1971 Pioneer Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Pioneer Bowl Pioneer Bowl (1971–1982) December 11 1971 1971 Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, Texas Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Southland Conference 8–2 Maxie Lambright 7 0 7 0 Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan Hurons Independent 7–0–2 Dan Boisture 0 3 0 0 Ken Lantrip (QB, La. Tech)Fred Dean (DL, La. Tech) 8,156 Yes The 1971 Pioneer Bowl was a college football bowl game in Texas, played between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Eastern Michigan Hurons at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls.https://issuu.com/latechsports/docs/17_fb_mg_issuu 2017 Louisiana Tech Football Media Guide by Louisiana Tech Athletics - Issuuhttps://issuu.com/emueagles.com/docs/complete_062917_web/174 2017 EMU Football Digital Guide by Eastern Michigan University Athletics - Issuu The inaugural edition of the Pioneer Bowl, it was one of four regional finals in the College Division played on December 11. Game summary Scoring summary La. Tech EMU 1 La. Tech RecTD Glen Berteau Ken Lantrip 17 good Russell Bates 7 0 2 EMU FG 22 Jackson Nunn 7 3 3 La. Tech Other Wenford Wilborn 91-yard punt return, Russell Bates kick good 14 3 14 3 Statistics Bulldogs 7 0 7 0 Hurons 0 3 0 0 Statistics La. Tech EMU First downs 16 12 Total offense, yards 276 215Rushes-yards (net) 41–106 48–178 Passing yards (net) 170 37Passes, Comp-Att-Int 15–24–1 5–16–0 Time of Possession Team Category Player Statistics La. Tech Passing Ken Lantrip 15/24, 170 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Glen Berteau 14 car, 31 yds Receiving Roger Carr 4 rec, 40 yds EMU Passing Rushing Tim Packrall 31 car, 122 yds Receiving References Pioneer Bowl Category:Pioneer Bowl Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football bowl games Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football bowl games Pioneer Bowl