1969 Grantland Rice Bowl

The 1969 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1969 season, between the East Tennessee State Buccaneers and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.[2] This was the first time that the Grantland Rice Bowl was played in Baton Rouge, Louisiana – prior games had been played in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

1969 Grantland Rice Bowl
East Tennessee State Buccaneers Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
(8–0–1) (8–1)
Ohio Valley Conference Gulf States Conference
34 14
Head coach: 
John Robert Bell		 Head coach: 
Maxie Lambright
1234 Total
East Tennessee State 67714 34
Louisiana Tech 00140 14
DateDecember 13, 1969
Season1969
StadiumBREC Memorial Stadium
LocationBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Attendance16,101[1]

Notable participants

Louisiana Tech quarterback Terry Bradshaw was selected first in the 1970 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. His teammates Larry Brewer and Tommy Spinks were also drafted. Bradshaw and Spinks are inductees of their university's athletic hall of fame, as is head coach Maxie Lambright.[3] Bradshaw is an inductee of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Wide receiver Pat Hauser of East Tennessee State was also selected in the 1970 NFL Draft. Inductees of the university's athletics hall of fame include Hauser, defensive back Bill Casey, quarterback Larry Graham, and head coach John Robert Bell.[4]

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ETSU La. Tech
1 7:21 5 19 ETSU Jerry Daughtry 1-yard touchdown run, Ron Harrold kick failed 6 0
2 9:39 6 58 ETSU Pat Hauser 37-yard touchdown reception from Mike Young, Ron Harrold kick good 13 0
3 11:24 5 30 La. Tech Buster Herren 8-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Jorgen Gertz kick good 13 7
3 9:25 4 66 ETSU Mike Young 5-yard touchdown run, Ron Harrold kick good 20 7
3 2:37 5 48 La. Tech Tommy Spinks 19-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Jorgen Gertz kick good 20 14
4 9:47 88 ETSU John Gibson 39-yard touchdown reception from Larry Graham, Ron Harrold kick good 27 14
4 4:54 9 44 ETSU Rick Anderson 10-yard touchdown reception from Larry Graham, Ron Harrold kick good 34 14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 14

[1][5][6]

Statistics
1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 6 7 7 14 34
Bulldogs 0 0 14 0 14
StatisticsETSULa. Tech
First Downs1517
Total offense, yards419256
Rushes-yards (net)53–24538–(−43)
Passing yards (net)174299
Passes, Comp-Att-Int12–18–020–39–3
Time of Possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ETSUPassingLarry Graham11/17, 137 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
Receiving
La. TechPassingTerry Bradshaw20/39, 299 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Receiving

References
  1. Nassif, Al (December 14, 1969). "East Tennessee Showed Terry and Tech". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2015-01-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "LA TECH ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME". latechsports.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  4. "HALL OF FAME". etsubucs.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  5. "East Tennessee Shackles Louisiana Tech, 34-14". The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. AP. December 14, 1969. Retrieved February 5, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  6. "E. Tennessee Wins Rice Bowl". The Philadelphia Inquirer. UPI. December 14, 1969. Retrieved February 5, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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