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{{Short description|Stadium at the University of Texas at El Paso}}
{{Infobox
|stadium_name=Sun Bowl
|nickname=
|image=UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium Aerial View Sept 6 2009.jpg
|image_size=250px
|caption=Aerial view from the northwest in 2009;<br />[[Kidd Field]] at upper left
|address = 2701 Sun Bowl Drive
|location = [[University of Texas at El Paso]]<br />[[El Paso, Texas]], U.S. <!-- 79902 -->
|coordinates={{Coord|31.773|N|106.508|W|type:landmark|display=it}}
|image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=15|type=point}}
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|owner=University of Texas at El Paso
|operator=University of Texas at El Paso
|surface=Natural grass (1963–1973)<br />[[AstroTurf]] (1974–2000)<br />[[AstroPlay]] (2001–2014)<br />[[FieldTurf]] (2015–present)
|construction_cost=[[United States dollar|$]]275,000<br />(approximate, original)
|architect=Garland & Hilles<br />Carroll & Daeuble
|general_contractor=Ponsford Brothers
|former_names=
|tenants=[[UTEP Miners football|UTEP Miners]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1963–present)<br />[[Sun Bowl]] (NCAA) (1963–present)<br />[[El Paso Patriots]] ([[USL League Two|USL PDL]]) (1989–2001)<br />[[Texas vs The Nation|Texas vs. Nation Game]] (NCAA) (2007–2010)<br />[[El Paso Independent School District|El Paso ISD]] (selected games)
|seating_capacity=30,000 (1963–1981)<br />52,000 (1982–2000)<br />51,500 (2001–present)<ref name="cap">{{cite web|title=UTEP-Marshall Game Sold Out|url=http://www.utepathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102105aaa.html|publisher=UTEP Athletics|access-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref>
The '''Sun Bowl''' is an outdoor [[American football|football]] [[stadium]] in the [[southwestern United States]], on the campus of the [[University of Texas at El Paso]]. It is home to the [[UTEP Miners football|UTEP Miners]] of [[Conference USA]], and the late December [[college football]] [[bowl game]], the [[Sun Bowl]]. The stadium opened in 1963 and has a nominal [[seating capacity]] of 51,500, although UTEP currently lists the capacity as 46,670.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://utepminers.com/documents/2022/8/24/2022_UTEP_FB_Media_Guide.pdf |title=UTEP Quick Facts |work=2022 UTEP Football Media Guide |publisher=UTEP Miners |page=2 |access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref>
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