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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.
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Date | January 1, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 16,000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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]
Statistics | Cincinnati | West Texas A&M |
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First Downs | 12 | 19 |
Rushing Yards | 106 | 238 |
Passing yards | 170 | 123 |
Passing A-C-I | 30-14-3 | 15-6-3 |
Punts-Average | 5-30.4 | 4-39.5 |
Fumbles-Lost | 3-0 | 3-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 8-70 | 8-80 |
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