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 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]
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 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]