Senior Bowl

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Senior Bowl
Reese's Senior Bowl
Senior Bowl logo.jpg
Stadium Hancock Whitney Stadium
Location Mobile, Alabama
Previous stadiums Gator Bowl Stadium (1950)
Ladd–Peebles Stadium (1951–2020)
Previous locations Jacksonville, Florida (1950)
Operated1950–present
Sponsors
Delchamps (1996–2001)
Food World (2002–2006)
Under Armour (2007–2011)
Nike (2012–2013)
Reese's (2014–present)
2024 matchup
National vs. American (National 16–7)
2025 matchup
National vs. American (February 1, 2025)

The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. Produced by the non-profit Mobile Arts & Sports Association, [1] the game is also a charitable fund-raiser, benefiting various local and regional organizations with over US$7.8 million in donations over its history. [2] The game is sponsored by Reese's, a brand of The Hershey Company, and is televised by the NFL Network.

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History

Otto Graham coached in the 1967 game. A photo of Otto Graham.jpg
Otto Graham coached in the 1967 game.
Jon Gruden has coached in four games. Jon gruden.jpg
Jon Gruden has coached in four games.

The 1950 Senior Bowl, the inaugural edition, was played at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida; the game then moved to Mobile's Ladd–Peebles Stadium the next year, where it remained through the 2020 edition. Starting with the 2021 edition, the game is played at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama, also in Mobile. [3]

Historically, the Senior Bowl was the first chance its participants had to openly receive pay for participation in an athletic event. Players in the inaugural 1950 game each received $343 (if on the losing team) or $475 (if on the winning team); [4] by 1975, the amounts had been increased to $1,250 and $1,500. [5] The 1988 edition was the last time players were paid ($1,500 and $1,750). [6] This was one reason that participation was limited to seniors whose eligibility for further participation in college football had expired. Athletes who wished to play spring collegiate sports, such as college baseball, or otherwise remain eligible for amateur sports, had to avoid participation in the Senior Bowl.

The game has consistently been played on a Saturday in January, with the exception of 1976, when it was held on a Sunday. The scheduling date within January has varied – the earliest playing has been January 3 (1953 and 1959), while the latest playing prior to the 2022 edition has been January 30 (2010 and 2016). Since 1967, it has been traditionally set for the week before the NFL's Super Bowl (which itself is now played in February). It is usually scheduled as the final game of the college football season, although for a period during the 1980s and 1990s, it was the next-to-the-last game, followed a week later by either the Hula Bowl or the Gridiron Classic. From 2007 through 2011, and also in 2013, the Senior Bowl was again the penultimate game, followed by the Texas vs The Nation game a week later. In 2020, the revived Hula Bowl was played the day after the Senior Bowl.

CBS acquired national television coverage rights to the 1952 through 1954 games, [7] though they never televised the games nationally under those rights. The first nationally televised Senior Bowl was in 1958 by NBC, and the games have been televised every year since. [8] [9] [10] To commemorate the occasion and the publicity that the televising of the Senior Bowl would draw to the state of Alabama, Gov. James E. Folsom commissioned each player in the 1958 game as Honorary Admirals in the Alabama State Navy, as well as Senior Bowl founder Jimmy Pearre, North squad coach Joe Kuharich, South squad coach Paul Brown, and South squad past-coach Steve Owens; announcers for the televised event, Red Grange and Lindsey Nelson, were commissioned Honorary Colonels in the Alabama State Militia. [11] ESPN televised the game as early as 1982, [12] continuing until the game moved to the NFL Network starting with the 2007 edition. [13]

Sponsors of the game have included Delchamps, a supermarket chain headquartered in Mobile; Food World, a supermarket chain headquartered in Birmingham; Under Armour; and Nike, Inc. Starting with the 2014 game, Reese's took over sponsorship. [14] In January 2018, Reese's announced that they were extending their sponsorship of the game through at least the 2020 edition. [15]

In March 2020, the Senior Bowl registered "The draft starts in Mobile" as a service mark. [16] In October 2020, Panini America entered a multi-year agreement to produce trading cards for Senior Bowl players. [17]

Game format

For most editions of the Senior Bowl, players have been rostered into North and South teams. In 1991, team names were changed to AFC and NFC, [18] to distinguish where their coaching staffs were from and to stress the professional nature of the game. This was somewhat confusing, as the Senior Bowl is played early in the calendar year, typically several months before players are selected by teams in the NFL draft. Additionally, both coaching staffs for the 1993 game came from AFC teams. In 1994, team designations were reverted to the North vs. South format. In 2021, the bowl moved to American and National team designations. [19]

The two teams are coached by coaching staffs that are selected from two NFL teams. In recent years, the coaching staffs have come from teams who finished near the bottom of the league standings, but whose coaches were not subsequently terminated. Beginning with the 2022 edition, head coaches serve in more of an advisory capacity while promoting select assistants into leadership roles on the staff. [20]

Organizers stipulate a number of specific rules for the game, some of which are intended to reduce the chance of injury (e.g. "All blocks below the waist are prohibited"), and others that simplify what the teams need to practice and prepare for (e.g. "Only four rushers allowed, no 5-man pressures or blitzes from secondary permitted"). [21] The game is also the players' first time competing under the slightly different professional rules (e.g. receivers must have both feet inbounds for a legal catch vs. just one foot inbounds in college football).

The week-long practice that precedes the game is attended by key NFL personnel (including coaches, general managers and scouts), who oversee the players as possible prospects for professional football. Athletes sometimes decline invitations to participate in the Senior Bowl, opting instead to prepare for the NFL scouting combine or their college's pro day. [22]

The single-season record for number of players sent to the Senior Bowl from one school is 10 by Alabama in 1987, followed by nine sent by Auburn in 1988 and USC in 2008. [23]

Dan Lynch of Washington State was the first (and to date only) player to appear in two Senior Bowls (1984 and 1985), having been granted an extra year of eligibility after the 1984 game. [24] In 2013, two players (D. J. Fluker and Justin Pugh) with a year of college football eligibility remaining, but who had already graduated, became the first "fourth-year juniors" to be granted clearance to play in the Senior Bowl. [25]

Game results

Key
North winSouth win
American or AFC winNational or NFC win
Tie
DateNorth / AFC / American teamSouth / NFC / National teamSeries
CoachCoach's teamScoreScoreCoach's teamCoach
January 7, 1950 Bo McMillin Detroit Lions 1322 New York Giants Steve Owen South, 1–0
January 6, 1951 Bo McMillin Detroit Lions 1819 New York Giants Steve Owen South, 2–0
January 5, 1952 Paul Brown Cleveland Browns 206 New York Giants Steve Owen South, 2–1
January 3, 1953 Paul Brown Cleveland Browns 2813 New York Giants Steve Owen Tied, 2–2
January 9, 1954 Paul Brown Cleveland Browns 2014 New York Giants Steve Owen North, 3–2
January 8, 1955 Paul Brown Cleveland Browns 612 New York Giants Steve Owen Tied, 3–3
January 7, 1956 Buddy Parker Detroit Lions 212 Cleveland Browns Paul Brown South, 4–3
January 5, 1957 Joe Kuharich Washington Redskins 721 Cleveland Browns Paul Brown South, 5–3
January 11, 1958 Joe Kuharich Washington Redskins 1513 Cleveland Browns Paul Brown South, 5–4
January 3, 1959 Joe Kuharich Washington Redskins 1221 Cleveland Browns Paul Brown South, 6–4
January 9, 1960 Jim Lee Howell New York Giants 267 Baltimore Colts Weeb Ewbank South, 6–5
January 7, 1961 Jim Lee Howell New York Giants 2633 Baltimore Colts Weeb Ewbank South, 7–5
January 6, 1962 Tom Landry Dallas Cowboys 742 Baltimore Colts Weeb Ewbank South, 8–5
January 5, 1963 Tom Landry Dallas Cowboys 2733 Baltimore Colts Weeb Ewbank South, 9–5
January 4, 1964 George Wilson Detroit Lions 2128 Dallas Cowboys Tom Landry South, 10–5
January 9, 1965 George Wilson Detroit Lions 77 Dallas Cowboys Tom Landry South, 10–5–1
January 8, 1966 Mike Holovak Boston Patriots 1827 New York Jets Weeb Ewbank South, 11–5–1
January 7, 1967 Norm Van Brocklin Atlanta Falcons 3513 Washington Redskins Otto Graham South, 11–6–1
January 6, 1968 Mike Holovak Boston Patriots 2134 Kansas City Chiefs Hank Stram South, 12–6–1
January 11, 1969 Allie Sherman New York Giants 2716 St. Louis Cardinals Charley Winner South, 12–7–1
January 10, 1970 Lou Saban Denver Broncos 3737 Baltimore Colts Don Shula South, 12–7–2
January 9, 1971 Lou Saban Denver Broncos 3113 New York Jets Weeb Ewbank South, 12–8–2
January 8, 1972 Alex Webster New York Giants 2126 New Orleans Saints J. D. Roberts South, 13–8–2
January 6, 1973 Lou Saban Buffalo Bills 3033 New York Jets Weeb Ewbank South, 14–8–2
January 12, 1974 Mike McCormack Philadelphia Eagles 1613 Detroit Lions Don McCafferty South, 14–9–2
January 11, 1975 John Ralston Denver Broncos 1717 San Francisco 49ers Dick Nolan South, 14–9–3
January 11, 1976 Chuck Fairbanks New England Patriots 4235 Chicago Bears Jack Pardee South, 14–10–3
January 8, 1977 Forrest Gregg Cleveland Browns 2724 Miami Dolphins Don Shula South, 14–11–3
January 7, 1978 Don Coryell St. Louis Cardinals 1714 Atlanta Falcons Leeman Bennett South, 14–12–3
January 13, 1979 Walt Michaels New York Jets 2141 New Orleans Saints Dick Nolan South, 15–12–3
January 12, 1980 Bud Grant Minnesota Vikings 573 New York Giants Ray Perkins South, 15–13–3
January 17, 1981 Bill Walsh San Francisco 49ers 2310 Denver Broncos Red Miller South, 15–14–3
January 16, 1982 Marv Levy Kansas City Chiefs 1027 Pittsburgh Steelers Chuck Noll South, 16–14–3
January 22, 1983 Frank Kush Baltimore Colts 146 New Orleans Saints Bum Phillips South, 16–15–3
January 14, 1984 Kay Stephenson Buffalo Bills 2021 San Diego Chargers Don Coryell South, 17–15–3
January 12, 1985 Jim Hanifan St. Louis Cardinals 723 Green Bay Packers Forrest Gregg South, 18–15–3
January 18, 1986 Dan Reeves Denver Broncos 3117 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Leeman Bennett South, 18–16–3
January 17, 1987 John Robinson Los Angeles Rams 3842 Miami Dolphins Don Shula South, 19–16–3
January 23, 1988 Chuck Knox Seattle Seahawks 217 New Orleans Saints Jim Mora South, 19–17–3
January 21, 1989 Dan Reeves Denver Broncos 1213 Los Angeles Rams John Robinson South, 20–17–3
January 20, 1990 Marty Schottenheimer Kansas City Chiefs 410 Philadelphia Eagles Buddy Ryan South, 20–18–3
January 19, 1991 Marty Schottenheimer Kansas City Chiefs 3828 New Orleans Saints Jim Mora AFC, 1–0
January 18, 1992 Art Shell Los Angeles Raiders 1310 Chicago Bears Mike Ditka AFC, 2–0
January 16, 1993 Ted Marchibroda Indianapolis Colts 621 Cleveland Browns Bill Belichick AFC, 2–1
January 22, 1994 Rich Kotite Philadelphia Eagles 3235 Miami Dolphins Don Shula South, 21–18–3
January 21, 1995 Dan Reeves New York Giants 714 Indianapolis Colts Ted Marchibroda South, 22–18–3
January 20, 1996 Dennis Erickson Seattle Seahawks 2510 Chicago Bears Dave Wannstedt South, 22–19–3
January 18, 1997 Norv Turner Washington Redskins 3514 Kansas City Chiefs Marty Schottenheimer South, 22–20–3
January 17, 1998 Ted Marchibroda Baltimore Ravens 831 Washington Redskins Norv Turner South, 23–20–3
January 23, 1999 Jon Gruden Oakland Raiders 2131 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tony Dungy South, 24–20–3
January 22, 2000 George Seifert Carolina Panthers 2421 Kansas City Chiefs Gunther Cunningham South, 24–21–3
January 20, 2001 Bill Cowher Pittsburgh Steelers 1621 Green Bay Packers Mike Sherman South, 25–21–3
January 26, 2002 Mike Holmgren Seattle Seahawks 2641 Arizona Cardinals Dave McGinnis South, 26–21–3
January 18, 2003 Dom Capers Houston Texans 170 Detroit Lions Marty Mornhinweg South, 26–22–3
January 24, 2004 Marvin Lewis Cincinnati Bengals 1028 San Diego Chargers Marty Schottenheimer South, 27–22–3
January 29, 2005 Norv Turner Oakland Raiders 2313 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jon Gruden South, 27–23–3
January 28, 2006 Jeff Fisher Tennessee Titans 3114 San Francisco 49ers Mike Nolan South, 27–24–3
January 27, 2007 Jon Gruden Tampa Bay Buccaneers 270 San Francisco 49ers Mike Nolan South, 27–25–3
January 26, 2008 Lane Kiffin Oakland Raiders 1617 San Francisco 49ers Mike Nolan South, 28–25–3
January 24, 2009 Marvin Lewis Cincinnati Bengals 1835 Jacksonville Jaguars Jack Del Rio South, 29–25–3
January 30, 2010 Jim Schwartz Detroit Lions 3113 Miami Dolphins Tony Sparano South, 29–26–3
January 29, 2011 Marvin Lewis Cincinnati Bengals 1024 Buffalo Bills Chan Gailey South, 30–26–3
January 28, 2012 Leslie Frazier Minnesota Vikings 2313 Washington Redskins Mike Shanahan South, 30–27–3
January 26, 2013 Dennis Allen Oakland Raiders 1621 Detroit Lions Jim Schwartz South, 31–27–3
January 25, 2014 Mike Smith Atlanta Falcons 1020 Jacksonville Jaguars Gus Bradley South, 32–27–3
January 24, 2015 Ken Whisenhunt Tennessee Titans 3413 Jacksonville Jaguars Gus Bradley South, 32–28–3
January 30, 2016 Jason Garrett Dallas Cowboys 1627 Jacksonville Jaguars Gus Bradley South, 33–28–3
January 28, 2017 John Fox Chicago Bears 1516 Cleveland Browns Hue Jackson South, 34–28–3
January 27, 2018 Vance Joseph Denver Broncos 1645 Houston Texans Bill O'Brien South, 35–28–3
January 26, 2019 Jon Gruden Oakland Raiders 3424 San Francisco 49ers Kyle Shanahan South, 35–29–3
January 25, 2020 Matt Patricia Detroit Lions 3417 Cincinnati Bengals Zac Taylor South, 35–30–3
January 30, 2021 Matt Rhule Carolina Panthers 2427 Miami Dolphins Brian Flores National, 1–0
February 5, 2022 Duce Staley Detroit Lions 1020 New York Jets Ron Middleton National, 2–0
February 4, 2023 Luke Getsy Chicago Bears 1027 Las Vegas Raiders Patrick Graham National, 3–0
February 3, 2024 Jeff Ulbrich New York Jets 716 Tennessee Titans Terrell Williams National, 4–0

Game records

StatisticRecord, TeamYear
Most points scored (winning team)57, North1980
Most points scored (losing team)38, North1987
Most points scored (both teams)80 (South 42, North 38)1987
Fewest points allowed0, North1990
2003
2007
Largest margin of victory54, North (57–3)1980

Coaching appearances

Marty Schottenheimer won three of the four Senior Bowls he coached. MartySchottenheimer8-15-2013.jpg
Marty Schottenheimer won three of the four Senior Bowls he coached.

Seven people have served as head coach in four or more Senior Bowls.

GamesHead coachWLTWin pct.
8 Paul Brown 62–.750
7 Weeb Ewbank 52–.714
6 Steve Owen 33–.500
4 Marty Schottenheimer 31–.750
4 Don Shula 211.625
4 Jon Gruden 22–.500
4 Tom Landry 121.375

Games coached by NFL teams

Ted Marchibroda led the Baltimore Ravens staff in their only time coaching the Senior Bowl (1998). Ted Marchibroda.jpg
Ted Marchibroda led the Baltimore Ravens staff in their only time coaching the Senior Bowl (1998).

Each of the current 32 NFL teams has coached in at least one Senior Bowl. Records include games played under a franchise's prior names (e.g. Boston Patriots appearances are included in the record of the New England Patriots). Updated through the 2024 game (75 editions, 150 appearances).

GamesNFL teamWLTWin pct.Most recent
12 New York Giants 570.4171995
11 Cleveland Browns 920.8182017
11 Detroit Lions 371.3182022
8 Indianapolis Colts 521.6881995
7 Oakland Raiders 430.5712023
7 Denver Broncos 232.4292018
7 Washington Commanders 340.4292012
6 New York Jets 330.5002024
6 Kansas City Chiefs 330.5002000
6 San Francisco 49ers 231.4172019
5 Miami Dolphins 320.6002021
5 New Orleans Saints 230.4001991
5 Dallas Cowboys 131.3002016
5 Chicago Bears 050.0002023
4 Jacksonville Jaguars 310.7502016
4 Arizona Cardinals 220.5002002
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 220.5002007
4 Cincinnati Bengals 040.0002020
3 Tennessee Titans 3001.0002024
3 Seattle Seahawks 210.6672002
3 Atlanta Falcons 120.3332014
3 Buffalo Bills 120.3332011
3 New England Patriots 120.3331976
3 Philadelphia Eagles 120.3331994
2 Green Bay Packers 2001.0002001
2 Houston Texans 2001.0002018
2 Los Angeles Chargers 2001.0002004
2 Minnesota Vikings 2001.0002012
2 Carolina Panthers 110.5002021
2 Los Angeles Rams 110.5001989
2 Pittsburgh Steelers 110.5002001
1 Baltimore Ravens 010.0001998

MVPs

Source: [26] [27] [28]
† denotes an MVP whose college team was not part of the top tier of college football (e.g. FBS, Division I-A, or historical predecessors) at the time they played in the Senior Bowl. There have been four such MVPs: Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech, 1969 College Division season), Bill Kollar (Montana State, 1973 Division II season), Neil Lomax (Portland State, 1980 Division I–AA season), and Kyle Lauletta (Richmond, 2017 FCS season).

Senior Bowl all-time teams

In the below tables, a player's induction to the College Football Hall of Fame or Pro Football Hall of Fame is indicated the HOF column with a C or P, respectively.

50th anniversary

The following team was selected by fan voting before the 1999 game: [29]

75th anniversary

The following team was announced in November 2023, after selection via a combination of fan voting, a poll of NFL general managers, and "consideration from the Senior Bowl's selection committee." [30]

Special teams
Pos.NameCollegeYearHOF
K Phil Dawson Texas1998– –
P Pat McAfee West Virginia2009– –
RS Darren Sproles Kansas State2005C –

Heisman Trophy winners

Doak Walker, the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner, played in the inaugural Senior Bowl in 1950. Doak Walker practicing (8679147364) (2) (cropped).jpg
Doak Walker, the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner, played in the inaugural Senior Bowl in 1950.

The following players who won the Heisman Trophy also played in the Senior Bowl. [31] [32] To date, the only Heisman Trophy winner to be named Senior Bowl MVP was Pat Sullivan in 1972. [33]

PlayerPos.Heisman seasonSenior BowlRef.
Doak Walker HB1948 1950 [34]
Alan Ameche FB19541955 [35]
Pat Sullivan QB19711972 [33]
John Cappelletti RB19731974 [36]
Bo Jackson RB19851986 [37]
Carson Palmer QB20022003 [38]
Troy Smith QB2006 2007 [39]
Tim Tebow QB2007 2010 [40]
Baker Mayfield QB2017 2018 [41]

2020 winner DeVonta Smith accepted an invitation to the 2021 edition, [42] but did not play.

Senior Bowl Hall of Fame

"Mean" Joe Greene, one of the 1988 inaugural inductees Mean Joe Greene 1975.JPG
"Mean" Joe Greene, one of the 1988 inaugural inductees
1998 inductee Ray Nitschke Nitschke packers.jpg
1998 inductee Ray Nitschke
2008 inductee Kevin Mawae Kevin-Mawae-TitansvsPackers-Nov-2-08.jpg
2008 inductee Kevin Mawae

Established in 1987, the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame seeks to pay tribute to the many outstanding former Senior Bowl players who have made lasting contributions to the game of football. The Senior Bowl Hall of Fame also allows enshrinement to former coaches, administrators and other individuals whose efforts helped the Senior Bowl.

Source: [49]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Texas A&I is now known as Texas A&M–Kingsville.
  2. ↑ North Texas State is now known as North Texas.

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