UTSA Defeats UAB 41-20 at the Alamodome

Saturday, October 14

San Antonio, TX

7 p.m. CT

UAB

2-5 , 1-2

UTSA

3-3 , 2-0

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UAB

UTSA

UTSA Defeats UAB 41-20 at the Alamodome

10/14/2023 11:26:00 PM | Football

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SAN ANTONIO – Running back Jermaine Brown Jr. had a career-high 197 all-purpose yards, but the UAB football team fell to UTSA 41-20 on Saturday night at the Alamodome.

In the process, Brown Jr. moved into third place on UAB's career all-purpose yards list with 4,265, passing the Blazers' career leading rusher Spencer Brown.

Brown Jr. notched his first career 100-yard receiving game with six catches for 116 yards and added 12 carries for 57 yards and his eighth rushing touchdown of the season, along with 24 kickoff return yards.

Defensively, Colby Dempsey had a career night with 10 tackles, a TFL and two pass breakups.

Despite outgaining UTSA 364-360, UAB had three costly turnovers which resulted in 14 points for the Roadrunners. With the loss, UAB falls to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the AAC. UTSA is now 3-3 and 2-0 in league play.

UTSA received the opening kick and drove 75 yards in eight plays to take an early 7-0 lead on a 19-yard rush from Robert Henry.

On UAB's first possession, the Roadrunners recovered a sack fumble at the plus 10-yard line and cashed that into seven points on the next play courtesy of a 10-yard pass from Frank Harris to Joshua Cephus for a 14-0 lead at the 10:41 mark of the opening quarter.

The Blazers settled down and took their second possession 75 yards in 11 plays and Jacob Zeno capped it with his fourth rushing touchdown of the season to make the score 14-7 with 5:21 left in the first.

UTSA then returned the ensuing kickoff 58 yards and six plays later Harris found Cephus again, this time a 4-yard strike, for a 21-7 advantage with 3:10 left in the first.

The second quarter featured three field goals, two of which came from UAB's Matt Quinn from 25 and 37 yards, respectively. His second field goal with 1:41 left in the half made the score 24-13.

UTSA drove down to the UAB 2-yard line with 19 second left, but cornerback BJ Mayes then made the play of the half by intercepting a trick play in the end zone to keep the score 24-13 in favor of UTSA at halftime. It was Mayes' second interception of the season.

Brown Jr. continued his electric play out of the halftime break, and his 25-yard rushing touchdown on UAB's first possession of the second half brought the score to 24-20 with 9:09 remaining in the third.

The Roadrunners then responded with a 10-play drive that was capped by a 1-yard rush from Kevorian Barnes, extending the UTSA lead to 31-20 with 5:54 left in the third.

A school record tying 53-yard field goal from Chase Allen at the 12:09 mark of the fourth and another 1-yard run from Barnes with 8:40 left would conclude the scoring for the UTSA victory.

UAB returns to Protective Stadium next Saturday, Oct. 21 for the renewed Battle for the Bones rivalry against Memphis. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on ESPN2.