1963 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game between the SMU Mustangs and the Oregon Webfoots in El Paso , It was the 30th edition of the Sun Bowl ( 29th played between college teams ) , played on Tuesday , December 31 , with a kickoff SMU ( 4 – 6 ) of Dallas was seventh in the Southwest Conference in 1963 ; they were invited on the basis of their October non-conference wins over fourth-ranked Navy ( with Roger Staubach ) and Air Force . The Webfoots were , led by head coach to their third bowl game in five years . It was Oregon 's fifth and final year as an independent , following the disbandment of the Pacific Coast Conference . They joined the AAWU ( Pac-8 Conference ) in 1964 , which had bowl restrictions ( Rose Bowl only ) until 1975 ; their next bowl appearance was in 1989
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1963 Sun Bowl