The 2005 East–West Shrine Game was the 80th staging of the all-star college football exhibition game featuring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players. The game featured over 80 players from the 2004 college football season, and prospects for the 2005 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 15, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | SBC Park | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | San Francisco, California | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Stefan LeFors (QB, Louisville) & Alex Green (S, Duke) | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | East by 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Dave Cutaia | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Santa Cruz High School Marching Band[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 25,518 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
The game was played on January 15, 2005, at 11 a.m. PT at SBC Park in San Francisco, and was televised by ESPN.[3] This was the last Shrine Game played in California.
The offensive MVP was Stefan LeFors (QB, Louisville), while the defensive MVP was Alex Green (S, Duke).[4] The inaugural Pat Tillman Award was presented to Morgan Scalley (S, Utah); the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service".[5]
Scoring summary
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Statistics
editStatistics | East | West |
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First Downs | 22 | 20 |
Rushes-yards | 34-176 | 26-159 |
Passing yards | 377 | 301 |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 19-33-0 | 21-53-2 |
Return yards | 3 | 33 |
Punts-average | 4-37.2 | 3-43.3 |
Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Penalties-yards | 8-79 | 4-35 |
Time of Possession | 28:59 | 31:01 |
Attendance | 25,518
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Coaching staff
editEast head coach: Joe Tiller (Tiller was a player in the 1963 game)
East assistants: Jim Chaney & Brock Spack
West head coach: Mike Riley
West assistants: Mark Banker & Paul Chryst
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Rosters
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2005 NFL Draft
editReferences
edit- ^ "Reno Line". Reno Gazette-Journal. January 13, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Susan D. (January 13, 2005). "Dedicated to the band". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved January 22, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shrine Game pits college talent". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. January 15, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVP Award Recipients". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Pat Tillman Award". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Shrine Game (Box Score)". Los Angeles Times. January 16, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "East routs West in Shrine Game". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. Associated Press. January 16, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "2005 Rosters" (PDF). shrinegame.com. January 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "East-West Shrine Classic Rosters". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. January 15, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2018 – via newspapers.com.