1969 Pecan Bowl

1969 Pecan Bowl
Arkansas State Red Wolves Drake Bulldogs
(8-1-1) (7-2-2)
29 21
Head coach: 
Bennie Ellender		 Head coach: 
Jack Wallace
AP Coaches
NR NR
AP Coaches
NR NR
1 2 3 4 Total
Arkansas State 7 15 0 7 29
Drake 0 0 13 8 21
Date December 16, 1969
Season 1969
Stadium Shotwell Stadium
Location Abilene, Texas
MVP Offense: Wayne "Bubba" Crocker, Defense: Clovis Swinney (Arkansas State)
National anthem Marching Bands
Halftime show Marching Bands
Attendance 17,500
Pecan Bowl
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The 1969 Pecan Bowl was a college football bowl game played between Drake Bulldogs and Arkansas State Red Wolves (then known as the Arkansas State Indians) at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas.[1]

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

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. ↑ http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Pecan_1969.htm