The 2007 East–West Shrine Game was the 82nd staging of the all-star college football exhibition game featuring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players. The game featured over 90 players from the 2006 college football season, and prospects for the 2007 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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| Date | January 20, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Reliant Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jeff Rowe (QB, Nevada) & Dan Bazuin (DE, Central Michigan)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Clete Blackman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 23,554 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
The game was played on January 20, 2007, at 6 p.m. CT at Reliant Stadium in Houston, and was televised by ESPN2.[2]
The offensive MVP was Jeff Rowe (QB, Nevada), while the defensive MVP was Dan Bazuin (DE, Central Michigan).[1] The Pat Tillman Award was presented to Kyle Shotwell (LB, Cal Poly); 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 | 14 | 13 |
| Rushes-yards | 21-60 | 30-124 |
| Passing yards | 266 | 134 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 21-43-1 | 11-21-0 |
| Return yards | 43 | 4 |
| Punts-average | 4-42.0 | 8-42.0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-16 | 4-46 |
| Time of Possession | 28:35 | 31:15 |
| Attendance | 23,554
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Coaching staff
editEast head coach: Don Shula
West head coach: Dan Reeves
Source:[2]
Rosters
editSource:[2]
2007 NFL Draft
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "MVP Award Recipients". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c "East-West Shrine Game (Rosters)". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. January 20, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pat Tillman Award". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "East-West Shrine Game (Box Score)". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. January 21, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "West rolls over East in Shrine Game". Longview News-Journal. Longview, Texas. Associated Press. January 21, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading
edit- "Players team up with Shriners' champs". shrinegame.com (Press release). January 19, 2007. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
- "Huskers in the NFL - 2007 East-West Shrine Game" – via YouTube.
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