Kansas Shrine Bowl

The Kansas Shrine Bowl is an annual football game for Kansas for high school seniors, organized by the Kansas Shrine Bowl, composing of members from the eastern and western sides of the state. The game is held on a college campus in Kansas, which gets bid out every year.

Kansas Shrine Bowl
Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game
StadiumVaries around the state of Kansas
LocationState of Kansas (varies between East and West)
Previous stadiumsBill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Memorial Stadium, Cessna Stadium
Previous locationsLawrence, Manhattan, Wichita, KS
Operated1974–present
PayoutUS$$50,000 annually
Sponsors

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]

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.[4]

The results are below:

DateWinning teamLosing teamLocation
June 15, 1974East16West14Memorial Stadium (KU)
June 14, 1975West3East0Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (K-State)
June 12, 19762824Cessna Stadium (Wichita State)
June 11, 19773514Memorial Stadium
June 10, 1978East34West0Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 11, 1979West24East22Cessna Stadium
June 14, 1980West30East15Memorial Stadium
June 13, 1981347Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 7, 1982East12West7Cessna Stadium
August 6, 1983169Memorial Stadium
August 4, 1984West24East19Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 3, 1985East26West6Cessna Stadium
August 2, 1986West42East40Memorial Stadium
August 1, 1987147Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 6, 1988East31West27Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl (Washburn)
August 5, 1989West31East0Cessna Stadium
August 4, 1990320Memorial Stadium
August 3, 19914429Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 1, 1992East25West21Yager Stadium
August 7, 19932622Cessna Stadium
August 6, 1994West18East15Memorial Stadium
July 29, 1995247Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
August 3, 1996East13West7Yager Stadium
July 26, 1997West21East17Lewis Field Stadium (Fort Hays State)
July 25, 1998East22West11Francis G. Welch Stadium (Emporia State)
July 30, 1999West28East21Cessna Stadium
July 29, 2000East21West14Yager Stadium
July 28, 20011212Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
July 27, 2002West27East13Carnie 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, 2017West22East21Veterans Stadium (Butler CC)
July 28, 2018East21West14Carnie Smith Stadium
June 8, 2019West26East7Memorial Stadium (Dodge City CC)
July 18, 2020149Hummer Sports Complex
West leads overall series29–17–1 (.628)

The 2020 Kansas Shrine Bowl was to be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Topeka, at Yager Stadium,[5] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Washburn announced it wouldn’t accept outside events on campus.[6] The Shrine Bowl announced it’d look for an alternate site.[7]

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.[8] In 2019, the Kansas Shrine Bowl took over the camp.[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 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.[8]

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]

References
  1. "Partners". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  2. "Kansas Shrine Bowl announces future host sites". www.catchitkansas.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  3. "Shrine Bowl History". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  4. "Football Camp". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  5. "Kansas Shrine Bowl announces future host sites". www.catchitkansas.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  6. "Kansas Shrine Bowl looking for another host site as Washburn closes campus for summer". kansas.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  7. 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.
  8. "Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band (East-West Shrine Bowl)". kansasmasonic.foundation. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  9. "Band". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  10. "Cheer". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
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