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, 2007Team Nation 24–20 Mike Price Buddy Ryan Sun BowlEl Paso, TX 21,528 February 2, 2008Team Texas 41–14 Gene Stallings Buddy Ryan 26,821 January 31, 2009Team Nation 27–24 Gene Stallings Howard Schnellenberger 42,387 February 6, 2010Team Texas 36–17 Bill Bates Howard Schnellenberger 26,041 February 5, 2011Team Texas 13–7 Bill Bates Jerry Glanville AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX February 2, 2013Team Nation 24–13 Bill Bates Howard Schnellenberger Eagle StadiumAllen, TX
Game MVPs Year Name Position College Notes2007Ryan MooreWRMiami (FL)2008Xavier OmonRBNorthwest Missouri State2009Frantz JosephLBFlorida Atlantic2010Cornelius BrownCBUTEP2011Taylor PottsQBTexas Tech2013Ryan GriffinQBTulane
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