College football game
1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | LSU | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | Tennessee | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Date | December 30, 1972 |
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Season | 1972 |
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Stadium | Houston Astrodome |
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Location | Houston, Texas |
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Referee | R. Pete Williams (SEC) |
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Attendance | 52,961 |
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | < 1971 | 1973 > | |
The 1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, part of the 1972 bowl game season, took place on December 30, 1972, at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas.[1] The competing teams were the LSU Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers with each team being a member of the Southeastern Conference, although the teams did not meet in the regular season. Tennessee won the game 24–17.[2]
Teams
LSU
The 1972 LSU Tigers finished the regular season with a 9–1–1 record with its lone loss coming against Alabama and a tie against Florida. The appearance marked the second for LSU in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and their eighteenth overall bowl game.[3]
Tennessee
The 1972 Tennessee Volunteers finished the regular season with a 9–2 record with a loss to both Alabama and Auburn. The appearance marked the second for Tennessee in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and their nineteenth overall bowl game.
Game summary
Scoring summary
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | LSU | Tennessee | 1 | 9:56 | | | | LSU | 29-yard field goal by Dalton Jackson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5:03 | | | | Tennessee | Jimmy Young 32-yard touchdown reception from Condredge Holloway, Ricky Townsend kick good | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2:51 | | | | Tennessee | Condredge Holloway 15-yard touchdown run, Ricky Townsend kick good | 3 | 14 | 2 | 13:47 | | | | Tennessee | 33-yard field goal by Ricky Townsend | 3 | 17 | 2 | 6:10 | | | | Tennessee | Condredge Holloway 10-yard touchdown run, Ricky Townsend kick good | 3 | 24 | 3 | 7:12 | | | | LSU | Bert Jones 2-yard touchdown run, Dalton Jackson kick good | 10 | 24 | 4 | 7:26 | | | | LSU | Brad Davis 1-yard touchdown run, Dalton Jackson kick good | 17 | 24 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 17 | 24 | |
Source:[4]
Statistics
Statistics[4] | LSU | UT |
First downs | 18 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 72–277 | 60–273 |
Rushes–yards | 52–187 | 41–179 |
Passing yards | 90 | 94 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–20–1 | 11–19–1 |
References
- ^ "Bluebonnet Bowl History". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Bluebonnet Bowl". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "LSU Football Bowl History & Recaps". lsusports.net. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ a b Fourteenth Astro-Bluebonnet Game (PDF). Houston, TX: lsusports.net. 1972. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
Tennessee Volunteers bowl games |
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