After two runs for no gain, Burkhart bootlegged left to make it 14–13 with fifteen seconds remaining, and Penn State opted to go for the win with a two-point conversion attempt.
The conversion attempt was denied as Burkhart's pass to the right was batted down in the end zone, which prompted the Kansas fans to rush the field.
On the second attempt, Campbell scored around left end and the two point conversion was successful, to give the Nittany Lions the one-point win.
[2][3][5][8] Despite Riggins' return for his junior season, the graduations of quarterback Bobby Douglass and defensive end John Zook hurt the Jayhawks, and they won just once in 1969.
Penn State returned to the Orange Bowl the following year, and won again, defeating Kansas' archrival, Missouri to complete another 11-0 season.