1970_Grantland_Rice_Bowl
1970 Grantland Rice Bowl
College football game
The 1970 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1970 season, between the Tennessee State Tigers and the Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs[2] (now the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns).
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| Date | December 12, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | BREC Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 13,400[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Multiple players from Tennessee State were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft, including offensive tackle Vernon Holland, defensive tackle Larry Woods, and wide receiver Dave Davis. Players later selected in the 1972 NFL Draft include Tennessee State defensive back Clifford Brooks and quarterback Joe Gilliam, and Southwestern Louisiana guard Louis Age. Tennessee State freshman defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones would be the number one pick in the 1974 NFL Draft.
Tennessee State head coach John Merritt was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
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- Johnson, Jim R. (December 13, 1970). "Tenn. St. Picks Off Rice Bowl Crown". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- "The Complete Bowl Lineup". Detroit Free Press. Associated Press. December 10, 1970. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee State Takes Rice Bowl". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. UPI. December 13, 1970. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- "A&I Edges Cajuns". Kingsport Times-News. Kingsport, Tennessee. UPI. December 13, 1970. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- Brown, Bruce (July 16, 2010). "Spotlight on Former Athlete: 1970 Football Team - Grantland Rice Bowl Team". athleticnetwork.net. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- "100 Moments: TSU Wins the Rice Bowl". tsutigers.com. November 20, 2012. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.