The National Bowl Game is an American independently operated post-season college football all-star game played annually since 2011, most often in December. The game showcases NFL draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility in NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and the NAIA. Since 2014, the game has been played as a doubleheader with the FCS Bowl.
History The National Bowl Game was first played in April 2011 at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Subsequent games have been held in December, and in 2013 the game moved to Riccardo Silva Stadium on the campus of Florida International University (FIU). After three years at FIU, the game moved to Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. It has subsequently moved to other locations in Florida.
The game has been organized by East Preps LLC, who operate the game independently. As of 2023, the game is branded as the College Football Alumni Association (CFBALL) National Bowl.
The game and an associated scouting combine provide opportunity for players from smaller colleges to get exposure with scouts from various professional leagues, including the NFL and CFL. Organizers report that 26 players from the December 2015 games (National Bowl Game and FCS Bowl) reached the NFL in some capacity. At the December 2016 game, 14 NFL teams were represented, with over 30 scouts in attendance.
Game results
No. Date Winning team Losing team Stadium City Ref. 1 April 10, 2011 Blue Nation 10 Red Nation 7 J. Birney Crum Stadium Allentown, PA 2 December 4, 2011 Blue Nation 34 Red Nation 31 3 December 9, 2012 Red Nation 35 Blue Nation 21 4 December 8, 2013 Red Nation 40 Blue Nation 26 Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL 5 December 7, 2014 Blue Nation 14 Red Nation 7 6 December 6, 2015 American 16 National 9 7 December 4, 2016 American 16 National 9 Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL 8 December 10, 2017 American 48 National 13 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ybZZfBmKpI3MhH6DoAuoNqsGcnpR6k-X/view 9 December 9, 2018 American 16 National 13 10 December 8, 2019 National 31 American 29 Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL 11 January 20, 2024 National 27 American 6 Celebration Stadium Celebration, FL Note: during February 2023, organizers held a "National Pro Combine Day" in lieu of a game.
MVPs Overall MVPs of each game are listed below. Some additional awards not listed are also given, for offensive and defensive player of each team, special teams player, lineman, and the James Pratt Courage Award.
YearMVPPos.College 2011 (Apr.) Beau Reed TE Fairleigh Dickinson University 2011 (Dec.) Jordan Griffin SB Glenville State College 2012 Scott Pillar WR Albright College 2013 Mason Espinosa QB Ohio Wesleyan University 2014 Bobby Brown QB Buena Vista College 2015 Travis Sparks RB University of La Verne 2016 Michael Everett CB Southwest Minnesota State University 2017 Patrick O'Brien QB Catawba College 2018 Trent White QB Westminster College (MO) 2019 Matt McDonald RB/KR Upper Iowa University
See also List of college bowl games
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