2016 East–West Shrine Game Explained
Game Name: | East–West Shrine Game |
Subheader: | All–Star Bowl Game |
Date Game Played: | January 23 |
Year Game Played: | 2016 |
Football Season: | 2015 |
Stadium: | Tropicana Field |
City: | St. Petersburg, Florida |
Visitor School: | East–West Shrine Game#Game results |
Visitor Name Short: | East |
Visitor Nickname: | Team |
Visitor Coach: | Charlie Weis |
Visitor 1Q: | 9 |
Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
Home School: | East–West Shrine Game#Game results |
Home Name Short: | West |
Home Nickname: | Team |
Home Coach: | June Jones |
Home 1Q: | 0 |
Home 2Q: | 23 |
Home 3Q: | 6 |
Home 4Q: | 0 |
Mvp: | Vernon Adams (QB, Oregon) & Michael Caputo (S, Wisconsin)[1] |
Referee: | Chris Snead |
Attendance: | 23,106 |
Us Network: | NFL Network |
The 2016 East–West Shrine Game was the 91st staging of the all-star college football exhibition, was played on January 23, 2016 at 4:00 PM EST, and featured NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players and a few select invitees from Canadian university football. The game featured more than 100 players from the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season and prospects for the 2016 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended. The game was held in St. Petersburg, Florida at Tropicana Field, and benefits Shriners Hospitals for Children.[2] The game was broadcast on the NFL Network.
The East–West Shrine Game Pat Tillman Award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service. The award is about a student-athlete's achievements and conduct, both on and off the field." The 2016 winner was Keenan Reynolds of Navy.
Players
Full roster is available here.
East Team
Offense
Defense
Specialists
West Team
Offense
Defense
Specialists
Game summary
Scoring summary
Statistics
Statistics | East | West |
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First Downs | 13 | 19 |
Total offense, plays - yards | 187 | 462 |
Rushes-yards (net) | 25-70 | 19-138 |
Passing yards (net) | 117 | 324 |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 18-35-3 | 23-39-2 |
Time of Possession | 27:27 | 32:33 |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: MVP Award Recipients . shrinegame.com . 2017 . December 25, 2017.
- Web site: 2016 East-West Game. East-West Shrine Game. Shriners Hospitals for Children. January 13, 2016.