| 1969 Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 36th edition | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 20, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Paul Rogers (Nebraska K) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Nebraska by 7 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Vance Carlson (Big Eight; split crew: Big Eight, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 31,176 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Frank Glieber, Don Perkins | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1969 Sun Bowl was the 36th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, December 20. It featured the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference and the fourteenth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Nebraska-Georgia to play today in Sun Bowl Classic". Victoria Advocate. Texas). Associated Press. December 20, 1969. p. 1B.
- ^ "Nebraska's field goals, defense stops Georgia". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 21, 1969. p. 17.
- ^ "Nebraska rips Georgia, 45-6". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. December 21, 1969. p. 2, section 4.
- ^ "Nebraska crushes Georgia, 45–6". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. December 21, 1969. p. 1, sports.