Aztec Bowl
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The Aztec Bowl is an NCAA
-sanctioned college division/minor (prior to 1973) or Division III (since 1973) post-season bowl game that has been played intermittently since at least 1950.
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
. Since 1997, under sponsorship of the American Football Coaches Association
, the bowl has featured a team of Division III All-Stars against a team of Mexican All-Stars.
Games played in 1970 and 1980 are considered junior college bowl games, and games played in 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.
There was no game in 2008 because of lack of sponsors.
No game was held in 2008.
The Division III All Stars have a 10-1 edge against the Mexican All Stars, while the Mexican All Stars have a 13-11 edge against non-All Star teams.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
-sanctioned college division/minor (prior to 1973) or Division III (since 1973) post-season bowl game that has been played intermittently since at least 1950.
With but one exception, all of the games have been played at locations in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
; the exception was the 1957 game played in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
. Since 1997, under sponsorship of the American Football Coaches Association
American Football Coaches Association
The American Football Coaches Association is an association of over 11,000 football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of...
, the bowl has featured a team of Division III All-Stars against a team of Mexican All-Stars.
Games played in 1970 and 1980 are considered junior college bowl games, and games played in 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.
There was no game in 2008 because of lack of sponsors.
Results by year
Date Played | Result | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
December 23, 1950 | Whittier Poets Whittier College Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California. As of January 2009, the college has approximately 1540 enrolled students.-Overview:... 27, Mexico All-Stars 14 |
Mexico City, Mexico | College Division Bowl Game |
December 22, 1951 | Sul Ross State Lobos Sul Ross State University Sul Ross State University , a public university in Alpine, Texas, is named for former Texas governor, Civil War general Lawrence Sullivan Ross. It was founded in 1917 as Sul Ross Normal College and was made a university in 1969.... 41, Mexico All-Stars 40 |
Mexico City, Mexico | College Division Bowl Game |
December 20, 1952 | Hamilton Air Force Base Hamilton Air Force Base Hamilton Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located along the western shore of San Pablo Bay, south of Novato, California.-History:... 55, Mexico All-Stars 33 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Military Bowl Game |
December 19, 1953 | Mexico All-Stars 45, Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Eastern New Mexico University Eastern New Mexico University , frequently called Eastern, is a state university in Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA... 26 |
Mexico City, Mexico | College Division Bowl Game |
December 17, 1955 | Mexico All-Stars 20, Mexico All-Stars Alumni 13 | Mexico City, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 16, 1957 | Wiley Wildcats Wiley College Wiley College is a four-year, private, historically black, liberal arts college located on the west side of Marshall, Texas. Founded in 1873 by the Methodist Episcopal Church's Bishop Isaac Wiley and certified in 1882 by the Freedman's Aid Society, it is notable as one of the oldest predominantly... 78, Mexico All-Stars 20 |
San Antonio, Texas | College Division Bowl Game |
November 28, 1964 | Mexico All-Stars 20, California-Santa Barbara Gauchos 7 | Mexico City, Mexico | College Division Bowl Game |
December 14, 1965 | Mexico All-Stars 28, San Diego Sabres 6 | Mexico City, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 13, 1966 | Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State University Tarleton State University is a public, coeducational, state university located in Stephenville, Texas. It is the largest non-land-grant university primarily devoted to agriculture in the United States.... 42, Mexico All-Stars 8 |
Mexico City, Mexico | College Division Bowl Game |
December 10, 1970 | Mexico All-Stars 7, MesabI State Junior College 6 | Mexico City, Mexico | Junior College Bowl Game |
December 20, 1971 | Navy Freshmen United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States... 47, Mexico All-Stars 9 |
Mexico City, Mexico | College Division Bowl Game |
December 9, 1979 | Mexico All-Stars 8, Trinity (TX) Tigers Trinity University (Texas) Trinity University is a private, independent, primarily undergraduate, university in San Antonio, Texas. Its campus is located in the Monte Vista Historic District and adjacent to Brackenridge Park.... 0 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 13, 1980 | Mexico All-Stars 28, La Mesa Junior College 17 | Mexico City, Mexico | Junior College Bowl Game |
December 15, 1984 | Mexico All-Stars 22, Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State University Tarleton State University is a public, coeducational, state university located in Stephenville, Texas. It is the largest non-land-grant university primarily devoted to agriculture in the United States.... 15 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 20, 1986 | Washburn Ichabods Washburn University Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and... 27, Mexico All-Stars 8 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 14, 1987 | Adams State Indians Adams State College Adams State College is a small state-supported liberal arts college in Alamosa, Colorado, U.S., in the San Luis Valley.-History:Adams State was founded in 1921 as a teacher's college but now offers a variety of programs including masters degrees in many fields... 35, Mexico All-Stars 17 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 10, 1988 | Mexico All-Stars 49, Western New Mexico Mustangs Western New Mexico University Western New Mexico University, a public university located in Silver City, New Mexico, has served the people of the state of New Mexico and its surrounding areas as a comprehensive, regional, rural, public coeducational university since 1893 and caters to a student body diverse in age, culture,... 21 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 9, 1989 | Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages Southeastern Oklahoma State University Southeastern Oklahoma State University, often referred to as Southeastern and abbreviated as SE, or SOSU, is a public university located in Durant, Oklahoma, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 4,229 as of 2009.-History:... 22, Mexico All-Stars 10 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 12, 1990 | Southern Arkansas Muleriders Southern Arkansas University Southern Arkansas University is a public four-year institution located in Magnolia, the seat of Columbia County in Arkansas, United States, not far from the Louisiana state line.-Location:Southern Arkansas University is located in Magnolia, which, as of the census... 41, Mexico All-Stars 29 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 15, 1991 | Mexico All-Stars 35, Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs Southwestern Oklahoma State University Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public university in Weatherford and Sayre, Oklahoma. It is one of seven state regional universities in the state of Oklahoma.The current president of SWOSU is Randy Beutler.-History:... 28 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 14, 1992 | Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils University of Arkansas at Monticello The University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States.... 21, Mexico All-Stars 14 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 18, 1993 | Mexico All-Stars 34, McMurry Indians McMurry University McMurry University, founded in 1923, is a private co-educational university in Abilene, Texas. It is a liberal arts school offering forty-one majors in the fields of fine arts, humanities, social and natural sciences, education, business, and religion, and nine pre-professional programs, including... 20 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 17, 1994 | Mexico All-Stars 24, Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages Southeastern Oklahoma State University Southeastern Oklahoma State University, often referred to as Southeastern and abbreviated as SE, or SOSU, is a public university located in Durant, Oklahoma, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 4,229 as of 2009.-History:... 24 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Division III Bowl Game |
December 19, 1996 | Mexico All-Stars 63, Palermo (Italy) Cardinals Palermo Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old... 8 |
Mexico City, Mexico | Military Bowl Game |
December 20, 1997 | Division III All-Stars 42, Mexico All-Stars 41 | Toluca, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 12, 1998 | Division III All-Stars 40, Mexico All-Stars 13 | Monterrey, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 18, 1999 | Division III All-Stars 44, Mexico All-Stars 13 | Mexico City, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 16, 2000 | Division III All-Stars 27, Mexico All-Stars 26 | Merida, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 15, 2001 | Division III All-Stars 37, Mexico All-Stars 5 | Saltillo, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 14, 2002 | Division III All-Stars 15, Mexico All-Stars 9 | Torreon, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 13, 2003 | Mexico All-Stars 34, Division III All-Stars 31 | Cancun, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 11, 2004 | Division III All Stars 23, Mexico All Stars 3 | Cancun, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 17, 2005 | Division III All Stars 53, Mexico All Stars 15 | Toluca, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 17, 2006 | Division III All Stars 28, Mexico All Stars 7 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 8, 2007 | Division III All Stars 37, Mexico All Stars 19 | Chihuahua, Mexico | All-Star Bowl Game |
December 5, 2009 | Mexico All Stars 42, Central Methodist Eagles Central Methodist University Central Methodist University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Fayette, Missouri. CMU is an accredited four year institution of higher education and offers masters, bachelors, and associates degrees... 17 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
No game was held in 2008.
The Division III All Stars have a 10-1 edge against the Mexican All Stars, while the Mexican All Stars have a 13-11 edge against non-All Star teams.