1956 Sun Bowl
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Date | January 2, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Kidd Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 14,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1956 Sun Bowl featured the Wyoming Cowboys and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. This was the first Sun Bowl played on January 2 since 1950.
Background[]
Texas Tech were champions of the Border Conference while Wyoming finished fourth in the Skyline Conference.
Game summary[]
threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to John Watts to break the scoreless tie for Wyoming. But Tech responded with a touchdown run to tie the game going into the fourth quarter. Tech scored in the fourth on Fewin's touchdown run. But that is when Wyoming took over, as Zowada threw another touchdown pass to tie the game up. After Tech received the ball on the kickoff, fumbled the ball and it was recovered by . Three plays later, scored on a touchdown run, and from that point on the game was sealed for the Cowboys. Jim Crawford rushed for 103 yards on 18 carries and was named MVP. [1][2]
Statistics[]
Statistics | Texas Tech | Wyoming |
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First Downs | 13 | 12 |
Rushing Yards | 202 | 129 |
Passing Yards | 57 | 172 |
Total Offense | 259 | 301 |
Passing | 6-14-1 | 8-12-1 |
Fumbles-Lost | 5-3 | 1-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 3-35 | 10-82 |
Punts-Average | 4-34.0 | 7-30.0 |
Aftermath[]
Weaver remained coach and athletic director until 1960. They did not reach the Sun Bowl again until 1964 and not win a bowl game until 1973. Tech has not won a Sun Bowl since 1951.
Wyoming went 10–0 the following season and Crawford led the nation in rushing yards. But believing that they would get a better bowl appearance, they declined the Sun Bowl invitation. No other invitations came. They reached the Sun Bowl again in 1958 and 1966, winning both times.
References[]
- 1955–56 NCAA football bowl games
- Sun Bowl
- Texas Tech Red Raiders football bowl games
- Wyoming Cowboys football bowl games
- 1956 in sports in Texas
- January 1956 sports events
- College football bowl stubs