Game Fact Sheet
72nd GAME - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2025
Vermont State University Castleton Campus
Pre-Game Festivities Start at: 11:00 am KICK-OFF: 11:30 am
1st game held on Labor Day in 1954 in Nashua, NH
Overall series: 50-18-2-1 in favor of New Hampshire
(2020 cancelled for Covid pandemic)
2020 FOOTBALL SCORE: COVID: 19 Shrine Teams: 0
SPONSORING SHRINE CENTERS: Cairo Shriners of Rutland, VT and Mt. Sinai Shriners of Montpelier, VT
All Net Proceeds Benefit the Shriners Children's:
- Shriners Children's - New England, Springfield, MA
- Shriners Children's - Montreal Quebec, Canada
- Shriners Children's - Boston Burns Institute, Boston, MA
The game has raised over $5,000,000 since it began.
There are 18 Orthopedic Healthcare Facilities and 3 Burns Institutes. The care received is the best in the world and it is provided regardless of the ability to pay. Any child, up to the age of 18, is admitted without regard to race, color, or creed.
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Teams represent all-star players from New Hampshire and Vermont. 38 players will be selected for each team. Players must be high school graduates.
The 2025 training camp period is from July 27th - August 1st, with both teams training at Vermont State University at the Castleton Campus. Players from each state are nominated by their high school head coach. A screening committee of coaches, chaired by the Shrine Head Coaches, select the players for the teams. A maximum selection of three players from the same New Hampshire school is recommended - 15 selected from Division I, 12 from Division II, and 9 from Division III. A maximum selection of four players from the same Vermont school is recommended - 18 selected from Division I, 12 from Division II, and 6 from Divisions III & IV. Adjustments and allowances to the selection formula are often necessary and allowed with approval. Except for one part-time paid office staff, all others are volunteers and do not receive any compensation. Coaches, officials, and Shriners all give their own time and services. |
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