2022 East–West Shrine Bowl
The 2022 East–West Shrine Bowl was the 97th edition[lower-alpha 1] of the all–star college football exhibition to benefit Shriners Hospital for Children. The game was played at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, on February 3, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. PST, televised on the NFL Network.[4] It was one of the final 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. The game featured NCAA players (predominantly from the Football Bowl Subdivision) and one invitee from Canadian university football—Deionte Knight, a defensive lineman from the Western Mustangs.[5]
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| Date | February 3, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Allegiant Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Paradise, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | E. J. Perry (QB, Brown)[1] & Diego Fagot (LB, Navy)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bryan Banks (Big Ten)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 14,679 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NFL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
Background
The game featured more than 100 players from the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season and prospects for the 2022 NFL Draft. This was the first edition of the game to be played in the Las Vegas Valley, and the first to be played in February. Organizers announced that, for the first time, team personnel would be assigned by NFL personnel groupings, such as one team playing a 4–3 defense and the other team playing a 3–4 defense.[6]
Coaching
The coaches for the East–West Shrine Bowl were announced on January 22, 2022; coaching staffs were selected from assistant coaches nominated by National Football League (NFL) teams that did not qualify for the NFL postseason.[7]
| Role | East | West |
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| Head coach | D'Anton Lynn | Marcus Brady |
| Offensive coordinator | Travelle Wharton | Klayton Adams |
| Defensive coordinator | Drew Wilkins | Jeff Howard |
| Special teams coordinator | Ed Foley | Ben Jacobs |
| Quarterbacks | Kerry Joseph | Jerrod Johnson |
| Running backs | Ryan Cordell | Jennifer King |
| Wide receivers | Alonso Escalante | Ashton Grant |
| Tight ends | Brad Idzik | Todd Washington |
| Offensive line | Andrew Dees | Scott Peters |
| Defensive line | Lanier Goethie | Jeff Zgonina |
| Linebackers | Zach Orr | Anthony Blevins |
| Defensive backs | James Rowe | Nick Perry |
| Strength and conditioning | D'Anthony Batiste | A. J. Neibel |
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| Analysts | Na'Shan Goddard | Kenneth Black |
| Rashad Watson | Trumaine Watson |
Game summary
Teams were required to attempt two-point conversions.
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| East | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| West | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada
- Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022
- Game time: 5:07 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind 11 mph (18 km/h) northeast
- Game attendance: 14,679
- Referee: Bryan Banks
- TV: NFL Network
- Game Book Report
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Notes
- The 96th edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the most recent playing was the 95th edition, in January 2020.
References
- Smith, Bill (February 4, 2022). "2022 NFL Draft: Seven takeaways from East-West Shrine Bowl". NFL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- Capobianco, Tony (February 4, 2022). "Ft. Lauderdale native Diego Fagot named Shrine Bowl Defensive MVP". fivereasonssports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- Austro, Ben (February 5, 2022). "College all-star games are used as an NFL officiating pipeline". footballzebras.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- "Game Day". shrinebowl.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- Abbott, JC (January 28, 2022). "Western University DL Deionte Knight looking to get on NFL radar at East-West Shrine Bowl". 3downnation.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- "Shrine Bowl Announces Changes To Game Week". shrinebowl.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- "NFL announces head coaches for 2022 East–West Shrine Bowl". Shrine Bowl. NFL. January 22, 2022. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.