1935 Sun Bowl
Inaugural Sun Bowl
1234 Total
El Paso 60190 25
Ranger 07014 21
DateJanuary 1, 1935
Season1934
StadiumJones Stadium
LocationEl Paso, Texas
RefereeBob Carson
Attendance3,000

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
StatisticsEl PasoRanger
First downs108
Rushing yards145166
Passing yards21258
Passing: Comp–Att–Int9–22–36–18–2
Fumbles: Total–Lost3–11–1
Penalties: Number–Yards3–152–10

Source:[12]

References

  1. "Opponent Not Selected For Sun Bowl Tilt". El Paso Herald-Post. December 10, 2018. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "'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.
  3. 1 2 "Oil District Team Accepts Bid For Tilt". El Paso Herald-Post. December 11, 2018. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  4. "District Two (standings)". The Pampa Daily News. Pampa, Texas. November 27, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved December 25, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  5. "Football Results". Big Spring Daily Herald. Big Spring, Texas. November 30, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  6. "Amarillo Knocks Ranger Out of State Race". Austin American-Statesman. AP. December 9, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved December 25, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  7. Sanchez, Ray (October 9, 2016). "History of El Paso Sports Continues to Spread". El Paso Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  8. "1934 District Football Champions". Ranger Exes Memorial. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  9. "El Paso All-Stars 25, Ranger (Texas) 21". sunbowl.org. January 1, 1935. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  10. "El Paso All-Stars Beat Ranger, 25-21". El Paso Times. January 2, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  11. "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.
  12. "The Summary". El Paso Times. January 2, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018 via newspapers.com.

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