1967 Grantland Rice Bowl
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| 1967 Grantland Rice Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 9, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Horace Jones Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1967 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1967 season, between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Ball State Cardinals.[2] Eastern Kentucky quarterback Jim Guice was named the game's most outstanding player.[1]
Ball State tackle Oscar Lubke and guard Elie Ghattas were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, as was Eastern Kentucky wide receiver Aaron Marsh. Ball State running back Amos Van Pelt was selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.
Eastern Kentucky head coach Roy Kidd was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.