[2][3][4] Televised by CBS, the game kicked off shortly after 1 p.m. CST, at the same time as the Sugar Bowl on ABC.

[6] Baylor responded later in the first quarter with its only points of the game when Tommy Tabor sacked Alabama quarterback Walter Lewis in the end zone for a safety to bring the score to 6–2.

[7] The Crimson Tide extended their lead to 13–2 at the half following a one-yard Major Ogilvie touchdown run in the second quarter.

[6] Alabama linebacker Warren Lyles was named the defensive MVP,[8] and running back Ogilvie took the offensive honors.

In the final AP poll, Alabama climbed to sixth and Baylor dropped to fourteenth.