McBride scores 3 on ground, UAB routs Middle Tennessee 41-14
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) DeWayne McBride ran for 120 yards with three first-half touchdowns, UAB rolled up 303 yards on the ground, and the Blazers routed Middle Tennessee 41-14 on Saturday.
McBride scored on runs of 5, 1 and 27 yards and Trea Shropshire caught an 88-yard TD pass from Dylan Hopkins in a 38-point first-half onslaught for UAB (3-2, 1-1 Conference USA).
Hopkins completed 17 of 27 passes for 278 yards with the long touchdown to Shropshire, who caught six passes for 193 yards. Jermaine Brown had a 24-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and finished with 114 yards rushing on 10 carries.
Chase Cunningham was 26-of-43 passing for 196 yards for the Blue Raiders (3-3, 0-2). He threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jaylin Lane in the first quarter. Darius Bracy scored Middle Tennessee's other touchdown with a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Middle Tennessee has lost two straight since upsetting then-No. 25 Miami.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Cunningham
16 QB
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C. Cunningham | 26/43 | 196 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Ervin
21 RB
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J. Ervin | 7 | 54 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F. Peasant
36 RB
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F. Peasant | 10 | 40 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Bracy
24 RB
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D. Bracy | 9 | 33 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Riles
12 QB
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D. Riles | 4 | 13 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Ali
89 WR
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Y. Ali | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Cunningham
16 QB
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C. Cunningham | 8 | -2 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Lane
83 WR
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J. Lane | 14 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Gathings
2 WR
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I. Gathings | 4 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Peasant
36 RB
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F. Peasant | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Paige
22 WR
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A. Paige | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Ali
89 WR
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Y. Ali | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Tolbert
5 WR
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Q. Tolbert | 6 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Bracy
24 RB
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D. Bracy | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Metcalf
84 WR
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E. Metcalf | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Riles
12 QB
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D. Riles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ervin
21 RB
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J. Ervin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Toney
80 WR
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A. Toney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Z. Rankin
7 K
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Z. Rankin | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
K. Ulbrich
13 P
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K. Ulbrich | 4 | 51.8 | 3 | 55 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Lane
83 WR
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J. Lane | 4 | 27.3 | 33 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Lane 83 WR
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J. Lane | 1 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Hopkins
9 QB
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D. Hopkins | 17/27 | 278 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. McBride
22 RB
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D. McBride | 12 | 120 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Brown Jr.
1 RB
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J. Brown Jr. | 10 | 114 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hopkins
9 QB
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D. Hopkins | 5 | 52 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Gates
23 RB
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A. Gates | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Curry
26 RB
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T. Curry | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Zeno
4 QB
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J. Zeno | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Shropshire
11 WR
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T. Shropshire | 9 | 6 | 193 | 1 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Palmer
19 WR
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T. Palmer | 6 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Damous
48 TE
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B. Damous | 5 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Boykin
8 WR
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D. Boykin | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Farrier II
2 WR
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F. Farrier II | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Jones
3 WR
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T. Jones | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Bryant
80 TE
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M. Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
N. Eason Jr.
10 LB
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N. Eason Jr. | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F. McWilliams
99 DL
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F. McWilliams | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Wilder
50 LB
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N. Wilder | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Cash
12 S
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G. Cash | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Tuazama
15 DL
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D. Tuazama | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Quinn
19 K
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M. Quinn | 2/3 | 47 | 5/5 | 11 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
K. Greenwell
98 P
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K. Greenwell | 2 | 48.0 | 0 | 49 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Brown Jr.
1 RB
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J. Brown Jr. | 2 | 28.0 | 31 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Ellis
25 LB
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R. Ellis | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
S. Thomas V 4 CB
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S. Thomas V | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |