Sun Bowl
The Sun Bowl, sponsored by Brut, is an annual United States college football bowl game. Generally played in late December, the Sun Bowl hosts the Pac-10 champion, unless that team plays in a BCS game, and one team from the Big 12, Big East or Notre Dame.1
Fast Facts
- Home: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas1
- Inaugural event: 19352
- Hosts Pac-10 Football champion against the Big 12, Big East or Notre Dame1
- 2008 Sun Bowl: December 31, 2:00 p.m. EST1
- 2007 Sun Bowl: Oregon defeated South Florida 56-213
History
The first Sun Bowl was played on January 1, 1935, and featured two Texas high school teams. In 2004, a Sun Bowl record of 51,288 people watched Arizona State defeat Purdue. The UTEP Miners have won the Sun Bowl more than any other team, winning in 1950, 1954, 1955 and 1965.2
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