1974 Pioneer Bowl


The 1974 Pioneer Bowl was a college football bowl game in Texas, played between the Central Michigan Chippewas and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls. The fourth edition of the Pioneer Bowl, it was one of two semifinals in the NCAA Division II playoffs played on December 7.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

StatisticsCMULa. Tech
First Downs1814
Total offense, yards366308
Rushes-yards 67–27738–143
Passing yards 89165
Passes, Comp-Att-Int7–14–113–31–6
Time of Possession

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CMUPassingMike Franckowiak7/14, 89 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
CMURushingWalt Hodges21 car, 118 yds, 1 TD
CMUReceivingMatt Means7 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
La. TechPassingSteve Haynes10/23, 139 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT
La. TechRushingRoland Harper10 car, 45 yds
La. TechReceivingArry Moody2 rec, 45 yds, 1 TD