2006 East–West Shrine Game Explained

Game Name:East–West Shrine Game
Subheader:presented by AT&T
All–Star Bowl Game
Date Game Played:January 21
Year Game Played:2006
Football Season:2005
Stadium:Alamodome
City:San Antonio, Texas
Visitor School:East–West Shrine Game#Game results
Visitor Name Short:West
Visitor Nickname:Team
Visitor Coach:Dennis Franchione
(Texas A&M)
Visitor 1Q:7
Visitor 2Q:14
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:14
Home School:East–West Shrine Game#Game results
Home Name Short:East
Home Nickname:Team
Home Coach:Houston Nutt
(Arkansas)
Home 1Q:7
Home 2Q:7
Home 3Q:10
Home 4Q:7
Mvp:Reggie McNeal (QB, Texas A&M) & James Wyche (DE, Syracuse)
Referee:Terry Brown
Attendance:18,533
Us Network:ESPN2

The 2006 East–West Shrine Game was the 81st staging of the all-star college football exhibition game featuring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players. The game featured over 80 players from the 2005 college football season, and prospects for the 2006 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. For sponsorship purposes, the game was officially the East–West Shrine Game presented by AT&T.

The game was played on January 21, 2006, at 3 p.m. CT at the Alamodome in San Antonio, and was televised by ESPN2.[1] Other than the 1942 game, which was played in New Orleans, this was the first time that the Shrine Game was played outside of California.

The offensive MVP was Reggie McNeal (QB, Texas A&M), while the defensive MVP was James Wyche (DE, Syracuse).[2] The Pat Tillman Award was presented to Charlie Peprah (S, Alabama); the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service".[3]

Scoring summary

Sources:[4] [5]

Statistics

Statistics West East
First Downs 19 19
Rushes-yards 27-90 31-124
Passing yards 328 288
Passes, Comp-Att-Int 17-28-1 19-38-0
Return yards 9 20
Punts-average 2-38.0 4-42.8
Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-yards 3-25 11-110
Time of Possession 26:43 33:17
Attendance
Source:[4]

Coaching staff

East head coach: Houston Nutt
East assistants: Reggie Herring & Mike Markuson
West head coach: Dennis Franchione
West assistants: Brad Franchione & Les Koenning
Source:

Rosters

Source:[6]

2006 NFL Draft

See main article: article and 2006 NFL Draft.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: College Football: A Bowl-ing We Will Go . . . January 2, 2006 . January 18, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: MVP Award Recipients . shrinegame.com . 2017 . December 25, 2017.
  3. Web site: Pat Tillman Award . shrinegame.com . 2017 . December 25, 2017.
  4. News: East-West Shrine Game (Box Score) . . . January 22, 2006 . January 18, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: A&M's McNeal rallies West to Shrine victory . Jim . Vertuno . . . . January 22, 2006 . January 18, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  6. News: East-West Shrine Game (Rosters) . . . January 21, 2006 . January 18, 2018 . newspapers.com.