2020 East–West Shrine Bowl
The 2020 East–West Shrine Bowl was the 95th 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 18, 2020, with a 3:00 PM EST kickoff, televised on the NFL Network.[2] It was one of the final 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 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. This was the first playing to be called the East–West Shrine Bowl, as prior editions had been the East–West Shrine Game.[3]
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| Date | January 18, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tropicana Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Benny LeMay (RB, Charlotte) & Luther Kirk (S, Illinois State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NFL Network & SB Nation Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
The game featured more than 100 players from the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season and prospects for the 2020 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, NFL scouts and agents attended team practices.[4] Coaches and game officials were supplied by the NFL.[5]
The day before the game, the event's Pat Tillman Award was presented to James Morgan, quarterback of the FIU Panthers[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]
Coaching staffs
Head coaches were announced on January 8, 2020, as Mike Caldwell of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Ben Steele of the Atlanta Falcons,[8] responsible for the East and West squads, respectively.[9][10]
Players
Players who accept invitations to the game are listed on the official website.[11] Notable and selected players are listed in this section.
East team
| No. | Pos. | Player | College | 2019 season bowl game | Notes |
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| 41 | CB | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | Gasparilla | |
| 11 | QB | Kevin Davidson | Princeton | n/a (FCS) | 6/11 passing, 52 yards; 2 carries, –4 yards |
| 35 | RB | Rico Dowdle | South Carolina | none | 5 carries, 50 yards; 1 reception, 2 yards |
| 22 | RB | Tavien Feaster | South Carolina | none | inactive[12] |
| 24 | CB | Lavert Hill | Michigan | Citrus | |
| 26 | RB | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | Gasparilla | 7 receptions, 91 yards; 1 carry, 0 yards |
| 13 | WR | Mason Kinsey | Berry | n/a (D-III) | 2 receptions, 15 yards |
| 32 | RB | Benny LeMay | Charlotte | Bahamas | 16 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD; Offensive MVP[13] |
| 12 | QB | James Morgan | FIU | none | 9/14 passing, 116 yards, 1 TD |
| 10 | WR | Malcolm Perry | Navy | Liberty | 1 carry, 52 yards, 1 TD |
| 56 | LB | Michael Pinckney | Miami (FL) | Independence | |
| 55 | LB | Shaquille Quarterman | Miami (FL) | Independence | |
| 4 | K | Cooper Rothe | Wyoming | Arizona | 4/4 XP, 1/1 FG |
| 7 | QB | Tommy Stevens | Mississippi State | Music City | 7/9 passing, 101 yards, 1 INT; 1 carry, 12 yards |
| 3 | P | Tommy Townsend | Florida | Orange | 4 punts, 39.8 average; 47 long |
Source: [14]
West team
| No. | Pos. | Player | College | 2019 season bowl game | Notes |
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| 22 | RB | LaVante Bellamy | Western Michigan | First Responder | 5 carries, 12 yards; 2 receptions, 12 yards |
| 7 | QB | Kelly Bryant | Missouri | none | 8/13 passing, 103 yards; 1 carry, –9 yards |
| 26 | RB | Reggie Corbin | Illinois | Redbox | 5 carries, 32 yards; 1 reception, 5 yards |
| 24 | S | Marc-Antoine Dequoy | Montreal | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 2 | K | Dominik Eberle | Utah State | Frisco | 3/3 XP, 2/2 FG |
| 6 | QB | Mason Fine | North Texas | none | 4/6 passing, 66 yards, 1 TD; 1 carry, 2 yards |
| 1 | QB | Tyler Huntley | Utah | Alamo | 6/8 passing, 47 yards, 1 TD; 7 carries, 45 yards |
| 30 | RB | Tony Jones | Notre Dame | Camping World | 7 carries, 5 yards |
| 34 | S | Luther Kirk | Illinois State | n/a (FCS) | INT w/ 9-yard return; Defensive MVP[15] |
| 64 | OT | Carter O'Donnell | Alberta | | |
| 11 | P | Alex Pechin | Bucknell | n/a (FCS) | 5 punts, 41.4 average, 48 long |
| 25 | RB | James Robinson | Illinois State | n/a (FCS) | 7 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD; 2 receptions, 56 yards |
| 54 | OT | Calvin Throckmorton | Oregon | Rose |
Source: [16]
Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| East | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| West | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, Florida
- Date: Saturday, January 18, 2020
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- TV: NFL Network
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | EAST | WEST |
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| First downs | 24 | 20 |
| Total yards | 458 | 395 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–189 | 34–179 |
| Passing yards | 269 | 216 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–35–1 | 18–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:33 | 32:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| East | Passing | James Morgan (FIU) | 9/14, 116 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Benny LeMay (Charlotte) | 16 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Adrian Killins Jr. (UCF) | 7 receptions, 91 yards | |
| West | Passing | Kelly Bryant (Missouri) | 8/13, 103 yards |
| Rushing | James Robinson (Illinois St.) | 7 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | James Robinson (Illinois St.) | 2 receptions, 56 yards |
See also
References
- @ShrineBowl (January 18, 2020). "95th East-West Shrine Bowl MVPs!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Game Day". shrinegame.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- "East-West Shrine football announces name change". shrinegame.com (Press release). September 12, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- "Schedule of Events". shrinegame.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- "League Partners with East-West Shrine Game for Development". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. Associated Press. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- @ShrineBowl (January 17, 2020). "Congratulations to @FIUFootball James Morgan (@Jmoneyyy12) for being named the recipient of the Pat Tillman Award" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Pat Tillman Award". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "NFL and East-West Shrine Bowl Announce Head Coaches and Legends Mentors". shrinegame.com (Press release). National Football League. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- @ShrineBowl (January 12, 2020). "East head coach Mike Caldwell from the @Buccaneers at the @SHCFlorida Players' Visit today!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 13, 2020 – via Twitter.
- @ShrineBowl (January 12, 2020). "West head coach Ben Steele (@Steele_Ben) from @AtlantaFalcons greeting patients at today's @SHCFlorida Players' Visit!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 13, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "2020 Player Acceptances". shrinegame.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- @ADiCeccoNFL (January 18, 2020). "South Carolina RB Tavien Feaster and West Georgia DT Auzoyah Alufohai inactive for the East team. #ShrineBowl" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
- @ShrineBowl (January 18, 2020). "Congrats to Benny Lemay from @CharlotteFTBL on being the offensive MVP for the 95th East-West Shrine Bowl!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
- https://www.shrinegame.com/east-roster
- @ShrineBowl (January 18, 2020). "Congrats to Luther Kirk (@CaptainKirk140) from @RedbirdFB on being the defensive MVP for the 95th East-West Shrine Bowl!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
- https://www.shrinegame.com/west-roster
Further reading
- Hodge, John (January 18, 2020). "Two Canadian prospects playing in today's East-West Shrine Bowl". 3DownNation. Retrieved January 18, 2020.