About Sun Bowl Stadium
Sun Bowl Stadium is a College Football stadium in El Paso, Texas. It opened in 1963. It seats 51,500. Its current tenant is UTEP Miners (College Football), since 1963. By capacity it ranks 56th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 109th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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UTEP Miners While based here: 64 seasons · 219-496-6 regular season · 9 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1963–present
Mountain West 2026 · C-USA 2005–2025 · Western Athletic Conference 1968–2004 · 1 earlier conference · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1963–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Sun Bowl Stadium?
The capacity of Sun Bowl Stadium is 51,500.
When was Sun Bowl Stadium built?
Sun Bowl Stadium opened in 1963.
Who operates Sun Bowl Stadium?
Sun Bowl Stadium is operated by University of Texas at El Paso.
Who plays at Sun Bowl Stadium?
Sun Bowl Stadium is the home venue of UTEP Miners.
Where did the UTEP Miners play before Sun Bowl Stadium?
Before moving to Sun Bowl Stadium in 1963, the UTEP Miners played at Kidd Field from 1933 to 1962.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 41 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kidd Field | 1933– | 0.1 mi |
| Jones Stadium | 1.0 mi | |
| Biggs Army Airfield | 1916– | 9.8 mi |
| Aggie Memorial Stadium | 1978– | 38 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.