The 1973 Houston squad finished the regular season with a 10–1 record with its lone loss coming against Auburn.[1] The 10–1 record was the best recorded in the school's history to that point.[2] The appearance marked the third for Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and their fifth overall bowl game.[3]
The 1973 Tulane squad finished the regular season with a 9–2 record with losses coming against Kentucky and Maryland.[4] Prior to victory over Vanderbilt, the Green Wave accepted an invitation to play in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.[5] The appearance marked the first for Tulane in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and their fifth overall bowl game.[6]
Game summaryedit
Houston - Marshall Johnson 75 run (Ricky Terrell kick), 12:13 remaining in the 1st quarter
Houston – Leonard Parker 1-yard touchdown run (Ricky Terrell kick), 8:41 remaining in the 2nd quarter
Houston – Leonard Parker 3-yard touchdown run (Ricky Terrell kick), 1:24 remaining in the 2nd quarter
Tulane – Tom Fortner 32-yard touchdown pass from Buddy Gilbert (David Falgoust kick), 1:06 remaining in the 2nd quarter
Houston – Nobles 2-yard touchdown run (Ricky Terrell kick), 6:42 remaining in the 3rd quarter
Houston – Donnie McGraw 1-yard touchdown run (Ricky Terrell kick), 5:28 remaining in the 3rd quarter
Houston – Donnie McGraw 32-yard touchdown run (kick failed), 13:41 remaining in the 4th quarter
Houston – David Husmann 7-yard touchdown run (kick failed), 6:53 remaining in the 4th quarter
Statisticsedit
Statistics
Houston
Tulane
First Downs
26
10
Yards Rushing
402
102
Yards Passing
253
71
Total Yards
655
153
Punts-Average
3-43.3
9-39.2
Fumbles-Lost
6-4
2-1
Interceptions Thrown
1
4
Penalties-Yards
5-55
4-26
Aftermathedit
Beginning in 1996, the Green Wave and Cougars became conference rivals when Conference USA began play in football (the conference began play in basketball and other sports during the 1995–96 school year). Both schools moved to the American Athletic Conference in 2014.
Referencesedit
^"Year-By-Year Results: 1973". (PDF). Houston, TX: University of Houston Department of Athletics. 2010. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
^"Astro-Bluebonnet game emotional predict coaches". Herald-Journal. Associated Press. December 27, 1973. p. D4. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
^. Archived from the original (English) on November 29, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
^. TulaneGreenWave.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
^"Tulane wows Vandy, 24–3". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 18, 1973. p. 20. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
^. Archived from the original (English) on May 22, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
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