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College 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 Referee Bob Carson 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.
The El Paso All-Stars started practice in mid-December with players from the Austin , Bowie , Cathedral , and El Paso High Schools .[ 1] [ 2] Ranger High School in Ranger, Texas .[ 3] Breckenridge High School for their district championship when both teams were 4–0,[ 4] [ 5] 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] [ 8]
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]
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]
^ "Opponent Not Selected For Sun Bowl Tilt" . El Paso Herald-Post . Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.^ a b " . El Paso Times . Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.^ a b "Oil District Team Accepts Bid For Tilt" . El Paso Herald-Post . 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 . Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.^ "El Paso All-Stars Beat Ranger, 25-21 (cont'd)" . El Paso Times . Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.^ "The Summary" . El Paso Times . Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
Known as the John Hancock Bowl from 1989–1993
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