Texas vs The Nation

Texas vs The Nation (defunct)
StadiumEagle Stadium (2013)
Alamodome (2011)
Sun Bowl Stadium (2007–10)
LocationAllen, Texas (2013)
San Antonio, Texas (2011)
El Paso, Texas (2007–10)
Operated2007–2011, 2013

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.

  1. ^ Aguilar, Matthew (29 November 2006). "Texas vs. Nation game has ambitious goals". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. ^ Crowder, David (12 January 2007). "City backs all-star football game". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b "History". Texas vs The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. ^ McCarney, Dan (August 31, 2010). "College All-Star game coming to Alamodome". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  5. ^ Markazi, Arash (November 7, 2011). "NFLPA to have Los Angeles game". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  6. ^ "2013 Texas vs The Nation Program" (PDF). Texas vs The Nation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.