Former Vikings QB Bob Berry remembers `his' Sun Bowl.(SPORTS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 28, 1999 ;     240 words ......quarterback Bob Berry was at the Sun Bowl was 1963. He was wearing a...having a reunion at this year's Sun Bowl on Dec. 31 in El Paso, where the Gophers will take on the Ducks. Nothing...should be proud of the team's Sun Bowl invitation. All of these bowls...

SUN BOWL; Last team standing; Gophers edge Ducks in an offensive...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Paso, Texas -- Gophers 31, Oregon 30 The Gophers football team...Texas for the Sun Bowl content with...in the 1999 Sun Bowl. The Gophers (10-3) survived...burner who set a Sun Bowl record for receptions...to test the Gophers secondary, which...

`U' cornerback gets his Just(in) reward; A brutal assignment meant a long...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 1, 2004 ;     431 words ......final pass had been thrown, Gophers senior Justin Isom rubbed...seeing it in person in the Sun Bowl on Wednesday. It was tough...had the final say in the Gophers' 31-30 victory. Playing shorthanded...touchdowns (which tied a Sun Bowl record). His favorite target...passes for 200 ...

Sun Bowl snub would mean Minnesota comes up $520,000 short

University Wire;  November 27, 2002 ;     462 words ......Purdue. The defeat meant the Gophers would open the Big Ten...the games are over, the Gophers and Boilermakers are in...down to two bowls: The Sun Bowl and the Music City Bowl...The team payout for the Sun Bowl is a minimum of $1.3 million...to be a near lock for a Sun ...

Sun Bowl officials favoring Purdue; `U' might be headed to Music City...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 26, 2002 ;     470 words ......made, but the Gophers appear to be slipping from the Sun Bowl to the Music City...is between the Gophers and Purdue. Purdue went to the Sun Bowl last season. Bowls...a snub if the Sun Bowl selects Purdue ahead of the Gophers. Although the...

Oregon's Clemens shines in Sun Bowl

University Wire;  January 2, 2004 ;     691 words ......against in the 2003 Sun Bowl on Wednesday...admitted after the Gophers' 31-30 victory...veteran against the Gophers, displaying patience...touchdowns and set a Sun Bowl record by completing...falling to the Gophers in a rematch of the 1999 Sun Bowl. "I think ...

Minnesota accepts Sun Bowl bid

University Wire;  November 29, 1999 ;     533 words ......ranking, the No. 13 Gophers announced Wednesday...accepted a bid to the Sun Bowl. They will face...1 million. The Sun Bowl will be the first bowl game for the Gophers since a 21-14 loss...x's comments caused Gophers fans to forget the...chairman of the Sun Bowl ...

Sun Bowl will pit same two teams from 1999 game

University Wire;  December 12, 2003 ;     513 words ......Sunday, the reality is the Gophers will still play in as good...will play Oregon in the Sun Bowl while the Spartans get Nebraska...San Antonio. This year's Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, will...game might not provide the Gophers the opportunity to fulfill...Eve matchup. Last year the ...

`U' excites Music City; Nashville bowl takes look; Sun Bowl still a...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 28, 2002 ;     303 words ......and Auburn. The Gophers (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten...Bowl because the Sun Bowl likely will take...Eight members of the Sun Bowl's 11-member executive...Purdue over the Gophers in the likely event...Bernie Olivas, Sun Bowl executive director...lower bowl. The Sun ...

GLAD TO BE TEXAS-BOUND UW CONTENT WITH SUN BOWL INVITE.(Sports)

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  November 21, 2000 ;     557 words ...Yes, the Sun Bowl is a consolation prize of sorts for a...native Texan who grew up in Carrollton. The Sun Bowl, in El Paso, and Alamo Bowl, in San Antonio...accepted an invitation Monday to play in the Sun Bowl Dec. 29. UW will likely face a Pacific-...

SUN BOWL FOR WSU COUGS ACCEPT INVITE, SUBJECT TO BCS BERTH.(Sports)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  November 21, 2001 ;     286 words ......conditional invitation to play in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31. The acceptance is contingent...deserve to play in a bowl game of the Sun Bowl's status and prestige, Washington State coach Mike Price said. We are grateful the Sun Bowl has made this offer and (will) still allow...

Wisconsin accepts Sun Bowl invitation

University Wire;  November 21, 2000 ;     294 words ......to participate in the 2000 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl scheduled for Dec. 29 in El Paso, Texas...our bowl streak and participate in the Sun Bowl," head coach Barry Alvarez said. "You...talked to that has participated in the Sun Bowl raves about the outstanding hospitality...

`U' will break even on Sun Bowl trip.(SPORTS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 25, 2003 ;     228 words ......even financially for their trip to the Sun Bowl, but the school will reap a $215,000...Bowl Championship Series bowls. The Gophers will use most if not all of their $1.15 million allotment for the Sun Bowl in travel and expenses, according to...include the coaches' bowl bonuses. The ...

SUN BOWL; What might have been; Gophers lament missed chances, plan to...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 27, 2003 ;     463 words ......Texas -- Inevitably, when Gophers football coach Glen Mason...palpable in conversations, but Gophers players and coaches contend...beating Oregon in Wednesday's Sun Bowl, earning a top-20 ranking...that end, the 24th-ranked Gophers (9-3) arrived for Sun Bowl preparations ...

Disappointment reigns on Sun Bowl celebration.(NEWS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 1, 2000 ;     647 words ......The University of Minnesota Gophers came into the Sun Bowl on New Year's Eve with every...brightest, pulling ahead of the Gophers 24-20 late in the fourth quarter...Minnesota's band. But we look at the Sun Bowl as a band concert surrounded...78. Sure enough, when the Gophers ...