The 2008 East–West Shrine Game was the 83rd staging of the all-star college football exhibition game featuring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players. The game featured over 100 players from the 2007 college football season, and prospects for the 2008 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended. The proceeds from the East–West Shrine Game benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.
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| All–Star Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 19, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Robertson Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Josh Johnson (QB, San Diego) & Spencer Larsen (LB, Arizona)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Clete Blakeman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,328 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
The game was played on January 19, 2008, at 6 p.m. CT at Robertson Stadium on the campus of the University of Houston, and was televised by ESPN2.[2]
The offensive MVP was Josh Johnson (QB, San Diego), while the defensive MVP was Spencer Larsen (LB, Arizona).[1] The Pat Tillman Award was presented to Justin Tryon (DB, Arizona State); the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service".[3]
Scoring summary
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Statistics
edit| Statistics | East | West |
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| First Downs | 17 | 20 |
| Rushes-yards | 29-126 | 21-176 |
| Passing yards | 184 | 186 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 16-36-4 | 19-35-0 |
| Return yards | 86 | 218 |
| Punts-average | 3-53.7 | 4-40.2 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-49 | 3-15 |
| Time of Possession | 35:18 | 24:42 |
| Attendance | 15,328
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Coaching staff
editEast head coach: Dick Vermeil
West head coach: Mike White
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2008 NFL Draft
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "MVP Award Recipients". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Shrine Bowl". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. January 19, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pat Tillman Award". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Football". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. January 21, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "East-West Shrine Game". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. January 11, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading
edit- "All-Star Players, NFL Coaches Meet Shriners Patients" (PDF). shrinegame.com (Press release). January 11, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2008 – via Wayback Machine.
- "Huskers in the NFL - 2008 Shrine Game" – via YouTube.
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