Senior Bowl Winners Year by Year

Last Modified Jan 30, 2025 17:30 GMT
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The Senior Bowl is a collegiate football all-star game and is played every year after the season has ended. This bowl allows top senior players to compete against each other. The 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl will take place in Mobile, Alabama. This game gives an opportunity to get drafted in the NFL as the arena consists of scouts, coaches, as well as executives of each one of the 32 teams of the National Football League. Over the years, this game has been played in either January or February, the Senior Bowl is often considered a bridge between the collegiate realm and the professional league. Two teams compete in the Senior Bowl, where players are rostered into the North and South divisions. Since 2021, the teams have changed from North and South to American and National divisions.

List of Senior Bowl Winners

YearWinnerNorth vs South RecordNorth / American Team CoachNorth ScoreSouth ScoreSouth / National Team Coach
1950South0 - 1 - 0Bo McMillin1322Steve Owen
1951South0 - 2 - 0Bo McMillin1819Steve Owen
1952North1 - 2 - 0Paul Brown206Steve Owen
1953North2 - 2 - 0Paul Brown2813Steve Owen
1954North3 - 2 - 0Paul Brown2014Steve Owen
1955South3 - 3 - 0Paul Brown612Steve Owen
1956South3 - 4 - 0Buddy Parker212Paul Brown
1957South3 - 5 - 0Joe Kuharich721Paul Brown
1958North4 - 5 - 0Joe Kuharich1513Paul Brown
1959South4 - 6 - 0Joe Kuharich1221Paul Brown
1960North5 - 6 - 0Jim Lee Howell267Weeb Ewbank
1961South5 - 7 - 0Jim Lee Howell2633Weeb Ewbank
1962South5 - 8 - 0Tom Landry742Weeb Ewbank
1963South5 - 9 - 0Tom Landry2733Weeb Ewbank
1964South5 - 10 - 0George Wilson2128Tom Landry
1965Tied5 - 10 - 1George Wilson77Tom Landry
1966South5 - 11 - 1Mike Holovak1827Weeb Ewbank
1967North6 - 11 - 1Norm Van Brocklin3513Otto Graham
1968South6 - 12 - 1Mike Holovak2134Hank Stram
1969North7 - 12 - 1Allie Sherman2716Charley Winner
1970Tied7 - 12 - 2Lou Saban3737Don Shula
1971North8 - 12 - 2Lou Saban3113Weeb Ewbank
1972South8 - 13 - 2Alex Webster2126J. D. Roberts
1973South8 - 14 - 2Lou Saban3033Weeb Ewbank
1974North9 - 14 - 2Mike McCormack1613Don McCafferty
1975Tied9 - 14 - 3John Ralston1717Dick Nolan
1976North10 - 14 - 3Chuck Fairbanks4235Jack Pardee
1977North11 - 14 - 3Forrest Gregg2724Don Shula
1978North12 - 14 - 3Don Coryell1714Leeman Bennett
1979South12 - 15 - 3Walt Michaels2141Dick Nolan
1980North13 - 15 - 3Bud Grant573Ray Perkins
1981North14 - 15 - 3Bill Walsh2310Red Miller
1982South14 - 16 - 3Marv Levy1027Chuck Noll
1983North15 - 16 - 3Frank Kush146Bum Phillips
1984South15 - 17 - 3Kay Stephenson2021Don Coryell
1985South15 - 18 - 3Jim Hanifan723Forrest Gregg
1986North16 - 18 - 3Dan Reeves3117Leeman Bennett
1987South16 - 19 - 3John Robinson3842Don Shula
1988North17 - 19 - 3Chuck Knox217Jim Mora
1989South17 - 20 - 3Dan Reeves1213John Robinson
1990North18 - 20 - 3Marty Schottenheimer410Buddy Ryan
1991AFC18 - 20 - 3Marty Schottenheimer3828Jim Mora
1992AFC18 - 20 - 3Art Shell1310Mike Ditka
1993AFC18 - 20 - 3Ted Marchibroda621Bill Belichick
1994South18 - 21 - 3Rich Kotite3235Don Shula
1995South18 - 22 - 3Dan Reeves714Ted Marchibroda
1996North19 - 22 - 3Dennis Erickson2510Dave Wannstedt
1997North20 - 22 - 3Norv Turner3514Marty Schottenheimer
1998South20 - 23 - 3Ted Marchibroda831Norv Turner
1999South20 - 24 - 3Jon Gruden2131Tony Dungy
2000North21 - 24 - 3George Seifert2421Gunther Cunningham
2001South21 - 25 - 3Bill Cowher1621Mike Sherman
2002South21 - 26 - 3Mike Holmgren2641Dave McGinnis
2003North22 - 26 - 3Dom Capers170Marty Mornhinweg
2004South22 - 27 - 3Marvin Lewis1028Marty Schottenheimer
2005North23 - 27 - 3Norv Turner2313Jon Gruden
2006North24 - 27 - 3Jeff Fisher3114Mike Nolan
2007North25 - 27 - 3Jon Gruden270Mike Nolan
2008South25 - 28 - 3Lane Kiffin1617Mike Nolan
2009South25 - 29 - 3Marvin Lewis1835Jack Del Rio
2010North26 - 29 - 3Jim Schwartz3113Tony Sparano
2011South26 - 30 - 3Marvin Lewis1024Chan Gailey
2012North27 - 30 - 3Leslie Frazier2313Mike Shanahan
2013South27 - 31 - 3Dennis Allen1621Jim Schwartz
2014South27 - 32 - 3Mike Smith1020Gus Bradley
2015North28 - 32 - 3Ken Whisenhunt3413Gus Bradley
2016South28 - 33 - 3Jason Garrett1627Gus Bradley
2017South28 - 34 - 3John Fox1516Hue Jackson
2018South28 - 35 - 3Vance Joseph1645Bill O'Brien
2019North29 - 35 - 3Jon Gruden3424Kyle Shanahan
2020North30 - 35 - 3Matt Patricia3417Zac Taylor
2021NationalNational, 1–0Matt Rhule2427Brian Flores
2022NationalNational, 2–0Duce Staley1020Ron Middleton
2023NationalNational, 3–0Luke Getsy1027Patrick Graham
2024NationalNational, 4–0Jeff Ulbrich716Terrell Williams

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Senior Bowl MVPs

Over the years, many footballers have won the award for the MVP in Senior Bowl. These players proved themselves to be the best in this once-in-a-lifetime game.

YearNamePositionCollege Team
1950Travis TidwellQBAuburn
1951Bucky CurtisWRVanderbilt
1952Al DorowQBMichigan State
1953Harry AgganisQBBoston University
1954Gene FilipskiRBVillanova
1955Bobby FreemanQBAuburn
1956Don GossDLSMU
1957Don BosselerFBMiami (FL)
1958Jim TaylorFBLSU
1959Theron SappFBGeorgia
1959Norm OdyniecRBNotre Dame
1960Jacky LeeQBCincinnati
1961Dick NormanQBStanford
1962Earl GrosRBLSU
1962Ronnie BullRBBaylor
1963Glynn GriffingQBOle Miss
1964Ode BurrellRBMississippi State
1965Steve DeLongDLTennessee
1966Howard TwilleyWRTulsa
1967Bubba SmithDTMichigan State
1968Kim HammondQBFlorida State
1969Jerry LeviasWRSMU
1970Terry BradshawQBLouisiana Tech
1971J. D. HillWRArizona State
1972Pat SullivanQBAuburn
1973Chuck ForemanRBMiami (FL)
1974Bill KollarDLMontana State
1975Steve BartkowskiQBCalifornia
1976Craig PenroseQBSan Diego State
1977Tommy KramerQBRice
1978James LoftonWRStanford
1979Willie JonesDLFlorida State
1980Marc WilsonQBBYU
1981Neil LomaxQBPortland State
1982John FourcadeQBOle Miss
1982Steve ClarkDLUtah
1983Dan MarinoQBPittsburgh
1983Terry KinardDBClemson
1984Walter LewisQBAlabama
1984Doug SmithDLAuburn
1985Paul Ott CarruthRBAlabama
1986Napoleon McCallumRBNavy
1987Don SmithQBMississippi State
1988Thurman ThomasRBOklahoma State
1989Cleveland GaryRBMiami (FL)
1990Blair ThomasRBPenn State
1991Alvin HarperWRTennessee
1992Tony SmithRBSouthern Miss
1993Eric HunterQBPurdue
1994Stan WhiteQBAuburn
1995Derrick BrooksLBFlorida State
1996Bobby HoyingQBOhio State
1997Pat BarnesQBCalifornia
1998Dameyune CraigQBAuburn
1999Cade McNownQBUCLA
2000Chad PenningtonQBMarshall
2001LaDainian TomlinsonRBTCU
2002Antwaan Randle ElWRIndiana
2003Larry JohnsonRBPenn State
2004Philip RiversQBNC State
2005Charlie FryeQBAkron
2006Sinorice MossWRMiami (FL)
2007Tony HuntRBPenn State
2008Matt ForteRBTulane
2009Pat WhiteQBWest Virginia
2010Brandon GrahamDLMichigan
2011Christian PonderQBFlorida State
2012Isaiah PeadRBCincinnati
2013EJ ManuelQBFlorida State
2014Dee FordDLAuburn
2015Ameer AbdullahRBNebraska
2016Dak PrescottQBMississippi State
2017Davis WebbQBCalifornia
2018Kyle LaulettaQBRichmond
2019Daniel JonesQBDuke
2020Justin HerbertQBOregon
2021Kellen MondQBTexas A&M
2022Perrion WinfreyDLOklahoma
2023Jake HaenerQBFresno State
2024Spencer RattlerQBSouth Carolina

Senior Bowl Hall of Fame

YearPlayers Inducted
1988 Joe Greene, Lee Roy Jordan, Steve Largent, Joe Namath, Walter Payton, Pat Sullivan, Jim Taylor, Travis Tidwell
1989 Ed Jones, Ozzie Newsome, John Stallworth, Gene Upshaw, Jack Youngblood
1990 Paul Brown, Tucker Frederickson, Jerry Kramer, Neil Lomax, Wellington Mara, Finley McRae, Jack Pardee, Rea Scheussler
1991 Morten Andersen, James Brooks, Dave Butz, Weeb Ewbank, Doug Williams
1992 Franco Harris, Mike Holovak, Sam Huff, Dan Marino, Don Shula, Pat Swilling
1993 Cornelius Bennett, Bear Bryant, Ralph Jordan, Tom Landry, Marty Schottenheimer, Lynn Swann
1994 Robert Brazile, Rickey Jackson, Mark Rypien, Jim Simpson
1995 Bob Baumhower, Pat Dye, Bo Jackson, Gene Washington
1996 James Lofton, Dick Steinberg, Kellen Winslow
1997 Bob Hayes, Sterling Sharpe, Doak Walker
1998 Jim McMahon, Ray Nitschke, Thurman Thomas
1999 Tom Banks, Dale Carter, Paul Krause, Albert Lewis, Randall McDaniel, Art Monk, E. B. Peebles, Jr., Derrick Thomas, Roger Wehrli
2000 Hanford Dixon, Brett Favre, Chuck Howley
2001 William Andrews, Ron Jaworski, Eddie Robinson
2002 Todd Christensen, Bert Jones, Steve McNair
2003 Terry Beasley, Jeremiah Castille, Ted Hendricks
2004 Derrick Brooks, Christian Okoye, Richard Todd
2005 Larry Allen, Al Del Greco, Ray Perkins
2006 Curtis Martin, Tony Nathan, Michael Strahan
2007 E. J. Junior, Jake Plummer, Hines Ward
2008 Dean Kleinschmidt, Kevin Mawae, Brian Urlacher
2009 Jason Taylor, Shaun Alexander
2010 Larry Johnson, Terrell Owens
2011 None, due to NFL lockout
2012 Keith Brooking, Donovan McNabb, Dan Reeves
2013 John Abraham, Sylvester Croom, Aeneas Williams
2014 Bill Kollar, Torry Holt, DeMarcus Ware
2015 Woodrow Lowe, Tony Richardson, Kyle Williams
2016 Steve Hutchinson, Bill Curry, Tamba Hali
2017 Blaine Bishop, Lance Briggs, Jim Harbaugh
2018 Al Wilson, Phil Villapiano, Jay Novacek
2019 Rodney Hudson, DeMarco McNeil, Billy Neighbors
2020 None, due to COVID
2021 Cameron Jordan, Joe Staley, Patrick Surtain, Fred Taylor, Reggie Wayne
2022 Kevin Faulk, Von Miller, Dak Prescott, Philip Rivers, Patrick Willis
2023 Chris Johnson, Lane Johnson, Clay Matthews III, Brian Westbrook, Marshal Yanda

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FAQs on Senior Bowl Winners

A. Senior Bowl is a showcase of the topmost NFL prospects divided into two teams. 

A. Senior Bowl is held every year in Mobile, Alabama. 

A. The 2025 Senior Bowl will be played at the Hancock Whitney Stadium. 

A. Yes, the Senior Bowl features only those footballers who have completed their football eligibility. 

A. Reese's are the sponsors for the 2025 Senior Bowl. 

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