Part of the 1976–77 bowl game season, it matched the eighth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference and the unranked Wyoming Cowboys of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
Two Uwe von Schamann field goals made it 20–0 at halftime.
Oklahoma scored three more times in the second half on Peacock, George Cumby, and Woodie Shephard touchdowns.
[7] Sooner quarterback Thomas Lott was the offensive MVP and cornerback Terry Peters took the defensive honor.
The Sooners returned to the Fiesta Bowl six years later; through 2025, this is Wyoming's only appearance.