The game pitted the Florida State Seminoles and the Oklahoma Sooners.
Florida State started the season with five straight wins (including one against #5 Kentucky) to get to #10 in the rankings before a loss to Virginia Tech dropped them out.
They went 5-0-1 the rest of the season (including a win at #4 Nebraska), to finish in second place in the Big Eight Conference to qualify for their sixth bowl game in 11 years.
For Florida State, Steve Tensi threw 23-of-36 for 303 yards and five touchdowns.
Florida State outrushed Oklahoma 217 to 71, outthrew them 303 to 209 while only punting once in the game.