Casino del Sol College All-Star Game
{{Short description|Former post-season college football all-star game}}
{{Infobox college football bowl game
| name = Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game
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| defunct = yes
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| stadium = Kino Stadium (2012–2013)
Sun Devil Stadium (2011)
| previous_stadiums =
| location = Tucson, Arizona (2012–2013)
Tempe, Arizona (2011)
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| years = 2011–2013
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| sponsors = Casino Del Sol (2012–2013)
| former_names = Eastham Energy College All-Star Game (2011)
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The Casino del Sol College All-Star Game was a post-season college football all-star game that was established in 2011 as part of the post-BCS events; the game was discontinued after its third playing, in 2013.
The game was first played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, in January 2011, when it was sponsored by Eastham Energy. The game then relocated to Tucson, Arizona, and was played at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.{{cite news|last=Gimino|first=Anthony|title=College football all-star game makes move to Tucson|url=http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2011/10/18/college-football-all-star-game-makes-move-to-tucson/|accessdate=19 October 2011|newspaper=Tucson Citizen|date=19 October 2011}} The game was sponsored by Casino Del Sol, a casino located in Tucson, for its final two years.
Game results
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! Date | colspan="2" | Winning team | colspan="2" | Losing team | Winning team coach | Losing team coach | Notes | ||
January 23, 2011 | Stripes | 40 | Stars | 34 | Hal Mumme | Joe Moglia | [http://www.azcentral.com/sports/colleges/articles/2011/01/23/20110123college-football-eastham-energy-all-star-game.html 2011 Game Recap] |
January 16, 2012 | Stripes | 24 | Stars | 21 | Pat Hill | Houston Nutt | [http://azstarnet.com/sports/football/college/casino-del-sol-college-all-star-game-small-college-receiver/article_d5557efc-9351-53af-b261-c2a436e6cc57.html 2012 Game Recap] |
January 11, 2013 | West | 40 | East | 7 | Dick Tomey | Houston Nutt | [http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2013/01/12/scouts-pac-12-standouts-help-put-casino-del-sol-game-on-all-star-map/ 2013 Game Recap] |
Game MVPs
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! Year | Game MVP | Offensive Player | Defensive Player |
2011
| |Brandon Smith (WR, Arizona State) |Loyce Means (CB, Houston) | |||
2012
|Matt Faulkner (QB, San Jose State) |LaMark Brown (WR, Minnesota State - Mankato) |Jeremy Lane (CB, Northwestern State) | |||
2013
|Drew Terrell (WR, Stanford) | | |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20121222193745/http://www.casinodelsol.com/college-football-all-star-game/}}
Category:College football all-star games
Category:Sports competitions in Tucson, Arizona
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2011
Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2014