Sun Bowl 3D Seat View

Sun Bowl seating chart with real 3D views from every section

Next game

Miners v Texas Southern Tigers · 12 Sep

Programme

UTEP Miners

Conference

Mountain West

Capacity

~45,971

Opened

1963

City

El Paso, TX

Home games

6 in 2026

The Sun Bowl is cut into the side of the Franklin Mountains and parts of its stands are blasted out of rock. It opened on 21 September 1963, cost about two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars and was designed for thirty thousand; the 1982 expansion of the east side and north end took it to fifty-two thousand, its historic peak, and it holds rather less than that now. Note that the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is the name of the bowl game, not of the building — the game itself dates to 1 January 1935 and has been played here since 1963.

The setting does most of the work: a Bhutanese-style campus, the Franklin Mountains behind one side and, through the open south end, a view out over El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. A new Daktronics board went in before the 2026 season, thirty-three and a half feet by sixty with four and a half times the resolution of the one it replaced, and 2026 is UTEP's first year in the Mountain West. Chihuahuan desert September brings heat and monsoon storms; November nights are cold. Alcohol sales stop at the end of the third quarter.

One concourse runs the whole way round the ground with a second, upper concourse on each sideline. The west side has the press box, given a second level in 1969, and the premium built with the Foster family's gift in 2020: four suites, twenty-six outdoor lodges, five hundred and two outdoor and a hundred and four indoor club seats and a twelve-metre outdoor bar. The east side was enlarged in 1982, as was the north end. The SOUTH END IS OPEN — no stands at all, just the scoreboards and a standing view from the concourse. Most of the ground is backless bench and cushions are hired at the gates.

Frequently asked questions

How can I see the view from my seat at Sun Bowl?

Click any section on the interactive Sun Bowl map above and a real panoramic 3D view from that part of the stadium opens instantly. Drag to look around in 360°, so you know what you will see before you buy a ticket.

What is the capacity of Sun Bowl?

45,971 for college football.

Who plays at Sun Bowl?

The UTEP Miners, in the Mountain West. The programme plays 6 home games here in the 2026 season.

When is the next game at Sun Bowl?

Miners v Texas Southern Tigers on 12 Sep 2026. Kick-off times are confirmed by the television networks closer to the date.

What are the best seats at Sun Bowl?

The west side for the premium, the press-side angle and the earlier shade, the east for the mountain wall behind you, and the south concourse if you want the view over two countries more than a seat.