Iowa's attempt to become the winningest team in Hawkeye history came up just short at the hands of Ty Detmer and BYU. The 1990 Heisman Trophy winner passed for 350 yards in rallying the Cougars back from a 13-0 deficit. Iowa built its lead on two touchdown runs by Mike Saunders. Saunders joined Iowa's exclusive 1,000-yard in a season club. He had 103 yards on 19 carries to give him 1,022 yards for the season and 1,476 career rushing yards. Iowa QB Matt Rogers completed 19 of 28 passes for 221 yards. Jon Filloon caught a career-high seven passes for 107 yards in his final game as a Hawkeye. All-American defensive end Leroy Smith was injured in the first half and never returned to the Iowa lineup. BYU had a chance to win the game with 30 seconds to play. The Cougars had a first down on the Iowa 18-yard line with the score tied. However, Detmer's final pass was intercepted by Carlos James at the goal line. Teddy Jo Faley led Iowa's defenders with 14 tackles, including 13 solo stops. The Hawkeyes finished the season ranked 10th in both the AP and CNN/USA Today polls with a 10-1-1 record.