1975 Grantland Rice Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Grantland Rice Bowl December 6 1975 1975 NCAA Division II Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana 6,000 Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Ohio Valley Conference Jimmy Feix 10–1 7 7 0 0 University of New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats Yankee Conference Bill Bowes 9–2 0 3 0 0 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, while his teammate running back Lawrence Jefferson was named the game's outstanding offensive player.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17074126/toppers_in_rice_win/ 'Toppers In Rice Win Roger Brandt Daily World Opelousas, Louisiana newspapers.com December 7, 1975 February 18, 2017 Notable participants WKU wide receiver Rick Caswell was selected in the 1976 NFL draft, while center David Carter was selected in the 1977 NFL draft. Carter, linebacker Rick Green, and head coach Jimmy Feix are inductees of the WKU Athletic Hall of Fame.http://www.wkusports.com/ot/hall-of-fame-2.html WKU Athletic Hall of Fame wkusports.com February 18, 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140102080108/http://www.wkusports.com/ot/hall-of-fame-2.html January 2, 2014 New Hampshire linebacker Dave Rozumek was selected in the 1976 NFL Draft. Linebacker Bruce Huther was undrafted in 1977, but later played in the NFL. Rozumek, Huther, center Kevin Martell, quarterback Jeff Allen, tackle Grady Vigneau, and head coach Bill Bowes are inductees of the New Hampshire hall of fame.http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/7/23/Development_0723150850.aspx Hall of Fame unhwildcats.com February 18, 2017 Bowes is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame. Scoring summary WKU UNH 1 WKU 8 43 RushTD Steve Larimore 1 good Barry Henry 7 0 2 13:23 UNH 22 FG 27 Dave Teggart 7 3 2 WKU Other Rick Caswell 87-yard punt return, Barry Henry kick good 14 3 14 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11734210/western_tips_new_hampshire_143_heads/ Western tips New Hampshire 14-3, heads for national title Tom Patterson The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky newspapers.com December 7, 1975 February 4, 2017 References Further reading https://gridirongarb.blogspot.com/2014/12/unh-wildcats-1975.html UNH Wildcats (1975) David Bailey Gridiron Garb December 19, 2014 January 25, 2017 Grantland Category:Grantland Rice Bowl Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football bowl games Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football bowl games Category:December 1975 sports events in the United States Grantland Rice