1972 Grantland Rice Bowl

The 1972 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1972 season, between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.[2] Louisiana Tech quarterback Denny Duron was named outstanding offensive player, while his teammate linebacker Joe McNeely was named outstanding defensive player.[3]

1972 Grantland Rice Bowl
NCAA Mideast College Championship
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (11–0) (10–1) Southland Conference Ohio Valley Conference 35 0 Head coach:  Maxie Lambright Head coach:  Don Wade
1 2 3 4 Total Louisiana Tech 7 21 7 0 35 Tennessee Tech 0 0 0 0 0
Date	December 9, 1972
Season	1972
Stadium	BREC Memorial Stadium
Location	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
MVP	QB Denny Duron, La. Tech (Offensive) LB Joe McNeely, La. Tech (Defensive)
Attendance	10,300[1]

Notable participants

Louisiana Tech wide receiver Roger Carr was selected in the 1974 NFL Draft, while defensive end Fred Dean and running back Roland Harper were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft, and tight end Mike Barber was selected in the 1976 NFL Draft. Carr, Dean, Harper, Barber, and Joe McNeely are inductees of their university's athletic hall of fame, as is head coach Maxie Lambright.[4] Dean is an inductee of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Tennessee Tech linebackers Jim Youngblood and Mike Hennigan were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft. Youngblood, Hennigan, defensive back John Fitzpatrick, and guard Howard Cochran are inductees of their university's sports hall of fame, as is head coach Don Wade.[5] Youngblood is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP La. Tech TTU 1 2:00 6 58 La. Tech Eric Johnson 24-yard touchdown reception from Denny Duron, Danny Norris kick good 7 0 2 8:30 La. Tech Interception returned 31 yards for touchdown by Joe McNeely, Danny Norris kick good 14 0 2 3:44 59 La. Tech Glen Berteau 2-yard touchdown run, Danny Norris kick good 21 0 2 2:01 1 29 La. Tech Roger Carr 29-yard touchdown reception from Denny Duron, Danny Norris kick good 28 0 3 11:16 63 La. Tech Glen Berteau 21-yard touchdown run, Danny Norris kick good 35 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 0

[3][6][7]

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	7	0	35
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	La. Tech	TTU
First Downs	16	4
Total offense, yards	375	94
Rushes-yards (net)	36–100	51–65
Passing yards (net)	275	29
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	15–32–4	2–9–2
Time of Possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
La. Tech	Passing	Denny Duron	11/20, 227 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Glen Berteau	10 car, 58 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Roger Carr	6 rec, 141 yds, 1 TD
TTU	Passing	Mike Ledford
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

Program cover for 1972 game

1. "Louisiana Tech Rolls In Rice". The Indianapolis Star. AP. December 10, 1972. Retrieved February 16, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
2. "La. Tech, Tenn. Tech about even". Delta Democrat Times. Greenville, Mississippi. UPI. December 8, 1972. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
3. Kimmitt, Mike (December 10, 1972). "Duron, McNeely Spark 35-0 Victory Over Tennesseans". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
4. "LA TECH ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME". latechsports.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
5. "Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame". ttusports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
6. "La. Tech Victorious In Grantland Rice Bowl". Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. UPI. December 10, 1972. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
7. "Louisiana Tech Wins Grantland Rice Bowl". The Evening Standard. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. AP. December 11, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

Further reading

• "A Perfect Season that Became the Greatest Season". latechsports.com. October 5, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2017.