It featured the San Diego State Aztecs, and the North Carolina Tar Heels.
It remains the only bowl game in NCAA history where both of teams which participated in it started the season 0–3.
North Carolina got back into the game with field goals of 32 and 23 yards from Josh McGee, to pull the Tar Heels to within 7-6.
Quarterback Ronald Curry took off on a 48-yard touchdown run, but a missed extra point left the score at 12-7, North Carolina.
In the second quarter, safety David Bomar recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown, and a two-point conversion made the score 20-7 North Carolina.