Kansas Shrine Bowl

Kansas Shrine Bowl
Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game
File:Kansas Shrine Bowl Logo.png
Stadium	Varies around the state of Kansas
Location	State of Kansas (varies between East and West)
Previous stadiums	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Memorial Stadium, Cessna Stadium
Previous locations	Lawrence, Manhattan, Wichita, KS
Operated	1974–present
Payout	US$$50,000 annually
Sponsors
Some major sponsors include: Dick's Sporting Goods Champion sportswear Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Shriners Hospitals for Children

The Kansas Shrine Bowl is an all-star high school senior, east vs. west, football game put on each year in Kansas, by the Kansas Shrine. It is a 501(c) 3 non-profit charity that produces annual events and related activities featuring talented high school students and recently graduated high school seniors.

History

Since 1974, the Kansas Shrine Bowl established the East vs. West high school football game in Kansas. Host cities have included Lawrence, Manhattan, Wichita, Topeka, Hays, Emporia, and Pittsburg.

Shrine Bowl week

Football participants in the Kansas Shrine Bowl football game report for camp eight days before the game, with West team reporting on the west side of the state and the East team reporting on the East side of the state. The East team practices at Francis G. Welch Stadium at Emporia State University, in Emporia, and the West team practices on the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina.

The results are below:

Date Winning team Losing team Location June 15, 1974 East 16 West 14 Memorial Stadium (Kansas) June 14, 1975 West 3 East 0 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (K-State) June 12, 1976 28 24 Cessna Stadium (Wichita State) June 11, 1977 35 14 Memorial Stadium June 10, 1978 East 34 West 0 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium August 11, 1979 West 24 East 22 Cessna Stadium June 14, 1980 West 30 East 15 Memorial Stadium June 13, 1981 34 7 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium August 7, 1982 East 12 West 7 Cessna Stadium August 6, 1983 16 9 Memorial Stadium August 4, 1984 West 24 East 19 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium August 3, 1985 East 26 West 6 Cessna Stadium August 2, 1986 West 42 East 40 Memorial Stadium August 1, 1987 14 7 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium August 6, 1988 East 31 West 27 Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl (Washburn) August 5, 1989 West 31 East 0 Cessna Stadium August 4, 1990 32 0 Memorial Stadium August 3, 1991 44 29 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium August 1, 1992 East 25 West 21 Yager Stadium August 7, 1993 26 22 Cessna Stadium August 6, 1994 West 18 East 15 Memorial Stadium July 29, 1995 24 7 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium August 3, 1996 East 13 West 7 Yager Stadium July 26, 1997 West 21 East 17 Lewis Field Stadium (Fort Hays State) July 25, 1998 East 22 West 11 Francis G. Welch Stadium (Emporia State) July 30, 1999 West 28 East 21 Cessna Stadium July 29, 2000 East 21 West 14 Yager Stadium July 28, 2001 12 12 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium July 27, 2002 West 27 East 13 Carnie Smith Stadium (Pittsburg State) July 26, 2003 35 2 Cessna Stadium July 31, 2004 East 29 West 12 Francis G. Welch Stadium July 30, 2005 17 10 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium July 29, 2006 West 10 East 9 Carnie Smith Stadium July 28, 2007 26 7 Lewis Field Stadium July 26, 2008 29 28 Francis G. Welch Stadium July 25, 2009 14 7 Cessna Stadium July 31, 2010 45 29 Carnie Smith Stadium July 30, 2011 30 7 Lewis Field Stadium July 28, 2012 14 7 Francis G. Welch Stadium July 27, 2013 East 22 West 19 Yager Stadium July 26, 2014 West 21 East 6 Carnie Smith Stadium July 25, 2015 East 21 West 0 Lewis Field Stadium July 30, 2016 48 27 Francis G. Welch Stadium July 29, 2017 West 22 East 21 Veterans Stadium (Butler) July 28, 2018 East 21 West 14 Carnie Smith Stadium June 8, 2019 Memorial Stadium West leads overall series 27–17–1 (.611)

The 2019 Kansas Shrine Bowl will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 in Dodge City, at Memorial Stadium.

Events

Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band

Beginning in 1984, Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band is a week-long camp that the Tuesday through Saturday of Shrine Bowl Week, and performs during the banquet, Shrine Bowl parade, and the Shrine Bowl game. In 2019, the Kansas Shrine Bowl took over the camp.

The camp is held at the site of the Kansas Shrine Bowl Game, and provides a total of 180 to 250 of high school musicians. Local masonic lodges and shrine temples sponsor the campers. The Kansas Masonic Foundation was in charge of the camp from 1984 until 2019 when they turned it over to the Kansas Shrine Bowl.

All-Star Cheer Camp

The Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Cheer Camp is held during the Wednesday through Saturday of Shrine Bowl week. The clinic consists of males and females from Kansas high schools.

External links

• Official website