1969 Pecan Bowl

August 2023 Pecan Bowl NCAA College Division regional final December 16 1969 1969 Memorial Stadium Arlington, Texas Arkansas State University Arkansas State Indians 8–1–1 Bennie Ellender 7 15 0 7 Drake University Drake Bulldogs 7–2–2 Jack Wallace 0 0 13 8 Offense: Wayne "Bubba" Crocker, Defense: Clovis Swinney (Arkansas State) Marching Bands Marching Bands 7,500 ABC The 1969 Pecan Bowl was a college football bowl game played between Drake Bulldogs and Arkansas State Indians at Memorial Stadium in Arlington, Texas.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_uYRAAAAIBAJ&pg=3312%2C4835559 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Arkansas State defeats Drake December 14, 1969 3, sportshttp://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Pecan_1969.htm The Pecan Bowl 1969 2011-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20110608162954/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Pecan_1969.htm 2011-06-08 dead It was one of four regional finals in the NCAA College Division, which became Division II (and III) in 1973. The other three regional finals in 1969 were the Boardwalk, Grantland Rice, and Camellia bowls.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1969/12/14/page/60/article/arkansas-state-turns-back-drake Chicago Tribune Associated Press Arkansas State turns back Drake December 14, 1969 6, section 2 ASU jumped out to a 22–0 lead at halftime and held on to win, 29–21. The Pecan Bowl was played again in Arlington in 1970, then was succeeded by the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls in 1971. Arkansas State changed its nickname from Indians to Red Wolves in 2008. Scoring summary First quarter Arkansas State - Lockhart 75-yard pass from Crocker (Everett kick) Second quarter Arkansas State - Peyton 8-yard pass from Crocker (Crocker run) Arkansas State - Croker 5-yard run (Everett kick) Third quarter Drake - Sharpe 2-yard run (pass failed) Drake - Miller 51-yard pass from Grejbowski (Chase kick) Fourth quarter Arkansas State - Harrell 3-yard run (Everett kick) Drake- Rogers 1-yard pass from Grejbowski ( Herbert pass from Grejbowski) Individual statistics thumb|right|Program cover for 1969 game Rushing ASU- Harrell 34-160, Carr 9-49 DU- Sharpe 19-60, Rodgers 3-16 Passing ASU- Crocker 6-11-176 DU- Grejbowski 15-37- Receiving ASU- Lockhart 2-110, Harrell 1-42, Johnson 2-16 DU- Miller 9-192, Rodgers 5-63 References Category:1969 NCAA College Division football season Category:Drake Bulldogs football bowl games Category:Arkansas State Red Wolves football bowl games Category:December 1969 sports events in the United States Pecan Bowl