Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic
{{Short description|College football all-star game}}
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| stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
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| location = Jackson, Mississippi
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| years = 2005–2006
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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.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/games/2005-12-24-magnolia-classic_x.htm |title=White all over Red in Magnolia All-Star Classic |first=Joedy |last=McCreary |newspaper=USA Today |agency=Associated Press|date=December 24, 2005}} In advance of the game, players participated in practice days and a combine, which were open to NFL and CFL scouts.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11419591/firsttime_jitters_cant_stop_big_boys/ |title=First-time jitters can't stop big boys |first=Mike |last=Christensen |newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger |location=Jackson, Mississippi |date=December 25, 2005 |accessdate=June 2, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11419723/runnin_down_a_dream/ |title=Runnin' Down a Dream |first=David |last=Brandt |newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger |location=Jackson, Mississippi |date=December 19, 2006 |accessdate=June 2, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}}
Game results
Head coaches:
:2005{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11419643/magnolia_gridiron_classic/ |title=Magnolia Gridiron Classic |newspaper=The Republic |location=Columbus, Indiana |date=December 20, 2005 |accessdate=June 2, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}} – Kentucky offensive coordinator Joker Phillips (White) and Northwestern State head coach Scott Stoker (Red)
:2006{{cite news |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/121106aak.html |title=Brandon McDonald and Michael Gibson to Play in All-Star Game |website=cstv.com |date=December 11, 2006 |accessdate=June 2, 2017}}{{dead link|date=January 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} – former Mississippi State head coach Jackie Sherrill (Green) and former Jackson State head coach W. C. Gorden (Red)
=2005: White 17, Red 9=
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| Time=3:24
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Bill Sampy
| QB=Matt Bohnet
| yards=41
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Justin Brantley
| Visitor=7
| Home=0
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| Quarter=2
| Time=2:05
| Team=White
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| Type=FG
| yards=22
| Kicker=Justin Brantley
| Visitor=10
| Home=0
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| Quarter=2
| Time=0:00
| Team=Red
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| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Blayne Baggett
| yards=1
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Jon Scifres
| Visitor=10
| Home=7
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| Quarter=3
| Time=12:21
| Team=White
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=74
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Boone Stutz
| QB=Steven Jyles
| yards=7
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Justin Brantley
| Visitor=17
| Home=7
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| Quarter=3
| Time=6:18
| Team=Red
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| Type=SafetyTackle
| Player=Dustin Almond
| Def=defense
| Visitor=17
| Home=9
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=17|Home=9}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11419946/magnolia_classic_2005_boxscore/ |title=Magnolia Classic (box score) |newspaper=Hattiesburg American |location=Hattiesburg, Mississippi |date=December 25, 2005 |accessdate=June 2, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}}
=2006: Green 32, Red 14=
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| yards=47
| Kicker=John Deraney
| Visitor=0
| Home=3
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| Team=Green
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Demarcus Davis
| QB=Tim Brasic
| yards=14
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=John Deraney
| Visitor=0
| Home=10
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| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Jamal Pittman
| yards=1
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Jim Hall
| Visitor=7{{dagger}}
| Home=10
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| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Pierre Thomas
| yards=1
| 2pt type=pass
| 2pt result=good (Jon Hamlett from Michael Gibson)
| Visitor=7
| Home=18
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| Quarter=2
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| Team=Green
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Jon Hamlett
| QB=Jerry Babb
| yards=19
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=John Deraney
| Visitor=7
| Home=25
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| Quarter=4
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| Team=Red
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| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Eldra Buckley
| yards=7
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Jim Hall
| Visitor=14
| Home=25
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| Quarter=4
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| Team=Green
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| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Terrell Jordan
| yards=11
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=John Deraney
| Visitor=14
| Home=32
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=14|Home=32}}
{{dagger}} Game summaries differ from the box score,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11419948/magnolia_classic_2006_boxscore/ |title=Magnolia Grid-Iron Classic (box score) |newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger |location=Jackson, Mississippi |date=December 24, 2006 |accessdate=June 2, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}} stating that both Red touchdowns occurred late in the second half.
MVPs
- 2006{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11419769/babb_leads_green_to_win_at_magnolia/ |title=Babb leads Green to win at Magnolia |newspaper=Daily World |location=Opelousas, Louisiana |date=December 24, 2006 |accessdate=June 2, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}} – Jerry Babb (QB, Louisiana–Lafayette) and Edgar Jones (LB, Southeast Missouri State)
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070206213113/http://www.magnoliagridironclassic.com/ Official site] from February 2007 via Wayback Machine
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513103800/http://magnoliagridironclassic.com/rosters.php 2005 rosters] via Wayback Machine
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070102170751/http://www.magnoliagridironclassic.com/rosters_2006.php 2006 rosters] via Wayback Machine
Category:College football all-star games
Category:American football competitions in Mississippi
Category:2005 establishments in Mississippi
Category:2006 disestablishments in Mississippi
Category:Sports competitions in Jackson, Mississippi
Category:2005 in sports in Mississippi