| Game Name: | Grantland Rice Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 12 |
| Year Game Played: | 1970 |
| Football Season: | 1970 |
| Football Division: | NCAA College Division |
| Stadium: | BREC Memorial Stadium |
| City: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Attendance: | 13,400 |
| Visitor School: | Tennessee State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Tennessee State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor Conference: | Independent |
| Visitor Coach: | John Merritt |
| Visitor Record: | 10–0 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 12 |
| Home School: | University of Southwestern Louisiana |
| Home Name Short: | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Home Nickname: | Bulldogs |
| Home Conference: | Gulf States Conference |
| Home Coach: | Russ Faulkinberry |
| Home Record: | 9–2 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 12 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 13 |
The 1970 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1970 season, between the Tennessee State Tigers and the Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs[1] (now the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns).
Multiple players from Tennessee State were selected in the 1971 NFL draft, including offensive tackle Vernon Holland, defensive tackle Larry Woods, and wide receiver Dave Davis. Players later selected in the 1972 NFL draft include Tennessee State defensive back Clifford Brooks and quarterback Joe Gilliam, and Southwestern Louisiana guard Louis Age. Tennessee State freshman defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones would be the number one pick in the 1974 NFL draft.
Tennessee State head coach John Merritt was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.