| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 77 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 55 yards from the BIR30. Irving Royer returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by Hugh Stopek. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 14:28) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk, assisted by S John Pitts. |
| 2-7-HOU39 (1Q: 13:48) Roland Hooks ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 3-6-HOU40 (1Q: 13:05) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-HOU44 (1Q: 12:23) Tom Blanchard punted 39 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 7 yards to the BIR24. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (1Q: 12:16) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein, assisted by OLB Robert Braziel. |
| 2-6-BIR28 (1Q: 11:50) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (1Q: 11:05) Boobie Clark ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by DT Curley Culp. |
| 2-8-BIR43 (1Q: 10:31) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Stopek gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-13-BIR38 (1Q: 10:23) Pat Haden sacked by DE Elvin Bethea for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Greg Sampson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Jim Cheyunski for 13 yards to the BIR21. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (1Q: 10:08) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair, assisted by DE Tyrell Garrison. |
| 2-7-BIR18 (1Q: 09:35) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 1-10-BIR10 (1Q: 09:10) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-7-BIR07 (1Q: 08:23) Roland Hooks ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-7-BIR07 (1Q: 07:50) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 4-8-BIR08 (1Q: 07:08) John Smith attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 07:03) John Smith kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR18. Tackled by Prentice McCray. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (1Q: 06:33) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-19-BIR09 (1Q: 06:24) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-16-BIR12 (1Q: 05:39) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 3-2-BIR26 (1Q: 04:57) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (1Q: 04:30) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 15 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. Young gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (1Q: 04:09) Rickey Young ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-9-BIR45 (1Q: 03:43) Pat Haden scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Larry Stallings for 18 yards to the BIR30. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (1Q: 03:33) Sam Green ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 2-10-BIR30 (1Q: 02:58) Sam Green ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 3-7-BIR27 (1Q: 02:18) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-BIR32 (1Q: 02:14) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (1Q: 02:07) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by DT Dusty Oliver. |
| 1-1-BIR01 (1Q: 01:23) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-2-BIR02 (1Q: 00:40) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. Houston 9, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 00:40) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 10, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 00:30) John Smith kicked off 74 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 00:30) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Clark gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-1-BIR29 (2Q: 15:00) Rickey Young ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Perkins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU OLB Robert Braziel for 15 yards to the BIR18. Tackled by Juan Bruce. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (2Q: 14:51) Roland Hooks ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-7-BIR15 (2Q: 14:20) Jon Keyworth ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 3-5-BIR13 (2Q: 13:34) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Thomas gained 9 yards after the catch. Houston 16, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 13:34) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 17, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 13:29) John Smith kicked off 72 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 13:29) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-BIR25 (2Q: 13:24) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by OLB Robert Braziel. Clark gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-BIR29 (2Q: 12:54) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (2Q: 12:10) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DT Curley Culp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR34 (2Q: 12:01) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by S Ron Brandon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (2Q: 11:32) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-7-HOU48 (2Q: 10:54) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 10:21) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 09:44) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. |
| 2-9-HOU23 (2Q: 09:08) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Marc Forbes for 9 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (2Q: 08:28) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-7-HOU11 (2Q: 08:12) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Brooks. Houston's Elvin Bethea was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-3-HOU07 (2Q: 07:56) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 1-3-HOU03 (2Q: 07:40) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 2-1-HOU01 (2Q: 07:22) Rickey Young ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 3-1-HOU01 (2Q: 07:01) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 17, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 07:01) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. Houston 17, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 06:54) Bucky Wallace kicked off 54 yards from the BIR30. Irving Royer returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU34. Tackled by Frank LeMaster. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 06:32) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 05:52) Lynn Dickey scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. |
| 2-6-HOU48 (2Q: 05:34) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 3-5-HOU49 (2Q: 05:17) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 3 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-BIR48 (2Q: 05:00) Tom Blanchard punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 04:54) Rickey Young ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-9-BIR21 (2Q: 04:24) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. Young gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-BIR25 (2Q: 03:40) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. Key block delivered by Juan Bruce. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (2Q: 03:19) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. Key block delivered by Andy Dawson. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (2Q: 02:58) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. Bailey gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 02:40) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 2-2-HOU31 (2Q: 02:21) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. |
| 1-1-HOU01 (2Q: 02:02) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-2-HOU02 (2Q: 01:54) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils. |
| 3-2-HOU02 (2Q: 01:38) Rickey Young ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. Houston 17, Birmingham 13 |
| (2Q: 01:38) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. Houston 17, Birmingham 14 |
| (2Q: 01:28) Bucky Wallace kicked off 52 yards from the BIR30. Irving Royer returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by Mike Vardell. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 01:18) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Royer gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU26 (2Q: 01:05) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Blackburn. |
| 2-17-HOU29 (2Q: 00:32) Sam Green ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 2-12-HOU34 (2Q: 00:32) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 22 yards to the BIR21. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (3Q: 14:23) Pat Haden sacked by DT Curley Culp for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Pete Adams. |
| 2-15-BIR16 (3Q: 13:46) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel. |
| 3-9-BIR22 (3Q: 13:00) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DE Al Cowlings drove right through Pete Adams to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-9-BIR22 (3Q: 12:51) Ian Mooberry punted and it was blocked by Paul Seymour. HOU Bob Stein recovered the ball in the end zone for a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 23, Birmingham 14 |
| (3Q: 12:51) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 24, Birmingham 14 |
| (3Q: 12:36) John Smith kicked off 72 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 12:36) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. |
| 2-7-BIR23 (3Q: 11:52) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by DT Curley Culp. |
| 3-1-BIR29 (3Q: 11:06) Rickey Young ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Marc Forbes to the BIR31. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (3Q: 10:31) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Marc Forbes. |
| 2-10-BIR31 (3Q: 10:21) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Darnell Goodwin. CB Nelson Munsey knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-BIR31 (3Q: 10:17) Pat Haden sacked by S Ron Brandon for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Juan Bruce. |
| 4-16-BIR25 (3Q: 09:56) Ian Mooberry punted 56 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 4 yards to the HOU23. Tackled by Ronnie Covington. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (3Q: 09:46) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU18 (3Q: 09:39) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Blackburn. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (3Q: 08:56) Sam Green ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by DT Dusty Oliver. |
| 2-7-HOU36 (3Q: 08:29) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 3-1-HOU42 (3Q: 07:48) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (3Q: 07:18) Sam Green ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 2-5-BIR49 (3Q: 06:39) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE Tyrell Garrison for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Peiffer. |
| 3-12-HOU44 (3Q: 06:00) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Nelson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-9-HOU47 (3Q: 05:32) Tom Blanchard punted 47 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 5 yards to the BIR11. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-BIR11 (3Q: 05:23) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. Clark gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-BIR17 (3Q: 04:38) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by ILB Bob Stein. |
| 3-3-BIR18 (3Q: 04:04) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by S Ron Brandon. Stopek gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (3Q: 03:26) Pat Haden pass was dropped by WR Calvin Hickman. |
| 2-10-BIR38 (3Q: 03:18) Pat Haden sacked by OLB Jim Cheyunski for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Andy Dawson. |
| 3-18-BIR30 (3Q: 02:49) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DT Curley Culp drove right through Juan Bruce to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-BIR30 (3Q: 02:40) Ian Mooberry punted 45 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick -1 yards to the HOU24. Tackled by Ken Bailey. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (3Q: 02:33) Roland Hooks ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-9-HOU25 (3Q: 02:09) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair, assisted by DE Tyrell Garrison. |
| 3-5-HOU29 (3Q: 01:24) Lynn Dickey kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. Hill ran over Gerald Blackburn to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 00:37) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU29 (3Q: 00:31) Roland Hooks ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-12-HOU32 (4Q: 15:00) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. Royer gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (4Q: 14:26) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison. |
| 2-6-BIR47 (4Q: 13:56) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-2-BIR43 (4Q: 13:19) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. Key block delivered by Craig Hertwig. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (4Q: 12:36) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dusty Oliver, assisted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 2-4-BIR30 (4Q: 12:00) Sam Green ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Terry Nelson. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (4Q: 11:28) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington, assisted by S John Pitts. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 2-4-BIR20 (4Q: 10:43) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 3-4-BIR20 (4Q: 10:12) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. Hooks gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-BIR08 (4Q: 09:40) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-2-BIR02 (4Q: 09:09) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. Houston 30, Birmingham 14 |
| (4Q: 09:09) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 31, Birmingham 14 |
| (4Q: 09:02) John Smith kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 22 yards to the BIR21. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BIR10 (4Q: 08:39) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. CB Jeris White defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BIR10 (4Q: 08:32) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. OLB Larry Stallings defended the pass. |
| 3-10-BIR10 (4Q: 08:22) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-5-BIR15 (4Q: 08:12) Elton Davis pass completed to WR Al Walker for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. Walker gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (4Q: 07:53) Elton Davis pass was dropped by WR Al Walker. |
| 2-10-BIR31 (4Q: 07:45) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Darnell Goodwin. DT Curley Culp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-BIR31 (4Q: 07:35) Elton Davis pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ken Bailey. DE Al Cowlings blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-BIR31 (4Q: 07:25) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 4-15-BIR26 (4Q: 07:15) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. OLB Larry Stallings defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (4Q: 07:06) Sam Green ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 2-11-BIR27 (4Q: 06:22) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by S Willie Germany. |
| 3-5-BIR21 (4Q: 05:38) Roland Hooks ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (4Q: 04:55) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 2-9-BIR12 (4Q: 04:10) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair, assisted by S Willie Germany. |
| 3-7-BIR10 (4Q: 03:24) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney, assisted by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 4-1-BIR04 (4Q: 02:37) John Smith attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 34, Birmingham 14 |
| (4Q: 02:31) John Smith kicked off 68 yards from the HOU30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR21. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (4Q: 02:26) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Garcia. OLB Larry Stallings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR21 (4Q: 02:20) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. OLB Larry Stallings defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR21 (4Q: 02:10) Elton Davis pass was intended for WR Hugh Stopek and was intercepted by S Prentice McCray at the BIR31. Tackled by Hugh Stopek. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (4Q: 02:00) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Graf. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-8-BIR29 (4Q: 01:53) Roland Hooks ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-BIR39 (4Q: 01:44) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by S Willie Germany. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-16-BIR37 (4Q: 01:35) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Willie Germany. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-15-BIR36 (4Q: 01:26) John Smith attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 37, Birmingham 14 |
| (4Q: 01:20) John Smith kicked off 66 yards from the HOU30. Al Walker returned the ball 16 yards to the BIR20. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 01:13) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Marc Forbes. S Prentice McCray defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (4Q: 01:07) Elton Davis pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Prentice McCray, assisted by CB Jeris White. Young gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-BIR28 (4Q: 00:58) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. DT Curley Culp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2-BIR28 (4Q: 00:50) Elton Davis sacked by DE Al Cowlings and DT Curley Culp for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Andy Dawson. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (4Q: 00:28) Lynn Dickey dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Oilers 37, Birmingham Bombers 14 |