1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 2984 New Jersey | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2984 Birmingham | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 7:12 | 2984 Birmingham | J.Cribbs 14 yd. run (D.Miller kick) | 7-0 BIL | ||
| 1 | 1:12 | 2984 New Jersey | M.Carthon 4 yd. run (R.Ruzek kick) | 7-7 BIL | ||
| 2 | 11:06 | 2984 Birmingham | J.Smith 16 yd. pass from C.Stoudt (D.Miller kick) | 14-7 BIL | ||
| 2 | 3:54 | 2984 Birmingham | J.Cribbs 4 yd. run (D.Miller kick) | 21-7 BIL | ||
| 2 | 0:45 | 2984 New Jersey | S.Bowers 10 yd. pass from B.Sipe (R.Ruzek kick) | 21-14 BIL | ||
| 2 | 0:00 | 2984 New Jersey | R.Ruzek 40 yd. field goal | 21-17 BIL | ||
| 3 | 3:36 | 2984 New Jersey | M.Carthon 10 yd. run (R.Ruzek kick) | 24-21 NJL | ||
| 4 | 6:54 | 2984 Birmingham | L.Perry 16 yd. run (D.Miller kick) | 28-24 BIL | ||
| 4 | 1:45 | 2984 Birmingham | D.Miller 40 yd. field goal | 31-24 BIL | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 2984 New Jersey | 2984 Birmingham | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 9-16-0-25 | 10-12-1-23 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-11-45% | 4-9-44% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 0-0-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 21-28-75% | 28-28-100% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 425-68-6.3 | 380-53-7.2 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 143 | 195 |
| Total Rushes | 34 | 33 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.2 | 5.9 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 22/33 (66.7%) | 12/19 (63.2%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 282 | 185 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 8.8 | 10.0 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 1/9 | 1/5 |
| Punts/Average | 4/36.0 | 3/37.3 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/1 | 1/11 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 5/83 | 3/45 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 11/95 | 8/59 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| Time of Possession | 32 mins 31 secs | 27 mins 29 secs |
| Average Drive Start | NJL 25 | BIL 31 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Brian Sipe | 33 | 22 | 291 | 66.7 | 8.8 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1/9 | 104.5 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 19 | 12 | 190 | 63.2 | 10.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1/5 | 113.9 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Maurice Carthon | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Herschel Walker | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Joe Cribbs | 17 | 105 | 6.2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Leon Perry | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Lonnie Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Ken Talton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Cliff Stoudt | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Earl Gant | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Sam Bowers | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Jeff Spek | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tom McConnaughey | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Clarence Collins | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Maurice Carthon | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Smith | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Joey Jones | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ken Toler | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Darryl Mason | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Roger Ruzek | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
| Danny Miller | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Bob Grupp | 4 | 36.0 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Parsons | 3 | 37.3 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Rod Pegues | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Marcus Hackett | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Von Mansfield | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| Earl Gant | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Mike Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Ron Frederick | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Tim Woodland | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Barbaro | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Willie Harper | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kerry Justin | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim LeClair | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Greggory Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Horn | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Terry Daniels | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bobby Leopold | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| James Lockette | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Herschel Walker | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bill Roe | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| David Evans | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ricky Ray | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Herbie Spencer | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jackie Cline | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Cugliari | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chuck Clanton | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Taft Sales | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dennis Woodberry | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Pureifory | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Robert Gentry | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Perko | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
Game Story | |||||
| It was an exciting fourth quarter for the home team, as Birmingham bested New Jersey by the score of 31 to 24. Joe Cribbs rushed the ball 17 times for 105 yards scoring 2 times. Birmingham controlled the ground game, out-rushing New Jersey 195 to 143 yards. Birmingham took the lead into the locker room at the half 21 to 17. New Jersey led after three quarters 24 to 21. Brian Sipe passed 33 times for 291 yards adding a touchdown for New Jersey. | |||||