Baylor did the Miracle on the Brazos, winning the Southwest Conference championship for the first time since 1924, doing so after starting the season 0–2 by going 8–1 the rest of the way.

They only lost one conference game (to A&M, who had two), but their most memorable win was against Texas, in which they came back from a 24–7 halftime deficit and beat the Longhorns for the first time in 17 years.

But Penn state scored on a Jimmy Cefalo catch from Tom Shuman as the Nittany Lions led 17–14 going into the fourth quarter.

Bahr added in a field goal, and Mike Johnson intercepted a pass which led to a Shuman touchdown run.

[1] This game was referenced in the January 31st, 1999 episode of the TV show Family Guy titled “Death has a Shadow” where Peter Griffin attempted to make amends with his wife Lois by dropping money onto the field.