The 2012 Senior Bowl was an
all-star college football
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Unlike most ...
exhibition game featuring players from the
2011 college football season, and prospects for the
2012 Draft of the professional
National Football League
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(NFL). The 63rd edition of the
Senior Bowl
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was won by the North team, 23–13.
The game was played on January 28, 2012, at 3 pm CST (4 p.m. Eastern time) at
Ladd–Peebles Stadium
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in
Mobile, Alabama
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, between "North" and "South" teams.
This year's Senior Bowl concluded the
2011-12 post-season as the NFLPA's
Texas vs The Nation
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game, which would have been played the following week, was canceled. The coaching staff of the
Minnesota Vikings
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, led by head coach
Leslie Frazier, coached the North team. The coaching staff of the
Washington Redskins
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, led by head coach
Mike Shanahan
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, coached the South team.
Coverage of the event was provided in
high-definition on the
NFL Network
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. Clothing company
Nike
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was the sponsor for the first year, and provided apparel for the game.
Rosters
North Team
South Team
Game summary
Scoring summary
Statistics
References
External links
Senior Bowl official site
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Senior Bowl
Senior Bowl
The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. Pr ...
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