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 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. From 1947 to 1949 the event was called the Silver Bowl, and in 1950 the name was changed to the Aztec Bowl.

With but one exception, all of the games have been played at locations 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 had 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.^[1]

Games played in 1970 and 1980 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. The games are traditionally played in mid-December.

Under the new format there were no games in 2008 and 2010 because of lack of sponsors.^[2] In 2011, the Aztec Bowl All-Star Game resumed play in Chihuahua, Mexico.^[3] *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. It has become prestigious for Team USA or Team Mexico to win the Aztec Bowl, because they are trying to win it for their country.^{[citation needed]}

Results by year

Date played	Winner	Result	Loser	Venue	Bowl Games I - XLIV
December 19, 1947	Mexico All-Stars	24-19	Randolph Field Air Base	Mexico City, Mexico	Military Bowl Game - I
December 11, 1948	San Diego Marines	33-26	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	Military Bowl Game - II
December 17, 1949	Trinity University	52-6	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	College Bowl Game - III
December 23, 1950	Whittier Poets	27–14	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	College Division Bowl Game - IV
December 22, 1951	Sul Ross State Lobos	41–40	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	College Division Bowl Game - V
December 20, 1952	Hamilton Air Force Base	55–33	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	Military Bowl Game - VI
December 19, 1953	Mexico All-Stars	45–26	Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds	Mexico City, Mexico	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	California-Santa Barbara Gauchos	Mexico City, Mexico	College Division Bowl Game - IX
December 14, 1965	Mexico All-Stars	28–6	San Diego Sabres	Mexico City, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - X
December 13, 1966	Tarleton State Texans	42–8	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	College Division Bowl Game - XI
December 10, 1970	Mexico All-Stars	7–6	Mesabi State Junior College	Mexico City, Mexico	Junior College Bowl Game - XII
December 20, 1971	Navy Freshmen	47–9	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	College Division Bowl Game - XIII
December 9, 1979	Mexico All-Stars	8–0	Trinity (TX) Tigers	Mexico City, Mexico	Division III Bowl Game - XIV
December 13, 1980	Mexico All-Stars	28–17	La Mesa Junior College	Mexico City, Mexico	Junior College Bowl Game - XV
December 15, 1984	Mexico All-Stars	22–15	Tarleton State Texans	Mexico City, Mexico	Division III Bowl Game - XVI
December 20, 1986	Washburn Ichabods	27–8	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	Division III Bowl Game - XVII
December 14, 1987	Adams State Indians	35–17	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	Division III Bowl Game - XVIII
December 10, 1988	Mexico All-Stars	49–21	Western New Mexico Mustangs	Mexico City, Mexico	Division III Bowl Game - XIX
December 9, 1989	Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm	22–0	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	Division III Bowl Game - XX
December 12, 1990	Southern Arkansas Muleriders	41–29	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	Division III Bowl Game - XXI
December 15, 1991	Mexico All-Stars	35–28	Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs	Mexico City, Mexico	NAIA Bowl Game - XXII
December 14, 1992	Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils	21–14	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	Division III Bowl Game - XXIII
December 18, 1993	Mexico All-Stars	34–20	McMurry Indians	Mexico City, Mexico	Division III Bowl Game - XXIV
December 17, 1994	Mexico All-Stars	24–24	Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages	Mexico City, Mexico	Division III Bowl Game - XXV
December 19, 1996	Mexico All-Stars	63–8	Palermo (Italy) Cardinals	Mexico City, Mexico	Military Bowl Game - XXVI
December 20, 1997	AFCA Division III All-Stars	42–41	Mexico All-Stars	Toluca, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXVII
December 12, 1998	AFCA Division III All-Stars	40–13	Mexico All-Stars	Monterrey, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXVIII
December 18, 1999	AFCA Division III All-Stars	44–13	Mexico All-Stars	Mexico City, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXIX
December 16, 2000	AFCA Division III All-Stars	27–26	Mexico All-Stars	Mérida, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXX
December 15, 2001	AFCA Division III All-Stars	37–5	Mexico All-Stars	Saltillo, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXXI
December 14, 2002	AFCA Division III All-Stars	15–9	Mexico All-Stars	Torreon, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXXII
December 13, 2003	Mexico All-Stars	34–31	AFCA Division III All-Stars	Cancun, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXXIII
December 11, 2004	AFCA Division III All-Stars	23–3	Mexico All-Stars	Cancun, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXXIV
December 17, 2005	AFCA Division III All-Stars	53–15	Mexico All-Stars	Toluca, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXXV
December 17, 2006	AFCA Division III All-Stars	28–7	Mexico All-Stars	Aguascalientes, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXXVI
December 8, 2007	AFCA Division III All-Stars	37–19	Mexico All-Stars	Chihuahua, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXXVII
December 5, 2009	Mexico All-Stars	42–17	Central Methodist Eagles	Mexico City, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXXVIII	[4]
December 10, 2011	Division II/III All American Eagles	28–14	ONEFA Mexico All-Stars	Chihuahua, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XXXIX	[5]
December 14, 2012	Division II/III All American Eagles	49–26	ONEFA Mexico All-Stars	Monterrey, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XL
November 29, 2014	Division II/III All American Eagles	24–21	ONEFA Mexico All-Stars	Chihuahua, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XLI
December 5, 2015	ONEFA Mexico All-Stars	17-14	Division II/III All American Eagles	Mexico City, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XLII
December 9, 2016	ONEFA Mexico All-Stars	27–19	Division II/III All American Eagles	Monterrey, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XLIII
December 9, 2017	ONEFA Mexico All-Stars	34–24	Division II/III All American Eagles	Texcoco, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XLIV
December 8, 2018	ONEFA Mexico All-Stars	17-10	Division II/III All American Eagles	Mexico City, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XLV
December 11, 2022	ONEFA Mexico All-Stars	27-2	Texas All-Stars/Air Radar Tour	Texcoco, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XLVII
December 1, 2023	ONEFA Mexico All-Stars	56-0	Division II/III All American Eagles	Monterrey, Mexico	All-Star Bowl Game - XLVIII

See also

• List of college bowl games
• IFAF U-19 World Cup
• World University American Football Championship

References

1. ONEFA
2. "Ranger Football". Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
3. "Home". allamericanbowl.com.
4. "Apalea México en Tazón Azteca". December 5, 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05.
5. "Apalea México en Tazón Azteca". December 10, 2011.