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Cactus Bowl (Division II)

Field	Value
name	Cactus Bowl
defunct	yes
logo	CactusBowl-DivisionII.jpg
caption	Logo for the 2011 game
stadium	Javelina Stadium (2001–2011)
Fargodome (1994–2000)
location	Kingsville, Texas (2001–2011)
Fargo, North Dakota (1994–2000)
years	1994–2011
sponsors	Valero (2008–2010)
Whataburger (2002–2006)
former_names	Snow Bowl (1994–2000)

Fargodome (1994–2000) Fargo, North Dakota (1994–2000) | previous_tie-ins = | conference_tie-ins = Whataburger (2002–2006)

The Cactus Bowl (formerly the Snow Bowl) was a postseason college football all-star game played each January in Kingsville, Texas, which showcased the best NFL draft prospects of those collegiate players who had completed their eligibility in NCAA Division II. First played in 1994 at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Snow Bowl, the game moved to Javelina Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M University–Kingsville in 2001 as the Cactus Bowl. Proceeds went to the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

The game typically consisted of 88 total players;

Winner

Date	Winning team	Losing team	Venue	Att.	Ref.
January 6, 1994	West	23	East	14	Fargodome
January 7, 1995	West	16	East	10
January 13, 1996	East	10	West	7
January 11, 1997	West	43	East	3
January 10, 1998	West	15	East	12 (OT)
January 9, 1999	West	30	East	28
January 15, 2000	West	24	East	22	6,248
January 12, 2001	West	33	East	33	Javelina Stadium
January 11, 2002	East	42	West	12
January 10, 2003	East	19	West	7
January 9, 2004	West	30	East	27 (OT)
January 7, 2005	East	18	West	15
January 6, 2006	West	49	East	28
	Game not played
January 11, 2008	East	42	West	13
January 9, 2009	West	28	East	27
January 8, 2010	West	16	East	0
January 7, 2011	Red Storm	28	Blue Devils	6	4,200

Overall records: West over East (10–5–1) and Red Storm over Blue Devils (1–0)

Most Valuable Players

Year	Offensive MVP	Defensive MVP	Jim Langer Offensive Lineman	Player	School	Player
1994	Elvin Ashley	Southwest Minnesota	Anthony Abrams	Clark	Kevin Robson	North Dakota
1995	Keith Rylance	Augustana	Cedric Florence	Missouri Southern	Adam Timmerman	South Dakota State
1996	Chris Ryan	Clark	Ronald McKinnon	North Alabama	Chris Villarrial	Indiana (Pa.)
1997	Jason Davis	Western State	Richard Jordan	Missouri Southern	Andy Mazurek	Minnesota State
1998	Billy Holmes	Northern Colorado	Paul Spicer	Saginaw Valley	Sean McNamara	Pittsburg State
1999	MarTay Jenkins	Nebraska-Omaha	Franco Glaze	West Texas A&M	Greg Lotyse	North Dakota
2000	Corte McGuffey	Northern Colorado	Josh Gentry	Indianapolis	Nick O'Brien	Texas A&M–Kingsville
2001	Gerald Payne	Harding	J.R. Turner	Texas A&M–Kingsville	Brian Crawford	Western Oregon
2002	Clarence Coleman	Ferris State	Keyon Nash	Albany State	Peter Campion	North Dakota State
2003	Michael Oliva	Cal-Davis	Steve Josue	Carson–Newman	Phil Bogle	New Haven
2004	Tyler Paul	Emporia State	Eric McDowell	Missouri Western	Alan Dunn	Tusculum
2005	Justin Samples	Catawba	Keyonta Marshall	Grand Valley State	Joe Berger	Michigan Tech
2006	Wes Beschorner	South Dakota	Clayton Ferrell	Abilene Christian	Nick Hageman	South Dakota
2008	Mark Nicolet	Hillsdale	Michael Eubanks	Delta State	Brandon Barnes	Grand Valley State
2009	Keith Null	West Texas A&M	Jeff Souder	Nebraska-Omaha	Jeremy Ashcraft	Arkansas Tech
2010	Billy Garza	Texas A&M–Kingsville	Sam Scott	West Chester	J'Marcus Webb	West Texas A&M
2011	Eric Czerniewski	Central Missouri	Marc Schiechl	Colorado School of Mines	Trevis Turner	Abilene Christian University

Players in the NFL

Cactus Bowl players (2001–2010) who later appeared in the NFL.

Year	Name	School	Initial NFL Team	Round-Overall
or Free Agent
2001	Marc Cerqua	Carson–Newman	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	FA
2001	Dondre Gilliam	Millersville	San Diego Chargers	FA
2001	Kendrick Office	West Alabama	Buffalo Bills	FA
2001	Dominic Rhodes	Midwestern State	Indianapolis Colts	FA
2001	Ronald Smith	Lane	Cincinnati Bengals	FA
2001	Josh Stamer	South Dakota	Buffalo Bills	FA
2001	Ben Steele	Mesa State	Green Bay Packers	FA
2001	Colston Weatherington	Central Missouri	Dallas Cowboys	7-207
2002	James Atkins	Virginia Union	Tennessee Titans	FA
2002	Keyon Nash	Albany State	Oakland Raiders	6-189
2002	Jared Peck	North Dakota State	Atlanta Falcons	FA
2002	Erik Totten	Western Washington	Pittsburgh Steelers	FA
2003	Khalid Abdullah	Mars Hill	Cincinnati Bengals	5-136
2003	Phillip Bogle	New Haven	San Diego Chargers	FA
2003	Jacques Cesaire	Southern Connecticut	San Diego Chargers	FA
2003	Clarence Coleman	Ferris State	Buffalo Bills	FA
2003	Todd Devoe	Central Missouri	Denver Broncos	FA
2003	Anthony Dunn	Northern Colorado	Tennessee Titans	FA
2003	Steve Josue	Carson–Newman	Green Bay Packers	7-257
2003	Ben Nelson	St. Cloud State	Minnesota Vikings	FA
2003	Ian Smart	C. W. Post	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	FA
2003	Chaun Thompson	West Texas A&M	Cleveland Browns	2-052
2003	Reggie Wells	Clarion	Arizona Cardinals	6-177
2004	Jordan Babineaux	Southern Arkansas	Seattle Seahawks	FA
2004	Clarence Glymph	Carson–Newman	Atlanta Falcons	FA
2004	Ryan Krause	Nebraska-Omaha	San Diego Chargers	6-169
2004	Ruvell Martin	Saginaw Valley State	Green Bay Packers	FA
2004	Glenn Martinez	Saginaw Valley State	Detroit Lions	FA
2005	Joe Berger	Michigan Tech	Carolina Panthers	6-207
2005	Kris Griffin	Indiana (Pa.)	Kansas City Chiefs	FA
2005	Todd Herremans	Saginaw Valley State	Philadelphia Eagles	4-126
2005	Michael Koenen	Western Washington	Atlanta Falcons	FA
2005	John Kuhn	Shippensburg	Pittsburgh Steelers	FA
2005	Keyonta Marshall	Grand Valley State	Philadelphia Eagles	7-247
2005	LeRon McCoy	Indiana (Pa.)	Arizona Cardinals	7-226
2005	Evan Oglesby	North Alabama	Baltimore Ravens	FA
2005	Leonard Weaver	Carson–Newman	Seattle Seahawks	FA
2005	Chris Wilson	Northwood	Washington Redskins	FA
2005	Derrick Wimbush	Fort Valley State	Jacksonville Jaguars	FA
2006	Richard Collier	Valdosta State	Jacksonville Jaguars	FA
2006	John DiGiorgio	Saginaw Valley State	Buffalo Bills	FA
2006	Jahri Evans	Bloomsburg	New Orleans Saints	4-108
2006	Brent Grimes	Shippensburg	Atlanta Falcons	FA
2006	Kenny Onatolu	Nebraska-Omaha	Minnesota Vikings	FA
2006	Jamaica Rector	Northwest Missouri State	Dallas Cowboys	FA
2006	A. J. Schable	South Dakota	Arizona Cardinals	FA
2006	Lee Vickers	North Alabama	Baltimore Ravens	FA
2006	Delanie Walker	Central Missouri	San Francisco 49ers	6-175
2008	Brandon Carr	Grand Valley State	Kansas City Chiefs	5-140
2008	Alex Hall	St. Augustine's	Cleveland Browns	7-231
2008	Maurice Leggett	Valdosta State	Kansas City Chiefs	FA
2009	K. C. Asiodu	Central Oklahoma	St. Louis Rams	FA
2009	Charly Martin	West Texas A&M	Carolina Panthers	FA
2009	Zach Miller	Nebraska-Omaha	Jacksonville Jaguars	6-180
2009	Keith Null	West Texas A&M	St. Louis Rams	6-196
2009	Dan Skuta	Grand Valley State	Cincinnati Bengals	FA
2009	Gregory Toler	St. Paul's	Arizona Cardinals	4-131
2010	Jermelle Cudjo	Central Oklahoma	St. Louis Rams	FA
2010	Dominique Curry	California (Pa.)	St. Louis Rams	FA
2010	Jimmy Saddler-McQueen	Texas A&M–Kingsville	Dallas Cowboys	FA
2010	Eugene Sims	West Texas A&M	St. Louis Rams	6-189
2010	J'Marcus Webb	West Texas A&M	Chicago Bears	7-218

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