From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
College football all-star game
College football bowl game
The Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic was an annual post-season college football all-star game held in December 2005 and 2006. The game was organized by Darry Alton , who previously helped found the Las Vegas All-American Classic , in view of the discontinuation of the Blue–Gray Football Classic and the Gridiron Classic , in order to provide players from lesser-known and lesser-televised schools with a chance to impress NFL scouts.
The game was held at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi . It matched a team of senior players from Division I-A schools not participating in bowl games , against seniors from Division I-AA , Division II , and Division III schools; both teams also included some NAIA players.[ 1] NFL and CFL scouts.[ 2] [ 3]
Date Played
Winning team
Losing team
Ref.
December 24, 2005
White Team (Division I-A)17 Red Team (smaller schools)
9
[ 1] [ 2]
December 23, 2006
Green Team (Division I-A)32 Red Team (smaller schools)
14
[ 4]
Head coaches:
2005[ 5] Kentucky offensive coordinator Joker Phillips (White) and Northwestern State head coach Scott Stoker (Red)
2006[ 6] Mississippi State head coach Jackie Sherrill (Green) and former Jackson State head coach W. C. Gorden (Red) [ edit ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
White
Red
1
3:24
White
Bill Sampy 41-yard touchdown reception from Matt Bohnet, Justin Brantley kick good
7
0
2
2:05
White
22-yard field goal by Justin Brantley
10
0
2
0:00
Red
Blayne Baggett 1-yard touchdown run, Jon Scifres kick good
10
7
3
12:21
5
74
White
Boone Stutz 7-yard touchdown reception from Steven Jyles, Justin Brantley kick good
17
7
3
6:18
Red
Dustin Almond tackled in end zone for a safety by defense
17
9
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
17
9
[ 7]
[ edit ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Red
Green
1
Green
47-yard field goal by John Deraney
0
3
1
Green
Demarcus Davis 14-yard touchdown reception from Tim Brasic, John Deraney kick good
0
10
1
Red
Jamal Pittman 1-yard touchdown run, Jim Hall kick good
7†
10
1
Green
Pierre Thomas 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good (Jon Hamlett from Michael Gibson)
7
18
2
Green
Jon Hamlett 19-yard touchdown reception from Jerry Babb, John Deraney kick good
7
25
4
Red
Eldra Buckley 7-yard touchdown run, Jim Hall kick good
14
25
4
Green
Terrell Jordan 11-yard touchdown run, John Deraney kick good
14
32
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
32
† Game summaries differ from the box score,[ 8] [ 4]
^ a b McCreary, Joedy (December 24, 2005). "White all over Red in Magnolia All-Star Classic" . USA Today ^ a b Christensen, Mike (December 25, 2005). "First-time jitters can't stop big boys" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com. ^ Brandt, David (December 19, 2006). "Runnin' Down a Dream" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com. ^ a b c "Babb leads Green to win at Magnolia" . Daily World . Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.^ "Magnolia Gridiron Classic" . The Republic . Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.^ "Brandon McDonald and Michael Gibson to Play in All-Star Game" . cstv.com . December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2017 .[dead link ] ^ "Magnolia Classic (box score)" . Hattiesburg American . Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.^ "Magnolia Grid-Iron Classic (box score)" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
