The Cowboys were champions of the Mountain States Conference and had finished the regular season undefeated.
The Generals won the Southern Conference with a perfect conference record, led by quarterback Gil Bocetti and fullback Walt Michaels, though Michaels would be out due to an appendicitis.
Bocetti was driving his team down the field when his pass was intercepted by Selmer Pederson.
Despite outgaining them in yards, the Generals could not capitalize on scoring until it was too late.
Meanwhile, in the third quarter, fullback John Melton added in his own touchdown run, making it 20–0.