Senior Bowl

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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,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The game is sponsored by Panini America and is televised by the NFL Network.

History

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Otto Graham coached in the 1967 game.

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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.<ref name=HWS>Template:Cite news</ref>

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);<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> by 1975, the amounts had been increased to $1,250 and $1,500.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The 1988 edition was the last time players were paid ($1,500 and $1,750).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> ESPN televised the game as early as 1982,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> continuing until the game moved to the NFL Network starting with the 2007 edition.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sponsors and branding

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.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> In January 2018, Reese's announced that they were extending their sponsorship of the game through at least the 2020 edition.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The final edition of the game sponsored by Reese's was held in February 2025.

In March 2020, the Senior Bowl registered "The draft starts in Mobile" as a service mark.<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>

In October 2020, Panini America entered a multi-year agreement to produce trading cards for Senior Bowl players.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> In June 2025, Panini America was announced as the bowl's new title sponsor, with the game officially known as the Panini Senior Bowl.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

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,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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").<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref name=ESPN012208>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Game results

Key

North win	South win
American or AFC win	National or NFC win
Tie

Date	North / AFC / American team			South / NFC / National team			Series
	Coach	Coach's team	Score	Score	Coach's team	Coach
January 7, 1950	Template:Sortname	Detroit Lions	13	22	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	South, 1–0
January 6, 1951	Template:Sortname	Detroit Lions	18	19	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	South, 2–0
January 5, 1952	Template:Sortname	Cleveland Browns	20	6	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	South, 2–1
January 3, 1953	Template:Sortname	Cleveland Browns	28	13	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Tied, 2–2
January 9, 1954	Template:Sortname	Cleveland Browns	20	14	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	North, 3–2
January 8, 1955	Template:Sortname	Cleveland Browns	6	12	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Tied, 3–3
January 7, 1956	Template:Sortname	Detroit Lions	2	12	Cleveland Browns	Template:Sortname	South, 4–3
January 5, 1957	Template:Sortname	Washington Redskins	7	21	Cleveland Browns	Template:Sortname	South, 5–3
January 11, 1958	Template:Sortname	Washington Redskins	15	13	Cleveland Browns	Template:Sortname	South, 5–4
January 3, 1959	Template:Sortname	Washington Redskins	12	21	Cleveland Browns	Template:Sortname	South, 6–4
January 9, 1960	Template:Sortname	New York Giants	26	7	Baltimore Colts	Template:Sortname	South, 6–5
January 7, 1961	Template:Sortname	New York Giants	26	33	Baltimore Colts	Template:Sortname	South, 7–5
January 6, 1962	Template:Sortname	Dallas Cowboys	7	42	Baltimore Colts	Template:Sortname	South, 8–5
January 5, 1963	Template:Sortname	Dallas Cowboys	27	33	Baltimore Colts	Template:Sortname	South, 9–5
January 4, 1964	Template:Sortname	Detroit Lions	21	28	Dallas Cowboys	Template:Sortname	South, 10–5
January 9, 1965	Template:Sortname	Detroit Lions	7	7	Dallas Cowboys	Template:Sortname	South, 10–5–1
January 8, 1966	Template:Sortname	Boston Patriots	18	27	New York Jets	Template:Sortname	South, 11–5–1
January 7, 1967	Template:Sortname	Atlanta Falcons	35	13	Washington Redskins	Template:Sortname	South, 11–6–1
January 6, 1968	Template:Sortname	Boston Patriots	21	34	Kansas City Chiefs	Template:Sortname	South, 12–6–1
January 11, 1969	Template:Sortname	New York Giants	27	16	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	South, 12–7–1
January 10, 1970	Template:Sortname	Denver Broncos	37	37	Baltimore Colts	Template:Sortname	South, 12–7–2
January 9, 1971	Template:Sortname	Denver Broncos	31	13	New York Jets	Template:Sortname	South, 12–8–2
January 8, 1972	Template:Sortname	New York Giants	21	26	New Orleans Saints	Template:Sortname	South, 13–8–2
January 6, 1973	Template:Sortname	Buffalo Bills	30	33	New York Jets	Template:Sortname	South, 14–8–2
January 12, 1974	Template:Sortname	Philadelphia Eagles	16	13	Detroit Lions	Template:Sortname	South, 14–9–2
January 11, 1975	Template:Sortname	Denver Broncos	17	17	San Francisco 49ers	Template:Sortname	South, 14–9–3
January 11, 1976	Template:Sortname	New England Patriots	42	35	Chicago Bears	Template:Sortname	South, 14–10–3
January 8, 1977	Template:Sortname	Cleveland Browns	27	24	Miami Dolphins	Template:Sortname	South, 14–11–3
January 7, 1978	Template:Sortname	St. Louis Cardinals	17	14	Atlanta Falcons	Template:Sortname	South, 14–12–3
January 13, 1979	Template:Sortname	New York Jets	21	41	New Orleans Saints	Template:Sortname	South, 15–12–3
January 12, 1980	Template:Sortname	Minnesota Vikings	57	3	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	South, 15–13–3
January 17, 1981	Template:Sortname	San Francisco 49ers	23	10	Denver Broncos	Template:Sortname	South, 15–14–3
January 16, 1982	Template:Sortname	Kansas City Chiefs	10	27	Pittsburgh Steelers	Template:Sortname	South, 16–14–3
January 22, 1983	Template:Sortname	Baltimore Colts	14	6	New Orleans Saints	Template:Sortname	South, 16–15–3
January 14, 1984	Template:Sortname	Buffalo Bills	20	21	San Diego Chargers	Template:Sortname	South, 17–15–3
January 12, 1985	Template:Sortname	St. Louis Cardinals	7	23	Green Bay Packers	Template:Sortname	South, 18–15–3
January 18, 1986	Template:Sortname	Denver Broncos	31	17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Template:Sortname	South, 18–16–3
January 17, 1987	Template:Sortname	Los Angeles Rams	38	42	Miami Dolphins	Template:Sortname	South, 19–16–3
January 23, 1988	Template:Sortname	Seattle Seahawks	21	7	New Orleans Saints	Template:Sortname	South, 19–17–3
January 21, 1989	Template:Sortname	Denver Broncos	12	13	Los Angeles Rams	Template:Sortname	South, 20–17–3
January 20, 1990	Template:Sortname	Kansas City Chiefs	41	0	Philadelphia Eagles	Template:Sortname	South, 20–18–3
January 19, 1991	Template:Sortname	Kansas City Chiefs	38	28	New Orleans Saints	Template:Sortname	AFC, 1–0
January 18, 1992	Template:Sortname	Los Angeles Raiders	13	10	Chicago Bears	Template:Sortname	AFC, 2–0
January 16, 1993	Template:Sortname	Indianapolis Colts	6	21	Cleveland Browns	Template:Sortname	AFC, 2–1
January 22, 1994	Template:Sortname	Philadelphia Eagles	32	35	Miami Dolphins	Template:Sortname	South, 21–18–3
January 21, 1995	Template:Sortname	New York Giants	7	14	Indianapolis Colts	Template:Sortname	South, 22–18–3
January 20, 1996	Template:Sortname	Seattle Seahawks	25	10	Chicago Bears	Template:Sortname	South, 22–19–3
January 18, 1997	Template:Sortname	Washington Redskins	35	14	Kansas City Chiefs	Template:Sortname	South, 22–20–3
January 17, 1998	Template:Sortname	Baltimore Ravens	8	31	Washington Redskins	Template:Sortname	South, 23–20–3
January 23, 1999	Template:Sortname	Oakland Raiders	21	31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Template:Sortname	South, 24–20–3
January 22, 2000	Template:Sortname	Carolina Panthers	24	21	Kansas City Chiefs	Template:Sortname	South, 24–21–3
January 20, 2001	Template:Sortname	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	21	Green Bay Packers	Template:Sortname	South, 25–21–3
January 26, 2002	Template:Sortname	Seattle Seahawks	26	41	Arizona Cardinals	Template:Sortname	South, 26–21–3
January 18, 2003	Template:Sortname	Houston Texans	17	0	Detroit Lions	Template:Sortname	South, 26–22–3
January 24, 2004	Template:Sortname	Cincinnati Bengals	10	28	San Diego Chargers	Template:Sortname	South, 27–22–3
January 29, 2005	Template:Sortname	Oakland Raiders	23	13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Template:Sortname	South, 27–23–3
January 28, 2006	Template:Sortname	Tennessee Titans	31	14	San Francisco 49ers	Template:Sortname	South, 27–24–3
January 27, 2007	Template:Sortname	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	27	0	San Francisco 49ers	Template:Sortname	South, 27–25–3
January 26, 2008	Template:Sortname	Oakland Raiders	16	17	San Francisco 49ers	Template:Sortname	South, 28–25–3
January 24, 2009	Template:Sortname	Cincinnati Bengals	18	35	Jacksonville Jaguars	Template:Sortname	South, 29–25–3
January 30, 2010	Template:Sortname	Detroit Lions	31	13	Miami Dolphins	Template:Sortname	South, 29–26–3
January 29, 2011	Template:Sortname	Cincinnati Bengals	10	24	Buffalo Bills	Template:Sortname	South, 30–26–3
January 28, 2012	Template:Sortname	Minnesota Vikings	23	13	Washington Redskins	Template:Sortname	South, 30–27–3
January 26, 2013	Template:Sortname	Oakland Raiders	16	21	Detroit Lions	Template:Sortname	South, 31–27–3
January 25, 2014	Template:Sortname	Atlanta Falcons	10	20	Jacksonville Jaguars	Template:Sortname	South, 32–27–3
January 24, 2015	Template:Sortname	Tennessee Titans	34	13	Jacksonville Jaguars	Template:Sortname	South, 32–28–3
January 30, 2016	Template:Sortname	Dallas Cowboys	16	27	Jacksonville Jaguars	Template:Sortname	South, 33–28–3
January 28, 2017	Template:Sortname	Chicago Bears	15	16	Cleveland Browns	Template:Sortname	South, 34–28–3
January 27, 2018	Template:Sortname	Denver Broncos	16	45	Houston Texans	Template:Sortname	South, 35–28–3
January 26, 2019	Template:Sortname	Oakland Raiders	34	24	San Francisco 49ers	Template:Sortname	South, 35–29–3
January 25, 2020	Template:Sortname	Detroit Lions	34	17	Cincinnati Bengals	Template:Sortname	South, 35–30–3
January 30, 2021	Template:Sortname	Carolina Panthers	24	27	Miami Dolphins	Template:Sortname	National, 1–0
February 5, 2022	Template:Sortname	Detroit Lions	10	20	New York Jets	Template:Sortname	National, 2–0
February 4, 2023	Template:Sortname	Chicago Bears	10	27	Las Vegas Raiders	Template:Sortname	National, 3–0
February 3, 2024	Template:Sortname	New York Jets	7	16	Tennessee Titans	Template:Sortname	National, 4–0
February 1, 2025	Template:Sortname	Cleveland Browns	22	19	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	National, 4–1

• All-time series, through the 2025 game (76 editions): South (35–30–3); AFC (2–1); National (4–1)
• The first game was played in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1950. All subsequent games have been played in Mobile, Alabama.

Game records

Statistic	Record, Team	Year
Most points scored (winning team)	57, North	1980
Most points scored (losing team)	38, North	1987
Most points scored (both teams)	80 Template:Small	1987
Fewest points allowed	0, North	1990 2003 2007
Largest margin of victory	54, North (57–3)	1980

Coaching appearances

File: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.

Games	Head coach	W	L	T	Win pct.
8	Template:Sortname	6	2	–	Template:Winpct
7	Template:Sortname	5	2	–	Template:Winpct
6	Template:Sortname	3	3	–	Template:Winpct
4	Template:Sortname	3	1	–	Template:Winpct
4	Template:Sortname	2	1	1	Template:Winpct
4	Template:Sortname	2	2	–	Template:Winpct
4	Template:Sortname	1	2	1	Template:Winpct

Games coached by NFL teams

File: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 2025 game (76 editions, 152 appearances).

Games	NFL team	W	L	T	Win pct.	Most recent
13	New York Giants	Template:WinLossPct	2025
12	Cleveland Browns	Template:WinLossPct	2025
11	Detroit Lions	Template:WinLossPct	2022
8	Indianapolis Colts	Template:WinLossPct	1995
7	Oakland Raiders	Template:WinLossPct	2023
7	Denver Broncos	Template:WinLossPct	2018
7	Washington Commanders	Template:WinLossPct	2012
6	New York Jets	Template:WinLossPct	2024
6	Kansas City Chiefs	Template:WinLossPct	2000
6	San Francisco 49ers	Template:WinLossPct	2019
5	Miami Dolphins	Template:WinLossPct	2021
5	New Orleans Saints	Template:WinLossPct	1991
5	Dallas Cowboys	Template:WinLossPct	2016
5	Chicago Bears	Template:WinLossPct	2023
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	Template:WinLossPct	2016
4	Arizona Cardinals	Template:WinLossPct	2002
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Template:WinLossPct	2007
4	Cincinnati Bengals	Template:WinLossPct	2020
3	Tennessee Titans	Template:WinLossPct	2024
3	Seattle Seahawks	Template:WinLossPct	2002
3	Atlanta Falcons	Template:WinLossPct	2014
3	Buffalo Bills	Template:WinLossPct	2011
3	New England Patriots	Template:WinLossPct	1976
3	Philadelphia Eagles	Template:WinLossPct	1994
2	Green Bay Packers	Template:WinLossPct	2001
2	Houston Texans	Template:WinLossPct	2018
2	Los Angeles Chargers	Template:WinLossPct	2004
2	Minnesota Vikings	Template:WinLossPct	2012
2	Carolina Panthers	Template:WinLossPct	2021
2	Los Angeles Rams	Template:WinLossPct	1989
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	Template:WinLossPct	2001
1	Baltimore Ravens	Template:WinLossPct	1998

MVPs

Year	Name	Pos.	College team
1950	Travis Tidwell	QB	Auburn
1951	Bucky Curtis	WR	Vanderbilt
1952	Al Dorow	QB	Michigan State
1953	Harry Agganis	QB	Boston University
1954	Gene Filipski	RB	Villanova
1955	Bobby Freeman	QB	Auburn
1956	Don Goss	DL	SMU
1957	Don Bosseler	FB	Miami (FL)
1958	Jim Taylor	FB	LSU
1959	Theron Sapp Norm Odyniec	FB RB	Georgia Notre Dame
1960	Jacky Lee	QB	Cincinnati
1961	Dick Norman	QB	Stanford
1962	Earl Gros Ronnie Bull	RB RB	LSU Baylor
1963	Glynn Griffing	QB	Ole Miss
1964	Ode Burrell	RB	Mississippi State
1965	Steve DeLong	DL	Tennessee
1966	Howard Twilley	WR	Tulsa
1967	Bubba Smith	DT	Michigan State
1968	Kim Hammond	QB	Florida State
1969	Jerry Levias	WR	SMU
1970	Terry Bradshaw	QB	Louisiana TechTemplate:Dagger
1971	J. D. Hill	WR	Arizona State
1972	Pat Sullivan	QB	Auburn
1973	Chuck Foreman	RB	Miami (FL)
1974	Bill Kollar	DL	Montana StateTemplate:Dagger
1975	Steve Bartkowski	QB	California
1976	Craig Penrose	QB	San Diego State
1977	Tommy Kramer	QB	Rice
1978	James Lofton	WR	Stanford
1979	Willie Jones	DL	Florida State
1980	Marc Wilson	QB	Brigham Young
1981	Neil Lomax	QB	Portland StateTemplate:Dagger
1982	John Fourcade Steve Clark	QB DL	Ole Miss Utah
1983	Dan Marino Terry Kinard	QB DB	Pittsburgh Clemson
1984	Walter Lewis Doug Smith	QB DL	Alabama Auburn
1985	Paul Ott Carruth	RB	Alabama

Year	Name	Pos.	College team
1986	Napoleon McCallum	RB	Navy
1987	Don Smith	QB	Mississippi State
1988	Thurman Thomas	RB	Oklahoma State
1989	Cleveland Gary	RB	Miami (FL)
1990	Blair Thomas	RB	Penn State
1991	Alvin Harper	WR	Tennessee
1992	Tony Smith	RB	Southern Miss
1993	Eric Hunter	QB	Purdue
1994	Stan White	QB	Auburn
1995	Derrick Brooks	LB	Florida State
1996	Bobby Hoying	QB	Ohio State
1997	Pat Barnes	QB	California
1998	Dameyune Craig	QB	Auburn
1999	Cade McNown	QB	UCLA
2000	Chad Pennington	QB	Marshall
2001	LaDainian Tomlinson	RB	TCU
2002	Antwaan Randle El	WR	Indiana
2003	Larry Johnson	RB	Penn State
2004	Philip Rivers	QB	NC State
2005	Charlie Frye	QB	Akron
2006	Sinorice Moss	WR	Miami (FL)
2007	Tony Hunt	RB	Penn State
2008	Matt Forte	RB	Tulane
2009	Pat White	QB	West Virginia
2010	Brandon Graham	DL	Michigan
2011	Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State
2012	Isaiah Pead	RB	Cincinnati
2013	EJ Manuel	QB	Florida State
2014	Dee Ford	DL	Auburn
2015	Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska
2016	Dak Prescott	QB	Mississippi State
2017	Davis Webb	QB	California
2018	Kyle Lauletta	QB	RichmondTemplate:Dagger
2019	Daniel Jones	QB	Duke
2020	Justin Herbert	QB	Oregon
2021	Kellen Mond	QB	Texas A&M
2022	Perrion Winfrey	DL	Oklahoma
2023	Jake Haener	QB	Fresno State
2024	Spencer Rattler	QB	South Carolina
2025	Jack Bech	WR	TCU

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Template:Dagger 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:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Offense

Pos.	Name	College	Year	HOF
QB	Joe Namath	Alabama	1965	– P
RB	Walter Payton	Jackson State	1975	C P
RB	Bo Jackson	Auburn	1986	C –
RB	Franco Harris	Penn State	1972	– P
WR	Steve Largent	Tulsa	1976	– P
WR	Lynn Swann	USC	1974	C P
WR	Art Monk	Syracuse	1980	C P
TE	Ozzie Newsome	Alabama	1978	C P
OL	Gene Upshaw	Texas A&ITemplate:Efn	1967	– P
OL	Jerry Kramer	Idaho	1958	– P
OL	Mike Webster	Wisconsin	1973	– P
OL	Randall McDaniel	Arizona State	1988	C P
OL	Tom Banks	Auburn	1970	– –

Defense

Pos.	Name	College	Year	HOF
DL	Joe Greene	North Texas StateTemplate:Efn	1969	C P
DL	Ed Jones	Tennessee State	1974	– –
DL	Bubba Smith	Michigan State	1967	C –
DL	Jack Youngblood	Florida	1971	C P
LB	Lee Roy Jordan	Alabama	1963	C –
LB	Ray Nitschke	Illinois	1958	– P
LB	Derrick Thomas	Alabama	1989	C P
LB	Ted Hendricks	Miami (FL)	1969	C P
DB	Paul Krause	Iowa	1964	– P
DB	Dale Carter	Tennessee	1992	– –
DB	Albert Lewis	Grambling	1983	– –
DB	Roger Wehrli	Missouri	1969	C P
K	Morten Andersen	Michigan State	1982	– P

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."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Offense

Pos.	Name	College	Year	HOF
QB	Dan Marino	Pittsburgh	1983	C P
QB	Brett Favre	Southern Miss	1991	– P
RB	LaDainian Tomlinson	TCU	2001	C P
RB	Thurman Thomas	Oklahoma State	1988	C P
RB	Curtis Martin	Pittsburgh	1995	– P
RB	Shaun Alexander	Alabama	2000	– –
FB	Kyle Juszczyk	Harvard	2013	– –
TE	Jimmy Graham	Miami (FL)	2010	– –
WR	Terrell Owens	UT-Chattanooga	1996	– P
WR	Reggie Wayne	Miami (FL)	2001	– –
WR	Torry Holt	North Carolina State	1999	C –
T	Joe Staley	Central Michigan	2007	– –
T	Terron Armstead	Arkansas Pine-Bluff	2013	– –
T	Lane Johnson	Oklahoma	2013	– –
G	Larry Allen	Sonoma State	1994	– P
G	Steve Hutchinson	Michigan	2001	– P
G	Zack Martin	Notre Dame	2014	– –
C	Dermontti Dawson	Kentucky	1988	– P
C	Kevin Mawae	LSU	1994	– P

Defense

Pos.	Name	College	Year	HOF
DT	Aaron Donald	Pittsburgh	2014	– –
DT	Bryant Young	Notre Dame	1994	– P
DT	Geno Atkins	Georgia	2010	– –
DE	DeMarcus Ware	Troy	2005	– P
DE	Michael Strahan	Texas Southern	1993	– P
DE	Jason Taylor	Akron	1997	– P
OLB	Von Miller	Texas A&M	2011	– –
OLB	Cornelius Bennett	Alabama	1987	C –
ILB	Derrick Brooks	Florida State	1995	C P
ILB	Brian Urlacher	New Mexico	2000	C P
ILB	Patrick Willis	Ole Miss	2007	C –
ILB	Bobby Wagner	Utah State	2012	– –
S	Brian Dawkins	Clemson	1996	– P
S	Bob Sanders	Iowa	2004	– –
S	LeRoy Butler	Florida State	1990	– P
CB	Richard Sherman	Stanford	2011	– –
CB	Patrick Surtain Sr.	Southern Miss	1998	– –
CB	Aeneas Williams	Southern	1991	– P

Special teams

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Pos.	Name	College	Year	HOF
K	Phil Dawson	Texas	1998	– –
P	Pat McAfee	West Virginia	2009	– –
RS	Darren Sproles	Kansas State	2005	C –

Heisman Trophy winners

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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.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> To date, the only Heisman Trophy winner to be named Senior Bowl MVP was Pat Sullivan in 1972.<ref name=hyland/>

Player	Pos.	Heisman season	Senior Bowl	Ref.
Doak Walker	HB	1948	1950	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Alan Ameche	FB	1954	1955	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Pat Sullivan	QB	1971	1972	<ref name=hyland>Template:Cite news</ref>
John Cappelletti	RB	1973	1974	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Bo Jackson	RB	1985	1986	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Carson Palmer	QB	2002	2003	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Troy Smith	QB	2006	2007	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Tim Tebow	QB	2007	2010	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Baker Mayfield	QB	2017	2018	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2020 winner DeVonta Smith accepted an invitation to the 2021 edition,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but did not play.

Senior Bowl Hall of Fame

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"Mean" Joe Greene, one of the 1988 inaugural inductees

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1998 inductee Ray Nitschke

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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.

• 1988 – Joe Greene, Lee Roy Jordan, Steve Largent, Joe Namath, Walter Payton, Pat Sullivan, Jim Taylor, Travis Tidwell
• 1989 – Ed Jones, Ozzie Newsome, John Stallworth, Gene Upshaw, Jack Youngblood
• 1990 – Paul Brown, Tucker Frederickson, Jerry Kramer, Neil Lomax, Wellington Mara, Finley McRae, Jack Pardee, Rea Scheussler
• 1991 – Morten Andersen, James Brooks, Dave Butz, Weeb Ewbank, Doug Williams
• 1992 – Franco Harris, Mike Holovak, Sam Huff, Dan Marino, Don Shula, Pat Swilling
• 1993 – Cornelius Bennett, Bear Bryant, Ralph Jordan, Tom Landry, Marty Schottenheimer, Lynn Swann
• 1994 – Robert Brazile, Rickey Jackson, Mark Rypien, Jim Simpson
• 1995 – Bob Baumhower, Pat Dye, Bo Jackson, Gene Washington
• 1996 – James Lofton, Dick Steinberg, Kellen Winslow
• 1997 – Bob Hayes, Sterling Sharpe, Doak Walker
• 1998 – Jim McMahon, Ray Nitschke, Thurman Thomas
• 1999 – Tom Banks, Dale Carter, Paul Krause, Albert Lewis, Randall McDaniel, Art Monk, E. B. Peebles, Jr., Derrick Thomas, Roger Wehrli
• 2000 – Hanford Dixon, Brett Favre, Chuck Howley
• 2001 – William Andrews, Ron Jaworski, Eddie Robinson
• 2002 – Todd Christensen, Bert Jones, Steve McNair
• 2003 – Terry Beasley, Jeremiah Castille, Ted Hendricks
• 2004 – Derrick Brooks, Christian Okoye, Richard Todd
• 2005 – Larry Allen, Al Del Greco, Ray Perkins
• 2006 – Curtis Martin, Tony Nathan, Michael Strahan
• 2007 – E. J. Junior, Jake Plummer, Hines Ward
• 2008 – Dean Kleinschmidt, Kevin Mawae, Brian Urlacher
• 2009 – Jason Taylor, Shaun Alexander
• 2010 – Larry Johnson, Terrell Owens
• 2011 – None, due to NFL lockout
• 2012 – Keith Brooking, Donovan McNabb, Dan Reeves
• 2013 – John Abraham, Sylvester Croom, Aeneas Williams
• 2014 – Bill Kollar, Torry Holt, DeMarcus Ware<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
• 2015 – Woodrow Lowe, Tony Richardson, Kyle Williams
• 2016 – Steve Hutchinson, Bill Curry, Tamba Hali
• 2017 – Blaine Bishop, Lance Briggs, Jim Harbaugh
• 2018 – Al Wilson, Phil Villapiano, Jay Novacek<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 2019 – Rodney Hudson, DeMarco McNeil, Billy Neighbors<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
• 2020 – None, due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 2021 – Cameron Jordan, Joe Staley, Patrick Surtain, Fred Taylor, Reggie Wayne<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
• 2022 – Kevin Faulk, Von Miller, Dak Prescott, Philip Rivers, Patrick Willis<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
• 2023 – Chris Johnson, Lane Johnson, Clay Matthews III, Brian Westbrook, Marshal Yanda<ref>"Senior Bowl Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2023," SeniorBowl.com, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.</ref>

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See also

• Cactus Bowl (Division II)
• List of college bowl games

Further reading

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External links

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• Senior Bowl at NFL.com

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