Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Grantland Rice Bowl was an annual college football bowl game held from 1964 through 1977. The game originated as an NCAA College Division regional final, then became a playoff game for Division II. It was named in honor of Grantland Rice, an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose, and was originally played in ...
Grantland Rice Bowl (1969–73) BREC Memorial Stadium is a 21,500-seat American football stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana [1] that opened in 1952. Besides high school football, it is also used for concerts and other outdoor events, including monster truck rallies, and used for water skiing events (during the 1960s and 1970s). [2]
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. This was the first time that the Grantland Rice Bowl was played in Baton Rouge, Louisiana – prior games had been played in Murfreesboro, Tennessee .
1976 >. The 1975 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA Division II game following the 1975 season, between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the New Hampshire Wildcats. This was the second and last time that the game was played at Tiger Stadium on the campus of LSU. WKU defensive tackle Sam Fields was named the game's outstanding defensive player ...
BREC Memorial Stadium. Location. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Attendance. 13,400 [1] Grantland Rice Bowl. < 1969. 1971 >. The 1970 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1970 season, between the Tennessee State Tigers and the Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs [2] (now the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns ).
1973 Grantland Rice Bowl. The 1973 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA Division II game following the 1973 season, between the Grambling Tigers (now the Grambling State Tigers) and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. This was the first year that the game served as a national semifinal for Division II – in prior years it had been the Mideast ...
The 1974 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA Division II game following the 1974 season, between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the UNLV Rebels. This was the first time that the game was played at Tiger Stadium on the campus of LSU. Delaware running back Vern Roberts was named the game's outstanding offensive player, while his teammate ...
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.