▁season , ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 ▁or ▁January ▁ 2 ; ▁since ▁then , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁season , ▁the ▁game ▁has ▁been ▁played ▁in ▁late ▁December , ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁games ▁played ▁on ▁or ▁near ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve . ▁ ▁Notable ▁games ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁game ▁set ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁few est ▁points ▁scored , ▁when ▁the ▁Arizona ▁State ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁at ▁Tem pe ▁Bul ld ogs ▁played ▁the ▁Catholic ▁University ▁Card inals ▁to ▁a ▁sc or eless ▁tie , ▁the ▁only ▁ 0 – 0 ▁result ▁in ▁Sun ▁Bowl ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁game , ▁La f ay ette ▁College ▁turned ▁down ▁an ▁inv itation ▁from ▁the ▁Sun ▁Bowl ▁Committee ▁because ▁the ▁committee ▁would ▁not ▁allow ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁player ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁This ▁bid ▁re jection ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁student ▁demonstr ation ▁on ▁the ▁La f ay ette ▁campus ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁East on , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁against ▁seg reg ation . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁fre ak ▁snow st orm ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁game , ▁followed ▁by ▁war ming ▁temper atures ▁as ▁the ▁sun ▁created ▁a ▁rising ▁steam ▁from ▁the ▁field ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁nick named ▁the ▁" F og ▁Bowl ." ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁game ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁head ▁co aching ▁appearance ▁of