1944 Sun Bowl

1944 Sun Bowl
10th Sun Bowl
New Mexico Lobos Southwestern Pirates
(3–1) (9–1–1)
Independent Texas Conference
0 7
Head coach: 
Willis Barnes		 Head coach: 
Randolph M. Medley
1234 Total
New Mexico 0000 0
Southwestern 0007 7
DateJanuary 1, 1944
Season1943
StadiumKidd Field
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPWilliam "Spot" Collins, Southwestern & Bill Thompson, New Mexico
Attendance18,000
PayoutUS$6,181
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The 1944 Sun Bowl was the tenth edition of the Sun Bowl, an annual postseason college football bowl game. The game was held at Kidd Field in El Paso, Texas, on January 1, 1944, with a crowd of approximately 18,000 spectators in attendance.[1] The game featured the Southwestern Pirates and the New Mexico Lobos.[2]

  1. ^ "Sun Bowl Year By Year Results". Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
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