1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
LSU Tigers Tennessee Volunteers
(9–1–1) (9–2)
17 24
Head coach: 
Charles McClendon		 Head coach: 
Bill Battle
APCoaches
1010
APCoaches
1111
1234 Total
LSU 3077 17
Tennessee 141000 24
DateDecember 30, 1972
Season1972
StadiumHouston Astrodome
LocationHouston, Texas
RefereeR. Pete Williams (SEC)
Attendance52,961
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

See also: 1972 LSU Tigers football team

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

See also: 1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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

  1. ^ "Bluebonnet Bowl History". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Bluebonnet Bowl". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "LSU Football Bowl History & Recaps". lsusports.net. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Fourteenth Astro-Bluebonnet Game (PDF). Houston, TX: lsusports.net. 1972. Retrieved February 3, 2011.


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