1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl

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
Date December 30, 1972
Season 1972
Stadium Houston Astrodome
Location Houston, Texas
Attendance 52,961

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. Tennessee won the game 24–17.[2]

Teams

LSU

The 1972 LSU squad 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 squad 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. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Bluebonnet Bowl". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  3. ↑ "LSU Football Bowl History & Recaps". lsusports.net. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  4. 1 2 Fourteenth Astro-Bluebonnet Game (PDF). Houston, TX: lsusports.net. 1972. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
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