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This article is about the former college football all-star game held in Kingsville, Texas. For the bowl game once known as the Cactus Bowl, see
Guaranteed Rate Bowl .
The Cactus Bowl (formerly the Snow Bowl ) was a postseason
college football all-star game played each January in
Kingsville, Texas , which showcased the best
NFL draft prospects of those collegiate players who had completed their eligibility in
NCAA Division II . First played in 1994 at the
Fargodome in
Fargo, North Dakota , as the Snow Bowl, the game moved to
Javelina Stadium on the campus of
Texas A&M University–Kingsville in 2001 as the Cactus Bowl.
[1] Proceeds went to the
Shriners Hospitals for Children .
[1]
The game typically consisted of 88 total players;
[2] in all but the final year, teams were designated East and West, composed of players from those regions of the United States. The game gave
NFL
scouts a chance to view the relatively low profile Division II talent, prompting its slogan of "the best players you've never seen."
[1] The bowl's website (now defunct) said that more than 100 players of the game later signed with the NFL.
[1] The bowl lasted through 2011, after which it was merged with the
USA College Football Bowl of
NCAA Division III .
[3]
Winner
Date
Winning team
Losing team
Venue
Att.
Ref.
January 6, 1994
West
23
East
14
Fargodome
5,962
[4]
January 7, 1995
West
16
East
10
[5]
January 13, 1996
East
10
West
7
January 11, 1997
West
43
East
3
[6]
January 10, 1998
West
15
East
12 (OT)
[7]
January 9, 1999
West
30
East
28
[8]
January 15, 2000
West
24
East
22
6,248
[9]
January 12, 2001
West
33
East
33
Javelina Stadium
[10]
January 11, 2002
East
42
West
12
[11]
January 10, 2003
East
19
West
7
[12]
January 9, 2004
West
30
East
27 (OT)
[13]
January 7, 2005
East
18
West
15
[14]
January 6, 2006
West
49
East
28
[15]
2007
Game not played
January 11, 2008
East
42
West
13
[16]
January 9, 2009
West
28
East
27
[17]
January 8, 2010
West
16
East
0
[18]
January 7, 2011
Red Storm
28
Blue Devils
6
4,200
[19]
[2]
Overall records: West over East (10–5–1) and Red Storm over Blue Devils (1–0)
[20]
Most Valuable Players
Players in the NFL
Cactus Bowl players (2001–2010) who later appeared in the NFL.[
citation needed ]
See also
References
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"About the Cactus Bowl" . cactusbowl.org . Archived from
the original on 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-11-28 – via
Wayback Machine .
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a
b
"Cactus Bowl- Red Storm topple Blue Devils" . tamuk.edu . January 8, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2017 .
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"USA College Football Bowl" . Retrieved June 28, 2017 .
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"Snowbowl Division II football all-star game will return in '95" .
Argus Leader .
Sioux Falls, South Dakota . January 20, 1994. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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"Holmes scores in Snow Bowl" .
Statesman Journal .
Salem, Oregon . January 8, 1995. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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"Hebegen helps West win Snow Bowl" .
Argus Leader .
Sioux Falls, South Dakota . January 12, 1997. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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"West needs overtime in Division II Snow Bowl" .
Odessa American .
Odessa, Texas . January 11, 1998. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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"Football" .
Argus Leader .
Sioux Falls, South Dakota . January 10, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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"USD's White tests well for NFL; Poppinga hurt" .
Argus Leader .
Sioux Falls, South Dakota . January 16, 2000. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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"East, West battle to tie in Cactus Bowl" . The Index-Journal .
Greenwood, South Carolina . January 14, 2001. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Cactus Bowl" .
The Morning Call .
Allentown, Pennsylvania . January 13, 2002. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^
"East wins Cactus Bowl 19-7" .
Argus Leader .
Sioux Falls, South Dakota . January 11, 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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"Mars Hill player performs in Cactus Bowl" .
Asheville Citizen-Times .
Asheville, North Carolina . January 11, 2004. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Stone, Michael (January 9, 2005).
"Tim Pope has MVP performance at bowl game" . The Index-Journal .
Greenwood, South Carolina . Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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"Beschorner shines at all-star game" .
Argus Leader .
Sioux Falls, South Dakota . January 9, 2006. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Edinboro" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . January 13, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^
"ESU duo at Division II all-star game" .
The Morning Call .
Allentown, Pennsylvania . January 11, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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"Middletown's Scott stars in Cactus Bowl" .
The News Journal .
Wilmington, Delaware . January 10, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Cactus Bowl" .
St. Cloud Times .
St. Cloud, Minnesota . January 8, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Cactus Bowl Games" .
College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from
the original on September 5, 2014 – via
Wayback Machine .
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