Who knew North Texas was UTEP's 1st opponent when Sun Bowl opened

[mdmeangreen]

http://www.utepathletics.com/facilities/sun-bowl.html

There was something special about the Sun Bowl Stadium when it opened on Sept. 21, 1963. On the first play from scrimmage at the then-30,000-seat stadium, Miner running back Larry Durham bolted 54 yards for a touchdown against North Texas State University. The Miners went on to score a 34-7 victory over the Eagles.

[SilverEagle]

Well here's my question. If the current SunBowl was opened in 1963, then where was the Sunbowl game (that we played in) held in 1959?

[PlummMeanGreen]

Bill, maybe like the Cotton Bowl Classic now being played at "Jerry's World" that the Sun Bowl Classic was played another venue in El Paso?

GMG!

PS When is the "gang" coming back over to the Hudson Oaks "McD's" coffee club again? LOL!

[cwb]

Well here's my question. If the current SunBowl was opened in 1963, then where was the Sunbowl game (that we played in) held in 1959?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidd_Field

[ragpicker]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidd_Field

Thanks CWB. Although some may find such info trivial, thats the kind of info I like. Incidentally, I always heard that the reason we lost the '59 Sun Bowl game was because our guys went across the border the night before the game and got wasted. That may or may not be true, but it was certainly used by a lot of North Texas fans at the time as an excuse.

[NT91]

In 1963 were we NTSC?

[SilverEagle]

In 1963 were we NTSC?

No we've been a University since 1961. But we were NTSC when we played in the Sun Bowl.