1951 Sun Bowl

1951 Sun Bowl
West Texas State Buffaloes Cincinnati Bearcats
(9–1) (8–3)
Border Conference MAC
14 13
Head coach: 
Frank Kimbrough		 Head coach: 
Sid Gillman
1234Total
West Texas State 077014
Cincinnati 067013
DateJanuary 1, 1951
Season1950
StadiumSun Bowl
LocationEl Paso, Texas
Attendance16,000[1]

The 1951 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game that took place in El Paso, Texas, on January 1, 1951, between the West Texas State Buffaloes and the University of Cincinnati Bearcats.[1] This was the 17th Sun Bowl (16th between collegiate teams) that had been played in El Paso, the second-oldest bowl game, the only older being the Rose Bowl.

Scoring summary

Gene Rossi threw 14-of-29 for 170 yards. The winning touchdown occurred on a fourth down punt. Punter Frank Wise moved under center and took the snap, lateraling to the right to quarterback Gene Mayfield. Mayfield completed a pass to Billy Cross at the Cincinnati 40 and Cross broke several tackles to finish the 62-yard touchdown dash. With the game running out, the Bearcats managed to get to the West Texas A&M 27, but two straight sacks doomed Cincinnati.[2]

Second Quarter

  • West Texas A&M - Bill Cross 4-yard run (Roy Lee Dunn Kick)
  • Cincinnati - Tom McKeever 3-yard run (kick failed)

Third Quarter

  • Cincinnati - Bob Stratton 17-yard pass from Gene Rossi (Bill Shalonsky kick)
  • West Texas A&M - Cross 62-yard pass from Gene Mayfield (Dunn kick)

Statistics

StatisticsCincinnatiWest Texas A&M
First downs1219
Rushing yards106238
Passing yards170123
Passing A-C-I30-14-315-6-3
Punts-Average5-30.44-39.5
Fumbles-Lost3-03-0
Penalties-Yards8-708-80

References

  1. 1 2 "University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site - Football". Gobearcats.cstv.com. January 1, 1951. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ "West Texas State 14, Cincinnati 13 | Recaps - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2021 | el Paso, Texas".
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