1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
College football game
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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]
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| Date | December 30, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Houston Astrodome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | R. Pete Williams (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 52,961 | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
LSU
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
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
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Statistics
| Statistics[4] | LSU | UT |
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| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 72–277 | 60–273 |
| Rushes–yards | 52–187 | 41–179 |
| Passing yards | 90 | 94 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–20–1 | 11–19–1 |
