1973 Camellia Bowl

1973 Camellia Bowl
NCAA Division II Football Championship
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (11–1) (12–0) Southland Conference Ohio Valley Conference 34 0 Head coach:  Maxie Lambright Head coach:  Jimmy Feix
1 2 3 4 Total Louisiana Tech 10 14 0 10 34 Western Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0
Date	December 15, 1973
Season	1973
Stadium	Hughes Stadium
Location	Sacramento, California
Referee	Bill Love
Attendance	12,016
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC

The 1973 Camellia Bowl was the NCAA Division II Football Championship game following the 1973 season, between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

Notable participants

Notable participants for Louisiana Tech include Fred Dean, Roger Carr, Pat Tilley, Roland Harper, Mike Barber, John Henry White, Billy Ryckman, Maxie Lambright, Mickey Slaughter, Pat Patterson, and Pat Collins.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP La. Tech WKU 1 La. Tech 33-yard field goal by Jerry Pope 3 0 1 La. Tech Charles McDaniel 1-yard touchdown run, Jerry Pope kick good 10 0 2 La. Tech Interception returned 11 yards for touchdown by Danny Curtis, Jerry Pope kick good 17 0 2 La. Tech Roger Carr 36-yard touchdown reception from Denny Duron, Jerry Pope kick good 24 0 4 La. Tech 31-yard field goal by Jerry Pope 27 0 4 La. Tech Pat Tilley 28-yard touchdown reception from Steve Haynes, Jerry Pope kick good 34 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 0

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	14	0	10	34
Hilltoppers	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	La. Tech	WKU
First Downs	17	7
Total offense, yards	336	76
Rushes-yards (net)	58–186	27–(−12)
Passing yards (net)	150	88
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	10–27–0	12–37–4
Time of Possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
La. Tech	Passing	Denny Duron	4/14, 78 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Charles McDaniel	21 car, 116 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Pat Tilley	7 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD
WKU	Passing	Dennis Tomek	10/32, 91 yds, 3 INT
	Rushing	John Embree	9 car, 38 yds
	Receiving	Porter Williams	7 rec, 66 yds