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UAB Falls On Road To Troy, 27-14
9/19/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
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TROY, Ala. ----- UAB got off to a slow start for the second week in a row, trailing by 10 at halftime, and fell to in-state foe Troy, 27-14, Saturday at Movie Gallery Stadium.
Trojans' quarterback Levi Brown passed for 413 yards as he his 24-of-32 with a pair of touchdown passes. His 20-yard scoring toss to Tebiarus Gill in the second quarter gave Troy a 10-0 lead.
UAB, which was limited to a season-low 285 total yards in the game, took the second half kickoff 58 yards in eight plays before its drive stalled at the Troy 2-yard line. Freshman Josh Zahn's 19-yard field goal gave the Blazers their first points of the game to trim the lead to 10-3.
"Offensively we struggled, particularly in the first half," said UAB head coach Neil Callaway. "Defensively, we gave up plays in the first half, but overall, I thought the defensive play was okay. They (Troy) have some good receivers. Defensively, there were some encouraging things.
"The biggest thing on offense is that we just have to execute what we're doing," he said. "We're out of sync right now. If somebody's open, you have to hit him. When the ball hits you in the hands, you have got to catch it."
After the teams traded possessions, Troy stretched the margin to 17-3 as Brown hit Chip Reeves on a 63-yard touchdown pass. Zahn added his second field goal of the game for UAB to trim the score to 17-6 late in the third quarter.
The Trojans answered right back by going 71 yards on only four plays as RB DeJuan Harris capped off the quick drive with a 22-yard touchdown run with :45 remaining in the third quarter.
The Blazers weren't through, though, as they marched 80 yards on eight plays on their next possession. QB Joe Webb, who was held to 114 passing yards, hit TE Jeffery Anderson on a 17-yard touchdown play.
Troy added a field goal later in the final period to close out the scoring.
