NCAAF Game Recap - UAB at Ball State
Sat Sep 9, 2017 3:00 PM EDT

Fres
10
Bama
41
F
Okla
31
OSU
16
F
Aub
6
Clem
14
F
Pitt
14
PSU
33
F
Stan
24
USC
42
F
Mont
7
Wash
63
F
Cin
14
Mich
36
F
FlAtl
14
Wisc
31
F
OkSt
44
SoAl
7
F
Chat
10
LSU
45
F
UGA
20
ND
19
F
Lou
47
UNC
35
F
Del
0
VaTec
27
F
UNCC
7
K St
55
F
Boise
44
WaSt
47
F(2OT)
TCU
28
Ark
7
F
InSt
7
Tenn
42
F
SamHu
44
PVAM
31
F
IdSt
13
UtSt
51
F
AlcSt
10
FLInt
17
F
Ohio
21
Purd
44
F
Buff
17
Army
21
F
UT-M
23
Miss
45
F
Iowa
44
IASt
41
F OT
ECU
20
WVU
56
F
Tows
17
MD
63
F
E Ky
16
KY
27
F
NW
17
Duke
41
F
JacSt
10
GATec
37
F
Wake
34
BC
10
F
TxSt
3
Colo
37
F
UAB
31
Ball
51
F
E Il
10
NIU
38
F
Sav
7
App
54
F
Tul
21
Navy
23
F
APSU
10
MiaOH
31
F
How
31
Kent
38
F
Abil
10
ColSt
38
F
SJSU
0
Tex
56
F
Ind
34
UVA
17
F
Vill
13
Temp
16
F
MidTN
30
Syr
23
F
E Mi
16
Rut
13
F
WestMI
14
MSU
28
F
OD
17
UMass
7
F
GWebb
0
Wyo
27
F
AlaAM
0
Vand
42
F
ULLaf
42
Tuls
66
F
C Mi
45
Kans
27
F
UNH
22
GaSo
12
F
Neb
35
Oreg
42
F
Hawaii
23
UCLA
56
F
Web
20
Cal
33
F
Mor
17
Lib
58
F
AlaSt
7
Troy
34
F
Marsh
20
NCSt
37
F
(N/A)
10
JMU
52
F
SD
35
BGSU
27
F
ArkPB
3
Akr
52
F
Toled
37
NEV
24
F
UNLV
44
Idaho
16
F
Nich
14
TxAM
24
F
Sou
0
SMiss
45
F
NorTx
32
SMU
54
F
SCar
31
MIZ
13
F
MissSt
57
LT
21
F
NMS
30
NM
28
F
Rice
31
UTEP
14
F
W Ky
7
Ill
20
F
UTSA
17
Bayl
10
F
MIN
48
OreSt
14
F
Utah
19
BYU
13
F
Hou
19
Ariz
16
F
SDSU
30
AzSt
20
F
MiaFL
ArkSt
Canc
NoCol
Fla
Canc
ULMon
FlaSt
PPD
SoFL
UConn
PPD
Mem
UCF
PPD

Sep 9, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

UAB (1-1)

3

14

7

7

31

Ball State (1-1)

7

14

17

13

51

Ball State scores 20 unanswered in 2nd half, beats UAB 51-31
Sat Sep 9, 2017 6:47 PM

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Malik Dunner returned a kickoff for a 93-yard touchdown and Ball State scored 20 unanswered points in the second half for a 51-31 victory over UAB on Saturday.

Ball State (1-1) took its opening possession of the second half 65 yards in nine plays for James Gilbert's 1-yard TD plunge, extending its lead to 28-17. He added another short TD run early in the fourth.

UAB quarterback A.J. Erdely ran for his third TD late in the third to pull within 31-24, but Dunner returned the ensuing kickoff to start the Cardinals' scoring run.

Ball State's opening drive of the game went 12 plays and 65 yards, culminating with Dunner's 8-yard touchdown run. Riley Neal's 15-yard pass to Danny Pinter made it 14-3 midway through the second quarter.

UAB (1-1) answered with a pair of Erdely touchdown runs - of 41 and 18 yards - to take a 17-14 lead, but Ball State came right back as Caleb Huntley busted one up the middle for a 52-yard touchdown run and led 21-17 at intermission.

Erdely threw for 168 yards and added 77 yards on the ground.

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Passing

UAB Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. Erdely 24 15 62.5 0 168 43 0 83.3
Ball Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Neal 34 23 67.6 2 217 25 0 104.7
J. Milas 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6

Rushing

UAB Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
S. Brown 17 151 8.9 37 0
A. Erdely 14 77 5.5 41 3
Ball Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Huntley 10 89 8.9 52 1
J. Gilbert 18 41 2.3 7 2

Receiving

UAB Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
S. Copeland 2 45 22.5 43 0
J. Haden 3 33 11.0 27 0
Ball Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Hall 8 94 11.8 25 1
C. Lacanaria 4 46 11.5 17 0

Fumbles

UAB F FL
L. Stanley 1 0
J. Haden 1 1

Returning

UAB KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
A. Wilson 5 21.8 0 42 0 0 0
J. Haden 3 20.7 0 27 0 0 0
Ball KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Walton 2 26.0 0 27 0 0 0
C. Lacanaria 0 0 0 2 27.5 0 42

Punting

UAB Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Dixon 2 99 49.5 56
Ball Punt Yds Avg LgPu
N. Snyder 2 88 44.0 50

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

UAB Ball
Points For 31 51
Total Yards 504 377
Rushing Yards 336 160
Passing Yards 168 217
Passing Completions / Attempts 15/24 23/35
Turnovers 2 0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 4/2 1/0
First Downs 24 24
Penalties - Yards 9/81 4/36
Time Of Possession 22:22 38:38
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 7/13 11/17
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/2 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 2/50 2/44

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter UAB Ball
Ball 05:30 TD Malik Dunner 8 yd run (Morgan Hagee kick) 0 7
UAB 13:15 FG Nick Vogel 45 yd FG 3 7
2nd Quarter UAB Ball
Ball 04:44 TD Danny Pinter 15 yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee kick) 3 14
UAB 06:54 TD A.J. Erdely 41 yd run (Nick Vogel kick) 10 14
UAB 10:16 TD A.J. Erdely 18 yd run (Nick Vogel kick) 17 14
Ball 12:55 TD Caleb Huntley 52 yd run (Morgan Hagee kick) 17 21
3rd Quarter UAB Ball
Ball 06:24 TD James Gilbert 1 yd run (Morgan Hagee kick) 17 28
Ball 12:08 FG Morgan Hagee 47 yd FG 17 31
UAB 14:18 TD A.J. Erdely 8 yd run (Nick Vogel kick) 24 31
Ball 14:30 TD Malik Dunner 93 yd kick return (Morgan Hagee kick) 24 38
4th Quarter UAB Ball
Ball 05:34 TD James Gilbert 1 yd run (Morgan Hagee kick) 24 45
Ball 06:34 TD Justin Hall 12 yd pass from Riley Neal (missed kick) 24 51
UAB 13:13 TD Sederian Copeland 7 yd run (Nick Vogel kick) 31 51

Game Information

Stadium: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana
Attendance: 11,555
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