Aztec Bowl (game)

This article is about the college football bowl game. For the former stadium at San Diego State University, see Aztec Bowl (stadium).

The Aztec Bowl (Spanish: Tazón Azteca) is an NCAA-sanctioned college division/minor (prior to 1997); AFCA Division III (since 1997) Division II/III (since 2011) post-season bowl game that has been played intermittently since 1947, traditionally in mid-December. From 1947 to 1949 the event was called the Silver Bowl, and in 1950 the name was changed to the Aztec Bowl.

History

The inaugural Silver Bowl was played in Mexico City on December 19, 1947. A Mexican college all-star team defeated Randolph Field Air Base by a score of 24–19.[1][2] Randolph Field featured Doc Blanchard and Arnold Tucker, with the former accusing the Mexican team of fielding American ringers. However, according to Wilbur "Bud" Fellows of Mexico City College: "There were only two Americans on the Mexican squad–myself and Morris Williams, a tackle from Washington, D. C. It just happens that football has developed in Mexico and there are now some pretty fair native players."[3]

With but one exception, all editions of the bowl game have been played in Mexico; the exception was the 1957 game played in San Antonio, Texas. From 1997 to 2008, under sponsorship of the American Football Coaches Association, the bowl featured a team of Division III All-Stars against a team of Mexican All-Stars. 360 Sports Events Division II/III All-American Eagles took over sponsoring players, along with ONEFA in 2010.

The 1970 and 1980 editions are considered junior college bowl games, and games played in 1947, 1948, 1952, and 1996 are considered military bowl games. No games were played in 1954–1956, 1958–1963, 1967–1969, 1972–1978, 1981–1983, 1985, and 1995.

Under the new format there were no games in 2008 and 2010 because of lack of sponsors.[4] The Aztec Bowl returned in 2011 in Chihuahua.[5] There was no game in 2013 because of venue issues in Mexico.

The Aztec Bowl has always been an International Bowl Game, however in 1997 the Aztec Bowl was re-formed into a Bowl Game between Small College All-Stars from the United States and Mexico, billed as Team USA vs. Team Mexico.

Game results

Date played Winning team Result Losing team Venue Bowl Games I - XLIV Ref.
December 19, 1947 Mexico All-Stars 24–19 Randolph Field Air Base Mexico City Military Bowl Game - I [1][2]
December 11, 1948 San Diego Marines 33–26 Mexico All-Stars Military Bowl Game - II
December 17, 1949 Trinity University 52–6 College Bowl Game - III
December 23, 1950 Whittier Poets 27–14 College Division Bowl Game - IV
December 22, 1951 Sul Ross State Lobos 41–40 College Division Bowl Game - V
December 20, 1952 Hamilton Air Force Base 55–33 Military Bowl Game - VI
December 19, 1953 Mexico All-Stars 45–26 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds College Division Bowl Game - VII
December 16, 1957 Wiley Wildcats 78–20 Mexico All-Stars San Antonio, Texas College Division Bowl Game - VIII
November 28, 1964 Mexico All-Stars 20–7 UC Santa Barbara Mexico City College Division Bowl Game - IX
December 14, 1965 28–6 San Diego Sabres All-Star Bowl Game - X
December 13, 1966 Tarleton State Texans 42–8 Mexico All-Stars College Division Bowl Game - XI
December 10, 1970 Mexico All-Stars 7–6 Mesabi State Junior College Junior College Bowl Game - XII
December 20, 1971 Navy Freshmen 47–9 Mexico All-Stars College Division Bowl Game - XIII
December 9, 1979 Mexico All-Stars 8–0 Trinity Tigers Division III Bowl Game - XIV
December 13, 1980 28–17 La Mesa Junior College Junior College Bowl Game - XV
December 15, 1984 22–15 Tarleton State Texans Division III Bowl Game - XVI
December 20, 1986 Washburn Ichabods 27–8 Mexico All-Stars Division III Bowl Game - XVII
December 14, 1987 Adams State Indians 35–17 Division III Bowl Game - XVIII
December 10, 1988 Mexico All-Stars 49–21 Western New Mexico Mustangs Division III Bowl Game - XIX
December 9, 1989 Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages 22–0 Mexico All-Stars Division III Bowl Game - XX
December 12, 1990 Southern Arkansas Muleriders 41–29 Division III Bowl Game - XXI
December 15, 1991 Mexico All-Stars 35–28 Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs NAIA Bowl Game - XXII
December 14, 1992 Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils 21–14 Mexico All-Stars Division III Bowl Game - XXIII
December 18, 1993 Mexico All-Stars 34–20 McMurry Indians Division III Bowl Game - XXIV
December 17, 1994 24–24 Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages Division III Bowl Game - XXV
December 19, 1996 63–8 Palermo (Italy) Cardinals Military Bowl Game - XXVI
December 20, 1997 AFCA Division III All-Stars 42–41 Mexico All-Stars Toluca All-Star Bowl Game - XXVII
December 12, 1998 40–13 Monterrey All-Star Bowl Game - XXVIII
December 18, 1999 44–13 Mexico City All-Star Bowl Game - XXIX
December 16, 2000 27–26 Mérida All-Star Bowl Game - XXX
December 15, 2001 37–5 Saltillo All-Star Bowl Game - XXXI
December 14, 2002 15–9 Torreón All-Star Bowl Game - XXXII
December 13, 2003 Mexico All-Stars 34–31 AFCA Division III All-Stars Cancún All-Star Bowl Game - XXXIII
December 11, 2004 AFCA Division III All-Stars 23–3 Mexico All-Stars Cancún All-Star Bowl Game - XXXIV
December 17, 2005 53–15 Toluca All-Star Bowl Game - XXXV
December 17, 2006 28–7 Aguascalientes All-Star Bowl Game - XXXVI
December 8, 2007 37–19 Chihuahua All-Star Bowl Game - XXXVII
December 5, 2009 Mexico All-Stars 42–17 Central Methodist Eagles Mexico City All-Star Bowl Game - XXXVIII [6]
December 10, 2011 Division II/III All-American Eagles 28–14 ONEFA Mexico All-Stars Chihuahua All-Star Bowl Game - XXXIX [7]
December 14, 2012 49–26 Monterrey All-Star Bowl Game - XL
November 29, 2014 24–21 Chihuahua All-Star Bowl Game - XLI
December 5, 2015 ONEFA Mexico All-Stars 17–14 Division II/III All-American Eagles Mexico City All-Star Bowl Game - XLII
December 9, 2016 27–19 Monterrey All-Star Bowl Game - XLIII
December 9, 2017 34–24 Texcoco All-Star Bowl Game - XLIV
December 8, 2018 17–10 Mexico City All-Star Bowl Game - XLV
December 11, 2022 27–2 Texas All-Stars/Air Radar Tour Texcoco All-Star Bowl Game - XLVII
December 1, 2023 56–0 Division II/III All-American Eagles Monterrey All-Star Bowl Game - XLVIII

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Randolph Field Dumped In Mexico Silver Bowl". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Associated Press. December 21, 1947. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Mexicans Win Silver Bowl Game 24-19". El Paso Times. United Press. December 21, 1947. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Toner, Richard (December 25, 1947). "Daly City Gridder 'Toast of Mexico'". San Francisco Examiner. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ranger Football". Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  5. ^ "Home". allamericanbowl.com.
  6. ^ "Apalea México en Tazón Azteca". December 5, 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05.
  7. ^ "Apalea México en Tazón Azteca". December 10, 2011.
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