1973 Camellia Bowl
NCAA Division II Football Championship
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
(11–1) (12–0)
Southland Conference Ohio Valley Conference
34 0
Head coach: 
Maxie Lambright		 Head coach: 
Jimmy Feix
1234 Total
Louisiana Tech 1014010 34
Western Kentucky 0000 0
DateDecember 15, 1973
Season1973
StadiumHughes Stadium
LocationSacramento, California
RefereeBill Love
Attendance12,016
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC

The 1973 Camellia Bowl was the NCAA Division II Football Championship game following the 1973 season, between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.[1]

Notable participants

Notable participants for Louisiana Tech include Fred Dean, Roger Carr, Pat Tilley, Roland Harper, Mike Barber, John Henry White, Billy Ryckman, Maxie Lambright, Mickey Slaughter, Pat Patterson, and Pat Collins.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP La. Tech WKU
1 La. Tech 33-yard field goal by Jerry Pope 3 0
1 La. Tech Charles McDaniel 1-yard touchdown run, Jerry Pope kick good 10 0
2 La. Tech Interception returned 11 yards for touchdown by Danny Curtis, Jerry Pope kick good 17 0
2 La. Tech Roger Carr 36-yard touchdown reception from Denny Duron, Jerry Pope kick good 24 0
4 La. Tech 31-yard field goal by Jerry Pope 27 0
4 La. Tech Pat Tilley 28-yard touchdown reception from Steve Haynes, Jerry Pope kick good 34 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 0

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 14 0 10 34
Hilltoppers 0 0 0 0 0
StatisticsLa. TechWKU
First Downs177
Total offense, yards33676
Rushes-yards (net)58–18627–(−12)
Passing yards (net)15088
Passes, Comp-Att-Int10–27–012–37–4
Time of Possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
La. TechPassingDenny Duron4/14, 78 yds, 1 TD
RushingCharles McDaniel21 car, 116 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingPat Tilley7 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD
WKUPassingDennis Tomek10/32, 91 yds, 3 INT
RushingJohn Embree9 car, 38 yds
ReceivingPorter Williams7 rec, 66 yds

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Louisiana Tech Football Media Guide by Louisiana Tech Athletics - Issuu".


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