NCAAF Game Recap - UAB at Middle Tennessee
Sat Dec 1, 2018 1:30 PM EST

Bama
35
UGA
28
F
Clem
42
Pitt
10
F
Tex
27
Okla
39
F
NW
24
OSU
45
F
Mem
41
UCF
56
F
Utah
3
Wash
10
F
Fres
19
Boise
16
F OT
Drak
24
IASt
27
F
NIU
30
Buff
29
F
ULLaf
19
App
30
F
Marsh
20
VaTec
41
F
JacSt
27
Maine
55
F
Akr
3
SCar
28
F
ECU
3
NCSt
58
F
JMU
20
Colg
23
F
UAB
27
MidTN
25
F
Norf
17
Lib
52
F
Stan
23
Cal
13
F

Dec 1, 2018, 1:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

UAB (10-3)

3

21

0

3

27

Middle Tennessee (8-5)

13

3

6

3

25

UAB beats Middle Tennessee in C-USA title game 27-25
Sat Dec 1, 2018 5:42 PM

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Spencer Brown ran for 156 yards and a touchdown, Nick Vogel put UAB ahead with a field goal with 3:23 remaining and the Blazers, who reinstated their program last season after a two-year hiatus, beat Middle Tennessee 27-25 in Saturday's Conference USA championship game.

The Blue Raiders, who beat UAB in Murfreesboro 27-3 last weekend in a regular-season finale, were set to get a final chance with 1:21 to play but were flagged for having 12 men on the field as the Blazers prepared to punt, and UAB took a knee twice to run out the clock.

The victory gave UAB (10-3) its first 10-win season and its first Conference USA championship. The program was shut down after the 2014 season before being reinstated and taking two years off.

Brown's 30-yard run from the 50 was the key play in setting up Vogel's winning kick. Brown went 1,000 yards rushing for the second year in a row.

Trailing 13-3 after the first quarter, the Blazers scored 21 straight points in the second quarter on a 2-yard run by Brown, Tyler Johnston III's 40-yard pass to Andrew Wilson and Johnston's 3-yard run that came after Chris Woolbright intercepted Brent Stockstill's pass giving the ball to UAB at the Middle Tennessee 35.

The Blue Raiders cut into the lead on Crews Holt's field goal as time ran out at halftime then scored on Stockstill's 46-yard pass to Zack Dobson in the third quarter and took the lead at 25-24 with 10:08 left in the game on a Holt field goal.

Middle Tennessee (9-4) came in 5-0 at home this season.

Passing

UAB Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Johnston III 15 9 60.0 1 140 43 1 85.4
MidTN Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Stockstill 45 29 64.4 2 362 55 2 85.6

Rushing

UAB Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
S. Brown 31 156 5.0 30 1
T. Johnston III 17 56 3.3 13 1
MidTN Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
Z. Dobson 3 52 17.3 48 0
C. Mobley 9 39 4.3 15 0

Receiving

UAB Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
K. Carter 1 43 43.0 43 0
A. Wilson 1 40 40.0 40 1
MidTN Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. West 3 81 27.0 55 0
T. Thomas 2 63 31.5 44 1

Fumbles

Returning

UAB KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
A. Wilson 1 13.0 0 13 1 5.0 0 5
K. Carter 1 13.0 0 13 0 0 0
MidTN KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Lee 0 0 0 1 8.0 0 8

Punting

UAB Punt Yds Avg LgPu
K. Greenwell 4 184 46.0 53
MidTN Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Bonadies 2 81 40.5 43

Takeaways

UAB Int Yds InTD
D. Turner 1 0 0
C. Woolbright 1 -1 0
MidTN Int Yds InTD
W. Bush 1 1 0

Team Stats Comparison

UAB MidTN
Points For 27 25
Total Yards 365 456
Rushing Yards 225 94
Passing Yards 140 362
Passing Completions / Attempts 9/15 29/45
Turnovers 1 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 2
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 21 18
Penalties - Yards 4/25 3/15
Time Of Possession 45:45 15:15
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/14 3/15
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 2/4
Punts - Average Yards 4/46 2/40

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter UAB MidTN
MidTN 03:04 FG Crews Holt 37 yd FG 0 3
UAB 07:23 FG Nick Vogel 29 yd FG 3 3
MidTN 12:01 FG Crews Holt 20 yd FG 3 6
MidTN 15:00 TD Tavares Thomas 19 yd pass from Brent Stockstill (Crews Holt kick) 3 13
2nd Quarter UAB MidTN
UAB 07:52 TD Spencer Brown 2 yd run (Nick Vogel kick) 10 13
UAB 10:45 TD Andre Wilson 40 yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Nick Vogel kick) 17 13
UAB 11:40 TD Tyler Johnston III 3 yd run (Nick Vogel kick) 24 13
MidTN 15:00 FG Crews Holt 27 yd FG 24 16
3rd Quarter UAB MidTN
MidTN 11:08 TD Zack Dobson 46 yd pass from Brent Stockstill (failed 2pt pass) 24 22
4th Quarter UAB MidTN
MidTN 04:52 FG Crews Holt 33 yd FG 24 25
UAB 11:37 FG Nick Vogel 28 yd FG 27 25

Game Information

Stadium: Johnny (Red) Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attendance: 15,806
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