2012 East–West Shrine Game

The 2012 East–West Shrine Game was the 87th staging of the all-star college football exhibition game featuring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players and a few select invitees from Canadian university football. The game featured over 100 players from the 2011 college football season, and prospects for the 2012 Draft of the professional National Football League (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. Brad Childress and Bobby Ross were named coaches on December 19, 2011.

This oldest all-star game was played on January 21, 2012, at 4 p.m. ET at the Tropicana Field. The radio broadcast team was Patrick Kinas and Brian Jordan in the radio booth, and Rick Berkey reporting from the sidelines. The Pat Tillman Award was presented to Tauren Poole (RB, Tennessee) as a player who "best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service".

East Team

 * Name, Pos., College
 * Justin Bethel, CB, Presbyterian
 * Emanuel Davis, CB, East Carolina
 * Gary Gray, CB, Notre Dame
 * R.J. Blanton, CB, Notre Dame
 * Charles Brown, CB, North Carolina
 * Micah Pellerin, CB, Hampton
 * Josh Norman, CB, Coastal Carolina
 * Matt Conrath, DL, Virginia
 * Julian Miller, DL, West Virginia
 * Jabaree Tuani, DL, Navy
 * Kyle Wilber, DL, Wake Forest
 * Akiem Hicks, DL, Regina
 * Nick Jean-Baptiste, DL, Baylor
 * Micanor Regis, DL, Miami
 * Travian Robertson, DL, South Carolina
 * Bruce Figgins, FB/TE, Georgia
 * Brandon Lindsey, LB, Pittsburgh
 * Najee Goode, LB, West Virginia
 * Shawn Loiseau, LB, Merrimack
 * Steven Erzinger, LB, Army
 * Max Gruder, LB, Pittsburgh
 * Joshua Linam, LB, Central Florida
 * Nick Sukay, LB, Penn State
 * Quentin Saulsberry, OC, Mississippi State
 * Tyler Horn, OC, Miami
 * Derek Dennis, OG, Temple
 * Jeremiah Warren, OG, South Florida
 * Desmond Wynn, OG, Rutgers
 * Rishaw Johnson, OG, California-Pennsylvania
 * Jeff Adams, OT, Columbia
 * Lamar Holmes, OT, Southern Miss
 * Joe Long, OT, Wayne State
 * Bradley Sowell, OT, Mississippi
 * Blair Walsh, K, Georgia
 * Shawn Powell, P, Florida State
 * B. J. Coleman, QB, Tennessee-Chattanooga
 * Austin Davis, QB, Southern Miss
 * John Brantley, QB, Florida
 * Alfred Morris, RB, Florida Atlantic
 * Tauren Poole, RB, Tennessee
 * Davin Meggett, RB, Maryland
 * Matt Daniels, S, Duke
 * Jerrell Young, S, South Florida
 * Christian Thompson, S, South Carolina State
 * Tysyn Hartman, S, Kansas State
 * Chase Ford, TE, Miami
 * Emil Igwenagu, TE, Massachusetts
 * Evan Rodriguez, TE, Temple
 * Tim Benford, WR, Tennessee Tech
 * LaRon Byrd, WR, Miami
 * B.J. Cunningham, WR, Michigan State
 * Kevin Hardy, WR, The Citadel
 * Lance Lewis, WR, East Carolina
 * Thomas Mayo, WR, California-Pennsylvania
 * A.J. Jenkins, WR, Illinois

West Team

 * Name, Pos., College
 * Chris Greenwood, CB, Albion
 * Brandon Hardin, CB, Oregon State
 * Rodney McLeod, CB, Virginia
 * Shaun Prater, CB, Iowa
 * Keith Tandy, CB, West Virginia
 * Trevin Wade, CB, Arizona
 * Tyrone Crawford, DL, Boise State
 * Kentrell Lockett, DL, Mississippi
 * Arnaud Nadon, DL, Laval
 * Justin Francis, DL, Rutgers
 * Dominique Hamilton, DL, Missouri
 * Vaughn Meatoga, DL, Hawaii
 * Kaniela Tuipulotu, DL, Hawaii
 * DaJohn Harris, DL, Southern California
 * Jerry Franklin, LB, Arkansas
 * Tank Carder, LB, Texas Christian
 * Steven Johnson, LB, Kansas
 * Brandon Marshall, LB, Nevada
 * Josh Kaddu, LB, Oregon
 * Ronnie Thomton, LB, Southern Miss
 * David Snow, OC, Texas
 * Moe Petrus, OC, Connecticut
 * Brandon Brooks, OG, Miami (OH)
 * Markus Zusevics, OG, Iowa
 * Ben Heenan, OG, Saskatchewan
 * Josh LeRibeus, OG, Southern Methodist
 * Tom Compton, OT, South Dakota
 * Ryan Miller, OT, Colorado
 * Al Netter, OT, Northwestern
 * Matt Reynolds, OT, Brigham Young
 * Marcel Jones, OT, Nebraska
 * Greg Zuerlein, K, Missouri Western State
 * Matt Prewitt, P, Kentucky Christian
 * Bryan Anger, P, California
 * Tyler Hansen, QB, Colorado
 * Chandler Harnish, QB, Northern Illinois
 * Dan Persa, QB, Northwestern
 * Lennon Creer, RB, Louisiana Tech
 * Marc Tyler, RB, Southern California
 * Bobby Rainey, RB, Western Kentucky
 * Aaron Henry, S, Wisconsin
 * Austin Cassidy, S, Nebraska
 * Blake Gideon, S, Texas
 * Duke Ihenaho, S, San Jose State
 * Kevin Koger, TE, Michigan
 * Cory Harkey, TE, UCLA
 * George Bryan, TE, North Carolina State
 * David Paulson, TE, Oregon
 * Greg Childs, WR, Arkansas
 * Junior Hemingway, WR, Michigan
 * Dale Moss, WR, South Dakota State
 * Tyler Shoemaker, WR, Boise State
 * Jarius Wright, WR, Arkansas
 * Devon Wylie, WR, Fresno State
 * Darius Hanks, WR, Alabama

Game notes

 * This was the third time the game was played in Florida; having been played the prior two years at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, this was the first time it was held in St. Petersburg.