Kansas Shrine Bowl Explained
The Kansas Shrine Bowl is an annual football game for Kansas for high school seniors, organized by the Shrine Bowl of Kansas, Inc., composing of members from the eastern and western sides of the state of Kansas Shrine temples. The game is held on a college campus in Kansas, which gets bid out every year.
History
Since 1974, the Kansas Shrine Bowl established the East vs. West high school football game in Kansas.[1] Cities in which the Shrine Bowl has been played in include Hays, Lawrence, Emporia, Manhattan, Topeka, Wichita, and Pittsburg.[2]
Shrine Bowl week
Football participants in the Kansas Shrine Bowl football game report for camp eight days before the game, with West team reporting on the west side of the state and the East team reporting on the East side of the state. The East team practices at AdventHealth Field at Ottawa University, in Ottawa, and the West team practices at Lewis Field Stadium at Fort Hays State University in Hays.[3]
The results are below:
| Date | Winning team | Losing team | Location | | June 15, 1974 | East | 16 | West | 14 | Memorial Stadium (KU) | | June 14, 1975 | West | 3 | East | 0 | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (K-State) | | June 12, 1976 | 28 | 24 | Cessna Stadium (Wichita State) | | June 11, 1977 | 35 | 14 | Memorial Stadium | | June 10, 1978 | East | 34 | West | 0 | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium | | August 11, 1979 | West | 24 | East | 22 | Cessna Stadium | | June 14, 1980 | West | 30 | East | 15 | Memorial Stadium | | June 13, 1981 | 34 | 7 | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium | | August 7, 1982 | East | 12 | West | 7 | Cessna Stadium | | August 6, 1983 | 16 | 9 | Memorial Stadium | | August 4, 1984 | West | 24 | East | 19 | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium | | August 3, 1985 | East | 26 | West | 6 | Cessna Stadium | | August 2, 1986 | West | 42 | East | 40 | Memorial Stadium | | August 1, 1987 | 14 | 7 | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium | | August 6, 1988 | East | 31 | West | 27 | Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl (Washburn) | | August 5, 1989 | West | 31 | East | 0 | Cessna Stadium | | August 4, 1990 | 32 | 0 | Haskell Memorial Stadium
(Haskell Indian Nations) | | August 3, 1991 | 44 | 29 | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium | | August 1, 1992 | East | 25 | West | 21 | Yager Stadium | | August 7, 1993 | 26 | 22 | Cessna Stadium | | August 6, 1994 | West | 18 | East | 15 | Memorial Stadium | | July 29, 1995 | 24 | 7 | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium | | August 3, 1996 | East | 13 | West | 7 | Yager Stadium | | July 26, 1997 | West | 21 | East | 17 | Lewis Field Stadium (Fort Hays State) | | July 25, 1998 | East | 22 | West | 11 | Francis G. Welch Stadium (Emporia State) | | July 30, 1999 | West | 28 | East | 21 | Cessna Stadium | | July 29, 2000 | East | 21 | West | 14 | Yager Stadium | | July 28, 2001 | 12 | 12 | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium | | July 27, 2002 | West | 27 | East | 13 | Carnie Smith Stadium (Pittsburg State) | | July 26, 2003 | 35 | 2 | Cessna Stadium | | July 31, 2004 | East | 29 | West | 12 | Francis G. Welch Stadium | | July 30, 2005 | 17 | 10 | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium | | July 29, 2006 | West | 10 | East | 9 | Carnie Smith Stadium | | July 28, 2007 | 26 | 7 | Lewis Field Stadium | | July 26, 2008 | 29 | 28 | Francis G. Welch Stadium | | July 25, 2009 | 14 | 7 | Cessna Stadium | | July 31, 2010 | 45 | 29 | Carnie Smith Stadium | | July 30, 2011 | 30 | 7 | Lewis Field Stadium | | July 28, 2012 | 14 | 7 | Francis G. Welch Stadium | | July 27, 2013 | East | 22 | West | 19 | Yager Stadium | | July 26, 2014 | West | 21 | East | 6 | Carnie Smith Stadium | | July 25, 2015 | East | 21 | West | 0 | Lewis Field Stadium | | July 30, 2016 | 48 | 27 | Francis G. Welch Stadium | | July 29, 2017 | West | 22 | East | 21 | Veterans Stadium (Butler CC) | | July 28, 2018 | East | 21 | West | 14 | Carnie Smith Stadium | | June 8, 2019 | West | 26 | East | 7 | Memorial Stadium (Dodge City CC) | | July 18, 2020 | 14 | 9 | Hummer Sports Complex | | June 26, 2021 | 14 | 0 | Gowans Stadium (Hutchinson CC) | | July 23, 2022 | 10 | 10 | Carnie Smith Stadium | | July 15, 2023 | 21 | 20 | Lewis Field Stadium | | June 29, 2024 | East | 36 | West | 25 | Francis G. Welch Stadium | | West leads overall series | | |
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The 2020 Kansas Shrine Bowl was to be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Topeka, at Yager Stadium,[4] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Washburn announced it wouldn’t accept outside events on campus.[5] The Shrine Bowl announced it’d look for an alternate site.[6]
Events
Kansas Masonic All-State Marching Band
Established in 1984, the Kansas Masonic All-State Marching Band is a week-long camp that the Tuesday through Saturday of Shrine Bowl Week, and performs during the Friday night event, Shrine Bowl parade, and the Shrine Bowl game.[7]
The camp is held wherever the football game is being played at that year, and the camp makes up anywhere from 180 to 250 of high school musicians. Local masonic lodges and shrine temples sponsor the campers. The Kansas Masonic Foundation, who’s majority of donors are Kansas freemasons, was in charge of the camp from 1984 until 2019 when they turned it over to the Kansas Shrine Bowl.[7]
All-Star Cheer Camp
The Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Cheer Camp is held during the Wednesday through Saturday of Shrine Bowl week. The clinic consists of males and females from Kansas high schools.[8]
KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals
In December 2023, the Kansas Shrine Bowl announced a new event, the Kansas Shrine Duals in partnership with the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association.[9] Similar to the football game, Shrine Duals will be an east vs. west wrestling match held at Newman University, Wichita.
Notes and References
- Web site: Kansas Shrine Bowl announces future host sites. www.catchitkansas.com. September 24, 2018 . May 15, 2019.
- Web site: Shrine Bowl History. Kansas Shrine Bowl. May 15, 2019.
- Web site: Football Camp. Kansas Shrine Bowl. May 15, 2019.
- Web site: Kansas Shrine Bowl announces future host sites. www.catchitkansas.com. September 24, 2018. April 30, 2020.
- Web site: Kansas Shrine Bowl looking for another host site as Washburn closes campus for summer . kansas.com . May 7, 2020 . May 27, 2020.
- Web site: Kansas Shrine Bowl looking for new site after Washburn closes for the summer. Marleah. Campbell . www.wibw.com . May 7, 2020 . May 27, 2020.
- News: Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band (East-West Shrine Bowl). Kansas Masonic Foundation. May 15, 2019.
- Web site: Cheer. Kansas Shrine Bowl. May 15, 2019.
- Web site: Kansas Shrine Bowl announces wrestling event. December 12, 2023. February 29, 2024.
