1969 Pecan Bowl

1969 Pecan Bowl
NCAA College Division regional final
1234 Total
Arkansas State 71507 29
Drake 00138 21
DateDecember 16, 1969
Season1969
StadiumMemorial Stadium
LocationArlington, Texas
MVPOffense: Wayne "Bubba" Crocker, Defense: Clovis Swinney (Arkansas State)
National anthemMarching Bands
Halftime showMarching Bands
Attendance7,500
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
Pecan Bowl
 < 1968  1970

The 1969 Pecan Bowl was a college football bowl game played between Drake Bulldogs and Arkansas State Indians at Memorial Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[1][2] It was one of four regional finals in the NCAA College Division, which became Division II (and III) in 1973. The other three regional finals in 1969 were the Boardwalk, Grantland Rice, and Camellia bowls.[3]

ASU jumped out to a 22–0 lead at halftime and held on to win, 29–21.[1][3]

The Pecan Bowl was played again in Arlington in 1970, then was succeeded by the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls in 1971.

Arkansas State changed its nickname from Indians to Red Wolves in 2008.

  1. ^ a b "Arkansas State defeats Drake". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 3, sports.
  2. ^ "The Pecan Bowl 1969". Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Arkansas State turns back Drake". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 6, section 2.