It featured the tenth ranked Big Ten co-champion Ohio State Buckeyes, and the unranked BYU Cougars.
BYU quarterback John Walsh threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to running back Jamal Willis tying the game at 7.
In the second quarter, Raymont Harris scored on another two-yard touchdown run giving Ohio State a 21–7 lead.
In the third quarter, Raymont Harris scored his third rushing touchdown of the game, a 1 yarder, to give Ohio State a 28–21 lead.
In the fourth quarter, John Walsh threw a 52-yard pass to Eric Drage, giving BYU the ball at the Ohio State 6-yard line with 32 seconds left.