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The Sun Bowl is a college football bowl game that has been played since 1935 in the southwestern United States at El Paso, Texas. Along with the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl, it is the second-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl. Usually held near the end of December, games are played at the Sun Bowl stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso. Since 2011, it has featured teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Pac-12 Conference. This arrangement will continue through the 2025 season, with either Pac-12 schools, or Pac-12 "legacy schools" (the 10 schools that have left the conference in 2024 for the Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC) fulfilling previous Pac-12 bowl obligations for the next two seasons.
From 2019 to 2022, the game was sponsored by Kellogg's; when Kellogg's spun off its North American cereal division in October 2023, the sponsorship transferred to WK Kellogg Co. Kellogg Co completes split into two, independent companies – Kellanova and WK Kellogg Co Battle Creek Enquirer October 2, 2023
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Kellogg's cereal business begins trading as stand-alone company WK Kellogg CNBC October 2, 2023 The game is officially known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, after the mascot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal. Previous sponsors include John Hancock Financial, Norwest Corporation, Wells Fargo, Helen of Troy Limited (using its Vitalis and Brut brands) and Hyundai Motor Company.
In advance of the 1949 game, Lafayette College turned down an invitation from the Sun Bowl Committee because the committee would not allow an African American player to participate. This bid rejection led to a large student demonstration on the Lafayette campus and in the city of Easton, Pennsylvania, against segregation.
Due to a freak snowstorm before the 1974 game, followed by warming temperatures as the sun created a rising steam from the field during the first half, the game was nicknamed the "Fog Bowl."
The 1992 game was the final head coaching appearance of 2001 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Grant Teaff of Baylor; his Bears won over Arizona.
The 1994 game was voted the greatest Sun Bowl ever played, and included four touchdowns by Priest Holmes, as Texas defeated North Carolina, 35–31.
The 2005 game set the record for most points scored (88), as UCLA defeated Northwestern, 50–38.
The 2011 game is the only Sun Bowl decided in overtime (the NCAA started the use of overtime in Division I bowl games in 1995); Utah defeated Georgia Tech, 30–27.
The 2020 edition of the bowl was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On December 26, 2021, the Miami Hurricanes announced they would not be able to play in the 2021 edition due to COVID-19 issues so organizers stated they would try to secure a replacement team to face the Washington State Cougars. The following day, the Central Michigan Chippewas were named as the Sun Bowl replacement team. The Chippewas had originally been scheduled to face the Boise State Broncos in the Arizona Bowl, until Boise State withdrew from that bowl due to COVID-19 issues.
Subsequent title sponsorship came from Norwest Corporation (1996–1998), which then merged into Wells Fargo (1999–2003), El Pasobased Helen of Troy Limited—using its brand names of Vitalis (2004–2005) and Brut (2006–2009)—and Hyundai Motor Company (2010–2018). In August 2019, it was announced that Kellogg's had been named the new title sponsor, and that the game would be branded as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl—referencing Tony the Tiger, the mascot of the company's cereal brand Frosted Flakes. A tradition begun during the Helen of Troy sponsorship is that gift packages given to players include a Sun Bowl-branded hair dryer, as Helen of Troy is a major manufacturer of that product.
Starting with the 2011 edition, the bowl has been contested between teams from the Pac-12 Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The Sun Bowl is part of the ACC's pool arrangement where the Duke's Mayo (formerly Belk), Pinstripe Bowl, Music City, and Gator Bowl bowls each share choice of the conference's eligible teams following the College Football Playoff (CFP) and the Pop-Tarts Bowl (formerly known by several other names). The Sun Bowl can take any team ranked fourth through eighth in the ACC.
The Pac-12 currently employs the Sun Bowl as its fifth choice, behind the CFP and the Alamo Bowl and Holiday Bowl.
Rankings are based on the AP poll, prior to game being played.
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Jimmy Rogers Jr. Most Valuable Lineman Trophy
Awarded since 1961; named after former Sun Bowl president Jimmy Rogers Jr.
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John Folmer Most Valuable Special Teams Player Trophy
Awarded since 1994; named after former Sun Bowl president John Folmer.
Positions: P=Punter, K=Placekicker, PR=Punt returner, KR=Kickoff returner
Most appearances
Updated through the December 2024 edition (90 games, 180 total appearances), excluding the unplayed 87th edition of December 2020.
Won (11): Baylor, Central Michigan, George Washington, Miami (Ohio), NC State, Oklahoma State, Second Air Force, Tulsa, Villanova, Western Reserve, Wisconsin
Lost (19): Army, Denver, Drake, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Houston, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, North Texas State, Northwestern, Ohio, Ole Miss, South Florida, Tennessee, UNAM, Utah State, Wichita
Tied (1): Catholic
Appearances by conference
Updated through the December 2024 edition (90 games, 180 total appearances), excluding the unplayed 87th edition of December 2020.
1977, 1979, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 1986, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 1985 1936*, 1937*, 1942*, 1946*, 1947*, 1948*, 1952*, 1957*, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1989, 2010, 2023 1943*, 1944*, 1949*, 1951*, 1952*, 1953*, 1954*, 1957*, 1966, 1987, 1988 1935*, 1939* 1945*, 1949*, 1950*, 1951*, 1953*, 1954*, 1959, 1960 1936*, 1937*, 1938*, 1940*, 1941*, 1942*, 1947*, 1948*, 1955*, 1956*, 1958 1935*, 1939* 1972, 1982, 1984, 2012, 2017, 2022, 2024 1974, 1978, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 1964, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1983, 1986, 1988 1967, 1969, 1973, 1976*, 1977, 1980, 1984 1985 1976*, 1978, 1992, 1994 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2024 1969, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1993 1971, 1975 1938*, 1955*, 1958 1945*, 1960 1966, 1998 1968 1941* 1959, 1961 2021 1950*, 1962 1943*, 1944* 2009 2006 1956* 1946* 1934* 1934* 2007, 2008 1940*
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Most points scored (one team) 56, Oregon vs. South Florida 2007 Most points scored (both teams) 88, UCLA (50) vs. Northwestern (38) 2005 Most points scored (losing team) 38, most recent:
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2008Largest margin of victory 42, Texas (42) vs. Maryland (0) 1978 Total yards 561, Missouri vs. Oregon State 2006 Rushing yards 455, Mississippi State vs. North Carolina 1974 Passing yards 419, Purdue vs. Washington State 2001 First downs 33, Northwestern vs. UCLA 2005 Fewest yards allowed (-21), Southwestern vs. UNAM 1945 Fewest rushing yards allowed (-23), TCU vs. USC 1998 Fewest passing yards allowed (-50), Southwestern vs. UNAM 1945 2007
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Media coverage
NBC broadcast the Sun Bowl nationally in 1964 and 1966. From 1968 until the present, the game has been broadcast by CBS Sports. The Sun Bowl's contract with CBS Sports is the longest continuous relationship between a bowl game and one television network.
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