1946 Sun Bowl

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1946 Sun Bowl
1234Total
Denver1007724
New Mexico01302134
DateJanuary 1, 1946
Season 1945
Stadium Kidd Field
Location El Paso, Texas
Attendance15,000
Sun Bowl
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The 1946 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the New Mexico Lobos and the Denver Pioneers.

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Background

New Mexico was in their first Sun Bowl since 1939, while Mountain States Conference champion Denver was in their first bowl game. Before the game, a minister intoned a prayer dedicating this game to the nine members from the previous Lobo team to make it in the Sun Bowl, who had died fighting in World War II.

Game summary

Denver took a 10-0 lead after one quarter on Karamigios' 21 yard touchdown run and Miller's 28 yard field goal. New Mexico responded with a 65 yard interception return for a touchdown by Rudy Krall. A 70 yard drive culminated in a Don Rumley 9 yard touchdown run to make it 13-10 at halftime. John Adams ran in for a two yard score to give Denver the lead. New Mexico scored three straight touchdowns in the fourth quarter, with two of those touchdowns coming to Dick Moser (Bill Moseley) from Rumley, with the final touchdown pass going to Julian McDonald to make it 34-17. With less than two minutes remaining, Karamigios caught a touchdown pass Vernon Cochran, but the scoring stopped after that, as New Mexico won their first ever bowl game, and the first win for a Border Conference team. Rumley threw for 8-of-12 for 207 yards and three touchdowns. [1] [2]

Aftermath

The Lobos made another bowl game the following year, but have never returned to the Sun Bowl since this game. Denver would also make a bowl game appearance the following year, which was their last. In a strange revelation, Mosley admitted in 2007 to playing under an assumed name (Dick Moser) in order to preserve his eligibility at Kentucky.

Statistics

StatisticsNew MexicoDenver
First Downs1513
Yards Rushing171238
Yards Passing20739
Total Yards378277
Punt Average44.033.0
Fumbles-Lost1-11-0
Interceptions11
Penalty Yards9025

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References

  1. "New Mexico 34, Denver 24 | Recaps - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2021 | el Paso, Texas".
  2. "- New Mexico Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.