1972 Sun Bowl
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| Date | December 30, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | HB George Smith (Texas Tech) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Burns McKinney (SWC)  (split crew: SWC, ACC)  | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson Irv Cross  | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1972 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.