| Game Name: | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Year Game Played: | 1972 |
| Football Season: | 1972 |
| Visitor School: | Louisiana State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | LSU |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor Record: | 9–1–1 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 10 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 10 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | University of Tennessee |
| Home Name Short: | Tennessee |
| Home Nickname: | Volunteers |
| Home Record: | 9–2 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 11 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 11 |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 10 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Type: | bg |
| Referee: | R. Pete Williams (SEC) |
| Attendance: | 52,961 |
The 1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, part of the 1972 bowl game season, took place on December 30, 1972, at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas.[1] The competing teams were the LSU Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers with each team being a member of the Southeastern Conference, although the teams did not meet in the regular season. Tennessee won the game 24–17.[2]
See also: 1972 LSU Tigers football team. The 1972 LSU Tigers finished the regular season with a 9–1–1 record with its lone loss coming against Alabama and a tie against Florida. The appearance marked the second for LSU in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and their eighteenth overall bowl game.[3]
See also: 1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team. The 1972 Tennessee Volunteers finished the regular season with a 9–2 record with a loss to both Alabama and Auburn. The appearance marked the second for Tennessee in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and their nineteenth overall bowl game.
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| Statistics | LSU | UT |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 72–277 | 60–273 |
| Rushes–yards | 52–187 | 41–179 |
| Passing yards | 90 | 94 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–20–1 | 11–19–1 |