The 2005 East–West Shrine Game was the 80th staging of the all-star

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exhibition game featuring

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players. The game featured over 80 players from the 2004 college football season, and prospects for the 2005 draft of the professional

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(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. The game was played on January 15, 2005, at 11 a.m. PT at

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, and was televised by

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. This was the last Shrine Game played in California. The offensive MVP was

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( QB, Louisville), while the defensive MVP was Alex Green ( S,

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). The inaugural

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Award was presented to Morgan Scalley ( S,

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); the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service".

Scoring summary

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Statistics

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Coaching staff

East head coach: Joe Tiller (Tiller was a player in the 1963 game)
East assistants:

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West head coach: Mike Riley
West assistants: Mark Banker & Paul Chryst
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Rosters

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2005 NFL Draft

References

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