1935 Sun Bowl
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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. Selected as their opponent were the Bulldogs of Ranger High School in Ranger, Texas. 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, then losing to Amarillo High School in a state playoff game.
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. The Ranger team was coached by Ottis "Red" Moore.
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 | ||||||||
| 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 |
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Statistics
| 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 |
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Further reading
- . El Paso Times. December 28, 1934. p. 10 – via newspapers.com.