1967 Grantland Rice Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Grantland Rice Bowl GrantlandRiceBowl-Program1967.jpg 1967 program cover December 9 1967 1967 NCAA College Division Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, Tennessee 7,000 Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky Colonels Ohio Valley Conference Roy Kidd 7–1–2 13 0 7 7 Ball State University Ball State Cardinals Indiana Collegiate Conference Ray Louthen 7–2 0 7 0 6 The 1967 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1967 season, between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Ball State Cardinals.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17073249/ball_state_gets_grantland_berth/ Ball State Gets Grantland Berth AP The Pantagraph Bloomington, Illinois newspapers.com November 23, 1967 February 7, 2017 Eastern Kentucky quarterback Jim Guice was named the game's most outstanding player. Notable participants Ball State tackle Oscar Lubke and guard Elie Ghattas were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, as was Eastern Kentucky wide receiver Aaron Marsh. Ball State running back Amos Van Pelt was selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. Eastern Kentucky head coach Roy Kidd was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. Scoring summary EKU Ball St. 1 9:58 EKU 11 69 RecTD John Tazel Jim Guice 15 no good (blocked) Walt Murphy 6 0 1 5:58 EKU 5 31 RushTD Jim Guice 5 good Walt Murphy 13 0 2 13:10 Ball St. 15 67 RushTD Amos Van Pelt 3 good Harold Canady 13 7 3 14:12 EKU IntTD Teddy Taylor 35 good Walt Murphy 20 7 4 14:54 EKU 14 97 RecTD Ted Holcomb Jim Guice 23 good Walt Murphy 27 7 4 9:06 Ball St. 13 73 RushTD Jim Novar 12 no good Harold Canady 27 13 27 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17073269/e_kentucky_tips_ball_state_2713/ E. Kentucky Tips Ball State 27-13 Bill Barton The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana newspapers.com December 10, 1967 February 7, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17073292/in_victory_or_defeat_firstclass/ In Victory or Defeat: First-Class Fighting Men Bob Barnet The Muncie Star Muncie, Indiana newspapers.com December 11, 1967 January 27, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17073314/bsu_finds_eastern_too_fast/ BSU Finds Eastern too Fast Roy Bigger Muncie Evening Press Muncie, Indiana newspapers.com December 11, 1967 February 7, 2017 References Further reading http://www.eku.edu/news/ceremony-honor-contributions-african-americans-who-broke-barriers-university Ceremony to Honor Contributions of African-Americans Who Broke Barriers at University eku.edu February 15, 2012 February 7, 2017 February 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081151/http://www.eku.edu/news/ceremony-honor-contributions-african-americans-who-broke-barriers-university dead http://www.eku.edu/news/former-gridiron-great-returns-campus-mentor-business-students Former Gridiron Great Returns to Campus to Mentor Business Students eku.edu April 28, 2015 February 21, 2017 February 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222053158/http://www.eku.edu/news/former-gridiron-great-returns-campus-mentor-business-students dead Grantland Rice Bowl Category:Grantland Rice Bowl Category:Ball State Cardinals football bowl games Category:Eastern Kentucky Colonels football bowl games Category:Murfreesboro, Tennessee Category:December 1967 sports events in the United States Grantland Rice