1938 Sun Bowl
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| Date | January 1, 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Referee | Cooper Kinney | |||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1938 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the West Virginia Mountaineers. This was the first Sun Bowl played at Kidd Field.
Background
The Red Raiders were champion of the
Game summary
A fumble by the Red Raiders on their own five yard line was recovered by the Mountaineers at the three. But West Virginia was stopped three times as fourth down approached. However, David Issac picked up his own fumbled while avoiding three tackles and dashed into the end zone, giving them a 7-0 lead. Before the half ended, Tech went on a drive. Led by quarterback Ed Smith, the Red Raiders drove 80 yards, culminating on a Charlie Calhoun one-yard rush for a touchdown. But the extra point was blocked, leaving the game at 7-6. As it turned out, Emmett Moan's extra point kick for West Virginia proved to be the winning margin. A 92 yard touchdown run by Harry Clarke (who ran for 132 yards) was called back for holding, which would've given them the lead. Texas Tech had more yards, completed passes and first downs than the Mountaineers, but their two turnovers cost them dearly.[1][2][3]
Statistics
| Statistics | Texas Tech | West Virginia |
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| First downs | 14 | 9 |
| Rushing yards | 175 | 185 |
| Passing yards | 74 | 0 |
| Total offense | 249 | 185 |
| Passing | 7–21–0 | 0–7–0 |
| Fumbles–lost | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 6–57 | 9–90 |
| Punts–average | 5–34.8 | 8–32.0 |
Aftermath
The Mountaineers waited 11 years for their next bowl game, which turned out to be the Sun Bowl. The Red Raiders have played in the Sun Bowl eight more time since this game, though they've only won once.
References
- ^ "West Virginia 7, Texas Tech 6 | Recaps - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2021 | el Paso, Texas".
- ^ file:///C:/Users/ref15p/Downloads/05mediaguide-bowlhistory%20.pdf
- ^ "Auto PDF p hotos s chools text sports m footbl auto PDF 05mediaguide bowlhistory".
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