.archive.org/web/20130910120048/http://www.texasvsthenation.com/history/. 10 September 2013. 2 July 2013. dead.
  4. News: Dan . McCarney . College All-Star game coming to Alamodome . August 31, 2010 . . 2013-08-28.
  5. News: Arash . Markazi . NFLPA to have Los Angeles game . November 7, 2011 . . 2013-08-28.
  6. Web site: 2013 Texas vs The Nation Program. Texas vs The Nation. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509131934/http://www.texasvsthenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-TvN-Program-3.pdf. 9 May 2013. 9 July 2013. dead.
  7. News: Team Nation victorious . Matthew Aguilar . . 3 February 2007 . 11 July 2013.
  8. News: Texas whips Nation, evens series . Bret Bloomquist . . 2 February 2008 . 11 July 2013.
  9. News: Schnellenberger, Joseph winners out west . Ted Hutton . . 31 January 2009 . 11 July 2013.
  10. News: Texas vs. The Nation Collegiate All-Star Bowl Rosters . . 4 February 2010 . 11 July 2013.
  11. News: UTEP defensive back Cornelius Brown helps Texas get victory at Texas vs. The Nation . Bret Bloomquist . . 6 February 2010 . 11 July 2013.
  12. News: Texas vs. The Nation: Texas triumphs in All-Star game . . 5 February 2011 . 11 July 2013.
  13. Web site: 2011 NFL Players Association Texas vs. the Nation Game Information and Rosters . Jimmy Morris . 5 February 2011 . Music City Miracles . SB Nation . 11 July 2013.
  14. News: Former Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin wins MVP in All-Star game . Tammy Nunez . . 3 February 2013 . 11 July 2013.
  15. Web site: Back on the sidelines . Chuck King . 16 January 2013 . Owl Access . 11 July 2013.
  16. Web site: Johnson, Fowler headed to Texas vs. the Nation Bowl game . 18 December 2012 . Tarleton State Texans . www.tarletonsports.com . 11 July 2013.
  17. Web site: UTEP Players Participate in Collegiate All-Star Game . UTEP Miners . www.utepathletics.com . 11 July 2013.
  18. News: FIU, Miami players now teammates . Matthew Aguilar . . 1 February 2007 . 11 July 2013.
  19. News: Texas beats the Nation . Mitch Lucas . . 9 February 2011 .

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