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.

1971 Pioneer Bowl
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Eastern Michigan Hurons (8–2) (7–0–2) Southland Conference Independent 14 3 Head coach:  Maxie Lambright Head coach:  Dan Boisture
1 2 3 4 Total Louisiana Tech 7 0 7 0 14 Eastern Michigan 0 3 0 0 3
Date	December 11, 1971
Season	1971
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
Location	Wichita Falls, Texas
MVP	Ken Lantrip (QB, La. Tech) Fred Dean (DL, La. Tech)
Attendance	8,156

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP La. Tech EMU 1 La. Tech Glen Berteau 17-yard touchdown reception from Ken Lantrip, Russell Bates kick good 7 0 2 EMU 22-yard field goal by Jackson Nunn 7 3 3 La. Tech Wenford Wilborn 91-yard punt return, Russell Bates kick good 14 3 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 3

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	7	0	14
Hurons	0	3	0	0	3

Statistics	La. Tech	EMU
First Downs	16	12
Total offense, yards	276	215
Rushes-yards (net)	41–106	48–178
Passing yards (net)	170	37
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	15–24–1	5–16–0
Time of Possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
La. Tech	Passing	Ken Lantrip	15/24, 170 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Glen Berteau	14 car, 31 yds
	Receiving	Roger Carr	4 rec, 40 yds
EMU	Passing
	Rushing	Tim Packrall	31 car, 122 yds
	Receiving