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5 Things to Know About the Shrine Game

Five interesting facts about the East-West Shrine Game.

Jan 21, 2016 at 07:21 AM

1. The game has been played for nearly 100 years.
The first East-West Shrine Game was played in 1925 in San Francisco. When the game was first held in 1925, it was the first college football all-star game to ever be played. This year's Shrine Game will be held in St. Petersburg, Florida after having been held in California and Texas previously. The Shrine Game arrived in Orlando in 2010 and relocated again to St. Petersburg in 2012, where it has been held since.

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West: 2016 Shrine Game Roster

Players competing for the West in the 2016 Shrine Game.

QB Vernon Adams, Jr., Oregon
1 / 54
QB Nathan Sudfeld, Indiana
2 / 54
QB Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky
3 / 54
RB Storm Woods, Oregon St.
4 / 54
RB Daniel Lasco, California
5 / 54
RB Derek Watt, Wisconsin
6 / 54
WR Danny Anthrop, Purdue
7 / 54
WR Geronimo Allison, Illinois
8 / 54
WR Hunter Sharp, Utah St.
9 / 54
WR Jared Dangerfield, Western Kentucky
10 / 54
WR Devon Cajuste, Stanford
11 / 54
C Jake Brendel, UCLA
12 / 54
C Siaosi Aiono, Utah
13 / 54
C Marcus Henry, Boise St.
14 / 54
C Chase Farris, Ohio St.
15 / 54
G Alex Huettel, Bowling Green
16 / 54
G Ted Karras, Illinois
17 / 54
G Vi Teofilo, Arizona St.
18 / 54
OT Alex Lewis, Nebraska
19 / 54
OT Lene Maiava, Arizona
20 / 54
OT Tyler Marz, Wisconsin
21 / 54
OT Stephane Nembot, Colorado
22 / 54
K Taylor Bertolet, Texas A&M
23 / 54
P Drew Kaser, Texas A&M
24 / 54
TE David Morgan II, Texas- San Antonio
25 / 54
TE Kivon Cartwright, Colorado St.
26 / 54
TE Ryan Malleck, Virginia Tech
27 / 54
CB V'Angelo Bentley, Illinois
28 / 54
CB Lloyd Carrington, Arizona St.
29 / 54
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30 / 54

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CB Ken Crawley, Colorado
31 / 54
CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Minnesota
32 / 54
CB LeShaun Sims, Southern Utah
33 / 54
DE James Cowser, Southern Utah (left)
34 / 54
DE Tyrone Holmes, Montana
35 / 54
DE Aziz Shittu, Stanford
36 / 54
Via the University of Manitoba
37 / 54

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DT David Dean, Virginia
38 / 54
DT Gerald Dixon, Jr., South Carolina
39 / 54
DT Alex Balducci, Oregon
40 / 54
DT Cory Johnson, Kentucky
41 / 54
DT Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech
42 / 54
LB Gionni Paul, Utah
43 / 54
LB Cory James, Colorado St.
44 / 54
LB Antonio Longino, Arizona St.
45 / 54
LB Travis Feeney, Washington
46 / 54
LB De'vondre Campbell, Minnesota
47 / 54
LB Aaron Wallace, UCLA
48 / 54
LB Anthony Sarao, USC
49 / 54
S Tevin Carter, Utah
50 / 54
S Clayton Fejedelem, Illinois
51 / 54
S Michael Caputo, Wisconsin
52 / 54
S RJ Williamson, Michigan St.
53 / 54
S Jamal Golden, Georgia Tech
54 / 54
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  1. The game benefits a charity.**
    The Shrine Game benefits Shriners Hospital for Children, which specializes in burn care, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate treatment. The hospital has numerous locations throughout the United States, including one in Tampa.

3. The West has the all-time lead.
So far, the West team has the edge on the East team, 47-37. On five different occasions, the Shrine Game has ended in a tie. The East has been the better team for the past few years, though, having won five of the past eight games, including the last two.

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East: 2016 Shrine Game Roster

Players competing for the East in the 2016 Shrine Game.

QB Blake Frohnapfel, Massachusetts-Amherst
1 / 54
QB Jake Rudock, Michigan
2 / 54
QB Joel Stave, Wisconsin
3 / 54
RB Joshua Ferguson, Illinois
4 / 54
RB Devon Johnson, Marshall
5 / 54
RB Keenan Reynolds, Navy
6 / 54
RB Brandon Ross, Maryland
7 / 54
WR Tajae Sharpe, Mass-Amherst
8 / 54
WR Rashawn Scott, Miami (FL)
9 / 54
WR Robby Anderson, Temple
10 / 54
WR Chris Brown, Notre Dame
11 / 54
WR Cody Core, Mississippi
12 / 54
TE Steven Scheu, Vanderbilt
13 / 54
TE Kyle Carter, Penn St.
14 / 54
TE Darion Griswold, Arkansas St.
15 / 54
C Robert Kugler, Purdue
16 / 54
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17 / 54

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C Graham Glasgow, Michigan
18 / 54
G Joe Thuney, North Carolina St.
19 / 54
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20 / 54

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G Donavon Clark, Michigan St.
21 / 54
G Parker Ehinger, Cincinnati
22 / 54
OT Brandon Shell, South Carolina
23 / 54
OT Keith Lumpkin, Rutgers
24 / 54
OT Fahn Cooper, Mississippi
25 / 54
OT Taylor Fallin, Memphis
26 / 54
Via Liberty University
27 / 54

Via Liberty University

P Will Monday, Duke
28 / 54
CB Cre'von Leblanc, Florida Atlantic
29 / 54
CB Anthony Brown, Purdue
30 / 54
CB David Mims II, Texas St.
31 / 54
CB Brian Poole, Florida
32 / 54
CB DJ White, Georgia Tech
33 / 54
CB Juston Burris, North Carolina St.
34 / 54
DE Romeo Okwara, Notre Dame
35 / 54
DE Mike Rose, North Carolina St.
36 / 54
DE Victor Ochi, Stony Brook
37 / 54
DE Dean Lowry, Northwestern
38 / 54
DT Trevon Coley, Florida Atlantic
39 / 54
DT Nile Lawrence-Stample, Florida St.
40 / 54
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DT Anthony Zettel, Penn St.
42 / 54
LB Joe Bolden, Michigan
43 / 54
LB Antwione Williams, Georgia Southern
44 / 54
LB James Burgess, Louisville
45 / 54
LB Terrance Smith, Florida St.
46 / 54
LB Darien Harris, Michigan St.
47 / 54
LB Anthony Harrell, Florida
48 / 54
S Deon Bush, Miami (FL)
49 / 54
S Jamie Byrd, South Florida
50 / 54
S Justin Simmons, Boston College
51 / 54
S Elijah Shumate, Notre Dame
52 / 54
S Jordan Lomax, Iowa
53 / 54
S Andrew Williamson, Vanderbilt
54 / 54
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  1. A Buccaneer great will be coaching.**
    Mike Alstott will be the running backs coach for the East team at this year's Shrine Game. Alstott was selected for the Buccaneers' Ring of Honor this past season after scoring 58 rushing touchdowns during his playing career in Tampa Bay, which are the most in franchise history.

5. It will be broadcast nationally.
The Shrine Game will be broadcast live on NFL Network. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday. The next major college football all-star game will be the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama on January 30th.

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