Alabama-Birmingham 37, Louisiana Tech 27
Associated Press
RUSTON, La. - DeWayne McBride ran for a school-record 272 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries and UAB beat Louisiana Teach 37-27 to become bowl eligible for the seventh consecutive season.
McBride broke the previous record of 262 yards set by Jordan Howard.
The Blazers (6-6, 4-4 Conference USA) broke it open by scoring 17 points in the second quarter for a 17-6 lead at halftime. Twenty points in the second half - three touchdowns, one of which resulted in a failed two-point conversion - made it a 37-20 contest.
UAB amassed 406 yards rushing on 43 carries, reaching the end zone three times. Jermaine Brown Jr. ran for 119 yards on 22 carries and scored twice.
Charvis Thornton led the Bulldogs (3-9, 2-6) with 132 rushing on eight carries with a touchdown.
November 26, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
UAB | LaTech |
| LaTech |
FG |
5:03 |
Buck Buchanan 46 yd FG |
0 |
3 |
| Second Quarter |
UAB | LaTech |
| UAB |
TD |
9:17 |
Jermaine Brown Jr. 29 yd run (Matt Quinn kick) |
7 |
3 |
| UAB |
TD |
7:23 |
Luke Percer 14 yd punt return (Matt Quinn kick) |
14 |
3 |
| UAB |
FG |
2:05 |
Matt Quinn 39 yd FG |
17 |
3 |
| LaTech |
FG |
0:00 |
Buck Buchanan 49 yd FG |
17 |
6 |
| Third Quarter |
UAB | LaTech |
| UAB |
TD |
11:07 |
DeWayne McBride 9 yd run (Matt Quinn kick) |
24 |
6 |
| LaTech |
TD |
9:39 |
Charvis Thornton 63 yd run (Jacob Barnes kick) |
24 |
13 |
| UAB |
TD |
5:22 |
Jermaine Brown Jr. 23 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
30 |
13 |
| LaTech |
TD |
2:27 |
Tre Harris 17 yd pass from Jack Turner (Jacob Barnes kick) |
30 |
20 |
| UAB |
TD |
1:52 |
Trea Shropshire 74 yd pass from Dylan Hopkins (Matt Quinn kick) |
37 |
20 |
| Fourth Quarter |
UAB | LaTech |
| LaTech |
TD |
6:10 |
Marquis Crosby 1 yd run (Jacob Barnes kick) |
37 |
27 |
| Team Stats |
| |
UAB |
Louisiana Tech |
| First downs |
19 |
23 |
| Rushing |
16 |
7 |
| Passing |
2 |
13 |
| Penalty |
1 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
4-11, 36% |
2-15, 13% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
3-6, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
43-406 |
33-220 |
| Passing Yards |
91 |
247 |
| Return Yards |
65 |
215 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
7-14-1 |
24-43-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--6 |
3--25 |
| Punts |
6 |
5 |
| Punts-Average |
48 |
41.6 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
1-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-54 |
7-65 |
| Time of Possession |
28:55 |
31:05 |
| UAB Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Hopkins |
7 |
14 |
91 |
1 |
1 |
| Louisiana Tech Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Turner |
15 |
25 |
167 |
1 |
1 |
| L. Lyddy |
9 |
17 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
| A. McCready |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| UAB Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. McBride |
16 |
272 |
17.0 |
1 |
| J. Brown Jr. |
22 |
119 |
5.4 |
2 |
| T. Jones |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| A. Gates |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| D. Hopkins |
2 |
-1 |
-0.5 |
0 |
| Louisiana Tech Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Thornton |
8 |
132 |
16.5 |
1 |
| M. Crosby |
18 |
72 |
4.0 |
1 |
| J. Turner |
5 |
20 |
4.0 |
0 |
| C. Allen |
2 |
-4 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| UAB Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Shropshire |
1 |
74 |
74.0 |
1 |
| D. Boykin |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
0 |
| B. Damous |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
| T. Jones |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Louisiana Tech Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Harris |
6 |
63 |
10.5 |
1 |
| J. Lewis |
3 |
53 |
17.7 |
0 |
| M. Crosby |
3 |
48 |
16.0 |
0 |
| S. Harris |
5 |
47 |
9.4 |
0 |
| C. Allen |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
| N. Jones |
4 |
15 |
3.8 |
0 |
| K. Maxwell |
1 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| UAB Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Key |
1 |
11 |
| Louisiana Tech Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| W. Roberts |
1 |
0 |
| UAB Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| K. Greenwell |
6 |
288 |
48.0 |
| Louisiana Tech Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. McCready |
4 |
208 |
52.0 |
| UAB Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Thomas V |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
| C. Goode |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
| L. Percer |
0 |
14 |
∞ |
| Louisiana Tech Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Harris |
3 |
64 |
21.3 |
| UAB Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Brown Jr. |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
| Louisiana Tech Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Harris |
6 |
139 |
23.2 |
| K. Moody |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
| UAB Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Louisiana Tech Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
