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The 2017 East–West Shrine Game was the 92nd staging of the
all–star
college football exhibition to benefit
Shriners Hospital for Children. The game was held at
Tropicana Field in
St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 21, 2017, with a 3:00 p.m. EST
kickoff. It was one of the final
2016–17 bowl games concluding the
2016 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
2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season and prospects for the
2017 draft of the professional
National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game,
scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended.
This was first East–West Shrine Game with coaches and game
officials supplied by the NFL.
[3] Head coaches in the game were assistant coaches with NFL teams who did not advance to the postseason;
Brentson Buckner of the
Arizona Cardinals and
George Edwards of the
Minnesota Vikings. The game was broadcast on the
NFL Network.
[4]
Players
Kickoff of the 2017 East–West Shrine Game
Full roster is available
here.
East team
Offense
Defense
Specialists
West team
Offense
Defense
Specialists
Game summary
Scoring summary
Statistics
Statistics |
East |
West
|
First Downs |
9 |
17
|
Total offense, plays - yards |
227 |
329
|
Rushes-yards (net) |
18-37 |
28-138
|
Passing yards (net) |
190 |
191
|
Passes, Comp-Att-Int |
20-35-0 |
19-30-0
|
Time of Possession |
27:34 |
32:26
|
See also
References
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