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The '''1969 Pecan Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played between [[Drake Bulldogs football|Drake Bulldogs]] and [[Arkansas State Red Wolves football|Arkansas State Indians]] at [[Memorial Stadium (Arlington, Texas)|Memorial Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas]].<ref name=ark69drk>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_uYRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3312%2C4835559 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Arkansas State defeats Drake |date=December 14, 1969 |page=3, sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Pecan_1969.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608162954/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Pecan_1969.htm |archive-date=2011-06-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was one of four regional finals in the NCAA College Division, which became [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] (and [[NCAA Division III|III]]) in [[1973 NCAA Division II football season|1973]]. The other three regional finals in [[1969 college football season|1969]] were the [[Boardwalk Bowl|Boardwalk]], [[Grantland Rice Bowl|Grantland Rice]], and [[Camellia Bowl (1961–80)|Camellia]] bowls.<ref name=ctarktbc>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1969/12/14/page/60/article/arkansas-state-turns-back-drake |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Arkansas State turns back Drake |date=December 14, 1969 |page=6, section 2}}</ref>
The '''1969 Pecan Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played between [[Drake Bulldogs football|Drake Bulldogs]] and [[Arkansas State Red Wolves football|Arkansas State Indians]] at [[Memorial Stadium (Arlington, Texas)|Memorial Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas]].<ref name=ark69drk>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_uYRAAAAIBAJ&pg=3312%2C4835559 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Arkansas State defeats Drake |date=December 14, 1969 |page=3, sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Pecan_1969.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608162954/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Pecan_1969.htm |archive-date=2011-06-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was one of four regional finals in the NCAA College Division, which became [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] (and [[NCAA Division III|III]]) in [[1973 NCAA Division II football season|1973]]. The other three regional finals in [[1969 college football season|1969]] were the [[Boardwalk Bowl|Boardwalk]], [[Grantland Rice Bowl|Grantland Rice]], and [[Camellia Bowl (1961–80)|Camellia]] bowls.<ref name=ctarktbc>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1969/12/14/page/60/article/arkansas-state-turns-back-drake |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Arkansas State turns back Drake |date=December 14, 1969 |page=6, section 2}}</ref>


ASU jumped out to a 22–0 lead at halftime and held on to win, 29–21.<ref name=ark69drk/><ref name=ctarktbc/>
ASU jumped out to a 22–0 lead at halftime and held on to win, 29–21.<ref name=ark69drk/><ref name=ctarktbc/>

Revision as of 18:40, 1 June 2020

MVPOffense: Wayne "Bubba" Crocker, Defense: Clovis Swinney (Arkansas State)

The 1969 Pecan Bowl was a college football bowl game played between Drake Bulldogs and Arkansas State Indians at Memorial Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[1][2] It was one of four regional finals in the NCAA College Division, which became Division II (and III) in 1973. The other three regional finals in 1969 were the Boardwalk, Grantland Rice, and Camellia bowls.[3]

ASU jumped out to a 22–0 lead at halftime and held on to win, 29–21.[1][3]

The Pecan Bowl was played again in Arlington in 1970, then was succeeded by the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls in 1971.

Arkansas State changed its nickname from Indians to Red Wolves in 2008.

Scoring summary

First Quarter

  • Arkansas State - Lockhart 75 yard pass from Crocker (Everett kick)

Second Quarter

  • Arkansas State - Peyton 8 yard pass from Crocker (Crocker run)
  • Arkansas State - Croker 5 run (Everett kick)

Third Quarter

  • Drake - Sharpe 2 run (pass failed)
  • Drake - Miller 51 yard pass from Grejbowski (Chase kick)

Fourth Quarter

  • Arkansas State - Harrell 3 run (Everett kick)
  • Drake- Rogers 1 yard pass from Grejbowski ( Herbert pass from Grejbowski)

Individual Statistics

Program cover for 1969 game

Rushing

ASU- Harrell 34-160, Carr 9-49

DU- Sharpe 19-60, Rodgers 3-16

Passing

ASU- Crocker 6-11-176

DU- Grejbowski 15-37-

Receiving

ASU- Lockhart 2-110, Harrell 1-42, Johnson 2-16

DU- Miller 9-192, Rodgers 5-63

References

  1. ^ a b "Arkansas State defeats Drake". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 3, sports.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b "Arkansas State turns back Drake". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 6, section 2.