| Game Name: | East–West Shrine Game |
| Subheader: | All–Star Bowl Game |
| Date Game Played: | January 20 |
| Year Game Played: | 2018 |
| Football Season: | 2017 |
| Stadium: | Tropicana Field |
| City: | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Visitor School: | East–West Shrine Game#Game results |
| Visitor Name Short: | East |
| Visitor Nickname: | Team |
| Visitor Coach: | Jonathan Hayes (Cincinnati Bengals) |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home School: | East–West Shrine Game#Game results |
| Home Name Short: | West |
| Home Nickname: | Team |
| Home Coach: | Bobby Johnson (Oakland Raiders) |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Mvp: | Daurice Fountain (WR, Northern Iowa) & Natrell Jamerson (S, Wisconsin)[1] |
| Referee: | Jeff Heaser |
| Attendance: | 20,000 |
| Us Network: | NFL Network |
| Us Announcers: | Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Mike Mayock (color), Daniel Jeremiah (color), Alex Flanagan (sideline)[2] |
The 2018 East–West Shrine Game was the 93rd staging of the all–star college football exhibition to benefit Shriners Hospital for Children. The game was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 20, 2018, with a 3:07 p.m. EST kickoff; televised on the NFL Network.[3] It was one of the final 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The game featured NCAA players (predominantly from the Football Bowl Subdivision) and a few select invitees from Canadian university football, rostered into "East" and "West" teams.
The game featured more than 100 players from the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season and prospects for the 2018 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended team practices.
Coaches and game officials were supplied by the NFL.[4] Head coaches in the game were assistant coaches with NFL teams who did not advance to the postseason; Jonathan Hayes of the Cincinnati Bengals for the East team, and Bobby Johnson of the Oakland Raiders for the West team.[5]
The day before the game, the East–West Shrine Game Pat Tillman Award was given to J. T. Barrett (QB, Ohio State);[6] the 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."[7]
| Coach | NFL team | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | |||
| Offensive line | |||
| Dave Borgonzi | Defensive coordinator | ||
| Baltimore Ravens | Offensive coordinator | ||
| Skyler Fulton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Special teams | |
| Zack Grossi | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Quarterbacks | |
| Cannon Matthews | Linebackers | ||
| Dan Pitcher | Cincinnati Bengals | Wide receivers | |
| James Rowe III | Washington Redskins | Defensive backs | |
| Chad Wade | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Strength & conditioning | |
| Andrew Weidinger | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tight ends | |
| Drew Wilkins | Baltimore Ravens | Defensive line | |
| Omar Young | Running backs |
| Coach | NFL team | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | |||
| Danny Breyer | Linebackers | ||
| Robert Couch | Tight ends | ||
| Will Harriger | Offensive coordinator | ||
| Defensive coordinator | |||
| Marcus Lewis | Cincinnati Bengals | Defensive line | |
| D’Anton Lynn | Los Angeles Chargers | Defensive backs | |
| David Raih | Quarterbacks | ||
| Mark Ridgley | Los Angeles Chargers | Running backs | |
| Seattle Seahawks | Offensive line | ||
| Dan Shamash | Los Angeles Chargers | Wide receivers | |
| Joe Vaugh | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Strength & conditioning | |
| Marquice Williams | Los Angeles Chargers | Special teams |
Full roster is available here.
Selected players are listed below. Full roster on the official website.[10]
| No. | Pos. | Player | College | 2017 season bowl game | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QB | Liberty Bowl | ||||
| 5 | WR | Subsequently, invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl[11] | ||||
| 6 | LB | none | Thomas was injured and did not play | |||
| 7 | RB | none | ||||
| 9 | QB | Birmingham Bowl | ||||
| 10 | WR | n/a (DI FCS) | Fountain was named the game's Offensive MVP | |||
| 16 | QB | Cotton Bowl | ||||
| 22 | RB | n/a (DI FCS) | Edmonds was injured and did not play[12] | |||
| 23 | RB | Birmingham Bowl | ||||
| 25 | WR | n/a (DI FCS) | Subsequently, invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl[13] | |||
| 27 | K | Drew Brown | none | |||
| 33 | DE | Marcus Martin | n/a (Division II) | Martin caught a touchdown pass, playing at fullback[14] | ||
| 35 | RB | Ray Lawry | none | |||
| 40 | LB | Fiesta Bowl | ||||
| 49 | P | Joseph Davidson | none | |||
| 50 | G | Tony Adams | Sun Bowl | |||
| 57 | C | Austin Kuhnert | n/a (DI FCS) | |||
| 62 | T | |||||
| 64 | C | Holiday Bowl | ||||
| 83 | WR | Regis Cibasu | n/a (RSEQ) | Canadian invitee[15] | ||
| 99 | DE | Subsequently, invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl[16] |
Selected players are listed below. Full roster on the official website.[18]
| No. | Pos. | Player | College | 2017 season bowl game | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | LB | Liberty Bowl | ||||
| 6 | QB | n/a (DI FCS) | ||||
| 7 | QB | New Mexico Bowl | ||||
| 12 | S | Jamerson was named the game's Defensive MVP | ||||
| 15 | K | Cactus Bowl | ||||
| 16 | QB | Nic Shimonek | Birmingham Bowl | |||
| 18 | P | Shane Tripucka | Grandson of Frank Tripucka, nephew of Kelly Tripucka[19] | |||
| 21 | RB | Music City Bowl | ||||
| 23 | RB | none | ||||
| 31 | CB | n/a (DI FCS) | ||||
| 38 | RB | Jordan Chunn | New Orleans Bowl | |||
| 48 | LB | none | ||||
| 65 | OT | Mark Korte | n/a (Canada West) | Canadian invitee | ||
| 75 | G | Foster Farms Bowl | ||||
| 76 | G | Holiday Bowl | ||||
| 85 | WR | Hawaii Bowl | ||||
| 95 | DT | Subsequently, invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl |
Source:[20]
| Statistics | East | West | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 17 | |
| Rushes-yards | 26-106 | 31-112 | |
| Passing yards | 132 | 149 | |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 9-24-0 | 17-31-0 | |
| Return yards | 72 | 30 | |
| Punts-average | 7-48.4 | 6-37.7 | |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-1 | |
| Penalties-yards | 5-55 | 5-40 | |
| Time of Possession | 26:19 | 33:41 |