1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl

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]

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

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]LSUUT
First downs1817
Plays–yards72–27760–273
Rushes–yards52–18741–179
Passing yards9094
Passing: Comp–Att–Int7–20–111–19–1

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. Fourteenth Astro-Bluebonnet Game (PDF). Houston, TX: lsusports.net. 1972. Retrieved February 3, 2011.


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