NDSU Running Back Pat Paschall to Play in 85th Annual East-West Shrine Game on Saturday

Courtesy: NDSU Athletic Media Relations

Release: January 20, 2010

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85th Annual East-West Shrine Game

Courtesy: Dennis Hoff

North Dakota State University running back Pat Paschall will play in the 85th annual East-West Shrine Game in Orlando on Saturday, Jan. 23.

ORLANDO, Fla.--North Dakota State University running back Pat Paschall will play in the 85th annual East-West Shrine Game at the Florida Citrus Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 23. He is the fourth NDSU player to appear in the East-West Shrine Game joining defensive tackle Phil Hansen (1991), running back Chad Stark (1987) and tackle Lyle Sturgeon (1936). The game will be televised at 2 p.m. (Central) on ESPN2.

Paschall was added to head coach Marty Schottenheimer's West Roster this week. Practices opened on Monday, and all NFL teams have scouts at both the practices and the game.

Paschall, a 5-foot-11 1/2 senior from St. Louis, Mo., became the first Bison player to earn first team Sports Network, Associated Press, AFCA Coaches Division I FCS All-America honors. He was also named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation FCS All-America team. Paschall was second in Missouri Valley Football Offensive Player of the Year balloting to Southern Illinois running back Deji Karim and a first-team All-MVFC selection.

Paschall finished No. 1 in rushing in the NCAA Division I FCS statistics, averaging 139.70 yards per game. Paschall was also 5th in scoring (9.6 ppg) and 9th in all-purpose yards (158.30) nationally.

Paschall rushed 27 times for 140 yards and three touchdowns in North Dakota State's 39-35 loss to Youngstown State on Nov. 21. He finished the season with 1,397 yards and 16 TDs on 207 rushes for an average of 6.75 yards per carry. It was the 10th 100-yard rushing effort for Paschall in 10 games this season and the 14th 100-yard rushing performance in his Bison career.

Paschall moved up three spots on the NDSU all-time charts into 8th position and finished his career with 2,528 yards on 399 carries and 23 touchdowns in 29 career games. He passed Doug Lloyd (2,410 yards, 1985-88), Kevin Feeney (2,473 yards, 1995-98) and former teammate Tyler Roehl (2,512 yards, 2004-08) against Youngstown State.

Other Missouri Valley Football Conference players in the East-West Shrine Game include Western Illinois cornerback Patrick Stoudamire (East) and UNI defensive end James Ruffin (West).

For more information, http://shrinegame.com/