| 1974 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 23, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Houston Astrodome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 35,122[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel andDarrell Royal | ||||||||||||||||||
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The1974 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was an Americancollege footballbowl game that was played on December 23, 1974 at theAstrodome inHouston, Texas. It was the sixteenth edition of theBluebonnet Bowl. The game matched theHouston Cougars against theNC State Wolfpack. It was the final contest of the1974 NCAA Division I football season for both teams. The game ended in a 31–31 tie.
The game matched theHouston Cougars against theNC State Wolfpack of theAtlantic Coast Conference. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Cougars and the Wolfpack, and was their third overall meeting. The two teams had met twice before, with each team winning one against the other, and the teams' previous meeting was in 1969, when the Cougars defeated the Wolfpack 34–13.[2]
The NC State Wolfpack of the ACC entered the game ranked 13 in theAP Poll. During the regular season, they had compiled a9–2 record, including a4–2 record against conference opponents; they placed second in their conference standings. The game represented the Wolfpack's first appearance in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
The conference-independent Cougars entered the game unranked in the AP Poll. Their regular-season record was8–3. The game represented the Cougars' fourth appearance in the Bluebonnet Bowl; their previous appearance was in the1973 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, in which they defeated theTulane Green Wave 47–7.
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| Statistics[1] | NCSU | HOU |
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| First downs | 20 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 71–354 | 83–524 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–154 | 69–345 |
| Passing yards | 200 | 179 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–30–2 | 8–14–2 |