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The 2007 game will be the 74th Sun Bowl. The inaugural game featured an El Paso high school all-star team and a high school team from Ranger, Texas. There were two games played in 1958 (Jan. 1 and Dec. 31), no game played in 1976, and two games played in 1977 (Jan. 2 and Dec. 31).
| RUSHING | | | | Most Rushing Attempts | 33 | Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia | 1987 | Most Net Rushing Yards | 197 | Charles Alexander, LSU vs. Stanford | 1977 | Most Net Rushing Yards (QB) | 107 | Darrell Shepard, Oklahoma vs. Houston | 1981 | | Most Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia
Priest Holmes, Texas vs. North Carolina | 1987
1994 | | Highest Rushing Average | 12.64 | Ben Barnett, Army vs. Alabama | 1988 | Three 100-Yard Rushers
(NCAA BOWL RECORD) | 366 | Tony Dorsett (142), Elliott Walker (123) &
Robert Haygood (101), Pittsburgh vs. Kansas | 1975 | | Two 100-Yard Rushers | 347 | Walter Packer (183) & Terry Vitrano (164),
Mississippi State vs. North Carolina | 1974 | | | 292 | Chris Markey (161) & Kahlil Bell (131),
UCLA vs. Northwestern | 2006 | | | 288 | Fred Sims (181) & Darrell Shepard (107),
Oklahoma vs. Houston | 1981 | | | 270 | Anthony Brown (167) & Major Harris (103),
West Virginia vs. Oklahoma State | 1987 | | | 257 | Sedrick Shaw (135) & Tavian Banks (122),
Iowa vs. Washington | 1995 | | | 237 | Raymond Bybee (127) & Thomas Reamon (110),
Missouri vs. Auburn | 1973 | | | 204 | Johnny "Ham" Jones (104) & Johnny "Jam" Jones (100), Texas vs. Maryland | 1978 |
| PASSING | | | | Most Passing Attempts | 74 | Kyle Orton, Purdue vs. Washington State | 2001 | Most Pass Completions | 38 | Kyle Orton, Purdue vs. Washington State
Brett Basanez, Northwestern vs. UCLA | 2001
2005 | Most Net Passing Yards | 419 | Kyle Orton, Purdue vs. Washington State | 2001 | | Most Interceptions Thrown | 6 | Bruce Lee, Arizona vs. Auburn | 1968 | | Touchdown Passes | 4 | Matt Moore, Oregon State vs. Missouri | 2006 | | Yards Per Pass Attempt | 17.3 | Don Rumley, New Mexico vs. Denver | 1946 | | Best Completion Percentage | .768 | Chad Hutchison, Stanford vs. Michigan State | 1996 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE | | | | Total Plays | 83 | Kyle Orton, Purdue vs. Washington State | 2001 | Total Yards | 448 | Brett Basanez, Northwestern vs. UCLA | 2006 | Highest Average Per Play | 12.64 | Ben Barnett, Army vs. Alabama | 1988 |
| RECEIVING | | | | Most Receptions | 16 | Samie Parker, Oregon vs. Minnesota | 2003 | Most Yards Receiving | 200 | Samie Parker, Oregon vs. Minnesota | 2003 | Most Touchdown Catches | 2 | Dick Moser, New Mexico vs. Denver
Rusty Rutledge, UTEP vs. Florida State
Ed Young, Louisville vs. Drake
John Roderick, SMU vs. Oregon
Ron Sellers, Florida State vs. Wyoming
Ted Leverenz, North Carolina vs. Texas Tech
John Kelsey, Missouri vs. Auburn
Thomas Gossom, Auburn vs. Missouri
James Lofton, Stanford vs. LSU
Melvin Bonner, Baylor vs. Arizona
Ricky Brady, Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech
Ron Johnson, Minnesota vs. Oregon
Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue vs. Washington State
Samie Parker, Oregon vs. Minnesota
Rudy Burgess, Arizona State vs. Purdue | 1946
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2004 | | Highest Average Per Catch | 33.2 | Melvin Bonner, Baylor vs. Arizona | 1992 |
| SCORING | | | | Most Points | 24 | Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia
Priest Holmes, Texas vs. North Carolina | 1987
1994 | Most Points Kicking | 15 | Paul Rogers, Nebraska vs. Georgia
Drew Dunning, Washington State vs. Purdue | 1969
2001 | Most Field Goals Made | 4 | Paul Rogers, Nebraska vs. Georgia (47,34,30,37)
Drew Dunning, Washington State vs. Purdue (50,32,42,37) | 1969
2001 | | Most Touchdowns Scored | 4 | Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia
Priest Holmes, Texas vs. North Carolina | 1987
1994 | | Most PAT Attempts | 7 | Jesse Whittenton, UTEP vs. Florida State | 1955 | | Most PATs Made | 6 | Russell Erxleben, Texas vs. Maryland | 1978 | | Points Responsible For | 35 | Jesse Whittenton, UTEP vs. Florida State
(2 rushing touchdowns, 3 passing touchdowns, 5 PATs) | 1955 |
| PUNTING | | | | Most Punts | 16 | Lem Pratt, New Mexico State vs. Hardin-Simmons | 1936 | Most Yards | 615 | Lem Pratt, New Mexico State vs. Hardin-Simmons | 1936 | Highest Punting Average | 50.0 | Dana Moore, Mississippi State vs. Nebraska (5-250) | 1980 |
| PUNT RETURNS | | | | Most Punt Returns | | | | Most Punt Return Yards | | | | Highest Return Average | | |
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