U.S. Army All-American Bowl

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A running back carries the ball during the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
A running back carries the ball during the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is a high school football all-star game typically held in early January in the U.S. state of Texas. Currently played in the Alamodome in San Antonio, the game features high school athletes that excel on both the football field and in the classroom.[1] The Pete Dawkins Trophy is presented to the game's MVP.

The game was first played on December 30, 2000, in Highlander Stadium in Dallas, Texas.[2] Since then, however, the game has annually been played inside the Alamodome in San Antonio. Alumni from the first game in 2000 included Kevin Jones and Marlin Jackson,[2] two current players in the NFL. Other notable alumni include Adrian Peterson,Brady Quinn,Tommie Harris and Haloti Ngata.[2] Recently, 24 Army All-Americans were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft, adding to the current total of 63 alumni that have been selected.[1]

Since the game's inception, attendance has risen from 6,300 for the inaugural game in 2000[2] to 35,151 for the latest game in 2007.[3]

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[edit] Game results

East victories are shaded ██ red. West victories shaded ██ gold.

Date Site Winning team Losing team Series MVP
 December 30, 2000    Highlander Stadium • Dallas, Texas   West  18  East       15  West 1-0 Dominic Robinson
January 5, 2002 Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas West       26 East 6 West 2-0 Vince Young
January 5, 2003 Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas East 47 West 3 West 2-1 Chris Leak
January 3, 2004 Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas East 45 West 28 Tied 2-2 Ted Ginn, Jr.
January 15, 2005 Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas West 35 East 3 West 3-2 DeSean Jackson
January 7, 2006 Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas East 27 West 16 Tied 3-3 Chris Wells
January 6, 2007 Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas West 24 East 7 West 4-3 Chris Galippo
January 5, 2008 Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas East 33 West 23 Tied 4-4 Terrelle Pryor

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] 2000

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West

[edit] 2002

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[edit] 2003

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[edit] 2004

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[edit] 2005

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[edit] 2006

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[edit] 2007

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[edit] 2008

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b U.S. Army All-American Bowl. GoArmy.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  2. ^ a b c d U.S. Army All-American Past Games. Scout.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  3. ^ West beats East in All-American Bowl. Army.mil. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.