2017 East-West Shrine Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 21, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Tropicana Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Elijah McGuire | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Lakewood High School Marching Spartans | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 22,198 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | NFL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 East–West Shrine Game was the 92nd staging of the all–star college football exhibition was played on January 21, 2017 at 3:00 PM EST, and featured NCAA Division I football Subdivision, players and a few select invitees from Canadian university football. The game featured more than 100 players from the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season and prospects from 2017 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended. The game was held in St. Petersburg, Florida at Tropicana Field, and benefits Shriners Hospital for Children. The game was broadcast on the NFL Network. The coaches were Brentson Buckner and George Edwards.
The Game was played on January 21, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida between "East" and "West" teams. Coverage of the event was provided by NFL Network.