East–West Shrine Bowl

For the postseason bowl game played in 1948 and 1949, see Shrine Bowl.

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."

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.[1]
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)

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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External links

• Official website