1962 Sun Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Sun Bowl December 31 1962 1962 West Texas State Buffaloes 8–2 Joe Kerbel Independent 0 7 0 8 Jerry Logan, HB Ohio Bobcats 8–2 Bill Hess MAC 0 3 8 3 bg Kidd Field El Paso, Texas Curly Hays (WAC;split crew: WAC, MAC) 13,000–16,000 The 1962 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Ohio Bobcats and the West Texas State Buffaloes. Background West Texas State (now known as West Texas A&M) was selected as an independent and was third in scoring with 29.7 points per game and fifth in rushing with 255.5 yards per game. Ohio was selected to represent as a member of the Mid-America Athletic Conference in their first ever bowl game. This was the final Sun Bowl played at Kidd Field. Game summary Jim McKee kicked a 52-yard field goal to put the Bobcats ahead early but they trailed at the half 7-3 after a touchdown pass from Jim Dawson to Jerry Don Logan. In the third quarter, Skip Hoovler intercepted a pass and ran it back 91 yards for a touchdown, which still stands as the longest interception return in the Sun Bowl. Bob Babbitt completed a pass to Ken Smith for the two-point conversion to give Ohio an 11-7 lead. Ohio added in a field goal in the 4th to make it 14-7 late in the game. West Texas scored on a Dave “Hoot” Gibson pass to Jerry Richardson, who went 32 yards for the score. The game came down to a two-point conversion attempt by the Buffaloes. Dawson's pass to Jim Ostrander was successful, and the Buffaloes won. Logan recorded six tackles and caught a touchdown pass and was named MVP. Pete Pedro rushed for 105 yards on 14 carries for the Buffaloes.http://www.sunbowl.org/the_sun_bowl_game/recap/29 West Texas State 15, Ohio 14 | Recaps - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2021 | el Paso, Texas Aftermath Ohio would win the MAC title the following year, but wasn't invited to a bowl game. The Buffaloes made just one more bowl game, the Junior Rose Bowl in 1967. References Sun Bowl Category:Sun Bowl Category:Ohio Bobcats football bowl games Category:West Texas A&M Buffaloes football bowl games Sun Bowl Category:December 1962 sports events in the United States