1971 Pioneer Bowl


The 1971 Pioneer Bowl was a college football bowl game in Texas, played between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Eastern Michigan Hurons at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls. The inaugural edition of the Pioneer Bowl, it was one of four regional finals in the College Division played on December 11.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

StatisticsLa. TechEMU
First Downs1612
Total offense, yards276215
Rushes-yards 41–10648–178
Passing yards 17037
Passes, Comp-Att-Int15–24–15–16–0
Time of Possession

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
La. TechPassingKen Lantrip15/24, 170 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
La. TechRushingGlen Berteau14 car, 31 yds
La. TechReceivingRoger Carr4 rec, 40 yds
EMUPassing
EMURushingTim Packrall31 car, 122 yds
EMUReceiving