Alabama-Birmingham 41, North Texas 21
Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - DeWayne McBride ran for 120 and three touchdowns to set a school record and lead UAB to a 41-21 win over North Texas.
McBride has a single-season record 17 rushing touchdowns this season.
Jermaine Brown Jr. had 150 yards and a touchdown to keep the Blazers hopes for a bowl berth alive while ensuring the Mean Green didn't qualify for the Conference USA title game.
McBride scored on short runs in the first quarter but North Texas (6-5, 5-2) stormed back with three touchdowns and took a 21-17 lead at the half. However the Mean Green punted on their next three drives and two fourth quarter drives ended on failed fourth-down conversions.
Matt Quinn, who had a field goal on the final Blazers possession before the half, capped the opening drive of the second quarter with another to pull them within 21-20.
The next three drives chewed up almost 15 minutes and produced a 2-yard Dylan Hopkins -to-Trea Shropshire score and 1-yard plunges by McBride and Brown.
UAB (5-5, 3-4) piled up 234 of its 505 total yards on the ground and held the ball for 15 minutes longer than North Texas.
November 12, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
NorTx | UAB |
| UAB |
TD |
11:32 |
DeWayne McBride 3 yd run (Matt Quinn kick) |
0 |
7 |
| UAB |
TD |
4:26 |
DeWayne McBride 1 yd run (Matt Quinn kick) |
0 |
14 |
| Second Quarter |
NorTx | UAB |
| NorTx |
TD |
13:40 |
Austin Aune 5 yd run (Ethan Mooney kick) |
7 |
14 |
| NorTx |
TD |
10:02 |
Damon Ward 18 yd pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) |
14 |
14 |
| NorTx |
TD |
6:17 |
Isaiah Johnson 1 yd run (Ethan Mooney kick) |
21 |
14 |
| UAB |
FG |
1:49 |
Matt Quinn 24 yd FG |
21 |
17 |
| Third Quarter |
NorTx | UAB |
| UAB |
FG |
8:08 |
Matt Quinn 39 yd FG |
21 |
20 |
| UAB |
TD |
3:10 |
Trea Shropshire 2 yd pass from Dylan Hopkins (Matt Quinn kick) |
21 |
27 |
| Fourth Quarter |
NorTx | UAB |
| UAB |
TD |
7:55 |
DeWayne McBride 1 yd run (Matt Quinn kick) |
21 |
34 |
| UAB |
TD |
0:54 |
Jermaine Brown Jr. 1 yd run (Matt Quinn kick) |
21 |
41 |
| Team Stats |
| |
North Texas |
UAB |
| First downs |
14 |
24 |
| Rushing |
6 |
14 |
| Passing |
7 |
10 |
| Penalty |
1 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
7-15, 47% |
13-17, 76% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-3, 33% |
1-2, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
29-105 |
51-271 |
| Passing Yards |
159 |
234 |
| Return Yards |
56 |
-4 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
15-32-0 |
15-23-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2--19 |
1--7 |
| Punts |
3 |
0 |
| Punts-Average |
35.7 |
� |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
1-5 |
4-35 |
| Time of Possession |
22:33 |
37:27 |
| North Texas Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| A. Aune |
15 |
32 |
159 |
1 |
0 |
| UAB Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Hopkins |
15 |
23 |
234 |
1 |
0 |
| North Texas Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| I. Ragsdale |
17 |
74 |
4.4 |
0 |
| I. Johnson |
5 |
25 |
5.0 |
1 |
| A. Aune |
7 |
6 |
0.9 |
1 |
| UAB Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Brown Jr. |
24 |
150 |
6.3 |
1 |
| D. McBride |
21 |
120 |
5.7 |
3 |
| D. Hopkins |
5 |
1 |
0.2 |
0 |
| North Texas Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Ward |
6 |
58 |
9.7 |
1 |
| J. Shorter |
1 |
53 |
53.0 |
0 |
| J. Roberts |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
0 |
| V. Gumms |
3 |
8 |
2.7 |
0 |
| I. Ragsdale |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| R. Burns |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| J. Maclin |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| UAB Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Palmer |
1 |
75 |
75.0 |
0 |
| T. Shropshire |
5 |
66 |
13.2 |
1 |
| F. Farrier II |
3 |
48 |
16.0 |
0 |
| S. Rudolph |
3 |
32 |
10.7 |
0 |
| T. Jones |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| J. Brown Jr. |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| North Texas Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| UAB Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| North Texas Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| B. Rodriguez |
3 |
107 |
35.7 |
| UAB Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| North Texas Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| UAB Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Thomas V |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
| North Texas Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Maclin |
1 |
28 |
28.0 |
| K. Horton |
1 |
28 |
28.0 |
| UAB Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| North Texas Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| E. Mooney |
44 |
| UAB Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
