College football game
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 .
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
Statistics
ETSU
La. Tech
First Downs
15
17
Total offense, yards
419
256
Rushes-yards (net)
53–245
38–(−43)
Passing yards (net)
174
299
Passes, Comp-Att-Int
12–18–0
20–39–3
Time of Possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
ETSU
Passing
Larry Graham
11/17, 137 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
Receiving
La. Tech
Passing
Terry Bradshaw
20/39, 299 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Receiving
References
^ a b Nassif, Al (December 14, 1969). "East Tennessee Showed Terry and Tech" . The Town Talk . Alexandria, Louisiana . Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Louisiana Tech Season Schedule - databaseFootball.com/NCAA" . Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015 .
^ "LA TECH ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME" . latechsports.com . Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017 .
^ "HALL OF FAME" . etsubucs.com . Retrieved February 13, 2017 .
^ "East Tennessee Shackles Louisiana Tech, 34-14" . The Bridgeport Post . Bridgeport, Connecticut . AP . December 14, 1969. Retrieved February 5, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "E. Tennessee Wins Rice Bowl" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . UPI . December 14, 1969. Retrieved February 5, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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