1973 Grantland Rice Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Grantland Rice Bowl GrantlandRiceBowl-Program1973.jpg 1973 Program cover December 8 1973 1973 NCAA Division II BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana 15,000https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17074003/williams_even_fakes_out_tv_cameraman/ Williams even fakes out TV cameraman Tom Patterson The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky newspapers.com December 9, 1973 February 16, 2017 Grambling College Grambling Tigers Southwestern Athletic Conference Eddie Robinson 10–2 7 0 7 6 Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Ohio Valley Conference Jimmy Feix 10–1 7 14 0 7 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 regional championship for the College Division. This was the last time that the game was played at BREC Memorial Stadium. Notable participants Western Kentucky defensive back Mike McCoy and running back Clarence Jackson were selected in the 1974 NFL draft. Defensive back Virgil Livers and defensive end John Bushong were selected in the 1975 NFL draft. McCoy, Jackson, Livers, linebacker Rick Green, wide receiver Porter Williams, 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 15, 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140102080108/http://www.wkusports.com/ot/hall-of-fame-2.html January 2, 2014 Grambling defensive end Charles Battle, defensive back Bill Bryant, defensive end Ezil Bibbs, and tight end Oliver Alexander were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft. Defensive tackle Gary Johnson, defensive end Bob Barber, and defensive end Jesse O'Neal were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft. Grambling players selected in the 1976 NFL draft include cornerback James Hunter, wide receiver Sammy White, tight end Ron Singleton, and linebacker Robert Pennywell. Johnson, Hunter, White, and head coach Eddie Robinson are inductees of the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame.http://www.gramblinglegends.org/news.html Grambling Legends gramblinglegends.org February 15, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170216043152/http://www.gramblinglegends.org/news.html 2017-02-16 dead Johnson and Robinson are inductees of the College Football Hall of Fame. Scoring summary GC WKU 1 5:30 GC 2 15 RecTD Sammy White Joe Comeaux 15 good Rodney Zeno 7 0 1 4:18 WKU 74 RushTD John Embree 46 good Charlie Johnson 7 7 2 7:56 WKU 65 RecTD Clarence Jackson Dennis Tomek 16 good Charlie Johnson 7 14 2 1:23 WKU 4 13 1:44 RushTD Clarence Jackson 2 good Charlie Johnson 7 21 3 0:00 GC IntTD Robert Pennywell 87 good Rodney Zeno 14 21 4 10:55 GC 75 RushTD Joe Comeaux 10 failed (blocked) Rodney Zeno 20 21 4 7:57 WKU 3 25 0:25 RecTD David Maley Dennis Tomek 22 good Charlie Johnson 20 28 20 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11734176/tigers_reach_end_of_the_line_2820/ Tigers Reach End of the Line, 28-20 Nico Van Thyn The Times Shreveport, Louisiana newspapers.com December 9, 1973 February 4, 2017 References Further reading https://www.ket.org/episode/KRUNT%20000109/ Run That by Me Again ket.org 1977 February 15, 2017 (video) Grantland Rice Bowl Category:Grantland Rice Bowl Category:Grambling State Tigers football bowl games Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football bowl games Grantland Rice Bowl Grantland Rice