Miami made its third appearance in the bowl, they last played in the game in 1998 where they easily defeated North Carolina State 46–23.
Miami previously held a 2–1 series advantage (now 2-2) with the last meeting being a 51–3 thrashing by the Hurricanes in opening game of the 1989 season.
Wisconsin sophomore tailback, John Clay rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on his way to being named the bowl MVP.
Miami quarterback Jacory Harris struggled for much of the game being sacked 5 times and knocked down on several other plays.
Although played in the typical warm weather city of Orlando, the game time temperature was only about 40 degrees.