1947 Sun Bowl

1947 Sun Bowl
VPI Gobblers Cincinnati Bearcats
(3–3–3) (8–2)
Southern Conference Independent
6 18
Head coach: 
James Kitts		 Head coach: 
Ray Nolting
1234 Total
VPI 0006 6
Cincinnati 00126 18
DateJanuary 1, 1947
Season1946
StadiumKidd Field
LocationEl Paso, Texas
Attendanceapproximately 10,000[1]
PayoutUS$9,438 per team[2]
Sun Bowl
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The 1947 Sun Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the VPI Gobblers (now the Virginia Tech Hokies)[a] of the Southern Conference (SoCon) and the independent Cincinnati Bearcats. It took place on January 1, 1947, at Kidd Field in El Paso, Texas.[1] Cincinnati won, 18–6, in cold and icy conditions that led to a scoreless first half and three blocked extra points by VPI. The game was the first NCAA-sanctioned post-season football contest for Cincinnati,[3] and was the first bowl game in VPI history. The 1947 game was also the 13th edition of the Sun Bowl, which had been played every year since 1935.[1] In exchange for their participation in the event, each team received $9,438.[2]

  1. ^ a b c 1947 Sun Bowl Archived 2015-06-03 at the Wayback Machine Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 30, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Year-By-Year Game Results Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Brut Sun Bowl, Accessed March 5, 2008.
  3. ^ (PDF) UC Bowl History May Include First-Ever Bowl Game Cincinnati Sports Information Department, 2006 Football Media Guide, Page 36. Accessed December 30, 2007. Archived 2009-10-08.


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