Team Appearances in the Hyundai Sun Bowl

Seventy-one colleges and universities have participated in previous Sun Bowl games in addition to the El Paso High School All-Stars, Ranger High School, and the Second Army Air Force of World War II. Texas Tech has appeared on the most occasions (nine). UTEP has the most victories (five), and Texas Tech has the most losses (eight). Alabama, Oklahoma and Wyoming have won the most times without a loss (three each) while Florida State, Southern Methodist, and Southern Mississippi have lost the most times without a victory (two each). A foreign university, Mexico University, competed in the 1945 Sun Bowl.

 School Record Date Opponent Result Score
 Alabama 3-0 Dec. 24, 1983 Southern Methodist W 28-7


Dec. 25, 1986 Washington W 28-6


Dec. 24, 1988 Army W 29-28
 Arizona     0-2-1 Dec. 30, 1968 Auburn         L     34-10


Dec. 28, 1985 Georgia T 13-13


Dec. 31, 1992 Baylor L 20-15
 Arizona State 2-1-1 Jan. 1, 1940 Catholic T 0-0


Jan. 1, 1941 Western Reserve L 26-13


Dec. 31, 1997 Iowa W 17-7


Dec. 31, 2004 Purdue W 27-23
 Army 0-1 Dec. 24, 1988 Alabama L 29-28
 Auburn 1-1 Dec. 30, 1968 Arizona W 34-10


Dec. 29, 1973 Missouri L 34-17
 Baylor 1-0 Dec. 31, 1992 Arizona W 20-15
 Catholic 0-0-1 Jan. 1, 1940 Arizona State T 0-0
 Cincinnati 1-1 Jan. 1, 1947 Virginia Tech W 18-6


Jan. 1, 1951 West Texas State L 14-13
 Denver 0-1 Jan. 1, 1946 New Mexico L 34-24
 Drake 0-1 Jan. 1, 1958 Louisville L 34-20
 El Paso All-Stars 1-0 Jan. 1, 1935 Ranger (Texas) W 25-21
 Florida 0-1 Jan. 2, 1977 Texas A&M L 37-14
 Florida State 0-2 Jan. 1, 1955 UTEP L 47-20


Dec. 24, 1966 Wyoming L 28-20
 Georgetown 0-1 Jan. 2, 1950 UTEP L 33-20
 George Washington 1-0 Jan. 1, 1958 UTEP W 13-0
 Georgia 1-1-1 Dec. 26, 1964 Texas Tech W 7-0


Dec. 20, 1969 Nebraska L 45-6


Dec. 28, 1985 Arizona T 13-13
 Georgia Tech 1-0 Dec. 19, 1970 Texas Tech W 17-9
 Hardin-Simmons 1-2-1 Jan. 1, 1936 New Mexico State T 14-14


Jan. 1, 1937 UTEP W 34-6


Jan. 1, 1943 Second Air Force L 13-7


Dec. 31, 1958 Wyoming L 14-6
 Houston 0-1 Dec. 26, 1981 Oklahoma L 40-14
 Illinois 0-1 Dec. 31, 1991 UCLA L 6-3
 Iowa 1-1 Dec. 29, 1995 Washington W 38-18


Dec. 31, 1997 Arizona State L 17-7
 Iowa State 0-1 Dec. 18, 1971 Louisiana State L 33-15
 Kansas 0-1 Dec. 26, 1975 Pittsburgh L 33-19
 Louisiana State 1-1 Dec. 18, 1971 Iowa State W 33-15


Dec. 31, 1977 Stanford L 24-14
 Louisville 1-0 Jan. 1, 1958 Drake W 34-20
 Maryland 1-1 Dec. 23, 1978 Texas L 42-0


Dec. 22, 1984 Tennessee W 28-27
 Miami (Ohio) 1-0 Jan. 1, 1948 Texas Tech W 13-12
 Michigan State 1-1 Dec. 31, 1990 Southern California W 17-16


Dec. 31, 1996 Stanford L 38-0
 Minnesota 1-1 Dec. 31, 1999 Oregon L 24-20


Dec. 31, 2003 Oregon W 31-30
 Mississippi 0-1 Dec. 24, 1967 UTEP L 14-7
 Mississippi State 1-1 Dec. 28, 1974 North Carolina W 26-24


Dec. 27, 1980 Nebraska L 31-17
 Mexico 0-1 Jan. 1, 1945 Southwestern L 35-0
 Missouri 1-1 Dec. 29, 1973 Auburn W 34-17


Dec. 29, 2006 Oregon State L 39-38
 Nebraska 2-0 Dec. 20, 1968 Georgia W 45-6


Dec. 27, 1980 Mississippi State W 31-17
 New Mexico 1-2 Jan. 1, 1939 Utah L 26-0


Jan. 1, 1944 Southwestern L 7-0


Jan. 1, 1946 Denver W 34-24
 New Mexico State 2-0-1 Jan. 1, 1936 Hardin-Simmons T 14-14


Dec. 31, 1959 North Texas State W 28-8


Dec. 31, 1960 Utah State W 20-13
 North Carolina 2-1 Dec. 30, 1972 Texas Tech W 32-28


Dec. 25, 1982 Texas W 26-10


Dec. 30, 1994 Texas L 35-31
 North Texas State 0-1 Dec. 31, 1959 New Mexico State L 28-8
 Northwestern 0-1 Dec. 30, 2005 UCLA L 50-38
 Ohio
 0-1 Dec. 31, 1962 West Texas State L 15-14
 Oklahoma 3-0 Dec. 26, 1981 Houston W 40-14


Dec. 31, 1993 Texas Tech W 41-10


Dec. 31, 2009 Stanford W 31-27
 Oklahoma State 1-0 Dec. 25, 1987 West Virginia W 35-33
 Oregon 3-1 Dec. 31, 1963 Southern Methodist W 21-14


Dec. 31, 1999 Minnesota W 24-20


Dec. 31, 2003 Minnesota L 31-30


Dec. 31, 2007 USF W 56-21
 Oregon State 2-0 Dec. 29, 2006 Missouri W 39-38


Dec. 31, 2008 Pittsburgh W 3-0
 Pacific 1-1 Jan. 1, 1952 Texas Tech L 25-14


Jan. 1, 1953 Southern Mississippi W 26-7
 Pittsburgh 2-1 Dec. 26, 1975 Kansas W 33-19


Dec. 30, 1989 Texas A&M W 31-28


Dec. 31, 2008 Oregon State L 0-3
 Purdue 1-2 Dec. 31, 2001 Washington State L 33-27


Dec. 31, 2002 Washington W 34-24


Dec. 31, 2004 Arizona State L 27-23
 Ranger (Texas) 0-1 Jan. 1, 1935 El Paso All-Stars L 25-21
 Second Air Force 1-0 Jan. 1, 1943 Hardin-Simmons W 13-7
 Southern Methodist 0-2 Dec. 31, 1963 Oregon L 21-14


Dec. 24, 1983 Alabama L 28-7
 Southern Miss 0-2 Jan. 1, 1953 Pacific L 26-7


Jan. 1, 1954 UTEP L 37-14
 Southwestern 2-0 Jan. 1, 1944 New Mexico W 7-0


Jan. 1, 1945 Mexico W 35-0
 Stanford 2-1 Dec. 31, 1977 Louisiana State W 24-14


Dec. 31, 1996 Michigan State W 38-0


Dec. 31, 2009 Oklahoma L 31-27
 Tennessee 0-1 Dec. 22, 1984 Maryland L 28-27
 Texas 2-2 Dec. 23, 1978 Maryland W 42-0


Dec. 22, 1979 Washington L 14-7


Dec. 25, 1982 North Carolina L 26-10


Dec. 30, 1994 North Carolina W 35-31
 Texas A&M 1-1 Jan. 2, 1977 Florida W 37-14


Dec. 30, 1989 Pittsburgh L 31-28
 Texas Christian 1-1 Dec. 31, 1965 UTEP L 13-12


Dec. 31, 1998 Southern California W 28-19
 Texas Tech 1-8 Jan. 1, 1938 West Virginia L 7-6


Jan. 1, 1942 Tulsa L 6-0


Jan. 1, 1948 Miami (Ohio) L 13-12


Jan. 1, 1952 Pacific W 25-14


Jan. 2, 1956 Wyoming L 21-14


Dec. 26, 1964 Georgia L 7-0


Dec. 19, 1970 Georgia Tech L 17-9


Dec. 30, 1972 North Carolina L 32-28


Dec. 31, 1993 Oklahoma L 41-10
 Tulsa 1-0 Jan. 1, 1942 Texas Tech W 6-0
 UCLA 2-1 Dec. 31, 1991 Illinois W 6-3


Dec. 29, 2000 Wisconsin L 21-20


Dec. 30, 2006 Northwestern W 50-38
 USC 0-2 Dec. 31, 1990 Michigan State L 17-16


Dec. 31, 1998 Texas Christian L 28-19
 USF 0-1 Dec. 31, 2007 Oregon L 56-21
 Utah 1-0 Jan. 1, 1939 New Mexico W 26-0
 Utah State 0-1 Dec. 31, 1960 New Mexico L 20-13
 UTEP 5-3 Jan. 1, 1937 Hardin-Simmons L 34-6


Jan. 1, 1949 West Virginia L 21-12


Jan. 2, 1950 Georgetown W 33-20


Jan. 1, 1954 Southern Mississippi W 37-14


Jan. 1, 1955 Florida State W 47-20


Jan. 1, 1957 George Washington L 13-0


Dec. 31, 1965 Texas Christian W 13-12


Dec. 24, 1967 Mississippi W 14-7
 Villanova 1-0 Dec. 31, 1961 Wichita State W 17-9
 Virginia Tech 0-1 Jan. 1, 1947 Cincinnati L 18-6
 Washington 1-3 Dec. 22, 1979 Texas W 14-7


Dec. 25, 1986 Alabama L 28-6


Dec. 29, 1995 Iowa L 38-18


Dec. 31, 2002 Purdue L 34-24
 Washington State 1-0 Dec. 31, 2001 Purdue W 33-27
 West Texas State 2-0 Jan. 1, 1951 Cincinnati W 14-13


Dec. 31, 1962 Ohio University W 15-14
 West Virginia 2-1 Jan. 1, 1938 Texas Tech W 7-6


Jan. 1, 1949 UTEP W 21-12


Dec. 25, 1987 Oklahoma State L 35-33
 Western Reserve 1-0 Jan. 1, 1941 Arizona State W 26-13
 Wichita State 0-1 Dec. 30, 1961 Villanova L 17-9
 Wisconsin 1-0 Dec. 29, 2000 UCLA W 21-20
 Wyoming 3-0 Jan. 2, 1956 Texas Tech W 21-14


Dec. 31, 1958 Hardin-Simmons W 14-6


Dec. 24, 1966 Florida State W 28-20

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