1953 Sun Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Sun Bowl January 1 1953 1952 Mississippi Southern Southerners 10–1 Thad Vann Independent 0 0 0 7 HB Tom McCormick (Pacific) Pacific Tigers 6–3–1 Ernie Jorge Independent 6 7 7 6 bg Kidd Field El Paso, Texas M. Edward Wagner (Pacific Coast;split crew: Pacific Coast, SEC) The 1953 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Pacific Tigers and the Mississippi Southern. Background This was the sixth bowl in seven years and second straight Sun Bowl for Pacific. Mississippi Southern came in on a ten-game winning steak after losing to Alabama in the season-opener. Game summary A fumble on the kickoff return to begin the second half led to another Pacific touchdown. Four fumbles were lost on the day by the Mississippi Southern. Hugh Laurin Pepper scored the only Mississippi Southern touchdown, with little time remaining. Tom McCormack rushed for three touchdowns, a then record. J. T. Shepard blocked a block and recovered a fumble along with making some tackles, in a losing effort.http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/smis-bowl-history.html Southern Miss Football :: Official Athletic Site 2015-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180307082329/http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/smis-bowl-history.html 2018-03-07 dead http://www.sunbowl.org/the_sun_bowl_game/recap/19 Pacific 26, Southern Miss 7 | Recaps - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2020 | el Paso, Texas Aftermath The Tigers never returned to a bowl game before the college dissolved the football program in 1995. The Mississippi Southern returned to the Sun Bowl the following year for their second of four bowl appearances in a span five years. References Sun Bowl Category:Sun Bowl Category:Pacific Tigers football bowl games Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles football bowl games Category:1953 in sports in Texas Category:January 1953 sports events in the United States