The 1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, part of the

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season, took place on December 30, 1972, at the

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. The competing teams were the

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and

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with each team being a member of the

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, although the teams did not meet in the regular season. Tennessee won the game 24–17.

Teams

LSU

The 1972 LSU Tigers finished the regular season with a 9–1–1 record with its lone loss coming against

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and a tie against

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. The appearance marked the second for LSU in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and their eighteenth overall

Tennessee

The 1972 Tennessee Volunteers finished the regular season with a 9–2 record with a loss to both

and

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. The appearance marked the second for Tennessee in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and their nineteenth overall

Game summary

Scoring summary

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Statistics

References

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