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Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | |
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Stadium | Sun Bowl |
Location | El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
Previous stadiums |
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Operated | 1935–present |
Championship affiliation | Bowl Coalition (1992–1994) |
Conference tie-ins | Pac-12, ACC |
Previous conference tie-ins | |
Payout | US$4.55 million (2019) [1] |
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2022 matchup | |
Pittsburgh vs. UCLA (Pittsburgh 37–35) | |
2023 matchup | |
Oregon State vs. Notre Dame (Notre Dame 40–8) |
The Sun Bowl is a college football bowl game that has been played since 1935 in the southwestern United States at El Paso, Texas. Along with the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl, it is the second-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl. Usually held near the end of December, games are played at the Sun Bowl stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso. Since 2011, it has featured teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Pac-12 Conference. This arrangement will continue through the 2025 season, with either Pac-12 schools, or Pac-12 "legacy schools" (the 10 schools that are leaving the conference this year for the Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC) fulfilling previous Pac-12 bowl obligations for the next two seasons. [2]
From 2019 to 2022, the game was sponsored by Kellogg's; when Kellogg's spun off its North American cereal division in October 2023, the sponsorship transferred to WK Kellogg Co. [3] [4] The game is officially known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, [5] after the mascot for Kellogg's [lower-alpha 1] Frosted Flakes cereal. Previous sponsors include John Hancock Financial, Norwest Corporation, Wells Fargo, Helen of Troy Limited (using its Vitalis and Brut brands) and Hyundai Motor Company.
The first Sun Bowl was the 1935 edition, played on New Year's Day between Texas high school teams; [6] the 1936 edition, played one year later, was the first Sun Bowl contested between college teams. [7] In most of its early history, the game pitted the champion of the Border Conference against an at-large opponent. [8] The first three editions were played at El Paso High School stadium (1935–1937), then switched to Kidd Field until the present stadium was ready in 1963. [9] Through the 1957 season, the game was played on January 1 or January 2; since then, with the exception of the 1976 season, the game has been played in late December, with a majority of games played on or near New Year's Eve and on several occasions played on or after Christmas Day (1982, 1986 & 1987 on Christmas Day) as well as on or before Christmas Eve. [7]
The 1940 game set the record for fewest points scored, when the Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe Bulldogs played the Catholic University Cardinals to a scoreless tie, the only 0–0 result in Sun Bowl history.
In advance of the 1949 game, Lafayette College turned down an invitation from the Sun Bowl Committee because the committee would not allow an African American player to participate. This bid rejection led to a large student demonstration on the Lafayette campus and in the city of Easton, Pennsylvania, against segregation.
Due to a freak snowstorm before the 1974 game, [10] followed by warming temperatures as the sun created a rising steam from the field during the first half, the game was nicknamed the "Fog Bowl." [8]
The 1992 game was the final head coaching appearance of 2001 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Grant Teaff of Baylor; his Bears won 20–15 over Arizona. [11]
The 1994 game was voted the greatest Sun Bowl ever played, and included four touchdowns by Priest Holmes, as Texas defeated North Carolina, 35–31. [8]
The 2005 game set the record for most points scored (88), as UCLA defeated Northwestern, 50–38.
The 2011 game is the only Sun Bowl decided in overtime (the NCAA started the use of overtime in Division I bowl games in 1995); [12] Utah defeated Georgia Tech, 30–27. [7]
The 2020 edition of the bowl was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [13]
On December 26, 2021, the Miami Hurricanes announced they would not be able to play in the 2021 edition due to COVID-19 issues so organizers stated they would try to secure a replacement team to face the Washington State Cougars. [14] The following day, the Central Michigan Chippewas were named as the Sun Bowl replacement team. [15] The Chippewas had originally been scheduled to face the Boise State Broncos in the Arizona Bowl, until Boise State withdrew from that bowl due to COVID-19 issues. [16]
The bowl's first title sponsor was John Hancock Financial, who entered a three-year, $1.5 million partnership in June 1986. [17] This came at a time that corporate sponsorship was not common for bowl games, [18] and followed the Fiesta Bowl entering a sponsorship agreement that had made its January 1986 edition the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl. [19] In March 1989, with Sun Bowl organizers and John Hancock Financial negotiating a renewal of the sponsorship agreement, it was reported that an extension might involve renaming the bowl. [20] That came to pass in June 1989, with the annual game changing its name to John Hancock Bowl. [21] Cited as the reason for the change was that, under the prior agreement, the sponsor's name "wasn't mentioned enough in national media to justify the expense." [21] [22] Even after the formal name change, some newspapers continued to refer to it as the Sun Bowl. [23] Five editions of the game were staged as the John Hancock Bowl, from 1989 through 1993. After the 1993 playing, John Hancock Financial reduced its support of the bowl game, to dedicate more of its promotional budget to the 1996 Summer Olympics. [24] The name reverted to Sun Bowl, and to ensure the game would continue, the El Paso city council allocated $600,000 to cover expenses in case of a shortfall. [25]
Subsequent title sponsorship came from Norwest Corporation (1996–1998), which then merged into Wells Fargo (1999–2003), El Paso–based Helen of Troy Limited—using its brand names of Vitalis (2004–2005) and Brut (2006–2009)—and Hyundai Motor Company (2010–2018). [26] In August 2019, it was announced that Kellogg's had been named the new title sponsor, and that the game would be branded as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl—referencing Tony the Tiger, the mascot of the company's cereal brand Frosted Flakes. [27]
Starting with the 2011 edition, the bowl has been contested between teams from the Pac-12 Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The Sun Bowl is part of the ACC's pool arrangement where the Duke's Mayo (formerly Belk), Pinstripe, Music City, and Gator bowls each share choice of the conference's eligible teams following the College Football Playoff (CFP) and the Pop-Tarts Bowl (formerly known by several other names). The Sun Bowl can take any team ranked fourth through eighth in the ACC.
The Pac-12 currently[ when? ] employs the Sun Bowl as its fifth choice, behind the CFP and the Alamo Bowl and Holiday Bowl.
Three editions of the bowl ended in a tie—1936, 1940, and 1985—they are denoted by italics in the below table; overtime has been used in bowl games since the 1995–96 bowl season. The inaugural game in 1935 was contested between high school teams. [6] For sponsorship reasons, the 1989 through 1993 editions were known as the John Hancock Bowl.
Rankings are based on the AP poll, prior to game being played.
No. | Date played | Winning team | Losing team | Attnd. | Notes | ||
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1 | January 1, 1935 | El Paso All-Stars | 25 | Ranger (Texas) | 21 | 3,000 | notes |
2 | January 1, 1936 | Hardin–Simmons | 14 | New Mexico A&M | 14 | 12,000 | notes |
3 | January 1, 1937 | Hardin–Simmons | 34 | Texas Mines | 6 | 8,000 | notes |
4 | January 1, 1938 | West Virginia | 7 | Texas Tech | 6 | 12,000 | notes |
5 | January 2, 1939 | Utah | 26 | New Mexico | 0 | 13,000 | notes |
6 | January 1, 1940 | Arizona State | 0 | Catholic | 0 | 13,000 | notes |
7 | January 1, 1941 | Western Reserve | 26 | Arizona State | 13 | 14,000 | notes |
8 | January 1, 1942 | Tulsa | 6 | Texas Tech | 0 | 14,000 | notes |
9 | January 1, 1943 | Second Air Force | 13 | Hardin–Simmons | 7 | 18,000 | notes |
10 | January 1, 1944 | Southwestern | 7 | New Mexico | 0 | 18,000 | notes |
11 | January 1, 1945 | Southwestern | 35 | UNAM | 0 | 13,000 | notes |
12 | January 1, 1946 | New Mexico | 34 | Denver | 24 | 15,000 | notes |
13 | January 1, 1947 | Cincinnati | 18 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 10,000 | notes |
14 | January 1, 1948 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | Texas Tech | 12 | 18,000 | notes |
15 | January 1, 1949 | West Virginia | 21 | Texas Mines | 12 | 13,000 | notes |
16 | January 2, 1950 | Texas Western | 33 | Georgetown | 20 | 15,000 | notes |
17 | January 1, 1951 | West Texas State | 14 | Cincinnati | 13 | 16,000 | notes |
18 | January 1, 1952 | Texas Tech | 25 | Pacific | 14 | 17,000 | notes |
19 | January 1, 1953 | Pacific | 26 | Mississippi Southern | 7 | 11,000 | notes |
20 | January 1, 1954 | Texas Western | 37 | Mississippi Southern | 14 | 9,500 | notes |
21 | January 1, 1955 | Texas Western | 47 | Florida State | 20 | 14,000 | notes |
22 | January 2, 1956 | Wyoming | 21 | Texas Tech | 14 | 14,500 | notes |
23 | January 1, 1957 | No. 17 George Washington | 13 | Texas Western | 0 | 13,500 | notes |
24 | January 1, 1958 | Louisville | 34 | Drake | 20 | 13,000 | notes |
25 | December 31, 1958 | Wyoming | 14 | Hardin–Simmons | 6 | 13,000 | notes |
26 | December 31, 1959 | New Mexico A&M | 28 | North Texas State | 8 | 14,000 | notes |
27 | December 31, 1960 | No. 17 New Mexico State | 20 | Utah State | 13 | 16,000 | notes |
28 | December 30, 1961 | Villanova | 17 | Wichita | 9 | 15,000 | notes |
29 | December 31, 1962 | West Texas State | 15 | Ohio | 14 | 16,000 | notes |
30 | December 31, 1963 | Oregon | 21 | SMU | 14 | 18,646 | notes |
31 | December 26, 1964 | Georgia | 7 | Texas Tech | 0 | 23,292 | notes |
32 | December 31, 1965 | Texas Western | 13 | TCU | 12 | 24,598 | notes |
33 | December 24, 1966 | Wyoming | 28 | Florida State | 20 | 17,965 | notes |
34 | December 30, 1967 | UTEP | 14 | Ole Miss | 7 | 28,630 | notes |
35 | December 28, 1968 | Auburn | 34 | Arizona | 10 | 27,062 | notes |
36 | December 20, 1969 | No. 14 Nebraska | 45 | Georgia | 6 | 26,668 | notes |
37 | December 19, 1970 | No. 13 Georgia Tech | 17 | No. 19 Texas Tech | 9 | 26,188 | notes |
38 | December 18, 1971 | No. 10 LSU | 33 | No. 17 Iowa State | 15 | 29,377 | notes |
39 | December 30, 1972 | No. 16 North Carolina | 32 | Texas Tech | 28 | 27,877 | notes |
40 | December 29, 1973 | Missouri | 34 | Auburn | 17 | 26,108 | notes |
41 | December 28, 1974 | Mississippi State | 26 | North Carolina | 24 | 26,035 | notes |
42 | December 26, 1975 | No. 20 Pittsburgh | 33 | No. 19 Kansas | 19 | 30,272 | notes |
43 | January 2, 1977 | No. 10 Texas A&M | 37 | Florida | 14 | 31,896 | notes |
44 | December 31, 1977 | Stanford | 24 | LSU | 14 | 30,621 | notes |
45 | December 23, 1978 | No. 14 Texas | 42 | No. 13 Maryland | 0 | 30,604 | notes |
46 | December 22, 1979 | No. 13 Washington | 14 | No. 11 Texas | 7 | 30,124 | notes |
47 | December 27, 1980 | No. 8 Nebraska | 31 | No. 17 Mississippi State | 17 | 31,332 | notes |
48 | December 26, 1981 | Oklahoma | 40 | Houston | 14 | 29,985 | notes |
49 | December 25, 1982 | North Carolina | 26 | No. 8 Texas | 10 | 29,055 | notes |
50 | December 24, 1983 | Alabama | 28 | No. 6 SMU | 7 | 41,412 | notes |
51 | December 22, 1984 | No. 12 Maryland | 28 | Tennessee | 27 | 50,126 | notes |
52 | December 28, 1985 | Arizona | 13 | Georgia | 13 | 50,203 | notes |
53 | December 25, 1986 | No. 13 Alabama | 28 | No. 12 Washington | 6 | 48,722 | notes |
54 | December 25, 1987 | No. 11 Oklahoma State | 35 | West Virginia | 33 | 43,240 | notes |
55 | December 24, 1988 | No. 20 Alabama | 29 | Army | 28 | 43,661 | notes |
56 | December 30, 1989 | No. 24 Pittsburgh | 31 | No. 16 Texas A&M | 28 | 44,887 | notes |
57 | December 31, 1990 | No. 22 Michigan State | 17 | No. 21 USC | 16 | 50,562 | notes |
58 | December 31, 1991 | No. 22 UCLA | 6 | Illinois | 3 | 42,281 | notes |
59 | December 31, 1992 | Baylor | 20 | No. 22 Arizona | 15 | 41,622 | notes |
60 | December 24, 1993 | No. 19 Oklahoma | 41 | Texas Tech | 10 | 43,684 | notes |
61 | December 30, 1994 | Texas | 35 | No. 19 North Carolina | 31 | 50,612 | notes |
62 | December 29, 1995 | Iowa | 38 | No. 20 Washington | 18 | 49,116 | notes |
63 | December 31, 1996 | Stanford | 38 | Michigan State | 0 | 42,721 | notes |
64 | December 31, 1997 | No. 16 Arizona State | 17 | Iowa | 7 | 49,104 | notes |
65 | December 31, 1998 | TCU | 28 | USC | 19 | 46,612 | notes |
66 | December 31, 1999 | Oregon | 24 | No. 12 Minnesota | 20 | 48,757 | notes |
67 | December 29, 2000 | Wisconsin | 21 | UCLA | 20 | 49,093 | notes |
68 | December 31, 2001 | No. 13 Washington State | 33 | Purdue | 27 | 47,812 | notes |
69 | December 31, 2002 | Purdue | 34 | Washington | 24 | 48,917 | notes |
70 | December 31, 2003 | No. 24 Minnesota | 31 | Oregon | 30 | 49,864 | notes |
71 | December 31, 2004 | No. 21 Arizona State | 27 | Purdue | 23 | 51,288 | notes |
72 | December 30, 2005 | No. 17 UCLA | 50 | Northwestern | 38 | 50,426 | notes |
73 | December 29, 2006 | No. 24 Oregon State | 39 | Missouri | 38 | 48,732 | notes |
74 | December 31, 2007 | Oregon | 56 | No. 23 South Florida | 21 | 49,867 | notes |
75 | December 31, 2008 | No. 24 Oregon State | 3 | No. 18 Pittsburgh | 0 | 49,037 | notes |
76 | December 31, 2009 | Oklahoma | 31 | No. 19 Stanford | 27 | 53,713 | notes |
77 | December 31, 2010 | Notre Dame | 33 | Miami (Florida) | 17 | 54,021 | notes |
78 | December 31, 2011 | Utah | 30 | Georgia Tech | 27 (OT) | 48,123 | notes |
79 | December 31, 2012 | Georgia Tech | 21 | USC | 7 | 47,922 | notes |
80 | December 31, 2013 | No. 17 UCLA | 42 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 47,912 | notes |
81 | December 27, 2014 | No. 15 Arizona State | 36 | Duke | 31 | 47,809 | notes |
82 | December 26, 2015 | Washington State | 20 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 41,180 | notes |
83 | December 30, 2016 | No. 16 Stanford | 25 | North Carolina | 23 | 42,166 | notes |
84 | December 29, 2017 | NC State | 52 | Arizona State | 31 | 39,897 | notes |
85 | December 31, 2018 | Stanford | 14 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 40,680 | notes |
86 | December 31, 2019 | Arizona State | 20 | Florida State | 14 | 42,212 | notes |
87 | December 31, 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | — | [28] | |||
88 | December 31, 2021 | Central Michigan | 24 | Washington State | 21 | 34,540 | notes |
89 | December 30, 2022 | Pittsburgh | 37 | No. 18 UCLA | 35 | 41,104 | notes |
90 | December 29, 2023 | No. 15 Notre Dame | 40 | No. 21 Oregon State | 8 | 48,223 | notes |
Note: the bowl's game programs indicate that organizers consider the unplayed 2020 game to have been the 87th edition, as the 2021 game is referred to as the 88th edition, the 2022 game as the 89th edition, etc. [29]
Source: [30]
Awarded since 1950; named after the first Sun Bowl Association president, Dr. C. M. Hendricks. [31]
Two players have been two-time MVPs; Charley Johnson (1959, 1960) [32] and Billy Stevens (1965, 1967). [33]
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Awarded since 1961; named after former Sun Bowl president Jimmy Rogers Jr. [45]
Game | Player | Team | Position |
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1961 | Rich Ross | Villanova | G |
1962 | Don Hoovler | Ohio | G |
1963 | Dun Hughes | SMU | G |
1964 | Jim Wilson | Georgia | T |
1965 | Ronny Nixon | TCU | T |
1966 | Jerry Durling | Wyoming | MG |
1967 | Fred Carr | UTEP | LB |
1968 | David Campbell | Auburn | T |
1969 | Jerry Murtaugh | Nebraska | LB |
1970 | Bill Flowers | Georgia Tech | LB |
1971 | Matt Blair | Iowa State | LB |
1972 | Ecomet Burley | Texas Tech | DT |
1973 | John Kelsey | Missouri | TE |
1974 | Jimmy Webb | Mississippi State | DT |
1975 | Al Romano | Pittsburgh | MG |
1977 (Jan.) | Edgar Fields | Texas A&M | DT |
1977 (Dec.) | Gordon Ceresino | Stanford | LB |
1978 | Dwight Jefferson | Texas | DT |
1979 | Doug Martin | Washington | DT |
1980 | Jimmy Williams | Nebraska | DE |
1981 | Rick Bryan | Oklahoma | DT |
1982 | Ronnie Mullins | Texas | DB |
1983 | Wes Neighbors | Alabama | C |
1984 | Carl Zander | Tennessee | LB |
1985 | Peter Anderson | Georgia | C |
1986 | Steve Alvord | Washington | MG |
1987 | Darren Warren | West Virginia | LB |
1988 | Derrick Thomas [46] | Alabama | LB |
1989 | Anthony Williams | Texas A&M | LB |
1990 | Craig Hartsuyker | USC | LB |
1991 | Mike Ploskey | Illinois | DT |
1992 | Rob Waldrop | Arizona | NT |
1993 | Shawn Jackson | Texas Tech | DE |
1994 | Blake Brockermeyer [47] | Texas | OT |
1995 | Jared DeVries | Iowa | DL |
1996 | Kailee Wong | Stanford | DE |
1997 | Jeremy Staat | Arizona State | DT |
1998 | London Dunlap | TCU | DE |
1999 | Dyron Russ | Minnesota | DT |
2000 | Oscar Cabrera | UCLA | OG |
2001 | Akin Ayodele | Purdue | DE |
2002 | Shaun Phillips | Purdue | DE |
2003 | Junior Siavaii | Oregon | DT |
2004 | Brandon Villareal | Purdue | DT |
2005 | Kevin Mims | Northwestern | DT |
2006 | Xzavie Jackson | Missouri | DE |
2007 | Fenuki Tupou | Oregon | OT |
2008 | Greg Romeus | Pittsburgh | DE |
2009 | Gerald McCoy | Oklahoma | DE |
2010 | Zach Martin | Notre Dame | OT |
2011 | Star Lotulelei | Utah | DT |
2012 | Jay Finch | Georgia Tech | C |
2013 | Kenny Clark | UCLA | DT |
2014 | Marcus Hardison | Arizona State | DE |
2015 | Hercules Mata'afa | Washington State | DE |
2016 | Nazair Jones | North Carolina | DT |
2017 | Kentavius Street | NC State | DE |
2018 | Thomas Booker | Stanford | DE |
2019 | Robert Cooper | Florida State | DT |
2021 | Ron Stone Jr. | Washington State | DE |
2022 | Jay Toia | UCLA | DL |
2023 | Jordan Botelho | Notre Dame | DL |
Awarded since 1994; named after former Sun Bowl president John Folmer. [49]
Positions: P=Punter, K=Kicker, PR=Punt returner, KR=Kickoff returner
Game | Player | Team | Position | Statistics | Ref. |
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1994 | Marcus Wall | North Carolina | KR/PR | 3 returns, long 82 | [50] |
1995 | Brion Hurley | Iowa | K/P | 3/3 FG, 0/0 XP | [51] |
1996 | Troy Walters | Stanford | PR | 5 returns, long 24 | [52] |
1997 | Tim Dwight | Iowa | KR/PR | 6 returns, long 26 | [53] |
1998 | Adam Abrams | USC | K | 2/2 FG, 1/1 XP | [54] |
1999 | Ryan Rindels | Minnesota | P | 7 punts, avg. 46.1 | [55] |
2000 | Michael Bennett | Wisconsin | KR | 2 returns, long 54 | [56] |
2001 | Drew Dunning | Washington State | K | 4/4 FG, 3/3 XP | [57] |
2002 | Anthony Chambers | Purdue | KR/PR | 3 returns, long 51 | [58] |
2003 | Jared Siegel | Oregon | K | 3/3 FG, 3/3 XP | [59] |
2004 | Dave Brytus | Purdue | P | 8 punts, avg. 48.9 | [60] |
2005 | Brandon Breazell | UCLA | KR | 2 TD returns | [61] |
2006 | Jeff Wolfert | Missouri | K | 1/1 FG, 5/5 XP | [62] |
2007 | Matt Evensen | Oregon | K | 2/2 FG, 5/5 XP | [63] |
2008 | Johnny Hekker | Oregon State | P | 10 punts, avg. 45.0 | [64] |
2009 | Ryan Broyles | Oklahoma | PR | 4 returns, long 42 | [65] |
2010 | David Ruffer | Notre Dame | K | 3/4 FG, 3/3 XP | [66] |
2011 | DeVonte Christopher | Utah | KR | 2 returns, long 68 | [67] |
2012 | Jamal Golden | Georgia Tech | KR/PR | 3 returns, long 56 | [68] |
2013 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | UCLA | K | 0/1 FG 6/6 XP | [69] |
2014 | Kalen Ballage | Arizona State | KR | 3 returns, long 96 | [70] |
2015 | Erik Powell | Washington State | K | 2/2 FG, 2/2 XP | [71] |
2016 | Conrad Ukropina | Stanford | K | 4/5 FG, 1/1 XP | [72] |
2017 | Kyle Bambard | NC State | K | 1/1 FG, 7/7 XP | [73] |
2018 | Alex Kessman | Pittsburgh | K | 2/2 FG, 1/1 XP | [74] |
2019 | Cristian Zendejas | Arizona State | K | 4/4 FG, 0/0 XP | [75] |
2021 | Marshall Meeder | Central Michigan | K | 3/5 FG, 1/1 XP | [76] |
2022 | Ben Sauls | Pittsburgh | K | 5/5 FG, 2/2 XP | [77] |
2023 | Spencer Shrader | Notre Dame | K | 1/2 FG, 5/5 XP |
Updated through the December 2023 edition (89 games, 178 total appearances), excluding the unplayed 87th edition of December 2020.
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Won (12): Baylor, Central Michigan, George Washington, Louisville, Miami (Ohio), NC State, Oklahoma State, Second Air Force, Tulsa, Villanova, Western Reserve, Wisconsin
Lost (19): Army, Denver, Drake, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Houston, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, North Texas State, Northwestern, Ohio, Ole Miss, South Florida, Tennessee, UNAM, Utah State, Wichita
Tied (1): Catholic
Updated through the December 2023 edition (89 games, 178 total appearances), excluding the unplayed 87th edition of December 2020.
Conference | Record | Appearances by season | ||||||
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Games | W | L | T | Win pct. | Won | Lost | Tied | |
Pac-12 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | .574 | 1977, 1979, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 | 1986, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 1985 |
Independents | 31 | 18 | 11 | 2 | .613 | 1936*, 1937*, 1942*, 1946*, 1947*, 1948*, 1952*, 1957*, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1989, 2010, 2023 | 1943*, 1944*, 1949*, 1951*, 1952*, 1953*, 1954*, 1957*, 1966, 1987, 1988 | 1935*, 1939* |
Border | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | .429 | 1945*, 1949*, 1950*, 1951*, 1953*, 1954*, 1959, 1960 | 1936*, 1937*, 1938*, 1940*, 1941*, 1942*, 1947*, 1948*, 1955*, 1956*, 1958 | 1935*, 1939* |
ACC | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 1972, 1982, 1984, 2012, 2017, 2022 | 1974, 1978, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 | |
SEC | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .500 | 1964, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1983, 1986, 1988 | 1967, 1969, 1973, 1976*, 1977, 1980, 1984 | 1985 |
SWC | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 1976*, 1978, 1992, 1994 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993 | |
Big Ten | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003 | 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005 | |
Big Eight | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1969, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1993 | 1971, 1975 | |
Mountain States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1938*, 1955*, 1958 | 1945*, 1960 | |
WAC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1966, 1998 | 1968 | |
MVC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1941* | 1959, 1961 | |
MAC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2021 | 1950*, 1962 | |
Texas Conference | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1943*, 1944* | ||
Big 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2009 | 2006 | |
SoCon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1956* | 1946* | |
High school teams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1934* | 1934* | |
Big East | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2007, 2008 | ||
Big Four (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1940* |
Team | Record, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
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Most points scored (one team) | 56, Oregon vs. South Florida | 2007 |
Most points scored (both teams) | 88, UCLA (50) vs. Northwestern (38) | 2005 |
Most points scored (losing team) | 38, most recent: Missouri vs. Oregon State | 2006 |
Fewest points allowed | 0, most recent: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh | 2008 |
Largest margin of victory | 42, Texas (42) vs. Maryland (0) | 1978 |
Total yards | 561, Missouri vs. Oregon State | 2006 |
Rushing yards | 455, Mississippi State vs. North Carolina | 1974 |
Passing yards | 419, Purdue vs. Washington State | 2001 |
First downs | 33, Northwestern vs. UCLA | 2005 |
Fewest yards allowed | (-21), Southwestern vs. UNAM | 1945 |
Fewest rushing yards allowed | (-23), TCU vs. USC | 1998 |
Fewest passing yards allowed | (-50), Southwestern vs. UNAM | 1945 |
Individual | Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
All-purpose yards | 282, Jonathan Stewart, Oregon vs. South Florida 253 rush, 29 return | 2007 |
Touchdowns (all-purpose) | 4, shared by: Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia Priest Holmes, Texas vs. North Carolina Demario Richard, Arizona State vs. Duke | 1987 1994 2014 |
Rushing yards | 253, Jonathan Stewart, Oregon vs. South Florida | 2007 |
Rushing touchdowns | 4, shared by: Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia Priest Holmes, Texas vs. North Carolina | 1987 1994 |
Passing yards | 419, Kyle Orton, Purdue vs. Washington | 2002 |
Passing touchdowns | 4, shared by: Matt Moore, Oregon State vs. Missouri Justin Roper, Oregon vs. South Florida | 2006 2007 |
Receiving yards | 200, Samie Parker, Oregon vs. Minnesota | 2003 |
Receiving touchdowns | 3, Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma vs. Stanford | 2009 |
Tackles | 24, Carl Zander, Tennessee vs. Maryland 14 solo, 10 assist | 1984 |
Sacks | 4.5, Reggie McKenzie, Tennessee vs. Maryland | 1984 |
Interceptions | 3, shared by: Buddy McClinton, Auburn vs. Arizona Harrison Smith, Notre Dame vs. Miami (FL) | 1968 2010 |
Long Plays | Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
Touchdown run | 94, Hascall Henshaw, Arizona State vs. Western Reserve | 1941 |
Touchdown pass | 91, James Blackman to Tamorrion Terry, Florida State vs. Arizona State | 2019 |
Kickoff return | 100, Peter Panuska, Tennessee vs. Maryland | 1984 |
Punt return | 82, Marcus Wall, North Carolina vs. Texas | 1994 |
Interception return | 91, Don "Skip" Hoovler, Ohio vs. West Texas | 1962 |
Fumble return | ||
Punt | 78, Scott Blanton, Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech | 1993 |
Field goal | 62, Tony Franklin, Texas A&M vs. Florida | 1977 |
Miscellaneous | Record, Teams | Year |
Largest attendance | 54,021, Notre Dame vs. Miami (FL) | 2010 |
NBC broadcast the Sun Bowl nationally in 1964 and 1966. [79] From 1968 until the present, the game has been broadcast by CBS Sports. [79] The Sun Bowl's contract with CBS Sports is the longest continuous relationship between a bowl game and one TV network. [80] [81]
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The 2009 Brut Sun Bowl game was the 76th edition of the annual college football bowl game known as the Sun Bowl. The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Stanford Cardinal 31–27 on December 31, 2009. It was the two teams' fifth meeting. The game featured two conference tie-ins: the University of Oklahoma represented the Big 12 Conference and Stanford University represented the Pacific-10 Conference. The game was played at the Sun Bowl Stadium on the University of Texas at El Paso campus in El Paso, Texas.
The 1979 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and the Washington Huskies, played on Saturday, December 22, in El Paso, Texas.
The 2013 Sun Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2013, at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. In this 80th edition of the Sun Bowl, the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference met the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game started at 12:00 noon MST, and was televised on CBS and heard on the Sports USA Radio Network. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Hyundai Motor Company and was officially known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl. UCLA defeated Virginia Tech 42-12 for the Sun Bowl Championship.
The 2014 Sun Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 27, 2014, at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. In this 81st edition of the Sun Bowl, Arizona State from the Pac-12 Conference met Duke from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game started at 12:00 noon MST, and was televised on CBS and heard on the Sports USA Radio Network. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that will conclude the 2014 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Hyundai Motor Company and was officially known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl.
The 1936 Sun Bowl was the second edition of the game, and the first Sun Bowl held between college teams, the idea devised by Dr. Charles M. Hendricks. The festivities included a parade and a Sun Court.
The 1957 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the George Washington Colonials and the Texas Western Miners.
The 1989 John Hancock Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas A&M Aggies of the Southwest Conference and the independent Pittsburgh Panthers. The Panthers, who entered ranked 24th in the Associated Press poll but unranked in the coaches' poll, defeated the Aggies, ranked 16th by the AP and 15th by the coaches, by a final score of 31–28.
The 1942 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Second Air Force Bombers and the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys.
The 1980 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 27 in El Paso, Texas, between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
The 2015 Sun Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 26, 2015 at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. Played under snowy conditions, it marked the first time the game was played in snowy weather since the 1987 Christmas Day game with West Virginia and Oklahoma State. The 82nd edition of the Sun Bowl featured the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. It began at noon MST and aired on CBS. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company's American subsidiary, the game was officially known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl. Washington State won 20–14 over the University of Miami.
The January 1977 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Texas A&M Aggies and the Florida Gators.
Demario Richard is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Arizona State
The 2017 Sun Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, on December 29, 2017. The game was the 84th Sun Bowl and featured the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pac-12 Conference. It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by Hyundai Motor America, the game was officially known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl.
The 2019 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2019, with kickoff at 2:00 p.m. EST on CBS. It was the 86th edition of the Sun Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by Kellogg's Frosted Flakes breakfast cereal, the game was officially known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, after its mascot, Tony the Tiger.
The 2021 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2021, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST and televised on CBS. It was the 88th edition of the Sun Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by Kellogg's Frosted Flakes breakfast cereal, the game was officially known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, after its mascot, Tony the Tiger.
The 2022 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2022, at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The 89th edition of the Sun Bowl, the game featured Pittsburgh from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference. The game began at 12:13 p.m. MST and was aired on CBS. It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by Kellogg's Frosted Flakes breakfast cereal, the game was officially known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, after its mascot, Tony the Tiger.
The 2023 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and competed as members of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach Dana Dimel.
The 2023 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2023, at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The 90th edition of the annual Sun Bowl game featured Oregon State from the Pac-12 Conference and Notre Dame, an FBS independent. The game began at approximately 12:00 p.m. MST and was aired on CBS. The Sun Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Frosted Flakes breakfast cereal, a brand of WK Kellogg Co, and was officially known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, referring to the cereal's mascot, Tony the Tiger.