sun bowl sun bowl post season american college football bowl game took place january texas cincinnati defeated cold conditions led scoreless half blocked extra points game ncaa sanctioned post season football contest cincinnati bowl game virginia tech history game 13th edition sun bowl played year exchange participation event team received buildup sun bowl game held culminating event sun carnival held seat campus today known matchup cincinnati character sun bowl traditionally matched champion border conference best possible opponent champions declined sun bowl bid second place team option member happened alumnus virginia tech suggested inviting play cincinnati accepted invitation virginia tech virginia tech came game having gone coach year replacing coach coached team outbreak world war interrupted football program season team defeated win associated_press team school history washington traditional rivals preparations departure heavy snow fell virginia forcing team use construction equipment clear space team practice traveled star injured virginia tech final regular season game cincinnati traveled having amassed record second year head coach took head coaching position cincinnati revival football program end world war losses came kentucky earned wins tough opponents indiana ohio sun bowl official bowl game post season games new_orleans louisiana considered bowl games cincinnati football history cincinnati completed season losing following conclusion football schedule invited new_orleans play football game new year day cincinnati easily defeated team victory party following win students nearby invited cincinnati players come school play game game took place days later resulted cincinnati win considered bowl game game summary game played extremely cold conditions worst sun bowl history inches snow fell layer frozen rain day game teams took field cloudy skies freezing temperatures despite weather seat approximately half bowl officials estimated crowd people weather conditions allowed teams defenses dominate half best chance score team half drove inside cincinnati yard line late quarter straight running plays defense held denied scoring opportunity second half cincinnati offense managed begin moving ball effectively cincinnati play second half broke defensive line yards taking ball inside territory cincinnati drive overcome yard penalties yard penalty route touchdown plays later possession cincinnati american broke long run time yards setting touchdown virginia tech countered long drive reached cincinnati yard line pass intercepted end zone managed defensive stop marched field touchdown climb points cincinnati sealed victory intercepted virginia tech pass late fourth quarter returning way yard line return set cincinnati touchdown game final score statistical summary virginia tech blocked cincinnati extra point attempts sole extra point kick missed cincinnati kicking reflected game cincinnati averaged yards punt setting record lowest average history game points scored second half virginia tech earned rushing yards defense allowing yards cincinnati rushing offense totals gained allowed marks bowl game history prior sun bowl award valuable player honors cincinnati game valuable player passes end zone scoring touchdown game yard run
1947 Sun Bowl