1950 Sun Bowl
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
|game_name=Sun Bowl
|subheader =
|title_sponsor=
|date_game_played=January 1
|year_game_played=1950
|football_season=1949
|home_name_short=Texas Western
|home_nickname=Miners
|home_record=7–2–1
|home_coach=Jack Curtice
|home_conference=Border Conference
|home_1q =0
|home_2q =13
|home_3q =7
|home_4q =13
|MVP= Harvey Gabrel, HB
|visitor_rank_AP=
|home_rank_AP=
|visitor_name_short=Georgetown
|visitor_nickname=Hoyas
|visitor_record=5–4
|visitor_coach=Bob Margarita
|visitor_conference=Independent
|visitor_1q =0
|visitor_2q =0
|visitor_3q =7
|visitor_4q =13
|us_network=
|us_announcers=
|odds=
|first_game_ever_played=
|last_game_ever_played=
|type=bg
|stadium=Kidd Field
|city=El Paso, Texas
|attendance=
}}
The 1950 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas Western Miners and the Georgetown Hoyas.
Background
The Miners finished 3rd in the Border Conference in Curtice's final year with the team, as they tried to get their first Sun Bowl victory. This was Georgetown's second and final bowl game.
Game summary
2nd quarter
- Chesak 1-yard run (kick failed) - UTEP 6-0
- Gabrel 1-yard run (Haesler kick) - UTEP 13-0
3rd quarter
- Fraser 32-yard run (Davis kick) UTEP 13-7
- Kivas 3-yard run (Haesler kick) UTEP 20-7
4th quarter
- Gabrel 19-yard run (kick blocked) - UTEP 26-7
- Schmidt 14-yard pass from Deacon (kick failed) - UTEP 26-13
- Hansen 51-yard kickoff return (Davis kick) - UTEP 33-13
- Fornaciari 54-yard pass from Deacon (Haesler kick) - UTEP 33-20
{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mediaguide.pdf |title=1950 Sun Bowl - University of Texas at El Paso Official Athletic Site |publisher=Utepathletics.com |access-date=2015-08-03 |archive-date=2016-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122232505/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utep/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mediaguide.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunbowl.org/the_sun_bowl_game/recap/16|title = UTEP 33, Georgetown 20 | Recaps - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2021 | el Paso, Texas}}
Aftermath
The Miners made four Sun Bowls in the decade, along with two more in the next decade. Curtice left for Utah after the game.
Statistics
| class="wikitable"
! Statistics !! Texas Western !! Georgetown | ||
| First Downs | 14 | 13 |
| Yards Rushing | 348 | 82 |
| Yards Passing | 24 | 226 |
| Total Yards | 372 | 308 |
| Punts-Average | 5-36.0 | 10-33.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 11-95 | 7-65 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1949 bowl game navbox}}
{{Sun Bowl navbox}}
{{Georgetown Hoyas football navbox}}
{{UTEP Miners bowl game navbox}}
Category:Georgetown Hoyas football bowl games
Category:UTEP Miners football bowl games