the aggies scored first on a tony franklin field goal from 39 yards out after a drive of nearly 4 minutes to give them the lead midway through the first quarter. the gators had a miserable first half, with two first downs and no completed passes in total. walker scored on a touchdown plunge to make it 10-0 in the 2nd quarter after a florida fumble gave the ball to the aggies at the 14. after a florida punt, the aggies were given the ball back at the 50. after gaining only 5 yards, the aggies elected to let franklin attempt a 62 yard field goal, which went through the uprights. his kick set a post season record and gave them a 13-0 lead. after both teams punted, the aggies drove from their 33 to the gator 16 and franklin made a 33 yard field goal to make it 16-0 with 1:26 left in the second half. george woodward scored on a touchdown plunge with 10:50 left in the 3rd on a short 45 yard drive. a successful 2-pt conversion made it 24-0 a&m. wes chandler rushed for a 29 yard touchdown to narrow the lead to 24-7. however, a florida interception gave the ball back to the aggies later in the quarter and george woodward scored on a 3 yard touchdown plunge to make it 31-7. the gators scored one last time in the 4th on a terry lecount touchdown plunge to make it 31-14. woodard scored on a touchdown pass from walker with 3:08 left to make it 37-14, and the aggies won soon after. franklin kicked three field goals and kicked two extra point attempts in an mvp effort. he was later named to the 75th anniversary all-sun bowl team. george woodward rushed for 125 yards on 25 attempts with 3 touchdowns.