Part of the 1978–79 bowl game season, it matched the fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners and #6 Nebraska Cornhuskers, both of the Big Eight Conference.
[2][3][4] This matchup was an anomaly: It featured a rare rematch of conference rivals that played every regular season.
Nebraska had upset #1 Oklahoma 17–14 on November 11 in Lincoln,[5] their first win in the rivalry since the Game of the Century in 1971,[6] and appeared headed toward a national championship showdown with Penn State.
[citation needed] Nebraska rallied late, with Rick Berns scoring on a one-yard run, and then Sorley threw a two-yard strike to tight end Junior Miller as time expired.
[citation needed] The game was televised by NBC and the traditional halftime Festival of Lights show was a tribute to "the greatest entertainment phenomenon in America in 1978: Disco!"