Grantland Rice Bowl

Grantland Rice Bowl (defunct)
Grantland Rice Bowl (defunct)
Stadium	Horace Jones Field (1964–68); BREC Memorial Stadium (1969–73); Tiger Stadium (1974–75); Dacotah Field (1976)
Location	Murfreesboro, Tennessee (1964–68); Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1969–75); Fargo, North Dakota (1976); Anniston, Alabama (1977)
Operated	1964–1977

The Grantland Rice Bowl was an annual college football bowl game held from 1964 through 1977. The game originated as an NCAA College Division regional final, then became a playoff game for Division II. It was named in honor of Grantland Rice, an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose, and was originally played in his hometown of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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