Annual NCAA football game
1935 Sun Bowl
1 2 3 4
Total
El Paso
6 0 19 0
25
Ranger
0 7 0 14
21
Date January 1, 1935 Season 1934 Stadium Jones Stadium Location El Paso, Texas Attendance 3,000
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.
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
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
EPAS
RNGR
1
EPAS
Gilberto Salcedo 65-yard touchdown reception from Ken Heineman, Heineman kick no good
6
0
2
RNGR
Rankin Britt 45-yard touchdown run, Aaron Anderson kick good
6
7
3
EPAS
Heineman 7-yard touchdown run, Armando Cisneros kick no good
12
7
3
EPAS
George Crysler 30-yard touchdown reception from Heineman, Heineman kick good
19
7
3
EPAS
Interception returned 70 yards for touchdown by Heineman, Cisneros kick no good
25
7
4
RNGR
Anderson 1-yard touchdown run, Anderson kick good
25
14
4
RNGR
Anderson 3-yard touchdown run, Anderson kick good
25
21
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
25
21
Source: [9] [10] [11]
Statistics [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
All-Stars
6
0
19
0
25
Bulldogs
0
7
0
14
21
Statistics
El Paso
Ranger
First downs
10
8
Rushing yards
145
166
Passing yards
212
58
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
9–22–3
6–18–2
Fumbles: Total–Lost
3–1
1–1
Penalties: Number–Yards
3–15
2–10
Source: [12]
References [ ]
^ "Opponent Not Selected For Sun Bowl Tilt" . El Paso Herald-Post . December 10, 2018. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ a b " '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.
^ a b "Oil District Team Accepts Bid For Tilt" . El Paso Herald-Post . December 11, 2018. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "District Two (standings)" . The Pampa Daily News . Pampa, Texas . November 27, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Football Results" . Big Spring Daily Herald . Big Spring, Texas . November 30, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Amarillo Knocks Ranger Out of State Race" . Austin American-Statesman . AP . December 9, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ Sanchez, Ray (October 9, 2016). "History of El Paso Sports Continues to Spread" . El Paso Sports . Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
^ "1934 District Football Champions" . Ranger Exes Memorial . Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
^ "El Paso All-Stars 25, Ranger (Texas) 21" . sunbowl.org . January 1, 1935. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
^ "El Paso All-Stars Beat Ranger, 25-21" . El Paso Times . January 2, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "The Summary" . El Paso Times . January 2, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading [ ]
External links [ ]
History & conference tie-ins Games Notes
Util the 1957 season, the Sun Bowl was played in January of the ensuing year (for example, the 1935 season game played in January 1936). Since 1958 (except in 1976), the Sun Bowl is played in December. The 1976 season Sun Bowl was played in January 1977 and the 1977 season Sun Bowl was played in December 1977. No game was held in the 2020 season because of pandemic-related issues.