1964 Grantland Rice Bowl

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1964 Grantland Rice Bowl
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DateDecember 12, 1964
Season 1964
Stadium Horace Jones Field
Location Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attendance4,000 [1]
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The 1964 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1964 season, between the Muskingum Fighting Muskies and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. [2] This was the inaugural playing of the bowl.

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Notable participants

Middle Tennessee defensive back Boots Donnelly would later serve as head coach for Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee; he was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013. Muskingum head coach Ed Sherman was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Inductees of the Sports Hall of Fame at Middle Tennessee include Boots Donnelly, defensive lineman Keith Atchley, quarterback Teddy Morris, and head coach Charles "Bubber" Murphy. [3]

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP MCMTSC
11256MTSCDavid Petty 1-yard touchdown run, Duane Brown kick good07
4668MTSCTeddy Morris 5-yard touchdown run, Duane Brown kick good014
40:44MTSCFumble recovery returned 99 yards for touchdown by Ray Neal, 2-point run failed020
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.020

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References

  1. 1 2 Powell, Tom (December 13, 1964). "MTSC Wins 1st Rice Bowl Before 4,000". The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee . Retrieved January 27, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  2. "Ball State Will Play Rice Bowl Game With Tenn. State". The Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. AP. November 27, 1964. Retrieved February 12, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  3. "Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame". goblueraiders.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. "Ohioans Cooked In Rice Bowl". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. AP. December 13, 1964. Retrieved January 27, 2017 via newspapers.com.

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