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College football game
1935 Sun Bowl
1 2 3 4
Total
El Paso
6 0 19 0
25
Ranger
0 7 0 14
21
Date January 1, 1935 Season
1934 Stadium Jones Stadium Location
El Paso, Texas
Referee Bob Carson Attendance 3,000
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 .
[1]
[2] Selected as their opponent were the Bulldogs of
Ranger High School in
Ranger, Texas .
[3] 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,
[4]
[5] then losing to
Amarillo High School in a state playoff game.
[6]
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]
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
Source:
[9]
[10]
[11]
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
Source:
[12]
References
^
"Opponent Not Selected For Sun Bowl Tilt" .
El Paso Herald-Post . December 10, 2018. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^
a
b
" 'Sun Bowl' Selected As Name For New Year's Grid Battle Here" .
El Paso Times . December 6, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^
a
b
"Oil District Team Accepts Bid For Tilt" .
El Paso Herald-Post . December 11, 2018. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^
"District Two (standings)" .
The Pampa Daily News .
Pampa, Texas . November 27, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Football Results" .
Big Spring Daily Herald .
Big Spring, Texas . November 30, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Amarillo Knocks Ranger Out of State Race" .
Austin American-Statesman .
AP . December 9, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ Sanchez, Ray (October 9, 2016).
"History of El Paso Sports Continues to Spread" . El Paso Sports . Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
^
"1934 District Football Champions" . Ranger Exes Memorial . Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
^
"El Paso All-Stars 25, Ranger (Texas) 21" . sunbowl.org . January 1, 1935. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
^
"El Paso All-Stars Beat Ranger, 25-21" .
El Paso Times . January 2, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^
"El Paso All-Stars Beat Ranger, 25-21 (cont'd)" .
El Paso Times . January 2, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^
"The Summary" .
El Paso Times . January 2, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading
External links
History & conference tie-ins Games