Senior Bowl

For other uses, see Senior Bowl (disambiguation).

Senior Bowl
Reese's Senior Bowl
Stadium	Hancock Whitney Stadium
Location	Mobile, Alabama
Previous stadiums	Gator Bowl Stadium (1950) Ladd–Peebles Stadium (1951–2020)
Previous locations	Jacksonville, Florida (1950)
Operated	1950–present
Sponsors
Delchamps (1996–2001) Food World (2002–2006) Under Armour (2007–2011) Nike (2012–2013) Reese's (2014–present)
2023 matchup
National vs. American (National 27–10)
2024 matchup
National vs. American (National 16–7)

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.

History

Otto Graham coached in the 1967 game.

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 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	Bo McMillin	Detroit Lions	13	22	New York Giants	Steve Owen	South, 1–0
January 6, 1951	Bo McMillin	Detroit Lions	18	19	New York Giants	Steve Owen	South, 2–0
January 5, 1952	Paul Brown	Cleveland Browns	20	6	New York Giants	Steve Owen	South, 2–1
January 3, 1953	Paul Brown	Cleveland Browns	28	13	New York Giants	Steve Owen	Tied, 2–2
January 9, 1954	Paul Brown	Cleveland Browns	20	14	New York Giants	Steve Owen	North, 3–2
January 8, 1955	Paul Brown	Cleveland Browns	6	12	New York Giants	Steve Owen	Tied, 3–3
January 7, 1956	Buddy Parker	Detroit Lions	2	12	Cleveland Browns	Paul Brown	South, 4–3
January 5, 1957	Joe Kuharich	Washington Redskins	7	21	Cleveland Browns	Paul Brown	South, 5–3
January 11, 1958	Joe Kuharich	Washington Redskins	15	13	Cleveland Browns	Paul Brown	South, 5–4
January 3, 1959	Joe Kuharich	Washington Redskins	12	21	Cleveland Browns	Paul Brown	South, 6–4
January 9, 1960	Jim Lee Howell	New York Giants	26	7	Baltimore Colts	Weeb Ewbank	South, 6–5
January 7, 1961	Jim Lee Howell	New York Giants	26	33	Baltimore Colts	Weeb Ewbank	South, 7–5
January 6, 1962	Tom Landry	Dallas Cowboys	7	42	Baltimore Colts	Weeb Ewbank	South, 8–5
January 5, 1963	Tom Landry	Dallas Cowboys	27	33	Baltimore Colts	Weeb Ewbank	South, 9–5
January 4, 1964	George Wilson	Detroit Lions	21	28	Dallas Cowboys	Tom Landry	South, 10–5
January 9, 1965	George Wilson	Detroit Lions	7	7	Dallas Cowboys	Tom Landry	South, 10–5–1
January 8, 1966	Mike Holovak	Boston Patriots	18	27	New York Jets	Weeb Ewbank	South, 11–5–1
January 7, 1967	Norm Van Brocklin	Atlanta Falcons	35	13	Washington Redskins	Otto Graham	South, 11–6–1
January 6, 1968	Mike Holovak	Boston Patriots	21	34	Kansas City Chiefs	Hank Stram	South, 12–6–1
January 11, 1969	Allie Sherman	New York Giants	27	16	St. Louis Cardinals	Charley Winner	South, 12–7–1
January 10, 1970	Lou Saban	Denver Broncos	37	37	Baltimore Colts	Don Shula	South, 12–7–2
January 9, 1971	Lou Saban	Denver Broncos	31	13	New York Jets	Weeb Ewbank	South, 12–8–2
January 8, 1972	Alex Webster	New York Giants	21	26	New Orleans Saints	J. D. Roberts	South, 13–8–2
January 6, 1973	Lou Saban	Buffalo Bills	30	33	New York Jets	Weeb Ewbank	South, 14–8–2
January 12, 1974	Mike McCormack	Philadelphia Eagles	16	13	Detroit Lions	Don McCafferty	South, 14–9–2
January 11, 1975	John Ralston	Denver Broncos	17	17	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Nolan	South, 14–9–3
January 11, 1976	Chuck Fairbanks	New England Patriots	42	35	Chicago Bears	Jack Pardee	South, 14–10–3
January 8, 1977	Forrest Gregg	Cleveland Browns	27	24	Miami Dolphins	Don Shula	South, 14–11–3
January 7, 1978	Don Coryell	St. Louis Cardinals	17	14	Atlanta Falcons	Leeman Bennett	South, 14–12–3
January 13, 1979	Walt Michaels	New York Jets	21	41	New Orleans Saints	Dick Nolan	South, 15–12–3
January 12, 1980	Bud Grant	Minnesota Vikings	57	3	New York Giants	Ray Perkins	South, 15–13–3
January 17, 1981	Bill Walsh	San Francisco 49ers	23	10	Denver Broncos	Red Miller	South, 15–14–3
January 16, 1982	Marv Levy	Kansas City Chiefs	10	27	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chuck Noll	South, 16–14–3
January 22, 1983	Frank Kush	Baltimore Colts	14	6	New Orleans Saints	Bum Phillips	South, 16–15–3
January 14, 1984	Kay Stephenson	Buffalo Bills	20	21	San Diego Chargers	Don Coryell	South, 17–15–3
January 12, 1985	Jim Hanifan	St. Louis Cardinals	7	23	Green Bay Packers	Forrest Gregg	South, 18–15–3
January 18, 1986	Dan Reeves	Denver Broncos	31	17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Leeman Bennett	South, 18–16–3
January 17, 1987	John Robinson	Los Angeles Rams	38	42	Miami Dolphins	Don Shula	South, 19–16–3
January 23, 1988	Chuck Knox	Seattle Seahawks	21	7	New Orleans Saints	Jim Mora	South, 19–17–3
January 21, 1989	Dan Reeves	Denver Broncos	12	13	Los Angeles Rams	John Robinson	South, 20–17–3
January 20, 1990	Marty Schottenheimer	Kansas City Chiefs	41	0	Philadelphia Eagles	Buddy Ryan	South, 20–18–3
January 19, 1991	Marty Schottenheimer	Kansas City Chiefs	38	28	New Orleans Saints	Jim Mora	AFC, 1–0
January 18, 1992	Art Shell	Los Angeles Raiders	13	10	Chicago Bears	Mike Ditka	AFC, 2–0
January 16, 1993	Ted Marchibroda	Indianapolis Colts	6	21	Cleveland Browns	Bill Belichick	AFC, 2–1
January 22, 1994	Rich Kotite	Philadelphia Eagles	32	35	Miami Dolphins	Don Shula	South, 21–18–3
January 21, 1995	Dan Reeves	New York Giants	7	14	Indianapolis Colts	Ted Marchibroda	South, 22–18–3
January 20, 1996	Dennis Erickson	Seattle Seahawks	25	10	Chicago Bears	Dave Wannstedt	South, 22–19–3
January 18, 1997	Norv Turner	Washington Redskins	35	14	Kansas City Chiefs	Marty Schottenheimer	South, 22–20–3
January 17, 1998	Ted Marchibroda	Baltimore Ravens	8	31	Washington Redskins	Norv Turner	South, 23–20–3
January 23, 1999	Jon Gruden	Oakland Raiders	21	31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tony Dungy	South, 24–20–3
January 22, 2000	George Seifert	Carolina Panthers	24	21	Kansas City Chiefs	Gunther Cunningham	South, 24–21–3
January 20, 2001	Bill Cowher	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	21	Green Bay Packers	Mike Sherman	South, 25–21–3
January 26, 2002	Mike Holmgren	Seattle Seahawks	26	41	Arizona Cardinals	Dave McGinnis	South, 26–21–3
January 18, 2003	Dom Capers	Houston Texans	17	0	Detroit Lions	Marty Mornhinweg	South, 26–22–3
January 24, 2004	Marvin Lewis	Cincinnati Bengals	10	28	San Diego Chargers	Marty Schottenheimer	South, 27–22–3
January 29, 2005	Norv Turner	Oakland Raiders	23	13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jon Gruden	South, 27–23–3
January 28, 2006	Jeff Fisher	Tennessee Titans	31	14	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Nolan	South, 27–24–3
January 27, 2007	Jon Gruden	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	27	0	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Nolan	South, 27–25–3
January 26, 2008	Lane Kiffin	Oakland Raiders	16	17	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Nolan	South, 28–25–3
January 24, 2009	Marvin Lewis	Cincinnati Bengals	18	35	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jack Del Rio	South, 29–25–3
January 30, 2010	Jim Schwartz	Detroit Lions	31	13	Miami Dolphins	Tony Sparano	South, 29–26–3
January 29, 2011	Marvin Lewis	Cincinnati Bengals	10	24	Buffalo Bills	Chan Gailey	South, 30–26–3
January 28, 2012	Leslie Frazier	Minnesota Vikings	23	13	Washington Redskins	Mike Shanahan	South, 30–27–3
January 26, 2013	Dennis Allen	Oakland Raiders	16	21	Detroit Lions	Jim Schwartz	South, 31–27–3
January 25, 2014	Mike Smith	Atlanta Falcons	10	20	Jacksonville Jaguars	Gus Bradley	South, 32–27–3
January 24, 2015	Ken Whisenhunt	Tennessee Titans	34	13	Jacksonville Jaguars	Gus Bradley	South, 32–28–3
January 30, 2016	Jason Garrett	Dallas Cowboys	16	27	Jacksonville Jaguars	Gus Bradley	South, 33–28–3
January 28, 2017	John Fox	Chicago Bears	15	16	Cleveland Browns	Hue Jackson	South, 34–28–3
January 27, 2018	Vance Joseph	Denver Broncos	16	45	Houston Texans	Bill O'Brien	South, 35–28–3
January 26, 2019	Jon Gruden	Oakland Raiders	34	24	San Francisco 49ers	Kyle Shanahan	South, 35–29–3
January 25, 2020	Matt Patricia	Detroit Lions	34	17	Cincinnati Bengals	Zac Taylor	South, 35–30–3
January 30, 2021	Matt Rhule	Carolina Panthers	24	27	Miami Dolphins	Brian Flores	National, 1–0
February 5, 2022	Duce Staley	Detroit Lions	10	20	New York Jets	Ron Middleton	National, 2–0
February 4, 2023	Luke Getsy	Chicago Bears	10	27	Las Vegas Raiders	Patrick Graham	National, 3–0
February 3, 2024	Jeff Ulbrich	New York Jets	7	16	Tennessee Titans	Terrell Williams	National, 4–0

• All-time series, through the 2024 game (75 editions): South (35–30–3); AFC (2–1); National (4–0)
• 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 (South 42, North 38)	1987
Fewest points allowed	0, North	1990 2003 2007
Largest margin of victory	54, North (57–3)	1980

Coaching appearances

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	Paul Brown	6	2	–	.750
7	Weeb Ewbank	5	2	–	.714
6	Steve Owen	3	3	–	.500
4	Marty Schottenheimer	3	1	–	.750
4	Don Shula	2	1	1	.625
4	Jon Gruden	2	2	–	.500
4	Tom Landry	1	2	1	.375

Games coached by NFL teams

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).

Games	NFL team	W	L	T	Win pct.	Most recent
12	New York Giants	5	7	0	.417	1995
11	Cleveland Browns	9	2	0	.818	2017
11	Detroit Lions	3	7	1	.318	2022
8	Indianapolis Colts	5	2	1	.688	1995
7	Oakland Raiders	4	3	0	.571	2023
7	Denver Broncos	2	3	2	.429	2018
7	Washington Commanders	3	4	0	.429	2012
6	New York Jets	3	3	0	.500	2024
6	Kansas City Chiefs	3	3	0	.500	2000
6	San Francisco 49ers	2	3	1	.417	2019
5	Miami Dolphins	3	2	0	.600	2021
5	New Orleans Saints	2	3	0	.400	1991
5	Dallas Cowboys	1	3	1	.300	2016
5	Chicago Bears	0	5	0	.000	2023
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	3	1	0	.750	2016
4	Arizona Cardinals	2	2	0	.500	2002
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	2	0	.500	2007
4	Cincinnati Bengals	0	4	0	.000	2020
3	Tennessee Titans	3	0	0	1.000	2024
3	Seattle Seahawks	2	1	0	.667	2002
3	Atlanta Falcons	1	2	0	.333	2014
3	Buffalo Bills	1	2	0	.333	2011
3	New England Patriots	1	2	0	.333	1976
3	Philadelphia Eagles	1	2	0	.333	1994
2	Green Bay Packers	2	0	0	1.000	2001
2	Houston Texans	2	0	0	1.000	2018
2	Los Angeles Chargers	2	0	0	1.000	2004
2	Minnesota Vikings	2	0	0	1.000	2012
2	Carolina Panthers	1	1	0	.500	2021
2	Los Angeles Rams	1	1	0	.500	1989
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	1	0	.500	2001
1	Baltimore Ravens	0	1	0	.000	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 Tech† 1971 J. D. Hill WR Arizona State 1972 Pat Sullivan QB Auburn 1973 Chuck Foreman RB Miami (FL) 1974 Bill Kollar DL Montana State† 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 State† 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 Richmond† 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

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]

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&I [lower-alpha 1] 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 State [lower-alpha 2] 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." ^[30]

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

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

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]

Player	Pos.	Heisman season	Senior Bowl	Ref.
Doak Walker	HB	1948	1950	[34]
Alan Ameche	FB	1954	1955	[35]
Pat Sullivan	QB	1971	1972	[33]
John Cappelletti	RB	1973	1974	[36]
Bo Jackson	RB	1985	1986	[37]
Carson Palmer	QB	2002	2003	[38]
Troy Smith	QB	2006	2007	[39]
Tim Tebow	QB	2007	2010	[40]
Baker Mayfield	QB	2017	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

1998 inductee Ray Nitschke

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 ^[43]
• 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 ^[44]
• 2019 – Rodney Hudson, DeMarco McNeil, Billy Neighbors ^[45]
• 2020 – None, due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 2021 – Cameron Jordan, Joe Staley, Patrick Surtain, Fred Taylor, Reggie Wayne ^[46]
• 2022 – Kevin Faulk, Von Miller, Dak Prescott, Philip Rivers, Patrick Willis ^[47]
• 2023 – Chris Johnson, Lane Johnson, Clay Matthews III, Brian Westbrook, Marshal Yanda ^[48]

Source: ^[49]

See also

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

Notes

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

References

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Further reading

• "Senior Bowl Players Drill in Cold Weather". Prescott Evening Courier. Associated Press. January 8, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved December 16, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Senior Bowl on Twitter
• Senior Bowl at NFL.com