Annual NCAA 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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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
[1]
Statistics [ ]
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
References [ ]
Program cover for 1968 game
Further reading [ ]
External links [ ]