2022 East–West Shrine Bowl

The 2022 East–West Shrine Bowl was the 97th staging[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.[1] 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 a few select invitees from Canadian university football.

2022 East–West Shrine Bowl
All–Star Bowl Game
East Team West Team
24 25
Head coach: 
D'Anton Lynn		 Head coach: 
Marcus Brady
1234 Total
East 00816 24
West 8386 25
DateFebruary 3, 2022
Season2021
StadiumAllegiant Stadium
LocationParadise, Nevada
MVPE. J. Perry (QB, Brown) & Diego Fagot (LB, Navy)
Attendance14,679
United States TV coverage
NetworkNFL 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.[2]

Coaching

The coaches for the East–West Shrine Bowl were announced on January 22, 2022.[3]

RoleEastWest
Head coachD'Anton LynnMarcus Brady
Offensive coordinatorTravelle WhartonKlayton Adams
Defensive coordinatorDrew WilkinsJeff Howard
Special teams coordinatorEd FoleyBen Jacobs
QuarterbacksKerry JosephJerrod Johnson
Running backsRyan CordellJennifer King
Wide receiversAlonso EscalanteAshton Grant
Tight endsBrad IdzikTodd Washington
Offensive lineAndrew DeesScott Peters
Defensive lineLanier GoethieJeff Zgonina
LinebackersZach OrrAnthony Blevins
Defensive backsJames RoweNick Perry
Strength and conditioningD'Anthony BatisteA. J. Neibel
Deuce Gruden
AnalystsNa'Shan GoddardKenneth Black
Rashad WatsonTrumaine Watson

Notes
  1. The 96th edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the most recent playing was the 95th edition, in January 2020.

References
  1. "Game Day". shrinebowl.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. "Shrine Bowl Announces Changes To Game Week". shrinebowl.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  3. "NFL announces head coaches for 2022 East–West Shrine Bowl". Shrine Bowl. NFL. January 22, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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