The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, September 15
Birmingham, Ala.
12 p.m.
UAB
2-1
31
vs
24
Tulane
1-2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Tulane
0
7
14
3
24
UAB
7
14
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7
31
UAB Football Defeats Tulane 31-24 on Saturday
9/15/2018 5:29:00 PM | Football
BIRMINGHAM – With the game tied at 24-24 early in the fourth quarter, the UAB football team put together a 13-play, 93-yard drive which took up 7:34 and capped it with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Logan Scott, as the Blazers defeated Tulane 31-24 on Saturday at Legion Field.
The drive was UAB's longest scoring drive of the season in plays, yards and time of possession. The defense followed it up with a crucial takeaway with two minutes to go and a sack as time expired to secure the victory.
UAB is now 8-0 at home since its return to the playing field which has tied a school record for consecutive home wins.
UAB (2-1) used a stout defensive effort to shutdown the Tulane offense, holding the Green Wave to just 7-of-24 passing for 180 yards. Kristopher Moll had stellar day as he forced a fumble which resulted in a 48-yard touchdown return by Garrett Marino, while Moll also added his first career interception, a sack and a TFL.
The defense led the charge all day, racking up six sacks and 10 TFLs while forcing three Tulane turnovers.
Spencer Brown rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown to notch his eighth career 100-yard rushing performance. The Blazers, who lead Conference USA in rushing, compiled 269 rushing yards and has had no less than that number in all three of their games.
The UAB offense came out firing as it marched down the field on its opening drive, going 65 yards on nine plays. Quarterback A.J. Erdely capped off the drive with a nine-yard touchdown run to give UAB an early 7-0 lead.
In the second quarter, UAB had a 13-play drive that went 59-yards and chewed up over five minutes off the clock. Brown finished the drive with a two-yard touchdown run to put the Blazers up 14-0.
Tulane (1-2) answered back with an 8-play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended in a three-yard rushing touchdown by Darius Bradwell, cutting the UAB lead to 14-7.
Two drives later, Tulane had the ball on its own 48-yard line and went for it on fourth down. Tulane quarterback Jonathan Banks rolled out of the pocket where he was met by Moll, forcing a fumble and resulting in Marino's 48-yard score to give UAB a 21-7 lead at the half.
The Green Wave scored on their first drive of the second half to cut into the Blazer lead, off a 44-yard touchdown strike from Banks to Darnell Mooney to make the score 21-14. UAB answered back on the next drive with a 37-yard field goal from Nick Vogel, extending the lead to 24-14.
Tulane drove 75 yards in six plays on the ensuing drive where Banks again found Mooney for six points, this time a 24-yard touchdown pass to make it a three-point game, 24-21.
The Green Wave tied the game at 24-24 with a 40-yard field goal and 10:01 remaining on the clock, but that's when UAB took control of the quarter.
Beginning at its own seven-yard line, UAB marched down the field on the legs of Lucious Stanley and Spencer Brown. Stanley and Brown each rolled up 21 yards on the drive while Erdely rushed for 15 yards, including a big 13-yard run before finding Scott in the end zone for six, giving the Blazers a 31-24 lead. Twelve of the 13 plays on the drive were rushes.
With the win, UAB evened the all-time series with its former C-USA rival 5-5. The Blazers outgained the Green Wave 449-355 in total offense.
The Blazers return home on Sept. 29 to open conference play against Charlotte. A start time for the game will be announced on Monday, Sept. 17.
The drive was UAB's longest scoring drive of the season in plays, yards and time of possession. The defense followed it up with a crucial takeaway with two minutes to go and a sack as time expired to secure the victory.
UAB is now 8-0 at home since its return to the playing field which has tied a school record for consecutive home wins.
UAB (2-1) used a stout defensive effort to shutdown the Tulane offense, holding the Green Wave to just 7-of-24 passing for 180 yards. Kristopher Moll had stellar day as he forced a fumble which resulted in a 48-yard touchdown return by Garrett Marino, while Moll also added his first career interception, a sack and a TFL.
The defense led the charge all day, racking up six sacks and 10 TFLs while forcing three Tulane turnovers.
Spencer Brown rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown to notch his eighth career 100-yard rushing performance. The Blazers, who lead Conference USA in rushing, compiled 269 rushing yards and has had no less than that number in all three of their games.
The UAB offense came out firing as it marched down the field on its opening drive, going 65 yards on nine plays. Quarterback A.J. Erdely capped off the drive with a nine-yard touchdown run to give UAB an early 7-0 lead.
In the second quarter, UAB had a 13-play drive that went 59-yards and chewed up over five minutes off the clock. Brown finished the drive with a two-yard touchdown run to put the Blazers up 14-0.
Tulane (1-2) answered back with an 8-play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended in a three-yard rushing touchdown by Darius Bradwell, cutting the UAB lead to 14-7.
Two drives later, Tulane had the ball on its own 48-yard line and went for it on fourth down. Tulane quarterback Jonathan Banks rolled out of the pocket where he was met by Moll, forcing a fumble and resulting in Marino's 48-yard score to give UAB a 21-7 lead at the half.
The Green Wave scored on their first drive of the second half to cut into the Blazer lead, off a 44-yard touchdown strike from Banks to Darnell Mooney to make the score 21-14. UAB answered back on the next drive with a 37-yard field goal from Nick Vogel, extending the lead to 24-14.
Tulane drove 75 yards in six plays on the ensuing drive where Banks again found Mooney for six points, this time a 24-yard touchdown pass to make it a three-point game, 24-21.
The Green Wave tied the game at 24-24 with a 40-yard field goal and 10:01 remaining on the clock, but that's when UAB took control of the quarter.
Beginning at its own seven-yard line, UAB marched down the field on the legs of Lucious Stanley and Spencer Brown. Stanley and Brown each rolled up 21 yards on the drive while Erdely rushed for 15 yards, including a big 13-yard run before finding Scott in the end zone for six, giving the Blazers a 31-24 lead. Twelve of the 13 plays on the drive were rushes.
With the win, UAB evened the all-time series with its former C-USA rival 5-5. The Blazers outgained the Green Wave 449-355 in total offense.
The Blazers return home on Sept. 29 to open conference play against Charlotte. A start time for the game will be announced on Monday, Sept. 17.
Team Stats
TLN
UAB
Total Yards
355
449
Pass Yards
180
180
Rushing Yards
175
269
Penalty Yards
25
80
1st Downs
17
25
3rd Downs
3
10
4th Downs
2
2
TOP
23:21
36:39
1st Quarter
TLN 0, UAB 7
UAB - ERDELY, A.J. 8 yd run (VOGEL, Nick kick), 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:42
2nd Quarter
TLN 0, UAB 14
UAB - BROWN, Spencer 2 yd run (VOGEL, Nick kick), 13 plays, 59 yards, TOP 5:15
TLN 7, UAB 14
TLN - BRADWELL,D. 3 yd run (GLOVER,M. kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:56
TLN 7, UAB 21
UAB - MARINO, Garrett 48 yd fumble recovery (VOGEL, Nick kick)
3rd Quarter
TLN 14, UAB 21
TLN - MOONEY, Darnell 44 yd pass from BANKS,J. (GLOVER,M. kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:48
TLN 14, UAB 24
UAB - VOGEL, Nick 37 yd field goal 10 plays, 55 yards, TOP 4:23
TLN 21, UAB 24
TLN - MOONEY, Darnell 24 yd pass from BANKS,J. (GLOVER,M. kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:37
4th Quarter
TLN 24, UAB 24
TLN - GLOVER,M. 40 yd field goal 8 plays, 32 yards, TOP 3:12
TLN 24, UAB 31
UAB - SCOTT, Logan 14 yd pass from ERDELY, A.J. (VOGEL, Nick kick) 13 plays, 93 yards, TOP 7:34
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