The International Bowl is a high school football game held each January in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium. It features USA Football and the American football governing bodies of international countries. The series of games pit the US National Football Team against teams from other countries and regions around the world.
The game began as a tournament in 2009 featuring the United States, Canada, Mexico and France before moving to a single game in a USA vs. The World format. In 2017, the event was expanded from one game to several games over multiple days and features teams of several ages from U19 to U15.
The game has been broadcast on NFL Network, CBS Sports and ESPN. The United States won the first five meetings against Canada, Mexico, France and the World Team. The World Team was the first to defeat Team USA, with a 35–29 win in the 2012 International Bowl.
Participating teams International Bowl teams Team Nation(s)USA FootballFootball CanadaTeam Nordic, , , Autonomous University of Nuevo LeónJapanBritish ColumbiaLaguna SelectOntarioPanama SharksIsrael
Results Winning team in bold Tie game denoted in italics
2009 Date Winning team Score Losing team Score 2009 USA 41 Canada 3 USA 78 France 0 USA 55 Mexico 0
USA vs. The World Date Winning team Score Losing team Score 2010 USA 17 The World 0 2011 USA 21 The World 14 2012 The World 35 USA 29 2013 USA 42 The World 10 2015 USA 20 The World 15
2017 Age Winning team Score Losing team ScoreU-14US-Stripes30US-Stars19U-15US-Honor41 US-Pride 29U-15US-Stars34 US-Stripes 33U-16US-National63 Ontario 0U-16Team Alberta37 US-Select 16U-17US-National44 Japan 7U-17US-Select42Saskatchewan15U-18US-Select21Ontario7U-19US-National33Canada11
2018 Age Winning team Score Losing team ScoreU-14US-Stars63US-Stripes48U-14/15US-Stars20 US-Stripes 0U-15US-Select62 Laguna Select 0U-16US-Select47 Chihuahua 0U-16US-National50 UANL Mexico 0U-17US-Stars49 Football Ontario 6U-17Japan21US-Stripes 6U-17US-National50British Columbia6U-18UANL Mexico20US-Select9U-18Football Canada44US-National26U-19US-Select48Nordic13U-19US-National47Canada7
2019 Age Winning team Score Losing team ScoreU-16US-National47Caballeros0U-16US-Select29 Mexico Norte 22U-17US-National28 Japan 24U-17US-Select61 Ontario 7U-18US-National27 Canada 10U-18Panama30 US-Select 25U-19US-National50Tamaulipas0U-19US-Select53Nuevo Leon0
2020 Age Winning team Score Losing team ScoreU-16US-National 66Coahuila 0U-16Panama45 U- Select 41U-17Japan28 US-National 20U-17US-Select51 Mexico Norte 7U-18US-National29 Canada 14U-18US-Select75 Mexico Queretaro 0U-19US-National 67Panama 0Adult W FlagOsas Tijuana24Diablas6Adult M FlagUS Stars51Israel35
Notable participants Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams, college football player at Georgia. Tyrann Mathieu - Chiefs, SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2011) Jameis Winston – Buccaneers, college football player at Florida State and Heisman Trophy winner.Doing it his way | ESPN Eno Benjamin - Arizona State: During his sophomore season in 2018, he broke the school record for rushing yards in a game with 312. Laviska Shenault Jr. - Colorado: First-team All-Pac-12 (2018) D'Andre Swift – Georgia: Second-Team All-SEC (2018) Ben Brown - Ole Miss: 2018 SEC All-Freshman Team Stephon Tuitt - Steelers, Second-team AP All-American (2012) Malcom Brown - Saints, Second Team All-Big 12 (2014) Jordan Poyer - Bills, First-team All-Pac-12 (2012) Devin Funchess - Colts, 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (2013, 2014) Taylor Rapp - Rams, 2× First-team All-Pac-12 (2017, 2018) Dalton Risner - Broncos, 3× First-team All-Big 12 (2016, 2017, 2018) Dwayne Haskins Jr. - Redskins, Big Ten Player of the Year (2018) N'Keal Harry - Patriots, 2× First-team All-Pac-12 (2017, 2018) Mecole Hardman - Chiefs, 2× All-SEC Second Team (2017, 2018) Vosean Joseph - Bills, 2018 Peach Bowl Justin Jackson - Chargers, Jackson became the leading rusher in Northwestern history and became the ninth player in NCAA history to have four years with 1,000 yards. Isaiah Wynn - Patriots, Super Bowl champion Shaquem Griffin - Seahawks, AAC Defensive Player of the Year Samaje Perine - Bengals, Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (2014) Jourdan Lewis - Cowboys, Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year (2016) Ty Montgomery - Jets, First-team All-Pac-12 (2013) Harrison Phillips - Bills, First-team All-Pac-12 (2017) Wyatt Teller - Browns, First team All-ACC (2017) Ethan Pocic - Seahawks First-team All-SEC (2016) Aaron Dobson – college football player at Marshall Jacob Ruby – college football player for Richmond Spiders and CFL Edmonton Eskimos
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