1935 Sun Bowl

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1935 Sun Bowl
Inaugural Sun Bowl
El Paso All-Stars Ranger Bulldogs
(N/A)(5–1)
2521
Head coach: 
Mack Saxon &
Harry Phillips		Head coach: 
Ottis "Red" Moore
1234Total
El Paso6019025
Ranger0701421
DateJanuary 1, 1935
Season 1934
StadiumJones Stadium
Location El Paso, Texas
Referee Bob Carson
Attendance3,000
Sun Bowl
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The 1935 Sun Bowl was the inaugural edition of the Sun Bowl, an American football postseason bowl game. Played on New Year's Day of 1935, the game featured high school teams and was sponsored by the El Paso Kiwanis club. The following year's game, the 1936 edition, was the first Sun Bowl matchup between college football teams. The game has been held annually in El Paso, Texas, from 1935 to the present.

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Teams

The El Paso All-Stars started practice in mid-December with players from the Austin, Bowie, Cathedral, and El Paso High Schools. [1] [2] Selected as their opponent were the Bulldogs of Ranger High School in Ranger, Texas. [3] Ranger entered the Sun Bowl with a 5–1 record, having defeated Breckenridge High School for their district championship when both teams were 4–0, [4] [5] then losing to Amarillo High School in a state playoff game. [6]

The El Paso team was co-coached by Mack Saxon, head coach of the Texas Mines Miners (now the UTEP Miners), and Harry Phillips, who had been a running back for the Texas Longhorns in the late 1920s. [2] [3] [7] The Ranger team was coached by Ottis "Red" Moore. [8]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP EPASRNGR
1EPASGilberto Salcedo 65-yard touchdown reception from Ken Heineman, Heineman kick no good60
2RNGRRankin Britt 45-yard touchdown run, Aaron Anderson kick good67
3EPASHeineman 7-yard touchdown run, Armando Cisneros kick no good127
3EPASGeorge Crysler 30-yard touchdown reception from Heineman, Heineman kick good197
3EPASInterception returned 70 yards for touchdown by Heineman, Cisneros kick no good257
4RNGRAnderson 1-yard touchdown run, Anderson kick good2514
4RNGRAnderson 3-yard touchdown run, Anderson kick good2521
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2521

Source: [9] [10] [11]

Statistics

1234Total
All-Stars6019025
Bulldogs0701421
StatisticsEl PasoRanger
First downs108
Rushing yards145166
Passing yards21258
Passing: Comp–Att–Int9–22–36–18–2
Fumbles: Total–Lost3–11–1
Penalties: Number–Yards3–152–10

Source: [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Opponent Not Selected For Sun Bowl Tilt". El Paso Herald-Post . December 10, 2018. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "'Sun Bowl' Selected As Name For New Year's Grid Battle Here". El Paso Times . December 6, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved December 25, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Oil District Team Accepts Bid For Tilt". El Paso Herald-Post . December 11, 2018. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "District Two (standings)". The Pampa Daily News . Pampa, Texas. November 27, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved December 25, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Football Results". Big Spring Daily Herald . Big Spring, Texas. November 30, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Amarillo Knocks Ranger Out of State Race". Austin American-Statesman . AP. December 9, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved December 25, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Sanchez, Ray (October 9, 2016). "History of El Paso Sports Continues to Spread". El Paso Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "1934 District Football Champions". Ranger Exes Memorial. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "El Paso All-Stars 25, Ranger (Texas) 21". sunbowl.org. January 1, 1935. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "El Paso All-Stars Beat Ranger, 25-21". El Paso Times . January 2, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "El Paso All-Stars Beat Ranger, 25-21 (cont'd)". El Paso Times . January 2, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "The Summary". El Paso Times . January 2, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018– via newspapers.com.

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