Kansas Shrine Bowl

Last updated

Kansas Shrine Bowl
Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game
Kansas Shrine Bowl logo.svg
StadiumVaries around the state of Kansas
LocationState of Kansas (varies between East and West)
Previous stadiums Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Memorial Stadium, Cessna Stadium
Previous locations Lawrence, Manhattan, Wichita, KS
Operated1974–present
Payout US$$50,000 annually
Sponsors

The Kansas Shrine Bowl is an annual charity football game benefiting Shriners Children's for Kansas for high school seniors, organized by the Shrine Bowl of Kansas, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit. The Shrine Bowl involves members of the five Shrine temples in Kansas. The game is held on a college campus in Kansas, which gets bid out every year.

Contents

History

Since 1974, the Kansas Shrine Bowl established the East vs. West high school football game in Kansas. [2] Cities in which the Shrine Bowl has been played in include Hays, Lawrence, Emporia, Manhattan, Topeka, Wichita, and Pittsburg. [3] In December 2024, the Kansas Shrine Bowl announced a three-year partnership with Emporia State University, where it'll play host to the Kansas Shrine Bowl from 2026 to 2028. [4]

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 AdventHealth Field at Ottawa University, in Ottawa, and the West team practices at Gowans Stadium at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson. [5]

The results are below:

DateWinning teamLosing teamLocation
June 15, 1974East16West14 Memorial Stadium (Kansas)
June 14, 1975West3East0 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (K-State)
June 12, 19762824 Cessna Stadium (Wichita State)
June 11, 19773514Memorial Stadium
June 10, 1978East34West0Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 11, 1979West24East22Cessna Stadium
June 14, 1980West30East15Memorial Stadium (Kansas)
June 13, 1981347Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 7, 1982East12West7Cessna Stadium
August 6, 1983169Memorial Stadium (Kansas)
August 4, 1984West24East19Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 3, 1985East26West6Cessna Stadium
August 2, 1986West42East40Memorial Stadium (Kansas)
August 1, 1987147Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 6, 1988East31West27 Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl (Washburn)
August 5, 1989West31East0Cessna Stadium
August 4, 1990320Haskell Memorial Stadium
(Haskell Indian Nations)
August 3, 19914429Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 1, 1992East25West21Yager Stadium
August 7, 19932622Cessna Stadium
August 6, 1994West18East15Memorial Stadium (Kansas)
July 29, 1995247Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 3, 1996East13West7Yager Stadium
July 26, 1997West21East17 Lewis Field Stadium (Fort Hays State)
July 25, 1998East22West11 Francis G. Welch Stadium (Emporia State)
July 30, 1999West28East21Cessna Stadium
July 29, 2000East21West14Yager Stadium
July 28, 20011212Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
July 27, 2002West27East13 Carnie Smith Stadium (Pittsburg State)
July 26, 2003352Cessna Stadium
July 31, 2004East29West12Francis G. Welch Stadium
July 30, 20051710Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
July 29, 2006West10East9Carnie Smith Stadium
July 28, 2007267Lewis Field Stadium
July 26, 20082928Francis G. Welch Stadium
July 25, 2009147Cessna Stadium
July 31, 20104529Carnie Smith Stadium
July 30, 2011307Lewis Field Stadium
July 28, 2012147Francis G. Welch Stadium
July 27, 2013East22West19Yager Stadium
July 26, 2014West21East6Carnie Smith Stadium
July 25, 2015East21West0Lewis Field Stadium
July 30, 20164827Francis G. Welch Stadium
July 29, 2017West22East21 Veterans Stadium (Butler CC)
July 28, 2018East21West14Carnie Smith Stadium
June 8, 2019West26East7Memorial Stadium (Dodge City CC)
July 18, 2020149Hummer Sports Complex
June 26, 2021140Gowans Stadium (Hutchinson CC)
July 23, 20221010Carnie Smith Stadium
July 15, 20232120Lewis Field Stadium
June 29, 2024East36West25Francis G. Welch Stadium
June 21, 2025West26East8Memorial Stadium (Dodge City)
West leads overall series31–18–1 (.630)

The 2020 Kansas Shrine Bowl was to be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Topeka, at Yager Stadium, [6] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Washburn announced it wouldn’t accept outside events on campus. [7] The Shrine Bowl announced it’d look for an alternate site. [8]

Events

Kansas Masonic All-State Marching Band

Established in 1984, the Kansas Masonic All-State Marching Band is a week-long camp that the Tuesday through Saturday of Shrine Bowl Week, and performs during the Kansas Shrine Bowl parade, and the all-star football game. [9]

The camp is held wherever the football game is being played at that year, and the camp makes up anywhere from 180 to 250 of high school musicians. Local masonic lodges and other masonic appendant bodies sponsor the students to attend camp. The Kansas Masonic Foundation, who’s majority of donors are Kansas freemasons, was in charge of the camp from 1984 until 2019 before turning it over to the Kansas Shrine Bowl. [9]

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. [10]

KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals

In December 2023, the Kansas Shrine Bowl announced a new event, the Kansas Shrine Duals, in partnership with the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association. [11] Similar to the football game, Shrine Duals will be an east vs. west wrestling match held at Newman University, Wichita.

References

  1. ↑ "Partners". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kansas Shrine Bowl announces future host sites". www.catchitkansas.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Shrine Bowl History". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  4. ↑ Harter, Erren (December 17, 2024). "Emporia State and Kansas Shrine Bowl agree to Multi-Year partnership" . Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Football Camp". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kansas Shrine Bowl announces future host sites". www.catchitkansas.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kansas Shrine Bowl looking for another host site as Washburn closes campus for summer". kansas.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Marleah (May 7, 2020). "Kansas Shrine Bowl looking for new site after Washburn closes for the summer". www.wibw.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band (East-West Shrine Bowl)". Kansas Masonic Foundation. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Cheer". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Kansas Shrine Bowl announces wrestling event". December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.