1966 Grantland Rice Bowl
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| Date | December 10, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Horace Jones Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 6,500[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1966 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1966 season, between the Tennessee State Tigers and the Muskingum Fighting Muskies.[2] Tennessee State quarterback Eldridge Dickey was named the game's most valuable player.[3]
Notable participants[edit]
Multiple players from Tennessee State were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft – running back Bill Tucker, defensive back Alvin Coleman, return specialist Noland Smith, defensive back Leon Moore, running back Eugens Bowens, and defensive back Howard Finley. Additional Tennessee State players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft – defensive end Claude Humphrey, quarterback Eldridge Dickey, wide receiver John Robinson, wide receiver Leo Johnson, and guard Tommy Davis. Humphrey was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. Running back Cid Edwards was not drafted, but later played in the NFL. Muskingum running back Rick Harbold was inducted to his university's hall of fame in 1985.[4]
Both head coaches have been inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame – John Merritt of Tennessee State in 1994, and Ed Sherman of Muskingum in 1996.
Scoring summary[edit]
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[1][5] †Play set a TSU record for longest touchdown reception.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tennessee State Rolls 34-7 In Grantland Rice Bowl". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. UPI. December 11, 1966. Retrieved January 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Fennell, Jerry (December 9, 1966). "Muskingum Is Underdog in Rice Bowl". Muncie Evening Press. Muncie, Indiana. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Day of Glory, Mud in Rice Bowl Mud". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. December 11, 1966. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rick Harbold". fightingmuskies.com. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ Powell, Tom (December 11, 1966). "A&I Rolls 34-7". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via newspapers.com.