1937 Sun Bowl

1937 Sun Bowl
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Texas Western Miners (8–2) (5–3–2) 34 6 Head coach:  Frank Kimbrough Head coach:  Mack Saxon
1 2 3 4 Total Hardin–Simmons 7 6 14 7 34 Texas Western 0 6 0 0 6
Date	January 1, 1937
Season	1936
Stadium	Jones Stadium
Location	El Paso, Texas
Attendance	9,000

The 1937 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas Western Miners and the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys.

Background

This was the first bowl appearance for the Miners. This was the second bowl appearance for the Cowboys, who appeared in the previous Sun Bowl.

Game summary

Si Addington gave the Cowboys a 7-0 lead on his 13 yard touchdown run. O.P. May hit Boyde Arnold for a 40-yard touchdown to respond, but the Miner extra point fell short, keeping the lead 7-6 for Hardin-Simmons. From there on, the Cowboys dominated, scoring 27 straight points and rushing for 421 yards on 71 carries. Pete Tyler scored on a 1 yard touchdown run to make it 13-6 at halftime. Ed Cherry and Tyler added in rushing touchdowns (both from one yard out) to make it 27-6 at the end of three quarters, and White's touchdown made the final score 34-6. Si Addington rushed for 142 yards on 16 carries. Ed Cherry ran for 83 yards on 19 carries.

Aftermath

This was the final Sun Bowl played at Jones Stadium. The following year, it would be moved to Kidd Field. The Miners are the only team to have made appearances in all three venues of the Sun Bowl.

Statistics

Statistics	Hardin-Simmons	Texas Western
First Downs	21	8
Yards Rushing	421	49
Yards Passing	90	97
Total Yards	511	146
Punts-Average	5-41.0	8-30.1
Fumbles-Lost	1-1	4-1
Interceptions	2	3
Penalties-Yards	7-95	3-52