1973 Camellia Bowl
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Camellia Bowl
| game_link = Camellia Bowl (1961–80)
| subheader = NCAA Division II Football Championship
| title_sponsor =
| image =
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| date_game_played = December 15
| year_game_played = 1973
| football_season = 1973
| stadium = Hughes Stadium
| city = Sacramento, California
| attendance = 12,016
| visitor_school = Louisiana Tech University
| visitor_name_short = Louisiana Tech
| visitor_nickname = Bulldogs
| visitor_conference = Southland Conference
| visitor_coach = Maxie Lambright
| visitor_record = 11–1
| visitor_1q = 10
| visitor_2q = 14
| visitor_3q = 0
| visitor_4q = 10
| home_school = Western Kentucky University
| home_name_short = Western Kentucky
| home_nickname = Hilltoppers
| home_conference = Ohio Valley Conference
| home_coach = Jimmy Feix
| home_record = 12–0
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 0
| home_3q = 0
| home_4q = 0
| referee = Bill Love
| us_network = ABC
}}
The 1973 Camellia Bowl was the NCAA Division II Football Championship game following the 1973 season, between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.{{cite web | url=https://issuu.com/latechsports/docs/17_fb_mg_issuu | title=2017 Louisiana Tech Football Media Guide by Louisiana Tech Athletics - Issuu }}
Notable participants
Notable participants for Louisiana Tech include Fred Dean, Roger Carr, Pat Tilley, Roland Harper, Mike Barber, John Henry White, Billy Ryckman, Maxie Lambright, Mickey Slaughter, Pat Patterson, and Pat Collins.
Game summary
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=Statistics=
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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}"|La. Tech !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}}"|WKU | ||
| First Downs | 17 | 7 |
| Total offense, yards | 336 | 76 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 58–186 | 27–(−12) |
| Passing yards (net) | 150 | 88 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 10–27–0 | 12–37–4 |
| Time of Possession |
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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics | |||
| rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}; text-align:center"| La. Tech | Passing | Denny Duron | 4/14, 78 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Charles McDaniel | 21 car, 116 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Pat Tilley | 7 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD | |
| rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}}; text-align:center"| WKU | Passing | Dennis Tomek | 10/32, 91 yds, 3 INT |
| Rushing | John Embree | 9 car, 38 yds | |
| Receiving | Porter Williams | 7 rec, 66 yds |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{NCAA Division II football navbox}}
{{Louisiana Tech Bulldogs bowl game navbox}}
{{Western Kentucky Hilltoppers bowl game navbox}}
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