The 1973 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl , part of the 1973 bowl game season, took place on December 29, 1973, at the Houston Astrodome in Houston , Texas . The competing teams were the Tulane Green Wave and Houston Cougars , with each competing as a football independent . Houston won the game 47–7.
Teams [ ] Houston [ ] See also: 1973 Houston Cougars football team
The 1973 Houston squad finished the regular season with a 10–1 record with its lone loss coming against Auburn .[ 1] [ 2] bowl game .[ 3]
Tulane [ ] The 1973 Tulane squad finished the regular season with a 9–2 record with losses coming against Kentucky and Maryland .[ 4] Vanderbilt , the Green Wave accepted an invitation to play in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.[ 5] [ 6]
Game summary [ ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring Information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Tulane
Houston
1
12:13
Houston
Marshall Johnson 75-yard touchdown run, Ricky Terrell kick good
0
7
2
8:41
Houston
Leonard Parker 1-yard touchdown run, Ricky Terrell kick good
0
14
2
1:24
Houston
Leonard Parker 3-yard touchdown run, Ricky Terrell kick good
0
21
2
1:06
Tulane
Tom Fortner 32-yard touchdown reception from Buddy Gilbert, David Falgoust kick good
7
21
3
6:42
Houston
D.C. Nobles 2-yard touchdown run, Ricky Terrell kick good
7
28
3
5:28
Houston
Donnie McGraw 1-yard touchdown run, Ricky Terrell kick good
7
35
4
13:41
Houston
Donnie McGraw 32-yard touchdown run, Ricky Terrell kick no good
7
41
4
6:53
Houston
David Husmann 7-yard touchdown run, Ricky Terrell kick no good
7
47
"TOP" = Time of Possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
7
47
References [ ]
↑ "Year-By-Year Results: 1973" (PDF). 2010 Houston Football Media Guide . Houston, TX: University of Houston Department of Athletics. 2010. p. 189. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/yby-results.pdf . Retrieved February 3, 2011 .↑ "Astro-Bluebonnet game emotional predict coaches" . Herald-Journal . Associated Press: p. D4. December 27, 1973. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z1osAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Nc0EAAAAIBAJ&dq=bluebonnet%20bowl%20houston&pg=7112%2C5673348 . Retrieved February 3, 2011 .↑ "College Football Data Warehouse: Houston bowl games" (English). http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/houston/bowl_history.php . Retrieved February 3, 2011 .↑ "Year-By-Year Summaries (1970s)" . TulaneGreenWave.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20101229123431/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/081910aan.html . Retrieved February 3, 2011 .↑ "Tulane wows Vandy, 24–3" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Associated Press: p. 20. November 18, 1973. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FaNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KDIMAAAAIBAJ&dq=bluebonnet%20bowl%20tulane%20houston&pg=6101%2C4620496 . Retrieved January 25, 2011 .↑ "College Football Data Warehouse: Tulane bowl games" (English). http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/tulane/bowl_history.php . Retrieved February 3, 2011 .
