| 1979 Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Paul Skansi, WR, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Texas by 7 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Donald Safrit (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 33,412 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Pat Summerall Tom Brookshier Frank Glieber | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1979 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and the Washington Huskies, played on Saturday, December 22, in El Paso, Texas.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ a b "Texas pick by seven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 21, 1979. p. 21.
- ^ Dawson, Pat (December 23, 1979). "Huskies shine in Sun Bowl upset". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ "Sun Bowl". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 23, 1979. p. 7D.
- ^ Van Sickel, Charlie (December 24, 1979). "Husky defense key to win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.