East–West Shrine Bowl

East–West Shrine Bowl
East–West Shrine Bowl
	The game's logo, featuring a young girl recovering from surgery walking with Boston College player Mike Esposito before the 1974 game.
Stadium	Ford Center at The Star (2024–future)
Location	Frisco, Texas (2024–future)
Previous stadiums	Kezar Stadium (1925–1941, 1943–1968, 1971–1973); Stanford Stadium (1969, 1974–2000); Tulane Stadium (1942); Oakland Coliseum (1970); AT&T Park (2001–2005); Alamodome (2006); Reliant Stadium (2007); Robertson Stadium (2008–2009); Orlando Citrus Bowl (2010–2011); Tropicana Field (2012–2020); Allegiant Stadium (2022–2023)
Previous locations	San Francisco, California (1925–1941, 1943–1968, 1971–1973, 2001–2005); New Orleans, Louisiana (1942); Stanford, California (1969, 1974–2000); Oakland, California (1971); San Antonio, Texas (2006); Houston, Texas (2007–2009); Orlando, Florida (2010–2011); St. Petersburg, Florida (2012–2020); Paradise, Nevada (2022–2023)
Operated	1925–present
Sponsors
	Shriners (1925–present)
Former names
	East–West Shrine Game (1925–2019)
2023 matchup
	East vs. West (West 12–3)
2024 matchup
	East vs. West (West 26–11)

The East–West Shrine Bowl is a postseason college football all-star game that has been played annually since 1925; through January 2019, it was known as the East–West Shrine Game.^[2] The game is sponsored by the fraternal group Shriners International, and the net proceeds are earmarked to some of the Shrine's charitable works, most notably the Shriners Hospitals for Children. The game's slogan is "Strong Legs Run That Weak Legs May Walk."

Teams consist of players from colleges in the Eastern United States vs. the Western United States. Players must be college seniors who are eligible to play for their schools.^[3] The game and the practice sessions leading up to it attract dozens of scouts from professional teams. Since 1985, Canadian players playing in Canadian university football have also been invited (even though U Sports and the NCAA play by different football codes). As such, this is the only current bowl or all-star game in either the Canadian or American college football schedules to include players from both Canadian and American universities.

The game has been played in various locations. Most editions have been held in California, although the most recent edition played there was in 2005. In June 2023, organizers announced the game would move to Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, starting with the 2024 edition.

Since 1979, the game has been played in January, and has been played on January 10 or later since 1986. The later game dates allow players from teams whose schools were involved in bowl games to participate, which is important, as these teams often have some of the very best players.

History

20th century

For most of its history, the game was played in the San Francisco Bay Area, usually at San Francisco's Kezar Stadium or Stanford Stadium at Stanford University, with Pacific Bell Park/SBC Park (now Oracle Park) as a host in its final years in Northern California. For more than half of the games played in the Bay Area, entertainment was provided by the marching band from Santa Cruz High School.^[4]

In January 1942, the game was played in New Orleans, due to the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This one-year relocation was based upon fears that playing the game on the West Coast could make the contest and the stadium a potential target for an additional attack. The game, originally planned for January 1 in San Francisco, was played on January 3 at Tulane Stadium, two days after the 1942 Sugar Bowl was held there.^[5]

During this era, the game was not restricted to college seniors—for example, the January 1944 edition of the game featured Robert Hoernschemeyer, Dean Sensanbaugher, and Herman Wedemeyer, each then college freshmen.^[6]

A similar all-star game, the North–South Shrine Game, was played in Miami from 1948 to 1973, and a final time in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1976.

21st century

Kickoff of the 2017 game at Tropicana Field

In 2006, the game moved to Texas, leaving the San Francisco Bay area for the first time since 1942, and was played at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The growth of cable television meant NFL scouts could now view players around the country, making postseason all-star games less important. Even so, the game's organizers relaxed efforts towards attracting top players to the game, meaning many of college football's best players went to the Senior Bowl instead. In 2007, the game relocated to Houston and was played at Reliant Stadium, home of the NFL's Houston Texans, to be closer to one of the 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children; Texas has two Shriner's hospitals, one in Houston and the other in Galveston. The 2008 and 2009 games were held at Robertson Stadium on the campus of the University of Houston.^[7]^[8]

In 2010, the game moved to Florida, and was held at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. Television coverage moved from ESPN/ESPN2 to the NFL Network, starting with the 2011 game.^[9] After two years in Orlando, the 2012 game was held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg; it was the sixth different venue (in five cities and three states) in a span of eight contests.

Starting with the January 2017 game, the NFL supplies coaching staffs for the game, drawing from assistant coaches of teams who did not advance to the NFL postseason, and the game is now officiated by NFL officials.^[10] The game is played under NFL rules, with some restrictions, such as no motion or shifts by the offense, and no stunts or blitzes by the defense.^[11] Prior to the January 2020 playing, organizers renamed the game from East–West Shrine Game to East–West Shrine Bowl.^[2]

The 2021 edition of the game, which had been scheduled for January 23, was cancelled due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12]

In July 2021, it was announced that Allegiant Stadium would host the East–West Shrine Bowl on February 3, 2022; the game was scheduled as part of festivities for the 2022 Pro Bowl being held there the following Sunday.^[13]

In June 2023, organizers announced that the game would move to Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, for its 2024 playing.^[14]

Game results

Through the February 2024 game (99 editions, 98 games played), the West leads all-time with 54 wins to the East's 39 wins, while 5 games have tied.^[15]^[16]^[17]

No.	Date	Winner	Score	Location	Notes
1	December 26, 1925	West	6–0	San Francisco	†
2	January 1, 1927	West	7–3	San Francisco
3	December 26, 1927	West	16–6	San Francisco
4	December 29, 1928	East	20–0	San Francisco
5	January 1, 1930	East	19–7	San Francisco
6	December 27, 1930	West	3–0	San Francisco
7	January 1, 1932	East	6–0	San Francisco
8	January 2, 1933	West	21–13	San Francisco
9	January 1, 1934	West	12–0	San Francisco
10	January 1, 1935	West	19–13	San Francisco
11	January 1, 1936	East	19–3	San Francisco
12	January 1, 1937	East	3–0	San Francisco
13	January 1, 1938	Tie	0–0	San Francisco
14	January 2, 1939	West	14–0	San Francisco
15	January 1, 1940	West	28–11	San Francisco
16	January 1, 1941	West	20–14	San Francisco
17	January 3, 1942	Tie	6–6	New Orleans
18	January 1, 1943	East	13–12	San Francisco
19	January 1, 1944	Tie	13–13	San Francisco
20	January 1, 1945	West	13–7	San Francisco
21	January 1, 1946	Tie	7–7	San Francisco
22	January 1, 1947	West	13–9	San Francisco
23	January 1, 1948	East	40–9	San Francisco
24	January 1, 1949	East	14–12	San Francisco
25	December 31, 1949	East	28–6	San Francisco
26	December 30, 1950	West	16–7	San Francisco
27	December 29, 1951	East	15–14	San Francisco
28	December 27, 1952	East	21–20	San Francisco
29	January 2, 1954	West	31–7	San Francisco
30	January 1, 1955	East	13–12	San Francisco
31	December 31, 1955	East	29–6	San Francisco
32	December 29, 1956	West	7–6	San Francisco
33	December 28, 1957	West	27–13	San Francisco
34	December 27, 1958	East	26–14	San Francisco
35	January 2, 1960	West	21–14	San Francisco
36	December 31, 1960	East	7–0	San Francisco
37	December 30, 1961	West	21–8	San Francisco
38	December 29, 1962	East	25–19	San Francisco
39	December 28, 1963	Tie	6–6	San Francisco
40	January 2, 1965	West	11–7	San Francisco
41	December 31, 1965	West	22–7	San Francisco
42	December 31, 1966	East	45–22	San Francisco
43	December 30, 1967	East	16–14	San Francisco
44	December 28, 1968	West	18–7	San Francisco
45	December 27, 1969	West	15–0	Stanford, California
46	January 2, 1971	West	17–13	Oakland, California
47	December 31, 1971	West	17–13	San Francisco
48	December 30, 1972	East	9–3	San Francisco
49	December 29, 1973	East	35–7	San Francisco
50	December 28, 1974	East	16–14	Stanford, California

No.	Date	Winner	Score	Location	Notes
51	January 3, 1976	West	21–14	Stanford, California
52	January 2, 1977	West	30–14	Stanford, California
53	December 31, 1977	West	23–3	Stanford, California
54	January 6, 1979	East	56–17	Stanford, California
55	January 5, 1980	West	20–10	Stanford, California
56	January 10, 1981	East	21–3	Stanford, California
57	January 9, 1982	West	20–13	Stanford, California
58	January 15, 1983	East	26–25	Stanford, California
59	January 7, 1984	East	27–19	Stanford, California
60	January 5, 1985	West	21–10	Stanford, California
61	January 11, 1986	East	18–7	Stanford, California
62	January 10, 1987	West	24–21	Stanford, California
63	January 16, 1988	West	16–13	Stanford, California
64	January 15, 1989	East	24–6	Stanford, California
65	January 21, 1990	West	22–21	Stanford, California
66	January 26, 1991	West	24–21	Stanford, California
67	January 19, 1992	West	14–6	Stanford, California
68	January 24, 1993	East	31–17	Stanford, California
69	January 15, 1994	West	29–28	Stanford, California
70	January 14, 1995	West	30–28	Stanford, California
71	January 13, 1996	West	34–18	Stanford, California
72	January 11, 1997	East	17–13	Stanford, California
73	January 10, 1998	West	24–7	Stanford, California
74	January 16, 1999	East	20–10	Stanford, California
75	January 15, 2000	East	35–21	Stanford, California
76	January 13, 2001	West	20–10	San Francisco
77	January 12, 2002	West	21–13	San Francisco
78	January 11, 2003	East	20–17	San Francisco
79	January 10, 2004	West	28–7	San Francisco	Notes
80	January 15, 2005	East	45–27	San Francisco	Notes
81	January 21, 2006	West	35–31	San Antonio	Notes
82	January 20, 2007	West	21–3	Houston	Notes
83	January 19, 2008	West	31–13	Houston	Notes
84	January 17, 2009	East	24–19	Houston	Notes
85	January 23, 2010	East	13–10	Orlando, Florida	Notes
86	January 22, 2011	East	25–8	Orlando, Florida	Notes
87	January 21, 2012	West	24–17	St. Petersburg, Florida	Notes
88	January 19, 2013	West	28–13	St. Petersburg, Florida	Notes
89	January 18, 2014	East	23–13	St. Petersburg, Florida	Notes
90	January 17, 2015	East	19–3	St. Petersburg, Florida	Notes
91	January 23, 2016	West	29–9	St. Petersburg, Florida	Notes
92	January 21, 2017	West	10–3	St. Petersburg, Florida	Notes
93	January 20, 2018	West	14–10	St. Petersburg, Florida	Notes
94	January 19, 2019	West	21–17	St. Petersburg, Florida	Notes
95	January 18, 2020	East	31–27	St. Petersburg, Florida	Notes
96	~~January 23, 2021~~	Canceled			^[12]
97	February 3, 2022	West	25–24	Paradise, Nevada	Notes
98	February 2, 2023	West	12–3	Paradise, Nevada	Notes
99	February 1, 2024	West	26–11	Frisco, Texas	Notes

† For the December 1925 game, NCAA records list a 7–0 final score,^[16] while contemporary newspaper accounts report 6–0.^[18]

MVPs

The game first named a Most Valuable Player for the January 1945 playing (Bob Waterfield, UCLA quarterback), and named a single MVP through the December 1952 game. Starting with the January 1954 game, two MVPs are selected for each game; they receive the William H. Coffman Award for Most Outstanding Offensive Player, and the E. Jack Spaulding Award for Most Outstanding Defensive Player.^[19] Coffman was managing director of the game for 40 years, while Spaulding was one of the organizers of the inaugural playing of the game.^[19] MVPs starting with the January 2000 game are listed below; a complete list is provided on the official website.^[20]

Year	Offensive MVP	College	Position	Defensive MVP	College	Position
2000	Marcus Knight	Michigan	WR	Erik Flowers	Arizona State	DE
2001	Steve Smith	Utah	WR	Leo Barnes	Southern Mississippi	DB
2002	Deonce Whitaker	San Jose State	RB	Everick Rawls	Texas	LB
2003	Donald Lee	Mississippi State	TE	Tully Banta-Cain	Cal	DE
2004	Ryan Dinwiddie	Boise State	QB	Brandon Chillar	UCLA	LB
2005	Stefan LeFors	Louisville	QB	Alex Green	Duke	S
2006	Reggie McNeal	Texas A&M	QB	James Wyche	Syracuse	DE
2007	Jeff Rowe	Nevada	QB	Dan Bazuin	Central Michigan	DE
2008	Josh Johnson	San Diego	QB	Spencer Larsen	Arizona	LB
2009	Marlon Lucky	Nebraska	RB	Michael Tauiliili	Duke	LB
2010	Mike Kafka	Northwestern	QB	O'Brien Schofield	Wisconsin	DE
2011	Delone Carter	Syracuse	RB	Martin Parker	Richmond	DT
2012	Lennon Creer	Louisiana Tech	RB	Nick Sukay	Penn State	CB
2013	Chad Bumphis	Mississippi State	WR	Nigel Malone	Kansas State	CB
2014	Jimmy Garoppolo	Eastern Illinois	QB	Ethan Westbrooks	West Texas A&M	DE
2015	Marvin Kloss	South Florida	K	Za'Darius Smith	Kentucky	DE
2016	Vernon Adams	Oregon	QB	Michael Caputo	Wisconsin	S
2017	Elijah McGuire	Louisiana–Lafayette	RB	Trey Hendrickson	Florida Atlantic	DE
2018	Daurice Fountain	Northern Iowa	WR	Natrell Jamerson	Wisconsin	S
2019	Terry Godwin	Georgia	WR	Justin Hollins	Oregon	LB
2020	Benny LeMay	Charlotte	RB	Luther Kirk	Illinois State	S
2022	E. J. Perry	Brown	QB	Diego Fagot	Navy	LB
2023	Jake Moody	Michigan	K	Trey Dean III	Florida	S
2024	Frank Gore Jr.^[21]	Southern Miss	RB	Jarius Monroe^[22]	Tulane	CB

Canadian invitees

Although the game is an American football competition, players of Canadian university football, contested under Canadian football rules, have been invited to each game played since 1985, when Calgary Dinos offensive lineman Tom Spoletini played. Usually, Canadian players on the West team come from Canada West schools, while Canadian players on the East team are from the other three Canadian conferences (Ontario University Athletics, Atlantic University Sport, and Quebec Student Sport Federation). One exception was Sean McEwen of the Calgary Dinos (a Canada West school), who played on the East squad in the 2016 game. The only Canadian team that competed under American football rules is the now-defunct Simon Fraser Red Leafs; the only Simon Fraser player to be invited to the game is Ibrahim Khan, who played in 2004 when Simon Fraser still played Canadian football.

Through the 2024 game, the Calgary Dinos have had the most invitees, with 13.

In 2024, the lone Canadian invitee was Qwan'tez Stiggers, an American who did not play college football but instead became a professional player for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.^[23]^[24]

Canadian invitees to the East–West Shrine Bowl
Year	West team	East team
1985	Tom Spoletini (OL, Calgary Dinos)	(none)
1986	Kent Warnock (DE, Calgary Dinos)	Mike Schad (OT, Queen's Gaels)
1987	Leo Groenewegen (OT, UBC Thunderbirds)	Louie Godry (OL, Guelph Gryphons)
1988	Craig Watson (OL, Calgary Dinos)	Pierre Vercheval (OL, Western Mustangs)
1989	Brent Korte (DE, Alberta Golden Bears)	Leroy Blugh (LB, Bishop's Gaiters)
1990	Mark Singer (LB, Alberta Golden Bears)	Chris Gioskos (OL, Ottawa Gee-Gees)
1991	Mike Pavelec (OL, Calgary Dinos)	Paul Vajda (OL, Concordia Stingers)
1992	Jason Rauhaus (DE, Manitoba Bisons)	Chris Morris (OL, Toronto Varsity Blues)
1993	Chris Konrad (DE, Calgary Dinos)	Mike O'Shea (LB, Guelph Gryphons)
1994	Travis Serke (OT, Saskatchewan Huskies)	Val St. Germain (OG, McGill Redmen)
1995	Rohn Meyer (OG, Calgary Dinos)	Matthieu Quiviger (OT, McGill Redmen)
1996	Don Blair (WR, Calgary Dinos)	Harry Van Hofwegen (DT, Carleton Ravens)
1997	Ben Fairbrother (OL, Calgary Dinos)	Mark Farraway (DL, St. Francis Xavier X-Men)
1998	Bob Beveridge (OL, UBC Thunderbirds)	Dave Miller-Johnston (P/K, Concordia Stingers)
1999	Scott Flory (OT, Saskatchewan Huskies)	Cameron Legault (DT, Carleton Ravens)
2000	Kevin Lefsrud (OT, Saskatchewan Huskies)	Kojo Millington (DE, Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks)
2001	Carlo Panaro (OL, Alberta Golden Bears)	Randy Chevrier (DL, McGill Redmen)
2002	Jason Clermont (IR, Regina Rams)	Kojo Aidoo (RB, McMaster Marauders)
2003	Israel Idonije (DT, Manitoba Bisons)	Adam MacDonald (LB, St. Francis Xavier X-Men)
2004	Ibrahim Khan (OL, Simon Fraser Clan football)	Carl Gourgues (OL, Laval Rouge et Or)
2005	Nick Johansson (DT, UBC Thunderbirds)	Jesse Lumsden (RB, McMaster Marauders)
2006	Daniel Federkeil (DE, Calgary Dinos)	Andy Fantuz (WR, Western Mustangs)
2007	Jordan Rempel (OL, Saskatchewan Huskies)	Chris Best (OL, Waterloo Warriors)
2008	Dylan Barker (S, Saskatchewan Huskies) Brendon LaBatte (OG, Regina Rams)	Samuel Giguère (WR, Sherbrooke Vert et Or) Eric Maranda (LB, Laval Rouge et Or)
2009	Simeon Rottier (OT, Alberta Golden Bears)	Etienne Légaré (DT, Laval Rouge et Or)
2010	Jordan Sisco (WR/SB, Regina Rams)	Matt Morencie (C, Windsor Lancers)
2011	Anthony Parker (SB, Calgary Dinos)	Matt O'Donnell (OT, Queen's Gaels)
2012	Ben Heenan (OT, Saskatchewan Huskies) Akiem Hicks (DE, Regina Rams)	Arnaud Gascon-Nadon (DE, Laval Rouge et Or)
2013	Kirby Fabien (OL, Calgary Dinos)	Matt Sewell (OT, McMaster Marauders)
2014	Evan Gill (DL, Manitoba Bisons)	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (OT, McGill Redmen)
2015	Addison Richards (WR, Regina Rams)	Daryl Waud (DL, Western Mustangs)
2016	David Onyemata (DE, Manitoba Bisons)	Sean McEwen, (OL, Calgary Dinos) Charles Vaillancourt (OL, Laval Rouge et Or)
2017	Geoff Gray (OG, Manitoba Bisons)	Antony Auclair (TE, Laval Rouge et Or)
2018	Mark Korte (OL, Alberta Golden Bears)	Regis Cibasu (WR, Montreal Carabins)
2019	Joel Van Pelt (DT, Calgary Dinos)	Mathieu Betts (DE, Laval Rouge et Or)
2020	Carter O'Donnell (OT, Alberta Golden Bears) Marc-Antoine Dequoy (S, Montreal Carabins)	(none)
2022	Deionte Knight (DL, Western Mustangs)	(none)
2023	Theo Benedet (OL, UBC Thunderbirds)	(none)
2024	Qwan'tez Stiggers (CB, Toronto Argonauts [CFL])	(none)

Hall of fame

A hall of fame was established in 2002, with additional inductees typically named in the weeks leading up to each annual playing.^[25] Through 2024 inductees, there are currently 64 members of the hall of fame.

Year	Qty	Inductees (Game no. played in)
2002	6	Dick Butkus (No. 40), Gerald Ford (No. 10), Eddie LeBaron (No. 25), Ollie Matson (No. 27), Volney Peters (No. 26), Dick Stanfel (No. 26)
2003	6	Hugh McElhenny (No. 28), Craig Morton (No. 40), Merlin Olsen (No. 37), Alan Page (No. 42), Leslie Richter (No. 27), Gene Washington (No. 44)
2004	5	Chris Burford (No. 35), Mike Garrett (No. 41), Gino Marchetti (No. 27), Tom Matte (No. 36), Ed White (No. 44)
2005	1	Pat Tillman (No. 73)
2006	4	Raymond Berry (No. 30), Joe Greene (No. 44), Mike Haynes (No. 51), Bob Lilly (No. 36)
2007	4	Joe DeLamielleure (No. 48), Gale Sayers (No. 40), Paul Warfield (No. 39), Randy White (No. 50)
2008	6	Dave Butz (No. 48), Carl Eller (No. 39), Forrest Gregg (No. 31), E.J. Holub (No. 36), Lenny Moore (No. 31), Larry Wilson (No. 35)
2009	4	Jerry Kramer (No. 33), Charley Taylor (No. 39), Brad Van Pelt (No. 48), Doug Williams (No. 53)
2010	4	Larry Csonka (No. 43), James Groh (No. 21), Jim Walden (No. 35), Kellen Winslow (No. 54)^[26]
2011	2	Buck Belue (No. 57), Tom Flick (No. 56)
2012	2	Martín Gramática (No. 74), Joey Harrington (No. 77)
2013	2	Buddy Curry (No. 55), Steve Bartkowski (No. 50)
2014	2	Tony Berti (No. 70), Steve Atwater (No. 64)
2015	2	Tommie Frazier (No. 71), Jim Hanifan (No. 30)
2016	2	Rickey Jackson (No. 56), Chris Chandler (No. 63)
2017	2	Robert Porcher (No. 67), Mark Rypien (No. 61)
2018	3	Brett Favre (No. 66), Willie Roaf (No. 68), Gary Huff (No. 48)^[27]
2019	2	Troy Vincent (No. 67), Barry Smith (No. 48)^[28]
2020	2	Will Shields (No. 68), Dan Pastorini (No. 46)^[29]
2023	1	Nate Burleson (No. 78)^[30]
2024	2	Steve Sarkisian (No. 72), Steve Smith Sr. (No. 76)^[31]

Inductees range from having played in game No. 10 (January 1935) to game No. 78 (January 2003), with game No. 48 (December 1972) having the most players honored, five.

Pat Tillman Award

Pat Tillman

2011 recipient Josh McNary

Game organizers initiated a Pat Tillman Award in 2005, the year that Tillman was posthumously inducted to the game's hall of fame, to recognize "a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service."^[32]

Year	Player	Pos.	College
2005	Morgan Scalley	S	Utah
2006	Charlie Peprah	S	Alabama
2007	Kyle Shotwell	LB	Cal Poly
2008	Justin Tryon	CB	Arizona State
2009	Collin Mooney	FB	Army
2010	Mike McLaughlin	LB	Boston College
2011	Josh McNary	LB	Army
2012	Tauren Poole	RB	Tennessee
2013	Keith Pough	LB	Howard
2014	Gabe Ikard	C	Oklahoma
2015	Jake Ryan	LB	Michigan
2016	Keenan Reynolds	QB	Navy
2017	Weston Steelhammer	S	Air Force
2018	J. T. Barrett	QB	Ohio State
2019	Cody Barton	LB	Utah
2020	James Morgan^[33]	QB	FIU
2022	Jack Coan^[34]	QB	Notre Dame
2023	Derek Parish^[35]	DE	Houston
2024	Trey Taylor^[36]	S	Air Force

Head coaches who played in the game

Several Shrine Bowl players have gone on to serve as a head coach in a later Shrine Bowl.^[37]

Person	As player		As coach
Jeff Cravath	1927	USC	1949	USC
Chuck Taylor	1943	Stanford	1954	Stanford
Eddie Crowder	1952	Oklahoma	1971	Colorado
Jim Walden	1960	Wyoming	1985	Washington State
Joe Tiller	1963	Montana State	2005	Purdue

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^ "Troy Vincent Sr. and Barry Smith selected to 2019 East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame". shrinegame.com (Press release). December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
^ "Will Shields and Dan Pastorini selected to 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame". shrinegame.com (Press release). December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
^ "Nate Burleson, Co-Host of CBS Mornings and The NFL Today, Inducted Into East-West Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame". shrinebowl.com (Press release). January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
^ "Steve Sarkisian, Steve Smith, Sr. Selected to East-West Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame". shrinebowl.com (Press release). January 22, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ "Pat Tillman Award". shrinegame.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ @ShrineBowl (January 17, 2020). "Congratulations to @FIUFootball James Morgan (@Jmoneyyy12) for being named the recipient of the Pat Tillman Award" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
^ @NDFootball (February 2, 2022). "Jack Coan. East-West Shrine Bowl Pat Tillman Award" (Tweet). Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
^ @ShrineBowl (February 1, 2023). "Congratulations Derek Parish of @UHCougarFB, winner of the 2023 #ShrineBowl Pat Tillman Award" (Tweet). Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
^ "Trey Taylor named East-West Shrine Bowl Pat Tillman Award winner". goairforcefalcons.com. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ "2005 Rosters" (PDF). shrinegame.com. January 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] "Story Behind the Logo". shrinegame.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[NameChange-2] "East-West Shrine football announces name change". shrinegame.com (Press release). September 12, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

[3] "Team Selection". shrinegame.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

[4] Brown, Susan D. (January 13, 2005). "Dedicated to the band". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved January 22, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

[5] "New Orleans Will Get Shrine Game, Kerr Announces". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. Associated Press. January 16, 1941. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[6] "Freshmen are Heroes as East, West Tie, 13-13". Chicago Tribune. AP. January 2, 1944. p. 2-1. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via newspapers.com.

[7] "Utah State's Robinson shines in Shrine Game". Visalia Times-Delta. Visalia, California. Associated Press. January 21, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

[8] Duncan, Chris (January 19, 2009). "Shrine game a 'job interview' for aspiring pros". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. Associated Press. Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

[9] "Future NFL Stars on Display as 86th Annual East-West Shrine Game Debuts on NFL Network in 2011". shrinegame.com (Press release). December 6, 2010. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011 – via Wayback Machine.

[10] "League Partners with East-West Shrine Game for Development". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery Alabama. Associated Press. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

[11] "NCAAF 2017 East West Shrine Game". January 20, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 19, 2019 – via YouTube. at 17:54

[cx2021-12] "2021 East-West Shrine Bowl cancelled due to coronavirus concerns". shrinegame.com (Press release). October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[13] "East-West Shrine Bowl heads to Las Vegas in 2022". Las Vegas Raiders. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

[14] "Historic East-West Shrine Bowl Moves to Ford Center in Frisco in 2024". shrinebowl.com (Press release). June 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

[15] "East-West Shrine Classic Games". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved 2008-12-07 – via Wayback Machine.

[NCAApdf-16] "Bowl/All Star Game Records" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

[17] @ShrineBowl (February 1, 2024). "FINAL. 11 EAST 26 WEST" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Twitter.

[18] "West Triumphs Over East in Benefit Gridiron Struggle". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. December 27, 1925. Retrieved January 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

[mopawards-19] "West's Adams, Caputo named Most Outstanding Players". shrinersinternational.org. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[20] "MVP Award Recipients". shrinebowl.com. 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

[21] @garrettpodell (February 1, 2024). "Frank Gore Jr. wins the East-West Shrine Bowl Offensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Twitter.

[22] @JoeJHoyt (February 1, 2024). "Your Shrine Bowl MVPs: Southern Miss RB Frank Gore Jr. and Tulane's Jarius Monroe" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Twitter.

[23] Ambrose, Dominic (January 27, 2024). "Player spotlight: Qwan'tez Stiggers unorthodox journey to the Shrine Bowl". WithTheFirstPick.com. Fansided.

[24] Murray, Jack (January 27, 2024). "Qwan'tez Stiggers: Being NFL Draftee Without CFB Reps Wouldn't be a 'Fairy Tale'". bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report.

[25] "Hall of Fame Inductees". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.

[26] Staff Writer (January 27, 2010). "Colgate alum inducted into Shrine Game Hall of Fame". Observer-Dispatch. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

[27] "Brett Favre, Willie Roaf and Gary Huff Selected to 2018 East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame". shrinegame.com (Press release). Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[28] "Troy Vincent Sr. and Barry Smith selected to 2019 East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame". shrinegame.com (Press release). December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

[29] "Will Shields and Dan Pastorini selected to 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame". shrinegame.com (Press release). December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

[30] "Nate Burleson, Co-Host of CBS Mornings and The NFL Today, Inducted Into East-West Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame". shrinebowl.com (Press release). January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

[31] "Steve Sarkisian, Steve Smith, Sr. Selected to East-West Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame". shrinebowl.com (Press release). January 22, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

[32] "Pat Tillman Award". shrinegame.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[33] @ShrineBowl (January 17, 2020). "Congratulations to @FIUFootball James Morgan (@Jmoneyyy12) for being named the recipient of the Pat Tillman Award" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.

[34] @NDFootball (February 2, 2022). "Jack Coan. East-West Shrine Bowl Pat Tillman Award" (Tweet). Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Twitter.

[35] @ShrineBowl (February 1, 2023). "Congratulations Derek Parish of @UHCougarFB, winner of the 2023 #ShrineBowl Pat Tillman Award" (Tweet). Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Twitter.

[36] "Trey Taylor named East-West Shrine Bowl Pat Tillman Award winner". goairforcefalcons.com. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

[37] "2005 Rosters" (PDF). shrinegame.com. January 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

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