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| Grantland Rice Bowl (defunct) | |
|---|---|
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| Stadium | Horace Jones Field (1964–68) BREC Memorial Stadium (1969–73) Tiger Stadium (1974–75) Dacotah Field (1976) |
| Location | Murfreesboro, Tennessee (1964–68) Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1969–75) Fargo, North Dakota (1976) Anniston, Alabama (1977) |
| Operated | 1964–1977 |
The Grantland Rice Bowl was an annual college football bowl game from 1964 through 1977, in the NCAA's College Division, for smaller universities and colleges, and later Division II. The game was named for Grantland Rice, an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose, and was originally played in his hometown of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Contents
1 History
1.1 College Division
1.2 Division II
2 Game results
2.1 College Division
2.2 Division II
3 Appearances by team
4 References
5 External links
History
College Division
Prior to 1973, the NCAA was divided into two divisions, University and College. National champions in each division were determined by polls taken by the AP (a panel of writers) and UPI (coaches) at the end of the regular season. From 1964 to 1972, there were four regional finals in the College Division, to determine regional champions for the East, Mideast, Midwest, and West – these bowl games were played after the AP and UPI polls had been completed. The Grantland Rice Bowl was the College Division's Mideast regional championship game. The other three regional finals were the Tangerine (later Boardwalk), Pecan (later Pioneer), and Camellia bowls.
The intent for the Mideast game was to match the two best teams from nine states; Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.[1] In 1967, Louisiana was added to the Mideast region.[2] From 1964 to 1968, the game was played at Horace Jones Field in Murfreesboro. In 1969, due to cold weather and declining attendance at the Tennessee bowl site, the game was relocated to Baton Rouge, Louisiana,[3] where it was played at BREC Memorial Stadium through 1973.
Division II
In 1973, the College Division was realigned into Division II and Division III, with full eight-team playoffs to determine a national champion in both divisions. The Grantland Rice Bowl became a national semifinal game in Division II, along with the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas, with the winners advancing to the Camellia Bowl championship game in Sacramento, California. In 1974 and 1975, the game was played at the larger capacity Tiger Stadium, also in Baton Rouge.[4][5] In 1976, the format was changed to have the game hosted by one of the participating teams; the 1976 game was played in Fargo, North Dakota, and the 1977 game was played in Anniston, Alabama. The other semifinal in those two seasons was the Knute Rockne Bowl, and the championship game was the Pioneer Bowl in Texas.
Game results
College Division
Mideast regional states of the College Division are shown in green; Louisiana was added in 1967.
| Season | Date | Winner | Loser | Ref. | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | December 12, 1964 | Middle Tennessee State | 20 | Muskingum | 0 | notes[6] | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 1965 | December 11, 1965 | Tennessee State 14, Ball State 14 | notes[7] | Murfreesboro, TN | |||
| 1966 | December 10, 1966 | Tennessee State | 34 | Muskingum | 7 | notes[8] | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 1967 | December 9, 1967 | Eastern Kentucky | 27 | Ball State | 13 | notes[9] | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 1968 | December 14, 1968 | Louisiana Tech | 33 | Akron | 13 | notes[10] | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 1969 | December 13, 1969 | East Tennessee State | 34 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | notes[11] | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1970 | December 12, 1970 | Tennessee State | 26 | Southwestern Louisiana | 25 | notes[12] | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1971 | December 11, 1971 | Tennessee State | 26 | McNeese State | 23 | notes[13] | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1972 | December 10, 1972 | Louisiana Tech | 35 | Tennessee Tech | 0 | notes[14] | Baton Rouge, LA |
Division II
Ticket stub from 1975 game
| Season | Date | Winner | Loser | Ref. | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | December 8, 1973 | Western Kentucky | 28 | Grambling | 20 | notes[15] | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1974 | December 7, 1974 | Delaware | 49 | UNLV | 11 | notes[4] | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1975 | December 6, 1975 | Western Kentucky | 14 | New Hampshire | 3 | notes[16] | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1976 | December 4, 1976 | Montana State | 10 | North Dakota State | 3 | notes[17] | Fargo, ND |
| 1977 | December 3, 1977 | Jacksonville State | 31 | North Dakota State | 7 | notes[18] | Anniston, AL |
Appearances by team
Teams with more than one appearance are listed.
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee State | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2–1 |
| T3 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2–0 |
| T3 | Ball State | 2 | 0–1–1 |
| T3 | Muskingum | 2 | 0–2 |
| T3 | North Dakota State | 2 | 0–2 |
References
^ Barnet, Bob (November 15, 1965). "After the Ball (column)". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via newspapers.com..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ https://archive.org/stream/NCAA-News-19671101/NCAA-News-19671101_djvu.txt
^ "NCAA Picks Baton Rouge As Bowl Site". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. April 2, 1969. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ ab Brandt, Roger (December 8, 1974). "Blue Hens Sink Rebs". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Patterson, Tom (December 6, 1975). "Western and New Hampshire clash in Grantland Rice Bowl". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Retrieved February 14, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Ohioans Cooked In Rice Bowl". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. Associated Press. December 13, 1964. Retrieved January 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Cards In 14-14 Bowl Tie". The Call-Leader. Elwood, Indiana. UPI. December 13, 1965. Retrieved January 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee State Rolls 34-7 In Grantland Rice Bowl". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. UPI. December 11, 1966. Retrieved January 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Barnet, Bob (December 11, 1967). "After the Ball (column)". The Muncie Star. Muncie, Indiana. Retrieved January 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ McIntyre, Bill (December 15, 1968). "Bradshaw Takes Zip Out of Akron In Frigid Grantland Rice Bowl Tilt". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Retrieved January 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Nassif, Al (December 14, 1969). "East Tennessee Showed Terry and Tech". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee State Takes Rice Bowl". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. UPI. December 13, 1970. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Estill, Jerry (December 12, 1971). "Tenn. St. By 3". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Associated Press. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Kimmitt, Mike (December 10, 1972). "Duron, McNeely Spark 35-0 Victory Over Tennesseans". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Van Thyn, Nico (December 9, 1973). "Tigers Reach End of the Line, 28-20". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Patterson, Tom (December 7, 1975). "Western tips New Hampshire 14-3, heads for national title". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Win puts Cats in Pioneer Bowl". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. Associated Press. December 5, 1976. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Jacksonville State Romps In Grantland Rice Bowl". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Associated Press. December 4, 1977. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
External links
"Grantland Rice Bowl Games". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
