The game featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the Southwest Conference champion Texas A&M Aggies.

The game was a rematch of the 1993 Cotton Bowl, which Notre Dame also won.

[1] Furthermore, Notre Dame had the chance with its win to split the national championship with Florida State, whom they had beaten earlier in the season.

[2] This was Notre Dame's last win in a major bowl game until 2025, as the Fighting Irish lost ten straight major bowl games (one vacated) after their Cotton Bowl victory.

This college football bowl article is a stub.