All-American Bowl (high school football)


The All-American Bowl is a high school football all-star game, held annually at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Typically played in January, the All-American Bowl is played between all-star teams representing the eastern and western United States.
Seventeen All-Americans have been Heisman Trophy finalists, with over 450 later playing in the National Football League. Notable alumni include: Andrew Luck, Adrian Peterson, Odell Beckham Jr., Eric Berry, Tim Tebow, Joe Thomas, Tyron Smith, Robert Quinn, C. J. Mosley, DeMarco Murray, and Chase Young.
The All-American Bowl was previously organized by All-American Games; in 2019, the game's broadcaster NBC Sports announced that it had acquired the game and its assets.

History

It was first played on December 30, 2000 at Highlander Stadium in Dallas. In 2002, the game was moved to San Antonio.
NBC started broadcasting the All-American Bowl in 2004. As a result, the game became a platform for participating college prospects to announce a verbal commitment to their future university.
Since the game's inception, attendance has risen from 6,300 for the inaugural game in 2000 to a record 40,568 in 2017. The United States Army served as title sponsor of the game until 2017, when it announced that it would not renew its sponsorship past the 2018 edition. As of 2019, the game is currently played as the All-American Bowl presented by American Family Insurance.
On February 25, 2019, it was announced that All-American Games had sold the game to NBC Sports Group for an undisclosed "seven-figure" amount. There are plans to leverage NBC's other platforms, including NBCSN, and SportsEngine as part of promotion and coverage of the game. This purchase did not include other events owned by All-American Games, such as the FBU National Championships and the FBU Freshman All-American Bowl — both held annually in Naples, Florida. However, Steve Quinn, and partner Eric Richards, have been in talks to acquire the FBU events.

Awards

During the week of the game, a number of national awards are given out at a formal awards dinner, which include:
Following the conclusion of the game on Saturday afternoon, the following awards are given out:
All-American Bowl players are chosen through a national "selection tour" and associated combine.

Game records

Record categoryRecord holderYearRecord
Highest Attendance2017201740,568
Longest Touchdown PassTravis Waller to Derrius Guice201592 yards
Most Passing YardsSpencer Rattler2019234 yards
Most Passing TouchdownsGraham Mertz20195 TDs
Most Rushing YardsDemetrius Hart2011100 yards
Most Rushing TouchdownsMost Recently: Royce Freeman 20143 TDs
Most Receiving YardsDerrius Guice2015153 yards
Most Points, Single PlayerMost Recently: Royce Freeman 201418 points
Most TacklesDe'Anthony Thomas20118 tackles
Longest Kickoff Return TDTed Ginn, Jr.200498 yards
Largest Margin of VictoryEast over West 47-3200344 points

Game results

''East victories are shaded ██ red. West victories shaded ██ gold.
DateSiteResultSeries
December 30, 2000Highlander Stadium • Dallas, TexasWest 18–15West 1–0
January 5, 2002Alamo Stadium • San Antonio, TexasWest 26–6West 2–0
January 5, 2003Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasEast 47–3West 2–1
January 3, 2004Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasEast 45–28Tied 2–2
January 15, 2005Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasWest 35–3West 3–2
January 7, 2006Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasEast 27–16Tied 3–3
January 6, 2007Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasWest 24–7West 4–3
January 5, 2008Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasEast 33–23Tied 4–4
January 3, 2009Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasEast 30–17East 5–4
January 9, 2010Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasWest 30–14Tied 5–5
January 8, 2011Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasEast 13–10East 6–5
January 7, 2012Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasWest 24–12Tied 6–6
January 5, 2013Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasEast 15–8East 7–6
January 4, 2014Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasWest 26–8Tied 7–7
January 3, 2015Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasWest 39–36West 8–7
January 9, 2016Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasWest 37–9West 9–7
January 7, 2017Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasEast 27–17West 9–8
January 6, 2018Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasWest 17–16West 10–8
January 5, 2019Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasEast 48–14West 10–9
January 4, 2020Alamodome • San Antonio, TexasWest 33–20West 11–9

Game MVPs

A game MVP is announced following each year's All-American Bowl. In the past, the winner of the MVP award was given the Pete Dawkins Trophy, named for 1958 Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins, but as of 2019 this award name is no longer active.
at the 2005 All-American Bowl.
SeasonPlayerPositionHigh schoolCollegeRef.
2001Dominic RobinsonWRDiamond Bar High SchoolFlorida State-
2002Vince YoungQBMadison High SchoolTexas-
2003Chris LeakQBIndependence High SchoolFlorida-
2004Ted Ginn, Jr.WRGlenville High SchoolOhio State-
2005DeSean JacksonWRLong Beach Polytechnic High SchoolCalifornia
2006Chris WellsRBGarfield High SchoolOhio State
2007Chris GalippoLBServite High SchoolUSC
2008Terrelle PryorQBJeannette High SchoolOhio State
2009Tajh Boyd
Bryce Brown		QB
RB		Phoebus High School
Wichita High School East		Clemson
Tennessee
2010Ronald PowellDERancho Verde High SchoolFlorida
2011Demetrius HartRBDr. Phillips High SchoolAlabama
Colorado State
2012Dorial Green-Beckham
Cyler Miles		WR
QB		Hillcrest High School
J.K. Mullen High School		Missouri
Washington
2013James QuickWRTrinity High SchoolLouisville
2014Joe MixonRBFreedom High SchoolOklahoma
2015Derrius GuiceRBCatholic High SchoolLSU
2016Shea PattersonQBIMG AcademyOle Miss
Michigan
2017Hunter JohnsonQBBrownsburg High SchoolClemson
Northwestern
2018Caden SternsDBSteele High SchoolTexas
2019Graham MertzQBBlue Valley North High SchoolWisconsin
2020Bryce YoungQBMater Dei High SchoolAlabama

Notable participants

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