College football game
The 1968 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1968 season, between the Akron Zips and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs .[ 2] This was the last time that the Grantland Rice Bowl was played in Murfreesboro, Tennessee .
Notable participants [ edit ] Louisiana Tech quarterback Terry Bradshaw was selected first in the 1970 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers . His teammates Larry Brewer and Tommy Spinks were also drafted. Bradshaw and Spinks are inductees of their university's athletic hall of fame, as is head coach Maxie Lambright .[ 3] Bradshaw is an inductee of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame .
The Akron squad has been designated a Team of Distinction by their university's sports hall of fame; head coach Gordon K. Larson was inducted to the hall in 1975, running back John "Jack" Beidleman was inducted in 1980, and quarterback Don Zwisler was inducted in 1981.[ 4]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Akron La. Tech 1 8:00 4 41 La. Tech Terry Bradshaw 16-yard touchdown run, Richie Golmon kick good 0 7 1 3:23 6 67 La. Tech Tommy Spinks 36-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Richie Golmon kick good 0 14 1 1:17 10 La. Tech Buster Herren 2-yard touchdown run, Richie Golmon kick good 0 21 2 1:50 4 8 Akron John Vargo 1-yard touchdown run, John Harrison kick good 7 21 3 5:38 19 80 9:30 Akron John Beidleman 13-yard touchdown run, John Harrison kick no good (blocked) 13 21 4 10 62 La. Tech Larry Brewer 6-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Richie Golmon kick no good 13 27 4 9:45 5 46 La. Tech Terry Bradshaw 8-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 13 33 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 13 33
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1 2 3 4 Total Zips 0 7 6 0 13 Bulldogs 21 0 0 12 33
Statistics Akron La. Tech First Downs 14 21 Total offense, yards 196 347 Rushes-yards (net) 54–118 36–86 Passing yards (net) 78 261 Passes, Comp-Att-Int 6–21–3 19–33–2 Time of Possession
Team Category Player Statistics Akron Passing Don Zwisler Rushing Ron Lemon 18 car, 75 yds Receiving Dan Ruff 4 rec, 56 yds La. Tech Passing Terry Bradshaw 19/33, 261 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Terry Bradshaw 12 car, 35 yds, 2 TD Receiving Tommy Spinks 12 rec, 167 yds, 1 TD
Program cover for 1968 game ^ a b 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. ^ "Louisiana Tech Season Schedule - databaseFootball.com/NCAA" . Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2017 . ^ "LA TECH ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME" . latechsports.com . Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017 . ^ "The University of Akron's Sports Hall of Fame" . gozips.com . Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018 .