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Sun Bowl

Sun Bowl is an annual college football game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The game was called the John Hancock Bowl from 1989 to 1993.

January game from 1936-58 and in 1977. December game from 1958-75 and since 1977.

Results by year :

1940 Catholic 0, Arizona State 0 (tie)
  • 1941 Western Reserve 26, Arizona State 13
  • 1942 Tulsa 6, Texas Tech 0
  • 1943 Second Air Force 13, Hardin-Simmons 7
  • 1944 Southwestern 7, New Mexico 0
  • 1945 Southwestern 35, Univ. of Mexico 0
  • 1946 New Mexico 34, Denver 24
  • 1947 Cincinnati 18, Virginia Tech 6
  • 1948 Miami-Ohio 13, Texas Tech 12
  • 1949 West Virginia 21, Texas Mines 12
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    1950 Texas Western 33, Georgetown 20
  • 1951 West Texas 14, Cincinnati 13
  • 1952 Texas Tech 25, Pacific 14
  • 1953 Pacific 26, Southern Mississippi 7
  • 1954 Texas Western 37, Southern Mississippi 14
  • 1955 Texas Western 47, Florida State 20
  • 1956 Wyoming 21, Texas Tech 14
  • 1957 George Washington 13, Texas Western 0
  • 1958 Jan Louisville 34, Drake 20
  • 1958Dec Wyoming 14, Hardin-Simmons 6
  • 1959 New Mexico State 28, North Texas 8
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    1960 New Mexico State 20, Utah State 13
  • 1961 Villanova 17, Wichita 9
  • 1962 West Texas 15, Ohio 14
  • 1963 Oregon 21, Southern Methodist 14
  • 1964 Georgia 7, Texas Tech 0
  • 1965 Texas Western 13, Texas Christian 12
  • 1966 Wyoming 28, Florida State 20
  • 1967 Texas-El Paso 14, Mississippi 7
  • 1968 Auburn 34, Arizona 10
  • 1969 Nebraska 45, Georgia 6
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    1970 Georgia Tech 17, Texas Tech 9
  • 1971 Louisiana State 33, Iowa State 15
  • 1972 North Carolina 32, Texas Tech 28
  • 1973 Missouri 34, Auburn 17
  • 1974 Mississippi State 26, North Carolina 24
  • 1975 Pittsburgh 33, Kansas 19
  • 1977 Jan Texas A&M 37, Florida 14
  • 1977 Dec Stanford 24, Louisiana State 14
  • 1978 Texas 42, Maryland 0
  • 1979 Washington 14, Texas 7
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    1980 Nebraska 31, Mississippi State 17
  • 1981 Oklahoma 40, Houston 14
  • 1982 North Carolina 26, Texas 10
  • 1983 Alabama 28, Southern Methodist 7
  • 1984 Maryland 28, Tennessee 27
  • 1985 Georgia 13, Arizona 13 (tie)
  • 1986 Alabama 28, Washington 6
  • 1987 Oklahoma State 35, West Virginia 33
  • 1988 Alabama 29, Army 28
  • 1989 Pittsburgh 31, Texas A&M 28
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    1990 Michigan State 17, Southern California 16
  • 1991 UCLA 6, Illinois 3
  • 1992 Baylor 20, Arizona 15
  • 1993 Oklahoma 41, Texas Tech 10
  • 1994 Texas 35, North Carolina 31
  • 1995 Iowa 38, Washington 18
  • 1996 Stanford 38, Michigan State 0
  • 1997 Arizona State 17, Iowa 7
  • 1998 Texas Christian 28, Southern California 19
  • 1999 Oregon 24, Minnesota 20
  • 2000 Wisconsin 21, UCLA 20
  • 2001 Washington State 33, Purdue 27
  • 2002 Purdue 34, Washington 24
  • 2003 Minnesota 31, Oregon 30

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