NMSU tied the game at 20-20 with 6:31 remaining in regulation on Tyler Rogers’ 11-yard touchdown pass to Jaleel Scott. The NMSU Aggies beat the USU Aggies 20-13 in the 1960 Sun Bowl, the school’s most recent bowl appearance.
The Arizona Bowl went into the fourth quarter before an offensive player scored a touchdown for either team, as LaJuan Hunt’s 1-yard run gave USU a 20-13 lead.
NMSU had opened the scoring with field goal on its first drive, and then USU’s Savon Scarver (96 yards) and NMSU’s Jason Huntley (100 yards) produced touchdowns on consecutive kickoff returns in the game’s first five minutes.