| Played in Sacramento, CA, weather: 67 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Iowa won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Norm Harbin kicked off 70 yards from the SAC30. Karl Akiyama returned the ball 23 yards to the IOW23. Tackled by Larry Hodges. |
| 1-10-IOW23 (1Q: 14:33) Grady Merrell pass completed to TE Paul Prior for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Bo Strong. |
| 2-3-IOW30 (1Q: 13:53) Grady Merrell sacked by DE Steve Infante for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by OK Corral. |
| 3-8-IOW25 (1Q: 13:05) Grady Merrell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. ILB Lance Reed defended the pass. |
| 4-8-IOW25 (1Q: 12:57) Rodney Brown punted 51 yards. Kenneth Hackett returned the kick 10 yards to the SAC34. Tackled by Amos Hutton. |
| 1-10-SAC34 (1Q: 12:47) Larry Hodges ran a trap outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Steven Finley. Key block delivered by Herb Darrow. Darrow ran over Riddick Chiang to set up the play. |
| 1-10-SAC45 (1Q: 12:02) Bubba Pachelbel ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Steven Finley, assisted by DT Ross Hartman. Key block delivered by Bryant Cunningham. |
| 2-1-IOW46 (1Q: 11:22) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Warren Nitti for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steven Finley. Nitti gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-IOW33 (1Q: 10:40) Larry Hodges ran around left end for -3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Riddick Chiang, assisted by DE Bryce Troxler. |
| 2-13-IOW36 (1Q: 10:00) Larry Hodges ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Wolfe. |
| 3-15-IOW38 (1Q: 09:35) Steve Reynolds pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Shannon Upshaw. DT Kevin Shepherd blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-IOW38 (1Q: 09:28) Erik Freeman punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-IOW20 (1Q: 09:21) Corey Sybrowski ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bo Strong. |
| 2-7-IOW23 (1Q: 08:50) Grady Merrell pass completed to TE Paul Prior for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Reed. |
| 3-2-IOW28 (1Q: 08:16) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Howie Crane for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brad Nylander. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-IOW31 (1Q: 07:30) Corey Sybrowski ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamar Morton. Key block delivered by Paul Prior. |
| 2-4-IOW37 (1Q: 06:50) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Cary Artis for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamar Morton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-IOW42 (1Q: 06:15) Corey Sybrowski ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ryan McComas. |
| 2-8-IOW44 (1Q: 05:47) Grady Merrell pass was dropped by FB Charles Mahoney. |
| 3-8-IOW44 (1Q: 05:43) Grady Merrell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Howie Crane. ILB Lance Reed blocked the pass. |
| 4-8-IOW44 (1Q: 05:33) Rodney Brown punted 48 yards. Kenneth Hackett returned the kick 6 yards to the SAC14. Tackled by Grant Henson. |
| 1-10-SAC14 (1Q: 05:22) Larry Hodges ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ross Hartman, assisted by DT Kevin Shepherd. |
| 2-8-SAC16 (1Q: 04:57) Steve Reynolds sacked by OLB Steven Finley for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by D.J. Leone. PENALTY: Sacramento was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-17-SAC07 (1Q: 04:47) Larry Hodges ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Riddick Chiang, assisted by ILB Jerry Wolfe. |
| 4-12-SAC12 (1Q: 04:11) Erik Freeman punted 45 yards. Steve Ward returned the kick 2 yards to the IOW45. Tackled by Les Wortham. |
| 1-10-IOW45 (1Q: 04:02) Karl Monroe ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jesse McKeefry, assisted by S Brad Nylander. Key block delivered by Rich Ortiz. |
| 1-10-SAC45 (1Q: 03:33) PENALTY: Iowa was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SAC50 (1Q: 03:28) Grady Merrell pass completed to RB Percy Burton for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ronald Rayman. Burton gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-9-SAC44 (1Q: 02:40) Karl Monroe ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamar Morton, assisted by DE Bo Strong. |
| 3-7-SAC42 (1Q: 02:01) Grady Merrell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Earl Jordan. DE Bo Strong blocked the pass. |
| 4-7-SAC42 (1Q: 01:54) Rodney Brown punted 33 yards. Warren Nitti called for a fair catch at the SAC09. |
| 1-10-SAC09 (1Q: 01:45) Larry Hodges ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Ricardo Lynn. |
| 2-13-SAC06 (1Q: 00:59) Steve Reynolds pass completed to TE Leslie Bligh for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Henson. Iowa's Dustin Castillo was hurt on the play. |
| 3-8-SAC11 (1Q: 00:19) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Kenneth Hackett for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Steven Finley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-SAC34 (2Q: 15:00) Steve Reynolds pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Warren Nitti. CB Steve Ward defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SAC34 (2Q: 14:53) Steve Reynolds scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Steven Finley. PENALTY: Iowa was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-SAC39 (2Q: 14:45) Bubba Pachelbel ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Kevin Shepherd. |
| 2-8-SAC41 (2Q: 14:18) Bubba Pachelbel ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Kevin Shepherd. PENALTY: Sacramento was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-SAC31 (2Q: 14:10) Larry Hodges ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Kevin Shepherd, assisted by DE Bryce Troxler. |
| 3-14-SAC35 (2Q: 13:34) Burt Reynolds pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bubba Pachelbel. OLB Steven Finley drove right through Lonnie Givens to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-SAC35 (2Q: 13:27) Erik Freeman punted 45 yards. Steve Ward called for a fair catch at the IOW20. |
| 1-10-IOW20 (2Q: 13:18) Grady Merrell pass completed to FB Charles Mahoney for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ronald Rayman. Mahoney gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-10-IOW20 (2Q: 12:37) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Cary Artis for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamar Morton, assisted by DE Bo Strong. |
| 3-1-IOW29 (2Q: 12:02) Grady Merrell pass completed to TE Grant Henson for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamar Morton. Henson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-IOW31 (2Q: 11:31) Corey Sybrowski ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Brad Nylander, assisted by CB Dexter Brown. |
| 2-6-IOW35 (2Q: 10:54) Karl Monroe ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Reed. CB Pete Lynch knocked down Dominic Fisher to break up the play. |
| 3-6-IOW35 (2Q: 10:20) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Cary Artis for 54 yards. Tackled by S Ronald Rayman. Artis gained 43 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SAC11 (2Q: 09:46) Corey Sybrowski ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Donnie Lewis. |
| 2-7-SAC08 (2Q: 09:07) Grady Merrell pass was dropped by WR Cary Artis. |
| 3-7-SAC08 (2Q: 09:02) Grady Merrell pass completed to RB Karl Monroe for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronald Rayman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-5-SAC06 (2Q: 08:21) Joe Luttrell attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Iowa 3, Sacramento 0 |
| (2Q: 08:13) Joe Luttrell kicked off 56 yards from the IOW30. Kenneth Hackett returned the ball 19 yards to the SAC33. Tackled by Tom Ogden. |
| 1-10-SAC33 (2Q: 07:45) Burt Reynolds pass completed to RB Larry Hodges for 9 yards. Tackled by S Irv Willig. Hodges gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-1-SAC42 (2Q: 07:03) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Kenneth Hackett for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Byron de Young. The ball was fumbled and recovered by IOW Steven Finley for 48 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Iowa 9, Sacramento 0 |
| (2Q: 07:03) Extra point by Joe Luttrell was good. Iowa 10, Sacramento 0 |
| (2Q: 06:56) Joe Luttrell kicked off 49 yards from the IOW30. Kenneth Hackett returned the ball 12 yards to the SAC33. Tackled by Tom Ogden. |
| 1-10-SAC33 (2Q: 06:20) PENALTY: Sacramento was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SAC28 (2Q: 06:12) Steve Reynolds pass completed to FB Stan Harden for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Henson. Harden gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-SAC41 (2Q: 05:43) Burt Reynolds pass completed to WR Shannon Upshaw for 27 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ricardo Lester. Upshaw gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-IOW32 (2Q: 05:26) PENALTY: Sacramento was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-IOW37 (2Q: 05:20) PENALTY: Iowa was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-IOW32 (2Q: 05:12) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Kenneth Hackett for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Marco Shannon. |
| 1-10-IOW21 (2Q: 04:53) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Shannon Upshaw for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Upshaw gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Iowa 10, Sacramento 6 |
| (2Q: 04:53) Extra point by Norm Harbin was good. Iowa 10, Sacramento 7 |
| (2Q: 04:36) Norm Harbin kicked off 69 yards from the SAC30. Karl Akiyama returned the ball 24 yards to the IOW25. Tackled by Brad Nylander. |
| 1-10-IOW25 (2Q: 04:14) Grady Merrell pass completed to TE Paul Prior for 42 yards. Tackled by S Ryan McComas. Prior gained 33 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Sacramento was called for Too Many Men on the Field. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-SAC33 (2Q: 03:55) Karl Monroe ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Bo Strong. |
| 2-14-SAC37 (2Q: 03:13) Karl Monroe ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Alfred Austin. |
| 3-15-SAC38 (2Q: 02:33) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Cary Artis for 38 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Artis gained 24 yards after the catch. Iowa 16, Sacramento 7 |
| (2Q: 02:33) Extra point by Joe Luttrell was good. Iowa 17, Sacramento 7 |
| (2Q: 02:18) Joe Luttrell kicked off 67 yards from the IOW30. Kenneth Hackett returned the ball 17 yards to the SAC20. Tackled by Stan Walters. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-SAC20 (2Q: 02:00) Bubba Pachelbel ran inside the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Wolfe. Key block delivered by Lonnie Givens. |
| 1-10-SAC37 (2Q: 01:29) PENALTY: Iowa was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-SAC42 (2Q: 01:29) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Kenneth Hackett for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Bohannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hackett gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Sacramento was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-10-SAC37 (2Q: 01:29) Burt Reynolds pass completed to WR Shannon Upshaw for 36 yards. Tackled by OLB Kenneth Crumley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Upshaw gained 27 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-IOW27 (2Q: 01:09) Burt Reynolds pass completed to WR Warren Nitti for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Wolfe, assisted by CB Steve Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-IOW24 (2Q: 00:53) Steve Reynolds scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ricardo Lester. |
| Sacramento called a time out. |
| 3-4-IOW21 (2Q: 00:43) Burt Reynolds pass completed to WR Earl Mayes for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Mayes gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Iowa 17, Sacramento 13 |
| (2Q: 00:43) Extra point by Norm Harbin was good. Iowa 17, Sacramento 14 |
| (2Q: 00:29) Norm Harbin kicked off 63 yards from the SAC30. Karl Akiyama returned the ball 24 yards to the IOW31. Tackled by Sammy Wynn. |
| 1-10-IOW31 (2Q: 00:21) Grady Merrell dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Joe Luttrell kicked off 60 yards from the IOW30. Kenneth Hackett returned the ball 21 yards to the SAC31. Tackled by Bryant Bohannon. |
| 1-10-SAC31 (3Q: 14:26) Steve Reynolds pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Larry Hodges. DT Ross Hartman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SAC31 (3Q: 14:22) Steve Reynolds pass completed to RB Larry Hodges for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Kenneth Crumley, assisted by DT Kevin Shepherd. |
| 3-6-SAC35 (3Q: 13:34) Burt Reynolds pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Warren Nitti. DT Ross Hartman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-SAC35 (3Q: 13:27) Erik Freeman punted 49 yards. Steve Ward returned the kick 16 yards to the IOW32. Tackled by Les Wortham. |
| 1-10-IOW32 (3Q: 13:20) Corey Sybrowski ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Brad Nylander. Key block delivered by Rich Ortiz. |
| 2-5-IOW37 (3Q: 12:52) Grady Merrell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cary Artis. DT Bruce Kimsey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-IOW37 (3Q: 12:45) Grady Merrell pass completed to RB Karl Monroe for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jesse McKeefry. |
| 1-10-IOW42 (3Q: 12:05) Grady Merrell pass completed to TE Paul Prior for 34 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Reed. Prior gained 29 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SAC24 (3Q: 11:22) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Cary Artis for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Johnstone. |
| 2-4-SAC18 (3Q: 10:50) Grady Merrell scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Pete Lynch. |
| 1-10-SAC12 (3Q: 10:08) Grady Merrell pass completed to FB Charles Mahoney for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jesse McKeefry. |
| 2-7-SAC09 (3Q: 09:31) Corey Sybrowski ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Johnstone. |
| 3-4-SAC06 (3Q: 09:00) Grady Merrell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Paul Prior. DT Ted Rigot hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-SAC06 (3Q: 08:56) Joe Luttrell attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Iowa 20, Sacramento 14 |
| (3Q: 08:49) Joe Luttrell kicked off 64 yards from the IOW30. Kenneth Hackett returned the ball 16 yards to the SAC22. Tackled by Stan Walters. PENALTY: Sacramento was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-SAC11 (3Q: 08:26) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Warren Nitti for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Steven Finley. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-SAC17 (3Q: 07:49) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Kenneth Hackett for 9 yards. Tackled by S Ricardo Lester. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SAC26 (3Q: 07:02) Steve Reynolds pass completed to FB Stan Harden for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Ward, assisted by S Irv Willig. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-SAC30 (3Q: 06:19) Steve Reynolds pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Warren Nitti. DE Ricardo Lynn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-SAC30 (3Q: 06:15) Burt Reynolds pass completed to TE Leslie Bligh for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Ward. Bligh gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SAC45 (3Q: 05:32) Larry Hodges ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Ross Hartman. Key block delivered by Herb Darrow. |
| 2-2-IOW47 (3Q: 04:54) Burt Reynolds pass completed to RB Larry Hodges for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Ward, assisted by S Riddick Chiang. Hodges gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-IOW42 (3Q: 04:21) Larry Hodges ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bryce Troxler, assisted by ILB Jerry Wolfe. |
| 2-9-IOW41 (3Q: 03:56) Bubba Pachelbel ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Riddick Chiang, assisted by DT Kevin Shepherd. |
| 3-11-IOW43 (3Q: 03:19) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Shannon Upshaw for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Ward. Upshaw gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-IOW25 (3Q: 02:35) Burt Reynolds pass completed to RB Larry Hodges for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Riddick Chiang. Hodges gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-IOW24 (3Q: 02:06) Larry Hodges ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steven Finley. |
| 3-6-IOW21 (3Q: 01:37) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Earl Mayes for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Marco Shannon. Mayes gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-8-IOW08 (3Q: 01:03) Steve Reynolds pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Shannon Upshaw. DE Rodney Mayes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-8-IOW08 (3Q: 00:58) Burt Reynolds pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Shannon Upshaw. DE Ricardo Lynn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-IOW08 (3Q: 00:51) Burt Reynolds sacked by DE Ricardo Lynn for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jerry Rodriguez. |
| 4-13-IOW13 (3Q: 00:07) Norm Harbin attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Iowa 20, Sacramento 17 |
| (3Q: 00:01) Norm Harbin kicked off 66 yards from the SAC30. Karl Akiyama returned the ball 27 yards to the IOW31. Tackled by Bubba Pachelbel. PENALTY: Sacramento was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-IOW31 (4Q: 15:00) Karl Monroe ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Johnstone, assisted by DE Karl Singleton. |
| 2-10-IOW31 (4Q: 14:33) Grady Merrell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cary Artis. DE Karl Singleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-IOW31 (4Q: 14:29) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Karl Akiyama for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Pete Lynch, assisted by ILB Lance Reed. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-IOW43 (4Q: 13:51) Corey Sybrowski ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Pete Lynch. Key block delivered by OK Corral. Corral ran over Lamar Morton to set up the play. Sacramento's Ronald Rayman was hurt on the play. |
| 2-5-IOW48 (4Q: 13:25) Grady Merrell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Paul Prior. CB Pete Lynch defended the pass. PENALTY: Sacramento was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-SAC49 (4Q: 13:20) Grady Merrell sacked by DT Ted Rigot for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Darren Jefferson. |
| 2-15-IOW46 (4Q: 12:47) Corey Sybrowski ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ted Rigot. |
| 3-14-IOW47 (4Q: 12:17) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Reed. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Sacramento was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-SAC25 (4Q: 12:09) Grady Merrell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Akiyama. OLB Lamar Morton defended the pass. |
| 2-10-SAC25 (4Q: 12:05) Corey Sybrowski ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Brad Nylander. |
| 3-6-SAC21 (4Q: 11:29) Grady Merrell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Percy Burton. DE Bo Strong hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-SAC21 (4Q: 11:25) Joe Luttrell attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Iowa 23, Sacramento 17 |
| (4Q: 11:17) Joe Luttrell kicked off 70 yards from the IOW30. Kenneth Hackett returned the ball 24 yards to the SAC24. Tackled by Irv Willig. |
| 1-10-SAC24 (4Q: 10:49) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Shannon Upshaw for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Bohannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Upshaw gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SAC48 (4Q: 10:16) Burt Reynolds pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Shannon Upshaw. S Ricardo Lester defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SAC48 (4Q: 10:09) Burt Reynolds pass completed to WR Earl Mayes for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Bohannon, assisted by CB Marco Shannon. |
| 3-7-IOW49 (4Q: 09:25) Steve Reynolds pass was intended for WR Shannon Upshaw and was intercepted by S Riddick Chiang at the IOW24. The interception was returned 22 yards. Tackled by Shannon Upshaw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-IOW46 (4Q: 09:17) Grady Merrell pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Grant Henson. DT Ted Rigot blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-IOW46 (4Q: 09:10) Grady Merrell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Corey Sybrowski. S Ryan McComas defended the pass. Sacramento's Everett Johnstone was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-10-IOW46 (4Q: 09:03) Grady Merrell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Paul Prior. S Ryan McComas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-IOW46 (4Q: 08:57) Rodney Brown punted 41 yards. Warren Nitti returned the kick 4 yards to the SAC17. Tackled by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-SAC17 (4Q: 08:48) Larry Hodges ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Irv Willig, assisted by CB Marco Shannon. |
| 2-7-SAC20 (4Q: 08:17) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Shannon Upshaw for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Wolfe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Upshaw gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SAC39 (4Q: 07:39) Burt Reynolds scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Steven Finley. Sacramento's Bubba Pachelbel was hurt on the play. |
| 2-4-SAC45 (4Q: 06:51) Larry Hodges ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Bohannon. |
| 3-7-SAC42 (4Q: 06:12) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Kenneth Hackett for 39 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ricardo Lester. Hackett gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-IOW19 (4Q: 05:29) Steve Reynolds pass completed to WR Shannon Upshaw for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jerry Wolfe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-9-IOW09 (4Q: 04:55) Kevin Washington ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Wolfe. |
| 2-5-IOW05 (4Q: 04:15) Larry Hodges ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jerry Wolfe. |
| 3-4-IOW04 (4Q: 03:32) Steve Reynolds pass was dropped by RB Larry Hodges. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-IOW04 (4Q: 03:25) Norm Harbin attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Iowa 23, Sacramento 20 |
| (4Q: 03:18) Norm Harbin kicked off 77 yards from the SAC30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-IOW20 (4Q: 03:18) Grady Merrell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. CB Dexter Brown defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-IOW20 (4Q: 03:13) Grady Merrell pass completed to FB Charles Mahoney for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamar Morton. |
| 3-12-IOW18 (4Q: 02:26) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 39 yards. Tackled by CB Pete Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jordan gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| Sacramento called a time out. |
| 1-10-SAC43 (4Q: 02:18) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Pete Lynch, assisted by OLB Lamar Morton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Sacramento called a time out. |
| 2-2-SAC35 (4Q: 02:11) Grady Merrell pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ryan McComas. |
| Sacramento called a time out. |
| 1-10-SAC30 (4Q: 02:03) Karl Monroe ran around left end for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Jesse McKeefry. Key block delivered by Charlie Conaty. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-9-SAC09 (4Q: 01:56) Corey Sybrowski ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Les Wortham, assisted by DE Karl Singleton. |
| 2-8-SAC08 (4Q: 01:12) Karl Monroe ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamar Morton. |
| 3-4-SAC04 (4Q: 00:26) Grady Merrell dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Iowa Bulls 23, Sacramento Quake 20 |