1967 Grantland Rice Bowl

1967 Grantland Rice Bowl
1967 Grantland Rice Bowl
Eastern Kentucky Colonels	Ball State Cardinals
(7–1–2)	(7–2)
Ohio Valley Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
27	13
Head coach: ; Roy Kidd	Head coach: ; Ray Louthen
Date	December 9, 1967
Season	1967
Stadium	Horace Jones Field
Location	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attendance	7,000
Grantland Rice Bowl
< 1966	1968 >

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]

Notable participants edit

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.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	EKU	Ball St.
1	9:58	11	69		EKU	John Tazel 15-yard touchdown reception from Jim Guice, Walt Murphy kick no good (blocked)	6	0
1	5:58	5	31		EKU	Jim Guice 5-yard touchdown run, Walt Murphy kick good	13	0
2	13:10	15	67		Ball St.	Amos Van Pelt 3-yard touchdown run, Harold Canady kick good	13	7
3	14:12				EKU	Interception returned 35 yards for touchdown by Teddy Taylor, Walt Murphy kick good	20	7
4	14:54	14	97		EKU	Ted Holcomb 23-yard touchdown reception from Jim Guice, Walt Murphy kick good	27	7
4	9:06	13	73		Ball St.	Jim Novar 12-yard touchdown run, Harold Canady kick no good	27	13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							27	13

Program cover for 1967 game

^ ^a ^b ^c Barton, Bill (December 10, 1967). "E. Kentucky Tips Ball State 27-13". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Ball State Gets Grantland Berth". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. AP. November 23, 1967. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Barnet, Bob (December 11, 1967). "In Victory or Defeat: First-Class Fighting Men". The Muncie Star. Muncie, Indiana. Retrieved January 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ Bigger, Roy (December 11, 1967). "BSU Finds Eastern too Fast". Muncie Evening Press. Muncie, Indiana. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via newspapers.com.