International Bowl 2018: U.S. National Team rosters, game times, TV information, notable former players
Hundreds of student-athletes from across the U.S. are competing for U.S. National Teams in Arlington, Texas, continuing through Friday.
International Bowl IX features 24 teams across eight nations on three continents. U.S. National Teams will compete against teams representing Canada, Japan, Mexico and the Nordic region, comprised of players and coaches from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. As a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the sport’s national governing body, USA Football manages U.S. National Teams for international competition.
The game schedule is as follows:
Game Day 1: Jan. 12
Game 1: U.S. Under-14 Stars defeated U.S. Under-14 Stripes, 63-48 (ESPN3)
Game 2: U.S. Under-17 Stars defeated Football Ontario, 49-6 (ESPN3)
Game 3: UANL - Mexico defeated U.S. Under-18 Select Team, 20-9 (ESPN3)
Game 4: U.S. Under-19 Select Team defeated Team Nordic, 48-13 (ESPN3)
Game Day 2: Jan. 17
Game 5: U.S. Under-15/14 Stars defeated U.S. Under-15/14 Stripes, 20-0 (ESPN3)
Game 6: U.S. Under-15 Select Team defeated Laguna Select (Mexico), 62-0 (ESPN3)
Game 7: Team Japan defeated U.S. Under-17 Stripes, 21-6 (ESPN3)
Game 8: Football Canada def. U.S. Under-18 National Team, 44-26 (ESPN3)
Game Day 3: Friday
Game 9: 9:30 a.m., U.S. Under-16 Select Team vs. Chihuahua Broncos (ESPN3)
Game 10: 1 p.m., U.S. Under-16 National Team vs. UANL - Mexico (ESPN3)
Game 11: 4:30 p.m., U.S. Under-17 National Team vs. Team British Columbia (ESPN3)
Game 12: 8 p.m., U.S. Under-19 National Team vs. Team Football Canada (ESPN3; rebroadcast on ESPNU at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 20)
Notable National Team alumni include the following players:
NFL: Oday Aboushi (Seattle Seahawks), Malcom Brown (New England Patriots), Corey Coleman (Cleveland Browns), Quinton Dunbar (Washington Redskins), Devin Funchess (Carolina Panthers), Shaquill Griffin (Seattle Seahawks), Todd Gurley (Los Angeles Rams), Kevin Hogan (Cleveland Browns), Jourdan Lewis (Dallas Cowboys), Tyrann Mathieu (Arizona Cardinals), Jack Mewhort (Indianapolis Colts), Ty Montgomery (Green Bay Packers), Samaje Perine (Washington Redskins), Ethan Pocic (Seattle Seahawks), Jordan Poyer (Buffalo Bills), Stephon Tuitt (Pittsburgh Steelers) and Jamies Winston (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
College: Trajan Bandy (Miami), Trevon Diggs (Alabama), Chris Evans (Michigan), Mecole Hardman Jr. (Georgia), N’Keal Harry (Arizona State), Dwayne Haskins Jr. (Ohio State), C.J. Henderson (Florida), Justin Jackson (Northwestern), Greer Martini (Notre Dame), Matthew McCrane (Kansas State), Trevor Morris (Rutgers), Shea Patterson (Michigan), Tyler Petite (USC), Harrison Phillips (Stanford), DeAndre Pierce (Boise State), Jalen Reagor (TCU), Dalton Risner (Kansas State), Alonzo Saxton II (Duke), Nick Starkel (Texas A&M), D’Andre Swift (Georgia), Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) and Trey Udoffia (Colorado)
Team rosters
Under-15 Teams (Stars, Stripes and Select)
Under-14 Teams (Stars and Stripes)
Under-17 Stars and Stripes Teams
TV broadcast information
International Bowl IX to be broadcast across ESPN platforms
Game site information
International Bowl to return to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for 2018
Last year's results (with video)
U.S. U-19 National 33, Team Canada 11
U.S. U-17 National 44, Team Japan 7
U.S. U-16 National 63, Team Ontario 0
U.S. U-15 Honor 41, U.S. U-15 Pride 29
U.S U-15 Stars 34, U.S. U-15 Stripes 33
U.S. U-14 Stripes 30, U.S. U-14 Stars 19
U.S. U-18 Select 21, Team Ontario 7
U.S. U-17 Select 42, Team Saskatchewan 15
Team Alberta 37, U.S. U-16 Select 16
This is an updated version of a blog that originally posted Jan. 10.