Texas Tech vs. Miami (OH)

Thursday, January 1, 1948, Sun Bowl

Miami (OH) beat Texas Tech 13–⁠12. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral siteTexas Tech6–⁠5 in 1947
12
Neutral siteMiami (OH)2–⁠0 in 1947
13

FinalAttendance 18,000The game on Wikipedia

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story

    The Daily Alaska empire, January 2, 1948, page 2

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    the Fasteners to four touchdowns and scored one himself. Delta Bowl Thriller Charley Conerly chucked two last quarter touchdown passes that gave Mississippi a 13–⁠9 victory over Texas Christian in a Delta Bowl thriller before 28,80O at Memphis. Arkansas twice came from be- hind to edge William and Mary 21-l9 in the inaugural Dixie Bowl game before 21,O00 at Birmingham. College won over Philander Smith TO in the Cattle Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas. Pacific College Wins College of the Pacific, playing it’s second post-season game, roll ed to a 26–⁠14 verdict over the University of Wichita in the Raisin Bowl at Fresno, Calf. The Har- bor Bowl at San Diego saw Hard in n-Simmons trounce San Diego State 53–⁠0. A crowd of 12,000 turned out at Fl Paso, Texas, for the Sun Bowl game in which Miami Uni versity of Ohio repulsed Texas Tech 13–⁠12. Catawba of Salisbury, N. C., defeated Marshall College of Huntington, w. Va, TO in the Tangerine Bowl at Orlando, Fla. Hawaii University became the Pineapple Bowl champions at Hon olulu with a “basketball’-like 33- 32 verdict over the University of Redlands (CalifD.

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Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas Tech 70% to win. Miami (OH) pulled the upset.

Miami (OH) leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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