The game featured the only shutout in Fiesta Bowl history, as Arizona shut-out Miami.

The scoring started with Dan White throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to Troy Dickey.

Kicker Steve McLaughlin kicked a 39-yard field goal to increase the lead to 9–0, at the end of the 1st quarter.

In the third quarter, McLaughlin added two field goals of 31 and 21 yards respectively, as the Wildcats opened up a 22–0 lead.

Arizona gained revenge for an 8–7 Miami win the previous year, when McLaughlin missed a last second 51-yard field goal.