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- Both teams are missing their starting quarterbacks for this game due to the transfer portal.
- Oregon State’s offense struggled late in the season, even with DJ Uiagalelei under center, which should continue without him.
The Sun Bowl is one of the great traditions in the college football bowl schedule. This game has been around for over 80 years, with some of the most influential players and teams in college football history participating in the past. Here, we will take a look at the storied history of this game, along with a breakdown of this year’s edition of the game from El Paso.
2023 Sun Bowl Analysis
In this year’s Sun Bowl, it will be the Oregon State Beavers taking on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In this game, both teams will be without their starting quarterbacks. DJ Uiagalelei is not participating for Oregon State, while Sam Hartman gets set to transfer away from Notre Dame. The result could be some ugly offensive play early on, as new starting quarterbacks get their feet wet for each team.
The key to this game will be which offense can get up and running the fastest given all of the adjustments that need to be made on each side. Instead of taking a side in this game, taking the under might be a better play, as there is no guarantee that either team will fully get their feet under them on the offensive side of the football.
Sun Bowl History
The Sun Bowl has been around since the 1930s, when it featured many teams with names that are not recognizable in today’s college football landscape. The current version of the game features tie-ins with the Pac-12 and ACC, though the end of the Pac-12 as a conference will mean that changes are coming to this bowl game in the future. Below, you will find the results of every previous Sun Bowl matchup from the 1930s through to the most recent edition of the game.
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
| 1934 | El Paso All-Stars | Ranger (TX) |
| 1935 | Hardin-Simmons | New Mexico A&M |
| 1936 | Hardin-Simmons | Texas Mines |
| 1937 | West Virginia | Texas Tech |
| 1938 | Utah | New Mexico |
| 1939 | Arizona State (tie) | Catholic (tie) |
| 1940 | Western Reserve | Arizona State |
| 1941 | Tulsa | Texas Tech |
| 1942 | Second Air Force | Hardin-Simmons |
| 1943 | Southwestern | New Mexico |
| 1944 | Southwestern | UNAM |
| 1945 | New Mexico | Denver |
| 1946 | Cincinnati | Virginia Tech |
| 1947 | Miami (OH) | Texas Tech |
| 1948 | West Virginia | Texas Mines |
| 1949 | Texas Western | Georgetown |
| 1950 | West Texas State | Cincinnati |
| 1951 | Texas Tech | Pacific |
| 1952 | Pacific | Mississippi Southern |
| 1953 | Texas Western | Mississippi Southern |
| 1954 | Texas Western | Florida State |
| 1955 | Wyoming | Texas Tech |
| 1956 | George Washington | Texas Western |
| 1957 | Louisville | Drake |
| 1958 | Wyoming | Hardin-Simmons |
| 1959 | New Mexico A&M | North Texas State |
| 1960 | New Mexico State | Utah State |
| 1961 | Villanova | Wichita |
| 1962 | West Texas State | Ohio |
| 1963 | Oregon | SMU |
| 1964 | Georgia | Texas Tech |
| 1965 | Texas Western | TCU |
| 1966 | Woming | Florida State |
| 1967 | UTEP | Ole Miss |
| 1968 | Auburn | Arizona |
| 1969 | Nebraska | Georgia |
| 1970 | Georgia Tech | Texas Tech |
| 1971 | LSU | Iowa State |
| 1972 | North Carolina | Texas Tech |
| 1973 | Missouri | Auburn |
| 1974 | Mississippi State | North Carolina |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh | Kansas |
| 1976 | Texas A&M | Florida |
| 1977 | Stanford | LSU |
| 1978 | Texas | Maryland |
| 1979 | Washington | Texas |
| 1980 | Nebraska | Mississippi State |
| 1981 | Oklahoma | Houston |
| 1982 | North Carolina | Texas |
| 1983 | Alabama | SMU |
| 1984 | Maryland | Tennessee |
| 1985 | Arizona | Georgia |
| 1986 | Alabama | Washington |
| 1987 | Oklahoma State | West Virginia |
| 1988 | Alabama | Army |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh | Texas A&M |
| 1990 | Michigan State | USC |
| 1991 | UCLA | Illinois |
| 1992 | Baylor | Arizona |
| 1993 | Oklahoma | Texas Tech |
| 1994 | Texas | North Carolina |
| 1995 | Iowa | Washington |
| 1996 | Stanford | Michigan State |
| 1997 | Arizona State | Iowa |
| 1998 | TCU | USC |
| 1999 | Oregon | Minnesota |
| 2000 | Wisconsin | UCLA |
| 2001 | Washington State | Purdue |
| 2002 | Purdue | Washington |
| 2003 | Minnesota | Oregon |
| 2004 | Arizona State | Purdue |
| 2005 | UCLA | Northwestern |
| 2006 | Oregon State | Missouri |
| 2007 | Oregon | South Florida |
| 2008 | Oregon State | Pittsburgh |
| 2009 | Oklahoma | Stanford |
| 2010 | Notre Dame | Miami (FL) |
| 2011 | Utah | Georgia Tech |
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | USC |
| 2013 | UCLA | Virginia Tech |
| 2014 | Arizona State | Duke |
| 2015 | Washington State | Miami (FL) |
| 2016 | Stanford | North Carolina |
| 2017 | NC State | Arizona State |
| 2018 | Stanford | Pittsburgh |
| 2019 | Arizona State | Florida State |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | Washington State |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | UCLA |
Bowl Game MVPs
There have been many MVPs named during the history of the Sun Bowl, with one MVP named for every game dating back to the 1950 edition of the contest. Among those who have won the award are some players who have gone onto have memorable professional careers, but it does not take being a pro prospect to claim this honor. Below is the full list of MVPs from the extensive history of this bowl game.
| Year | MVP | Team |
| 1949 | Harvey Gebrel | Texas Western |
| 1950 | Bill Cross | West Texas State |
| 1951 | Junior Arteburn | Texas Tech |
| 1952 | Tom McCormick | Pacific |
| 1953 | Dick Shinaut | Texas Western |
| 1954 | Jesse Whittenton | Texas Western |
| 1955 | Jim Crawford | Wyoming |
| 1956 | Claude Austin | George Washington |
| 1957 | Ken Porco | Louisville |
| 1958 | Leonard Kucewski | Wyoming |
| 1959 | Charley Johnson | New Mexico A&M |
| 1960 | Charley Johnson | New Mexico State |
| 1961 | Billy Joe | Villanova |
| 1962 | Jerry Logan | West Texas State |
| 1963 | Bob Berry | Oregon |
| 1964 | Preston Ridlehuber | Georgia |
| 1965 | Billy Stevens | Texas Western |
| 1966 | Jim Kiick | Wyoming |
| 1967 | Billy Stevens | UTEP |
| 1968 | Buddy McClinton | Auburn |
| 1969 | Paul Rogers | Nebraska |
| 1970 | Rock Perdoni | Georgia Tech |
| 1971 | Bert Jones | LSU |
| 1972 | George Smith | Texas Tech |
| 1973 | Ray Bybee | Missouri |
| 1974 | Terry Vitrano | Mississippi State |
| 1975 | Robert Haygood | Pittsburgh |
| 1976 | Tony Franklin | Texas A&M |
| 1977 | Charles Alexander | LSU |
| 1978 | Johnny Jones | Texas |
| 1979 | Paul Skansi | Washington |
| 1980 | Jeff Quinn | Nebraska |
| 1981 | Darrell Shepard | Oklahoma |
| 1982 | Rob Rogers, Ethan Horton & Brooks Barwick | North Carolina |
| 1983 | Walter Lewis | Alabama |
| 1984 | Rick Badanjek | Maryland |
| 1985 | Max Zendejas | Arizona |
| 1986 | Cornelius Bennett | Alabama |
| 1987 | Thurman Thomas | Oklahoma State |
| 1988 | David Smith | Alabama |
| 1989 | Alex Van Pelt | Pittsburgh |
| 1990 | Courtney Hawkins | Michigan State |
| 1991 | Arnold Ale | UCLA |
| 1992 | Melvin Bonner | Baylor |
| 1993 | Cale Gundy | Oklahoma |
| 1994 | Priest Holmes | Texas |
| 1995 | Sedrick Shaw | Iowa |
| 1996 | Chad Hutchinson | Stanford |
| 1997 | Mike Martin | Arizona State |
| 1998 | Basil Mitchell | TCU |
| 1999 | Billy Cockerham | Minnesota |
| 2000 | Freddie Mitchell | UCLA |
| 2001 | Lamont Thompson | Washington State |
| 2002 | Kyle Orton | Purdue |
| 2003 | Samie Parker | Oregon |
| 2004 | Sam Keller | Arizona State |
| 2005 | Kahlil Bell & Chris Markey | UCLA |
| 2006 | Matt Moore | Oregon State |
| 2007 | Jonathan Stewart | Oregon |
| 2008 | Victor Butler | Oregon State |
| 2009 | Ryan Broyles | Oklahoma |
| 2010 | Michael Floyd | Notre Dame |
| 2011 | John White IV | Utah |
| 2012 | Rod Sweeting | Georgia Tech |
| 2013 | Brett Hundley & Jordan Zumwalt | UCLA |
| 2014 | Demario Richard | Arizona State |
| 2015 | Luke Falk | Washington State |
| 2016 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford |
| 2017 | Nyheim Hines | NC State |
| 2018 | Cameron Scarlett | Stanford |
| 2019 | Jayden Daniels | Arizona State |
| 2021 | Lew Nichols III | Central Michigan |
| 2022 | Rodney Hammond Jr. | Pittsburgh |
