Tropical Bowl (all-star game)

The Tropical Bowl is a postseason all-star game featuring top college football seniors mainly from FBS. Started in 2016, the game is played annually in Florida in January.^[1] Initially played as the Tropic Bowl, it has used its current name since the January 2017 game.

Tropical Bowl
Trillion Tropical Bowl
Stadium	Daytona Stadium
Location	Daytona Beach, Florida
Previous stadiums	See Game Results
Operated	2016–present
Website	tropicalbowl.com
Former names
Tropic Bowl (2016)
2024 matchup
American vs. National (tied 17–17)
2025 matchup
American vs. National (American won 17–7)

Game results

Date	American Team		National Team		Stadium	City (Florida)	Ref.
	Coach	Score		Coach
January 17, 2016	Bill Khayat	38	14	Mike Stock	North Miami Stadium	North Miami Beach	[2][3]
January 15, 2017	Todd Littlejohn	14	28	Mike Stock	Daytona Stadium†	Daytona Beach	[4][5]
January 14, 2018	Todd Littlejohn	26	20	Mike Stock			[6][7]
January 13, 2019	Todd Littlejohn	24	16	Jim Collins			[8][9]
January 12, 2020	Todd Littlejohn	7	35	Jim Collins	Spec Martin Stadium	DeLand	[10][11]
January 17, 2021	Chris Miller	17	20	Jim Collins	Celebration High School	Celebration	[12][13]
January 15, 2022	Todd Littlejohn	24	14	Jim Collins	Camping World Stadium	Orlando	[14][15]
January 21, 2023	Todd Littlejohn	48	10	Jim Collins			[16][17]
January 20, 2024	Todd Littlejohn	17	17	Jim Collins	Daytona Stadium†	Daytona Beach	[18][19]
January 19, 2025	Todd Littlejohn	17	7	Jim Collins			[citation needed]

† Daytona Stadium was formerly known as Municipal Stadium, and is referred to as such on the game's website.

Alumni

Over 350 Tropical Bowl alumni have gone on to the NFL since its inception. The game's website lists various notable players who have appeared in the Tropical Bowl, several Pro Bowl and Super Bowl players including: Danny Etling, J. T. Gray, D. J. Killings, Wil Lutz, Scotty Miller, and Kenny Moore II.^[20]

See also

• Tropical Bowl (HBCUs), an unrelated team-competitive bowl game of the 1950s