2018 East–West Shrine Game

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.^[4] 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.

2018 East–West Shrine Game
All–Star Bowl Game
East Team West Team 10 14 Head coach:  Jonathan Hayes (Cincinnati Bengals) Head coach:  Bobby Johnson (Oakland Raiders)
1 2 3 4 Total East 0 3 7 0 10 West 7 0 0 7 14
Date	January 20, 2018
Season	2017
Stadium	Tropicana Field
Location	St. Petersburg, Florida
MVP	Daurice Fountain (WR, Northern Iowa) & Natrell Jamerson (S, Wisconsin)[1]
Referee	Jeff Heaser
Attendance	20,000[2]
United States TV coverage
Network	NFL Network
Announcers	Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Mike Mayock (color), Daniel Jeremiah (color), Alex Flanagan (sideline)[3]
East–West Shrine Game  < 2017  2019 >

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

The day before the game, the East–West Shrine Game Pat Tillman Award was given to J. T. Barrett (QB, Ohio State);^[7] 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."^[8]

Coaching staffs

East team

Coach	NFL team	Role
Jonathan Hayes	Cincinnati Bengals	Head coach
Richard Angulo	Baltimore Ravens	Offensive line
Dave Borgonzi	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Defensive coordinator
Bobby Engram	Baltimore Ravens	Offensive coordinator
Skyler Fulton	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Special teams
Zack Grossi	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Quarterbacks
Cannon Matthews	Washington Redskins	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	Green Bay Packers	Running backs

Source:^[9]

West team

Coach	NFL team	Role
Bobby Johnson	Oakland Raiders	Head coach
Danny Breyer	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Linebackers
Robert Couch	Cincinnati Bengals	Tight ends
Will Harriger	Seattle Seahawks	Offensive coordinator
Chris Harris	Los Angeles Chargers	Defensive coordinator
Marcus Lewis	Cincinnati Bengals	Defensive line
D’Anton Lynn	Los Angeles Chargers	Defensive backs
David Raih	Green Bay Packers	Quarterbacks
Mark Ridgley	Los Angeles Chargers	Running backs
Pat Ruel	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

Source:^[10]

Players

Full roster is available here.

East team

Selected players are listed below. Full roster on the official website.^[11]

No.	Pos.	Player	College	2017 season bowl game	Notes
1	QB	Riley Ferguson	Memphis	Liberty Bowl
5	WR	DaeSean Hamilton	Penn State	Fiesta Bowl	Subsequently, invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl[12]
6	LB	Matthew Thomas	Florida State	none†	Thomas was injured and did not play
7	RB	Ralph Webb	Vanderbilt	none
9	QB	Quinton Flowers	South Florida	Birmingham Bowl
10	WR	Daurice Fountain	Northern Iowa	n/a (DI FCS)	Fountain was named the game's Offensive MVP[1]
16	QB	J. T. Barrett	Ohio State	Cotton Bowl
22	RB	Chase Edmonds	Fordham	n/a (DI FCS)	Edmonds was injured and did not play[13]
23	RB	D'Ernest Johnson	South Florida	Birmingham Bowl
25	WR	Justin Watson	Penn	n/a (DI FCS)	Subsequently, invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl[14]
27	K	Drew Brown	Nebraska	none
33	DE	Marcus Martin	Slippery Rock	n/a (Division II)	Martin caught a touchdown pass, playing at fullback[15]
35	RB	Ray Lawry	Old Dominion	none
40	LB	Jason Cabinda	Penn State	Fiesta Bowl
49	P	Joseph Davidson	Bowling Green	none
50	G	Tony Adams	NC State	Sun Bowl
57	C	Austin Kuhnert	North Dakota State	n/a (DI FCS)
62	T	K. C. McDermott	Miami (FL)	Orange Bowl
64	C	Brian Allen	Michigan State	Holiday Bowl
83	WR	Regis Cibasu	Montreal	n/a (RSEQ)	Canadian invitee[16]
99	DE	Chad Thomas	Miami (FL)	Orange Bowl	Subsequently, invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl[17]

† Matthew Thomas opted not to play in the Independence Bowl^[18]

West team

Selected players are listed below. Full roster on the official website.^[19]

No.	Pos.	Player	College	2017 season bowl game	Notes
2	LB	Joel Lanning	Iowa State	Liberty Bowl
6	QB	Jeremiah Briscoe	Sam Houston State	n/a (DI FCS)
7	QB	Nick Stevens	Colorado State	New Mexico Bowl
12	S	Natrell Jamerson	Wisconsin	Orange Bowl	Jamerson was named the game's Defensive MVP[1]
15	K	Matt McCrane	Kansas State	Cactus Bowl
16	QB	Nic Shimonek	Texas Tech	Birmingham Bowl
18	P	Shane Tripucka	Texas A&M	Belk Bowl	Grandson of Frank Tripucka, nephew of Kelly Tripucka[20]
21	RB	Justin Jackson	Northwestern	Music City Bowl
23	RB	Phillip Lindsay	Colorado	none
31	CB	Malik Reaves	Villanova	n/a (DI FCS)
38	RB	Jordan Chunn	Troy	New Orleans Bowl
48	LB	Tegray Scales	Indiana	none
65	OT	Mark Korte	Alberta	n/a (Canada West)	Canadian invitee[16]
75	G	Jacob Alsadek	Arizona	Foster Farms Bowl
76	G	Cody O'Connell	Washington State	Holiday Bowl
85	WR	Steven Dunbar Jr.	Houston	Hawaii Bowl
95	DT	Poona Ford	Texas	Texas Bowl	Subsequently, invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl[17]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP East West 1 2:42 West Fumble recovery returned 68 yards for touchdown by Natrell Jamerson, Matthew McCrane kick good 0 7 2 0:03 9 64 1:39 East 33-yard field goal by Drew Brown 3 7 3 1:57 7 30 3:44 East Marcus Martin 4-yard touchdown reception from J. T. Barrett, Drew Brown kick good 10 7 4 1:23 10 70 4:09 West Steven Dunbar 34-yard touchdown reception from Nic Shimonek, Matthew McCrane kick good 10 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 14

Source:^[2]

Statistics

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

Source:^[2]

See also

• 2018 NFL draft