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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] 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] 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
[ 1]
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 .
