Sun Bowl
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| Hyundai Sun Bowl | |
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2010 Sun Bowl Logo
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| Stadium | Sun Bowl |
| Location | El Paso, Texas |
| Previous stadiums | Jones Stadium (1935–1937) Kidd Field (1938–1962) |
| Operated | 1935–present |
| Conference tie-ins | Pac-12, ACC |
| Previous conference tie-ins | Big Ten (1995–2005) Big 12 (2006–2009) Big East/Notre Dame (2006–2009) |
| Payout | US$4,100,000 combined (As of 2010[update]) |
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John Hancock (1987–1993)
Norwest Corporation (1996–1998) Wells Fargo (1999–2003) Helen of Troy Limited (2004–2009; through its Vitalis and Brut brands) Hyundai (2010–present) |
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Sun Bowl (1936–1986)
John Hancock Sun Bowl (1987–1988) John Hancock Bowl (1989–1993) Sun Bowl (1994–1995) Norwest Bank Sun Bowl (1996) Norwest Sun Bowl (1997–1998) Wells Fargo Sun Bowl (1999–2003) Vitalis Sun Bowl (2004–2005) Brut Sun Bowl (2006–2009) |
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| 2014 matchup | |
| Arizona State vs. Duke (Arizona State 36–31) | |
| 2015 matchup | |
| Washington State vs. Miami Hurricanes (Washington State 20–14) | |
The Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl, are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl. In most of its early history, the game pitted the champion of the Border Conference against an at-large opponent. Games are now played at Sun Bowl Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso. The first three were played at El Paso High School stadium (1935–1937), then switched to Kidd Field until the present stadium was ready in 1963. For its first 24 years of existence, the game was played on January 1 (New Year's Day) or January 2; since then, with the exception of a January 2 game in 1977, the game has been played in December, with the 25 of the last 27 games played on or near December 31.[1]
The game's current full title is the Hyundai Sun Bowl, which became the name after Hyundai Motor Company's American subsidiary bought naming rights to the bowl from Helen of Troy Limited on June 24, 2010. Hyundai becomes the fourth title sponsor of the Sun Bowl, after Helen of Troy (through its Vitalis and Brut brands), Norwest Corporation/Wells Fargo, and John Hancock Insurance; the bowl was known as the John Hancock Bowl for the last five years of the firm's contract with the bowl.
Since 2014, the Sun Bowl Football Selection Committee has shared the third through sixth selections from the ACC with the Belk Bowl, the Pinstripe Bowl and either the Taxslayer Bowl or the Music City Bowl. The Orange Bowl has the conference champion or the first selection, followed by the Russell Athletic Bowl.
On the Pac-12 side, the Sun Bowl will have the fourth selection following the newly formed College Football Playoff.
The 1992 game was the final head-coaching appearance of College Football Hall of Famer (and future AFCA Executive Director) Grant Teaff of Baylor. Teaff's Bears won over Arizona.
The 1940 Sun Bowl set the record for fewest points scored, when the Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe Bulldogs played the Catholic University Cardinals to a 0–0 tie. It is the only scoreless tie in Sun Bowl History.
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Game results
| Date played | Winning team | Losing team | Notes | ||
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| January 1, 1935 | El Paso All-Stars | 25 | Ranger (Texas) | 21 | notes |
| January 1, 1936 | Hardin–Simmons | 14 | New Mexico State | 14 | notes |
| January 1, 1937 | Hardin–Simmons | 34 | UTEP | 6 | notes |
| January 1, 1938 | West Virginia | 7 | Texas Tech | 6 | notes |
| January 2, 1939 | Utah | 26 | New Mexico | 0 | notes |
| January 1, 1940 | Arizona State | 0 | Catholic | 0 | notes |
| January 1, 1941 | Western Reserve | 26 | Arizona State | 13 | notes |
| January 1, 1942 | Tulsa | 6 | Texas Tech | 0 | notes |
| January 1, 1943 | Second Air Force | 13 | Hardin–Simmons | 7 | notes |
| January 1, 1944 | Southwestern | 7 | New Mexico | 0 | notes |
| January 1, 1945 | Southwestern | 35 | UNAM | 0 | notes |
| January 1, 1946 | New Mexico | 34 | Denver | 24 | notes |
| January 1, 1947 | Cincinnati | 18 | Virginia Tech | 6 | notes |
| January 1, 1948 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | Texas Tech | 12 | notes |
| January 1, 1949 | West Virginia | 21 | UTEP | 12 | notes |
| January 2, 1950 | UTEP | 33 | Georgetown | 20 | notes |
| January 1, 1951 | West Texas State | 14 | Cincinnati | 13 | notes |
| January 1, 1952 | Texas Tech | 25 | Pacific | 14 | notes |
| January 1, 1953 | Pacific | 26 | Southern Miss | 7 | notes |
| January 1, 1954 | UTEP | 37 | Southern Miss | 14 | notes |
| January 1, 1955 | UTEP | 47 | Florida State | 20 | notes |
| January 2, 1956 | Wyoming | 21 | Texas Tech | 14 | notes |
| January 1, 1957 | George Washington | 13 | UTEP | 0 | notes |
| January 1, 1958 | Louisville | 34 | Drake | 20 | notes |
| December 31, 1958 | Wyoming | 14 | Hardin–Simmons | 6 | notes |
| December 31, 1959 | New Mexico State | 28 | North Texas | 8 | notes |
| December 31, 1960 | New Mexico State | 20 | Utah State | 13 | notes |
| December 30, 1961 | Villanova | 17 | Wichita State | 9 | notes |
| December 31, 1962 | West Texas State | 15 | Ohio | 14 | notes |
| December 31, 1963 | Oregon | 21 | SMU | 14 | notes |
| December 26, 1964 | Georgia | 7 | Texas Tech | 0 | notes |
| December 31, 1965 | UTEP | 13 | TCU | 12 | notes |
| December 24, 1966 | Wyoming | 28 | Florida State | 20 | notes |
| December 30, 1967 | UTEP | 14 | Mississippi | 7 | notes |
| December 28, 1968 | Auburn | 34 | Arizona | 10 | notes |
| December 20, 1969 | Nebraska | 45 | Georgia | 6 | notes |
| December 19, 1970 | Georgia Tech | 17 | Texas Tech | 9 | notes |
| December 18, 1971 | LSU | 33 | Iowa State | 15 | notes |
| December 30, 1972 | North Carolina | 32 | Texas Tech | 28 | notes |
| December 29, 1973 | Missouri | 34 | Auburn | 17 | notes |
| December 28, 1974 | Mississippi State | 26 | North Carolina | 24 | notes |
| December 26, 1975 | Pittsburgh | 33 | Kansas | 19 | notes |
| January 2, 1977 | Texas A&M | 37 | Florida | 14 | notes |
| December 31, 1977 | Stanford | 24 | LSU | 14 | notes |
| December 23, 1978 | Texas | 42 | Maryland | 0 | notes |
| December 22, 1979 | Washington | 14 | Texas | 7 | notes |
| December 27, 1980 | Nebraska | 31 | Mississippi State | 17 | notes |
| December 26, 1981 | Oklahoma | 40 | Houston | 14 | notes |
| December 25, 1982 | North Carolina | 26 | Texas | 10 | notes |
| December 24, 1983 | Alabama | 28 | SMU | 7 | notes |
| December 22, 1984 | Maryland | 28 | Tennessee | 27 | notes |
| December 28, 1985 | Arizona | 13 | Georgia | 13 | notes |
| December 25, 1986 | Alabama | 28 | Washington | 6 | notes |
| December 25, 1987 | Oklahoma State | 35 | West Virginia | 33 | notes |
| December 24, 1988 | Alabama | 29 | Army | 28 | notes |
| December 30, 1989 | Pittsburgh | 31 | Texas A&M | 28 | notes |
| December 31, 1990 | Michigan State | 17 | USC | 16 | notes |
| December 31, 1991 | UCLA | 6 | Illinois | 3 | notes |
| December 31, 1992 | Baylor | 20 | Arizona | 15 | notes |
| December 24, 1993 | Oklahoma | 41 | Texas Tech | 10 | notes |
| December 30, 1994 | Texas | 35 | North Carolina | 31 | notes |
| December 29, 1995 | Iowa | 38 | Washington | 18 | notes |
| December 31, 1996 | Stanford | 38 | Michigan State | 0 | notes |
| December 31, 1997 | Arizona State | 17 | Iowa | 7 | notes |
| December 31, 1998 | TCU | 28 | USC | 19 | notes |
| December 31, 1999 | Oregon | 24 | Minnesota | 20 | notes |
| December 29, 2000 | Wisconsin | 21 | UCLA | 20 | notes |
| December 31, 2001 | Washington State | 33 | Purdue | 27 | notes |
| December 31, 2002 | Purdue | 34 | Washington | 24 | notes |
| December 31, 2003 | Minnesota | 31 | Oregon | 30 | notes |
| December 31, 2004 | Arizona State | 27 | Purdue | 23 | notes |
| December 30, 2005 | UCLA | 50 | Northwestern | 38 | notes |
| December 29, 2006 | Oregon State | 39 | Missouri | 38 | notes |
| December 31, 2007 | Oregon | 56 | South Florida | 21 | notes |
| December 31, 2008 | Oregon State | 3 | Pittsburgh | 0 | notes |
| December 31, 2009 | Oklahoma | 31 | Stanford | 27 | notes |
| December 31, 2010 | Notre Dame | 33 | Miami (Florida) | 17 | notes |
| December 31, 2011 | Utah | 30 | Georgia Tech | 27 (OT) | notes |
| December 31, 2012 | Georgia Tech | 21 | USC | 7 | notes |
| December 31, 2013 | UCLA | 42 | Virginia Tech | 12 | notes |
| December 27, 2014 | Arizona State | 36 | Duke | 31 | notes |
| December 26, 2015 | Washington State | 20 | Miami | 14 | notes |
C.M. Hendricks Most Valuable Player Trophy
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Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman Trophy
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John Folmer Most Valuable Special Teams Player Trophy
| Year played | MVP(s) | Team | Position |
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| 1982 | Rob Rogers | North Carolina | PK/DB/PR |
| 1994 | Marcus Wall | North Carolina | WR |
| 1995 | Brion Hurley | Iowa | PK |
| 1996 | Troy Walters | Stanford | PR |
| 1997 | Jason Baker | Iowa | P |
| 1998 | Adam Abrams | USC | PK |
| 1999 | Ryan Rindels | Minnesota | PK |
| 2000 | Michael Bennett | Wisconsin | RB/KR |
| 2001 | Drew Dunning | Washington State | PK |
| 2002 | Anthony Chambers | Purdue | PR/KR |
| 2003 | Jared Siegel | Oregon | PK |
| 2004 | Dave Brytus | Purdue | P |
| 2005 | Brandon Braezell | UCLA | KR/WR |
| 2006 | Jeff Wolfert | Missouri | PK |
| 2007 | Matt Evensen | Oregon | PK |
| 2008 | Johnny Hekker | Oregon State | P |
| 2009 | Ryan Broyles | Oklahoma | WR |
| 2010 | David Ruffer | Notre Dame | K |
| 2011 | DeVonte Christopher | Utah | WR |
| 2012 | Jamal Golden | Georgia Tech | KR/DB |
| 2013 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | UCLA | K |
| 2014 | Kalen Ballage | Arizona State | RB |
| 2015 | Erik Powell | Washington State | K |
Most appearances
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
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| 1 | Texas Tech | 9 | 1–8 |
| 2 | UTEP | 8 | 5–3 |
| T3 | Arizona State | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| T4 | Oregon | 4 | 3–1 |
| T4 | UCLA | 4 | 3–1 |
| T4 | North Carolina | 4 | 2–2 |
| T4 | Texas | 4 | 2–2 |
| T4 | Hardin-Simmons | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| T4 | Washington | 4 | 1-3 |
| T10 | Alabama | 3 | 3–0 |
| T10 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3–0 |
| T10 | Wyoming | 3 | 3–0 |
| T10 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| T10 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2–1 |
| T10 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2–1 |
| T10 | Stanford | 3 | 2–1 |
| T10 | West Virginia | 3 | 2–1 |
| T10 | Georgia | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| T10 | New Mexico | 3 | 1–2 |
| T10 | Purdue | 3 | 1–2 |
| T10 | Arizona | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| T10 | USC | 3 | 0–3 |
Broadcasting
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The Sun Bowl's contract with CBS Sports is the longest continuous relationship between a bowl game and one TV network, spanning since 1968 and running through at least 2019. It is one of only two college football games on CBS that does not involve the Southeastern Conference (the other being the Army–Navy Game). Although every other year, CBS broadcasts the Notre Dame Vs. Navy game when Navy is considered the home team. As of 2015, the game is one of only three bowls that is not being carried by the ESPN family of networks. The Cure Bowl is also under contract with CBS Sports and airs on CBS Sports Network, while the Arizona Bowl rights are held by Sinclair Broadcasting through its American Sports Network subsidiary.
The game traditionally kicks off at "High Noon" MST, or 2 p.m. EST. Helen of Troy has also sponsored the halftime show, which has recently featured such artists as Los Lonely Boys, The Village People, Baby Bash, David Archuleta, Rihanna, and Diamond Rio.
