The 2023 East–West Shrine Bowl was the 98th edition of the all–star

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exhibition to benefit Shriners Hospital for Children. The game was played at

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, on February 2, 2023, starting at 5:30 p.m. PST and televised on the NFL Network. It was one of the final 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. The game featured

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players (predominantly from the Football Bowl Subdivision) and one invitee from Canadian university football—Theo Benedet, an

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from the

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Coaches

Organizers, in cooperation with the

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(NFL), announced that coaching staffs for the game would be provided by the

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and

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. Note: additional members of the coaching staffs are not listed here

Game summary

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