The Sooners won the Big Eight Conference title for the third straight year and appeared in a third consecutive Orange Bowl.
Arkansas threw five interceptions, as Anthony Stafford and Duncan Parham added touchdown runs of their own to make it 42–0 for Oklahoma.
In the final half-minute, Arkansas scored on a one-yard touchdown run by fullback Derrick Thomas (and a two-point conversion) to avoid a shutout.
After this game, he was dismissed from the team, and later declared himself eligible for the NFL supplemental draft in June, where he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks.
[10][11] Oklahoma returned to the Orange Bowl the next year for a fourth consecutive appearance, but through 2025, Arkansas has not been back.