2009 East–West Shrine Game

The 2009 East–West Shrine Game was the 84th staging of the all-star college football exhibition game featuring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players. The game featured over 100 players from the 2008 college football season, and prospects for the 2009 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.

2009 East–West Shrine Game
All–Star Bowl Game
East Team West Team
24 19
Head coach: 
Bobby Ross		 Head coach: 
Gene Stallings
1234 Total
East Team 01770 24
West Team 0676 19
DateJanuary 17, 2009
Season2008
StadiumRobertson Stadium
LocationHouston
MVPMarlon Lucky (RB, Nebraska) & Michael Tauiliili (LB, Duke)[1]
RefereeMike DeFee
Attendance15,387
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2

The game was played on January 17, 2009, at 3 p.m. CT at Robertson Stadium on the campus of the University of Houston,[2] and was televised by ESPN2.[3] The game was won by the East team, 24–19.[4]

The offensive MVP was Marlon Lucky (RB, Nebraska), while the defensive MVP was Michael Tauiliili (LB, Duke).[1] The Pat Tillman Award was presented to Collin Mooney (FB, Army); the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service".[5]

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP East West
2 12:55 9 62 5:09 East Marlon Lucky 7-yard touchdown run, Graham Gano kick good 7 0
2 7:52 11 42 4:57 West 49-yard field goal by David Buehler 7 3
2 6:48 3 72 1:00 East Javarris Williams 3-yard touchdown run, Graham Gano kick good 14 3
2 2:42 6 12 2:34 East 24-yard field goal by Graham Gano 17 3
2 0:00 7 50 0:49 West 21-yard field goal by David Buehler 17 6
3 8:11 11 85 5:04 West Mike Thomas 22-yard touchdown reception from Tom Brandstater, David Buehler kick good 17 13
3 0:16 6 62 2:23 East Tyrell Sutton 2-yard touchdown run, Graham Gano kick good 24 13
4 14:07 3 74 1:04 West Jarett Dillard 35-yard touchdown reception from Stephen McGee, 2-point pass incomplete 24 19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 19

Sources: [4][6][7]

Statistics
StatisticsEastWest
First Downs1223
Rushes-yards32-17436-117
Passing yards83317
Passes, Comp-Att-Int6-15-022-42-1
Return yards2849
Punts-average6-47.34-32.8
Fumbles-lost0-00-0
Penalties-yards5-555-48
Time of Possession22:4237:18
Attendance
15,387

Source: [4]

Coaching staff

East head coach: Bobby Ross
West head coach: Gene Stallings
Source: [8]

Rosters

Source: [8]

2009 NFL Draft
Main article: 2009 NFL Draft

References
  1. "MVP Award Recipients". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  2. Duncan, Chris (January 19, 2009). "Shrine game a 'job interview' for aspiring pros". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. Associated Press. Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "This Week in Sports". Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. January 17, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "Shrine Game (box score)". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. January 18, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "Pat Tillman Award". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  6. Duncan, Chris (January 18, 2009). "Lucky leads East to 24-19 Shrine win". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. Associated Press. Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  7. Duncan, Chris (January 18, 2009). "'Luck' resides on the East side". The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  8. "East-West Shrine Game Rosters". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. January 16, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

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