IFAF International Bowl

The International Bowl is a high school football game held in January USA Football and the American football governing bodies of international countries. The game is held in Austin, Texas at AT&T Stadium. The game brings 100 of the world's top high school football players in a Team USA vs. The World Team matchup.^[1]

The game began as a tournament in 2009 with the United States, Canada, Mexico and France. All the players are under 19. Virginia Tech running back David Wilson was a part of the first tournament in the first season.^[2]

The game has been broadcast through NFL Network, CBS Sports and currently USA Football has television rights with ESPN, which televised the 2018 International Bowl. The United States won the first five meetings against Canada, Mexico, France and the World Team. The World Team was the first to defeat Team USA, with a 35–29 win in the 2012 International Bowl.

Participating Teams

International Bowl Teams
Team	Nation(s)
USA Football	United States
Football Canada	Canada
Team Nordic	Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon	Mexico
Japan	Japan
British Columbia	Canada
Laguna Select	Mexico
Ontario	Canada

Results

• Winning team in bold
• Tie game denoted in italics

Notable participants

• David Wilson – Virginia Tech running back who announced his entrance for the 2012 NFL Draft.^[3]
• Aaron Dobson – college football player at Marshall
• Jacob Ruby - college football player for Richmond Spiders and CFL Edmonton Eskimos
• Jameis Winston – college football player at Florida State and Heisman Trophy winner. ^[4]

References