1968 Grantland Rice Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Grantland Rice Bowl GrantlandRiceBowl-Program1968.jpg 1968 Program cover December 14 1968 1968 NCAA College Division Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, Tennessee 2,500 University of Akron Akron Zips Independent Gordon K. Larson 7–2–1 0 7 6 0 Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Gulf States Conference Maxie Lambright 8–2 21 0 0 12 Terry Bradshaw (QB, La. Tech) The 1968 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1968 season, between the Akron Zips and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.http://www.databasefootball.com/College/teams/teamyear.htm?TeamID=48&Season=1968 Louisiana Tech Season Schedule - databaseFootball.com/NCAA 2017-02-05 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20151130161408/http://www.databasefootball.com/College/teams/teamyear.htm?TeamID=48&Season=1968 2015-11-30 This was the last time that the Grantland Rice Bowl was 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.http://www.latechsports.com/hallfame/hall_of_fame_members.html LA TECH ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME latechsports.com February 13, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170213164543/http://www.latechsports.com/hallfame/hall_of_fame_members.html February 13, 2017 dead Bradshaw is an inductee of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Akron squad has been designated a Team of Distinction by their university's sports hall of fame; head coach Gordon K. Larson was inducted to the hall in 1975, running back John "Jack" Beidleman was inducted in 1980, and quarterback Don Zwisler was inducted in 1981.http://gozips.com/sports/2017/5/25/athletics-development-varsitya-hall-of-fame.aspx The University of Akron's Sports Hall of Fame gozips.com March 8, 2018 March 8, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180308232333/http://gozips.com/sports/2017/5/25/athletics-development-varsitya-hall-of-fame.aspx dead Scoring summary Akron La. Tech 1 8:00 La. Tech 4 41 RushTD Terry Bradshaw 16 good Richie Golmon 0 7 1 3:23 La. Tech 6 67 RecTD Tommy Spinks Terry Bradshaw 36 good Richie Golmon 0 14 1 1:17 La. Tech 10 RushTD Buster Herren 2 good Richie Golmon 0 21 2 1:50 Akron 4 8 RushTD John Vargo 1 good John Harrison 7 21 3 5:38 Akron 19 80 9:30 RushTD John Beidleman 13 no good (blocked) John Harrison 13 21 4 La. Tech 10 62 RecTD Larry Brewer Terry Bradshaw 6 no good Richie Golmon 13 27 4 9:45 La. Tech 5 46 RushTD Terry Bradshaw 8 pass failed 13 33 13 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11734007/bradshaw_takes_zip_out_of_akron_in/ Bradshaw Takes Zip Out of Akron In Frigid Grantland Rice Bowl Tilt Bill McIntyre The Times Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1968 January 27, 2017 newspapers.com Statistics Zips 0 7 6 0 Bulldogs 21 0 0 12 Statistics Akron La. Tech First downs 14 21 Total offense, yards 196 347Rushes-yards (net) 54–118 36–86 Passing yards (net) 78 261Passes, Comp-Att-Int 6–21–3 19–33–2 Time of Possession Team Category Player Statistics Akron Passing Don Zwisler Rushing Ron Lemon 18 car, 75 yds Receiving Dan Ruff 4 rec, 56 yds La. Tech Passing Terry Bradshaw 19/33, 261 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Terry Bradshaw 12 car, 35 yds, 2 TD Receiving Tommy Spinks 12 rec, 167 yds, 1 TD References Further reading https://nvanthyn.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-brutal-day-in-murfreesboro.html A brutal day in Murfreesboro Van Thyn Nico nvanthyn.blogspot.com January 31, 2014 February 13, 2017 External links @LATechFB First Bowl Game: 1968 Grantland Rice https://web.archive.org/web/20170206105815/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122016aaa.html 2017-02-06 Grantland Rice Bowl Category:Grantland Rice Bowl Category:Akron Zips football bowl games Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football bowl games Category:Murfreesboro, Tennessee Category:December 1968 sports events in the United States Grantland Rice