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2014 Blazers Game Week GAME 7 UAB (4-2, 2-1) at Middle Tennessee (4-3, 3-1) Saturday, Oct. 18 | 2:30 p.m. CT Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Floyd Stadium (30,778)

Twitter: @UABAthletics @UABBlazersFB | Facebook: UAB Blazers | YouTube: UAB Athletics | Instagram: UABathletics | Website: UABSports.com BLAZERS BEGIN 3-GAME ROAD SWING AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS s After a dominant performance last weekend in a 56-21 win over North Texas, UAB will be seeking its (4-2, 2-1 Conference USA) third consecutive victory this Saturday when the Blazers travel to Murfreesboro to take on Middle Ten- nessee. Kickoff at Floyd Stadium will be at 2:30 p.m. CT. AUGUST s The Blazers scored three defensive touchdowns and quarterback Cody Clements passed for 316 yards 30 Troy (FOX CS) W, 48-10 to help UAB to its fourth victory of the season and its best start to a season since 2004. The Blazers’ SEPTEMBER 56 points were the most they’ve scored in 57 games (2009 season) and also mark the most allowed by 6 at Mississippi State (FOX SPORTS) L, 47-34 North Texas in 73 games (2008 season). 13 Alabama A&M (ASN) W, 41-14 27 FIU* (ASN) L, 34-20 GAMEDAY NOTES OCTOBER s UAB is in its 24th season of intercollegiate football and its 19th at the NCAA Division I level. 4 at Western Kentucky* W, 42-39 s The Blazers are playing Middle Tennessee for the second straight year and for the fifth time overall. 11 North Texas* (ASN) W, 56-21 UAB has played only once in Murfreesboro when the teams played for the first time in 1995. 18 at Middle Tennessee (FOX CS) 2:30 p.m. s The Blazers ran up 591 yards of offense in the Oct. 4 win over WKU to represent the most yards in a 25 at Arkansas TBA game by the Blazers since the 2011 Memphis game when UAB notched 601 yards. NOVEMBER s Against Mississippi State Sept. 6, the Blazers scored on pass plays of 88 (Jeremiah Briscoe to J.J. Nelson), 1 at Florida Atlantic* (ASN) 6 p.m. 81 (Cody Clements to Josh Magee) and 75 yards (Briscoe to Quincy Perdue). Those plays represent the 8 Louisiana Tech* (ASN) 11:00 a.m. sixth-longest, seventh-longest and 12th-longest (tied) pass plays in UAB history. 22 MARSHALL* (ASN) 11:00 a.m. s The Blazers had two players named to the All-Conference USA first team during the summer. Wide 29 at Southern Miss* (ASN) 2:30 p.m. receiver J.J. Nelson and punter Hunter Mullins were both tabbed to the first unit by the league’s coaches. Mullins, in addition, was named the C-USA Special Teams Player-of-the-Year. Home games in bold s Quarterback Cody Clements ranks No. 4 in the country in completion percentage at 70.6 and is No. *Conference USA game All times are CT 9 in passing efficiency. at 166.1. Clements has hit 39 of his last 47 passes (83 percent). s Senior running back D.J. Vinson registered a UAB record five rushing touchdowns against Alabama UAB COACHING STAFF A&M, also tying the Conference USA single-game mark. He now has a team-best eight rushing touch- Bill Clark (f) Head Coach downs on the season. Bryant Vincent (pb) Offensive Coordinator/QBs s The Blazers’ sophomore running back Jordan Howard rushed for 881 yards last season as a true fresh- Duwan Walker (f) Defensive Coordinator/DBs Jody Wright (f) Assistant HC/Running Backs man as he split time with Darrin Reaves who left UAB a year early and is now a member of the Carolina Mike Bennefield (f) Offensive Line Panthers. Howard’s rushing total was the second-best nationally among freshmen in 2013. Chuck Dunn (f) Inside Linebackers s J.J. Nelson has averaged 20.6 yards per reception on his 100 catches during his career. Richard Owens (f) Tight Ends s Nelson now ranks No. 7 on the Blazers’ all-time reception list with his 100 catches and he ranks No. David Reeves (f) Defensive Line 4 in receiving touchdowns with 18. Daric Riley (f) Outside LBs/Special Teams s UAB is ranked No. 3 in C-USA in total offense (490.0) and is No. 6 in total defense (398.5). Cornelius Williams (f) Wide Receivers s UAB’s Bill Clark is in his 11th overall season as a head coach (9 years at Prattville HS, 1 year at Jackson- Zac Woodfin (f) Strength & Conditioning ville State and in first year at UAB). In those 11 years, he has only suffered 17 total losses. f - On The Field pb - Press Box s UAB was +5 in turnover margin in last Saturday’s win over North Texas with five takeaways. The Blaz- ers were -9 in turnover margin (9 turnovers/0 takeaways) in the previous two games vs. FIU and WKU. MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Office Address THE COACHES Bartow Arena - West Tower s Bill Clark (Jacksonville State, ‘90) is in his first season as the head coach at UAB. Clark came to UAB 617 13th Street South after spending one year at Jacksonville State where he led the Gamecocks to an 11-4 record and a berth Birmingham, AL 35294 in the NCAA FCS playoffs. JSU concluded the year ranked No. 10 in the final FCS poll and recorded its Office Phone most wins since the 1992 season. 205-934-0722 s Rick Stockstill (Florida State ’79) is in his ninth season as the head coach at Middle Tennessee. Assoc. AD/Media Relations: Norm Reilly Stockstill has a record of 55-52 with the Blue Raiders during that time. Under Stockstill, MT has won a Cell: 205-936-1793 league title, won the 2009 New Orleans Bowl, made four bowl appearances and been bowl eligible five Email: [email protected] Assistant Director: Tray Littlefield times. Stockstill was an assistant 24 years prior to becoming the head coach at Middle Tennessee. Cell: 205-504-4566 BROADCAST INFORMATION SERIES INFORMATION Email: [email protected] TV: FOX College Sports (FCS) ALL-TIME: Series tied, 2-2 Assistant Director: Kristin Watkins Play-by-Play: Mike Morgan OVERALL STREAK: MT, 1 Cell: 205-234-9422 Analyst: JC Pearson Last Meeting: MT, 24-21, 11/2/13 at B’ham Email: [email protected] Sideline: Steffi Sorensen Last UAB Win: 14-9, 10/21/00 at M’freesboro Assistant Director: Brandon Lee IN BIRMINGHAM: UAB, 2-1 Cell: 334-447-2325 RADIO: Blazer IMG Sports Network Streak: MT, 1 Email: [email protected] Play-by-Play: David Crane Last UAB Win: 14-9, 10/21/00 Media Relations Assistant: Jon Hevron Analyst: Steve Irvine Last MT Win: 24-21, 11/2/13 Cell: 248-978-5066 Sideline: Sam Miller IN MURFREESBORO: MT leads, 1-0 Email: [email protected] Broadcasts: WUHT-FM 107.7 Streak: MT, 1 Last UAB Win: N/A TWITTER: @UABAthletics Last MT Win: 28-13, 9/30/95 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

Call Us UAB! UAB GAME WEEK SCHEDULE Please note that there are only two correct MEDIA SERVICES versions of our name, the acronym “UAB,” or Sunday: Following Saturday’s game, the team will generally have Sundays off. the full “University of Alabama at Birmingham.” In addition, the Associated Press sports style- book now uses UAB on first reference, not Monday: Coach Clark will be available for interviews at his weekly media luncheon, held in the Alabama-Birmingham. Green & Gold Room (in Bartow Arena) between 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT (quotes and audio from press conference will be posted on the UAB Athletics website later in the afternoon). Lunch is served We are not: promptly at 11:30 a.m. The Monday media luncheon is held only during weeks in which the Blazers Alabama-Birmingham, have an upcoming game. Ala.-Birmingham, or U.A.B. Practice. There will be a 30-minute media viewing opportunity prior to the first individual period of The University of Alabama at Birmingham each practice. The tentative start time for the gameweek practices is 3:00. Call the UAB media rela- (UAB) has been an autonomous member of tions office to confirm practice times for the week. the University of Alabama system since 1969, and has had an intercollegiate athletic program Tuesday: Practice. There will be a 30-minute media viewing opportunity prior to the first individual since 1977. UAB is sometimes confused with period of each practice. the University of Alabama (Crimson Tide), which is located in Tuscaloosa; while this is in- Wednesday: Practice. There will be a 30-minute media viewing opportunity prior to the first evitable, it is important to note that the two individual period of each practice. This is the last day for player interview availability of game weeks. are indeed separate institutions. In addition,

the UAB name is often altered by various me- dia, opponents, merchandisers, etc. Thursday: Practice. No player or coach availability. Coach Clark will participate in his weekly radio call-in show, “Blazer Sportsline,” on ESPN JOX2 100.5 FM in Birmingham. The weekly show runs from 10:30-11:30 a.m. CT and is held at Dreamland BBQ. Postgame Interviews Friday: Travel and practice schedule TBA (check with the UAB media relations office for updates). UAB has a closed locker room policy after

each game. There is NO player availabilty on Saturday: Coach Clark will address the media approximately 15 minutes following the conclusion the field immediately after the game except for network television when requested ahead of the game; the UAB locker room and training room are closed to the media at all times; requested of time. players will be made available following the game, time permitting.

Head coach Bill Clark will address the assem- Interviews: Contact Associate AD for Media Relations Norm Reilly (205-934-0722), Assistant Director bled media prior to any player comments. The Tray Littlefield or another member of the media relations staff to request coach or player interviews. postgame interview room at Legion Field is The best time for interviews with the head coach is Monday at the weekly media luncheon and after located in the north end of the stadium under practice. the grandstand. Media will have an opportunity in the press box to make interview requests Media are asked to notify the media relations staff at least 24 hours in advance of their plans to attend for specific players. practice and of specific interview requests.

UAB Quick Facts Location...... Birmingham, Ala. Founded...... 1969 Enrollment...... 18,568 Nickname...... Blazers Media covering UAB football and Conference USA are encouraged School Colors...... Forest Green & Old Gold to utilize the web site CollegePressBox.com. CollegePressBox.com is the Stadium (Capacity)...... Legion Field (72,000) official media website for Conference USA football. Access and download Playing Surface...... SureTurf weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the confer- Conference...... Conference USA ence and each of its 12 member schools throughout the season. President...... Dr. Ray Watts (UAB, ’76) Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can Faculty Rep...... Dr. Frank Messina (West Alabama, ’86) apply for a password by sending an e-mail to password@collegepressbox. Director of Athletics...... Brian Mackin (UAB, ’83) com. Head Coach...... Bill Clark (Jacksonville State, ’90) For more information, contact CollegePressBox at CollegePressBox@ gmail.com.

BLAZER IMG SPORTS NETWORK

UAB fans in Birmingham will once again be able to hear all the football and basketball game day action on WUHT-FM “Hot” 107.7, the flagship station of the Blazer IMG Sports Network. The Green and Gold faithful will also be able to hear “Blazer Sport- sline” each week on Birmingham’s 100.5 ESPN JOX2 throughout the football and basketball campaigns.

David Crane returns for his eighth season as the play-by-play “Voice of the Blazers.” Crane will be joined in the booth by former Birmingham News and UAB beat writer Steve Irvine. Sam Miller, a former athletic department staff member in the marketing office for the Blazers, will again serve as sideline reporter this season. 20142014 UABUAB FOOTBALLFOOTBALL COMPARISONCOMPARISON UAB (4-2, 2-1 C-USA) at Middle Tennessee (4-3, 3-1 C-USA) October 18, 2014, 2:30 P.M. (FOX College Sports) Floyd Stadium - Murfreesboro, Tenn. OFFENSE UAB Middle Tennessee Average Points Per Game 40.2 36.3 First Downs 143 161 RUSHING YARDS 1,253 1,517 Number of Rushing Plays 310 317 Average Yards Per Rush 4.0 4.8 Average Rushing Yards Per Game 208.8 216.7 PASSING YARDS 1,687 1,805 Number of Passing Plays 168 215 Average Yards Per Completion 15.6 11.9 Average Passing Yards Per Game 281.2 257.9 TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS 2,940 3,322 AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME 490.0 474.6 Average Kickoff Return 24.9 20.7 Average Punt Return 9.4 15.2 Third Down Conversions 42/92 (46%) 45/100 (45%) DEFENSE UAB Middle Tennessee Average Points Per Game 27.5 33.3 First Downs Allowed 118 172 RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED 895 1,219 Number of Rushing Plays 245 277 Average Yards Per Rush 3.7 4.4 Average Rushing Yards Per Game 149.2 174.1 PASSING YARDS ALLOWED 1,496 2,088 Number of Passing Plays 193 275 Average Yards Per Completion 14.8 12.6 Average Passing Yards Per Game Allowed 249.2 298.3 OPPONENT TOTAL OFFENSE 2,391 3,307 OPPONENT AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME 398.5 472.4 Opponent Average Kickoff Return 23.8 21.2 Opponent Average Punt Return 14.6 5.6 Opponent Third Down Conversions 31/92 (34%) 49/108 (45%) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total SCORE BY QUARTERS - UAB 55 72 83 31 — 241 MT 58 72 47 61 — 233 TIME OF POSSESSION - UAB 30:37 (29:23) PENALTIES - UAB 28 for 232 MT 29:30 (30:30) MT 52 for 483 FUMBLES - UAB 7, lost 5 FUMBLES CAUSED - UAB 7, rec 4 MT 13, lost 8 MT 11, rec 5 INTERCEPTIONS BY - UAB 6 Opponents 8 MT 9 Opponents 6

TOs GAINED TOs LOST MARGIN TURNOVER MARGIN - UAB 10 13 -3 MT 14 14 0

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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD VS. MIDDLE TENNESSEE HEAD COACH s UAB and Middle Tennessee will be meeting for the fifth time when they kick off Saturday at BILL CLARK Murfreesboro, Tenn. The series is tied at 2-2 after the Blue Raiders edged the Blazers, 24-21, last season at Legion Field. This will be the second matchup at MT. The Blue Raiders took a 28-13 Bill Clark, who guided Jack- win in 1995 in the first meeting between the teams. sonville State to a record-setting season in 2013 and the highest UAB-Middle Tennessee Series (Series tied, 2-2) NCAA Division I final ranking in 2013: MT, 24-21 @ Birmingham 1998: UAB, 26-17 @ Birmingham school history, was named head 2000: UAB, 14-9 @ Birmingham 1995: MT, 28-13 @ Murfreesboro football coach at UAB in Janu- ary, 2014, becoming the fifth head BLAZERS COME UP WITH FIVE TAKEAWAYS VS. NORTH TEXAS coach in Blazers’ history. s Certainly one area that stood out in last Saturday’s 56-21 win over North Texas was in turnover margin where the Blazers finished with a +5, recording five takeaways and Clark has more than 20 years of experience, having spent a year zero turnovers. UAB registered three defensive touchdowns (2 interceptions, 1 fumble) as the head coach at Jacksonville against the Mean Green. The Blazers were -9 in turnover margin the two games prior to State before coming to UAB. Prior Saturday (vs. FIU and WKU) and had no takeaways in those two contests. to taking the helm of the Gamecocks’ program, Clark was assistant head coach and the defensive coordinator at South 24TH SEASON OF UAB FOOTBALL; 19TH AT 1-A LEVEL Alabama. Before joining the Jaguars’ staff, he was one of the s UAB has a young football program compared to most of its opposition. The Blazers most successful high school coaches in the State of Alabama. went through their first intercollegiate football season in 1991 as a member of NCAA Division III. Clark led the Gamecocks to an 11-4 record last season, their s The Blazers moved to Division I-AA two seasons later in 1993, remaining at that level most victories since the 1992 campaign when JSU won the three years before making the transition to Division I-A during 1996 season. NCAA Division II National Championship. That number set s an Ohio Valley Conference record and is also the most wins The 2014 season represents the 24th season of football for UAB. by a first-year head coach. EXPERIENCE RETURNS FOR BLAZERS IN 2014 Jacksonville State earned an at-large berth in the FCS Playoffs s When UAB takes the field this fall, the Blazers will have a large group of returning let- and captured two victories -- including a second round win terwinners and starters from last season. Heading into preseason practice, UAB listed 20 over No. 6 McNeese State -- to reach the quarterfinals. The returning letterwinners on offense, 24 on defense and three specialists. The Blazers have wins were the Gamecocks’ first-ever in the NCAA Division I eight returning starters on offense and defense, plus both their placekicker (Ty Long) and playoffs. Jacksonville State concluded the 2013 season ranked their punter (Hunter Mullins). No. 10 in the final FCS poll.

Clark became the Jacksonville State head coach after five out- BLAZERS HAD ANOTHER POTENT OFFENSIVE SEASON IN 2013 standing seasons at South Alabama as the Jaguars’ defensive s The Blazers averaged nearly 400 yards per game on offense for the 2013 season. UAB coordinator. finished with an average of 392.9 yards on offense, including a 178.1 rushing yards average and a 214.8 passing yards mark. Clark joined South Alabama in 2008 after spending nine years as head coach at Prattville (Ala.) High School where he led the PAIR OF FIRST-TIME OPPONENTS, TWO SEC TEAMS ON SCHEDULE Lions to national prominence. He won a pair of Class 6A State s The Blazers will play a pair of schools for the first time during the 2014 season while Championships as his last two teams won 30 straight games, they take on a pair of Southeastern Conference opponents. UAB plays road games against while the 2007 squad was ranked No. 2 in the nation in USA Mississippi State (last Saturday, Sept. 6) and Arkansas (Oct. 25) this fall, representing the Today’s national high school poll. 13th consecutive year that the Blazers have played at least one opponent from the SEC. Following his final season at Prattville High School, he was s The Blazers are meeting Alabama A&M (Sept. 13) and Arkansas for first-time meetings. named the Alabama High School Athletic Association Coach s The Blazers played Mississippi State five times in their history prior to Saturday with of the Year and was also selected as the Schutt Southeast Re- the Bulldogs holding a 4-1 series advantage. UAB won the first meeting — 27-13 at gional Coach of the Year. Starkville in 2004 – between the schools, but State has come back to win the last four. s Southern Miss is the opponent the Blazers have faced the most with the 2014 meeting He first led the Lions to the Class 6A state playoffs in 2000, (Nov. 29) at Hattiesburg set to be the 15th all-time meeting. his second season guiding the program. Clark earned his first postseason victory a year later, helping Prattville advance to BLAZERS IN STRETCH OF FOUR OF FIVE ON THE ROAD the quarterfinals before falling to the eventual state champion, which is where the Lions’ season would end each of the next s The Blazers began a stretch of four-of-five games on the road with the Oct. 4 contest two falls. at Western Kentucky. UAB played at home against North Texas Saturday but now em- barks on three consecutive games on the road: Oct. 18 at Middle Tennessee, Oct. 25 at Clark served on the staff of the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Arkansas and Nov. 1 at Florida Atlantic. Classic three times, including as head coach in the summer s To this point of the season, UAB has played four of its first six games at Legion Field. of 2007. He also served as head coach in the 2004 North- South All-Star Game. Clark began his coaching career as an assistant at Piedmont High School (1990-91) and also has UAB RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS coaching stints at Tuscaloosa County High School (1992-94), Coffee County (Ga.) High School (1995-96) and Dothan High Rushing Yards Receptions Punt Return Yards School (1997-98). Jordan Howard 881 Jamarcus Nelson 81 Jamarcus Nelson 88 Darius Powell 23 Jamari Staples 45 He graduated from Jacksonville State in 1990 with a degree Kennard Backman 28 Kickoff Return Yards in physical education. Clark and his wife, Jennifer, have two Passing Yards Jamarcus Nelson 614 children: daughter, Katie (19) and son Jacob (17). N/A Receiving Yards Jamarcus Nelson 846 Tackles Jamari Staples 458 Jake Ganus 93 2014 UAB FOOTBALL A LOOK BACK AT THE NORTH TEXAS GAME HOWARD WAS NO. 2-RANKED NCAA FRESHMAN IN 2013 s The big story was turnovers. UAB forced five Mean Green turnovers s Running back Jordan Howard rushed for 881 yards last season as a true and committed none. The +5 margin played a large role in the 56-21 win freshman in 2013 as he split backfield duty with the as the Blazers’ first two touchdowns were scored on the defensive side. departed Darrin Reaves, now with the Carolina s UAB’s 56 points scored were the most scored by the Blazers in 57 Panthers. Howard averaged 6.1 yards on 145 car- games (2009 season) and also the most allowed by a North Texas team in ries for the Blazers. 73 contests (dating back to the 2008 campaign. s His rushing total in 2013 ranked No. 2 nationally s UAB WR J.J. Nelson scored on a 74-yard reception for his 100th re- among NCAA FBS freshmen, only behind Arkansas’ Alex Collins who ran for 1,026 yards. ception for the Blazers and also eclipsed the 2,000-yard receiving mark s Howard is off to a great start in 2014 as he has for his career. The touchdown was Nelson’s 18th career receiving score. rushed for 631 yards in six games. Howard has s UAB quarterback Cody Clements hit 17of-22 passes for 316 yards and rushed for more than 100 yards in three games two touchdowns. thus far this season, including a career-best 183 two s Linebacker Jake Ganus registered two tackles for loss, marking his weeks ago against WKU. He ranks No. 3 in Confer- fourth consecutive game with at least two tackles for loss. ence USA in rushing yards per game with 105.2. s UAB RB D.J. Vinson notched his eighth rushing touchdown of the year. NCAA FRESHMEN UAB RECORD WHEN... RUSHING LEADERS IN 2013 Name G Att Yds TD Overall...... 4-2 1. Alex Collins, Arkansas 12 190 1,026 4 Home...... 3-1 2. Jordan Howard, UAB 11 145 881 2 Away...... 1-1 Shock Linwood, Baylor 12 128 881 8 Grass...... 0-1 4. Kareem Hunt., Toledo 12 137 866 6 Turf...... 4-1 5. Elijah McGuire, La.-Lafayette 13 103 863 8 Playing A Day Game...... 3-2 Playing A Night Game...... 1-0 CLEMENTS EFFICIENT IN BLAZER DEBUT s Quarterback Cody Clements made his UAB debut in the Aug. 30 season August...... 1-0 opener against Troy and the result was a 48-10 Blazer victory. September...... 1-2 s Clements was extremely efficient as he passed for a pair of touchdowns October...... 2-0 and ran for one more in the win. He connected on 13-of-19 passes (68.4 November...... 0-0 percent) for 152 yards. Clements also rushed for 37 yards on nine carries (4.1 average). UAB Scored First...... 2-1 s Clements, a native of Whittier, Calif. who originally enrolled at Washington Opponent Scored First...... 2-1 State out of high school, spent the past two seasons at Cerritos (Calif.) College. Leading After 1st Quarter...... 2-1 Tied After 1st Quarter...... 0-0 WATKINS HAS STRONG START TO SENIOR SEASON Trailing After 1st Quarter...... 0-2 s Defensively, senior Diaheem Watkins was among the Blazer leaders in the season-opening victory over Troy. Leading At Halftime...... 3-0 s Watkins registered six tackles in the game — all solos — and recorded a Tied At Halftime...... 0-0 pair of sacks and two tackles for loss in the game. Trailing At Halftime...... 1-2 s Watkins is the most experienced member of UAB’s defensive front. He has played in 36 games during his Blazer career and started every one of them. Leading After 3rd Quarter...... 3-0 Tied After 3rd Quarter...... 0-0 LONG BOOTS PAIR OF FIELD GOALS TO OPEN 2014 Trailing After 3rd Quarter...... 1-2 s Senior Ty Long, on his way to becoming UAB’s all-time kicker for field goals, has gotten his senior season off to a good start. Largest Halftime Lead...... 21 s Largest Halftime Deficit...... 13 Long was successful on both of field goal attempts against the Trojans, con- necting from 34 and 49 yards in the victory. He hit from 44 and 46 against the Score 20 or More Points...... 4-2 Bulldogs. The Roswell, Ga. native now has 50 career field goals and trails Nick Score 30 or More Points...... 4-1 Hayes (57 from 2001-04) by only seven. Opponents Score 20 or Less...... 2-0 s Also impressive is that in six games thus far, aside from his 4x6 on field goals, may be that Long has 19 touchbacks. Long’s two field goal misses have Rush for 100 Yards or more...... 4-1 come from distances of 56 and 48 yards. Those are his only two attempts Rush for 150 Yards or more...... 3-1 since the second game of the season (at Mississippi State). Pass for 200 Yards or more...... 3-1 Pass for 300 Yards or more...... 2-1 BLAZERS RUSHING TOTAL HIGHEST IN 48 GAMES Total 400 Yards or more...... 3-1 s UAB rushed for 338 yards in the season-opening 48-10 win over Troy and the rushing total was the Blazers’ highest ground production in 48 games. Opp. Rush less than 100 Yards...... 2-1 s The last time that a UAB team rushed for as many yards as the season Opp. Pass less than 200 Yards...... 0-0 opener was on Sept. 2, 2010 when the Blazers ran for 345 vs. Florida Atlantic. Opp. Total less than 300 yards...... 1-0 s The Blazers also had a pair of 100-yard rushers in the win over Troy. Jordan Howard rushed for 179 yards while senior D.J. Vinson tallied 106 yards. Commit More Turnovers...... 2-1 Commit Fewer Turnovers...... 2-0 TIGHT END BACKMAN SCORES TWICE IN OPENER Commit Equal Turnovers...... 0-1 s Senior tight end Kennard Backman, named in the summer to the Mackey Award Watch List, lived up to the hype in the season opener for the Blazers. Lead in Time of Possession...... 3-0 s Backman caught a pair of touchdown passes from junior quarterback Cody Trail in Time of Possession...... 1-2 Clements — both in the first half on distances of 3 and 18 yards. s Backman now has nine receiving touchdowns in his career. 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

HOWARD IN TOP 10 FOR UAB CAREER RUSHING NELSON PROVIDES MAJOR OFFENSIVE WEAPON s Jordan Howard is off to an outstanding start to the 2014 season. Just five- s Senior wide receiver J.J. Nelson registered four 100-yard receiving games games into his sophomore season, running back Jordan Howard has moved during the 2013 season and also caught a pair of touchdown passes. Nelson into the top 10 on UAB’s career rushing list. averaged 20.1 yards per reception for the season as he caught 42 passes for s Howard, who has 631 yards (105.2 avg.) after six games this season, has 846 yards and eight touchdown passes in 10 games. He now has 100 career increased his career total to 1,512 yards. receptions to rank No. 7 all-time on the UAB charts and is No. 4 on the ca- s Howard is averaging 5.7 yards per attempt in his career thus far. reer list for receiving yards with 2,061. Of his 22 career TDs (receiving, kick and punt returns), 15 of them have coveraged distances of 40 yards or more. UAB ALL-TIME TOP 10 RUSHERS Nelson ranks No. 4 at UAB in career receiving touchdowns with 18. 1. Pat Green (1991-94)...... 2,817 2. Joe Webb (2006-09)...... 2,774 JORDAN HAD OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN SEASON 3. Darrin Reaves (2011-13)...... 2,337 s Running back Jordan Howard is coming off an outstanding true freshman 4. Dan Burks (2002-06)...... 1,979 season for the Blazers. He rushed for 881 yards and a pair of touchdowns while averaging a team-best 6.1 yards per attempt. Howard, who split playing 5. Jegill Dugger (1998-2001)...... 1,979 time with All-Conference USA running back Darrin Reaves, ranked second 6. Corey White (2003-06)...... 1,925 nationally among FBS freshmen in rushing yards. He was named to the C- 7. Jordan Howard (2013-Present)...... 1,512 USA All-Freshman Team following the season. 8. Lucious Foster (1996-98)...... 1,463 9. Carl Sanders (1996-97)...... 1,263 MULLINS NAMED C-USA PRESEASON 10. Rashaud Slaughter (2006-09)...... 1,094 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR s Senior Hunter Mullins holds the UAB record for punting average at 44.0 UAB CURRENTLY IN THE 2014 NCAA STATISTICS yards per kick. In July, he was named the preseason Special Teams Player- • Here are UAB’s current rankings in the 2014 NCAA statistics, both in of-the-Year for Conference USA, as voted by the league’s 13 head coaches. the team categories, as well as individually: Mullins, who is entering his third season as the Blazers’ starting punter, was also tabbed to the first-team All-Conference USA team, joining teammate J.J. Team Rankings Nelson who was named as one of the first-team receivers. Rushing Offense...... 33rd...... 208.8 Passing Offense...... 33rd...... 281.2 PLENTY OF FIREPOWER BACK ON OFFENSE Total Offense...... 22nd...... 490.0 s The Blazers are expected to again feature a high-powered offense as they Scoring Offense...... 17th...... 40.2 return eight starters from the 2013 season. Wide receiver Jamarcus Nelson is Rushing Defense...... 57th...... 149.2 one of the most dynamic players in college football and enters his final season at UAB with a career average of 20 yards per catch. Nelson has been named Passing Efficiency...... 10th...... 158.8 to the Watch Lists for both the Biletnikoff and Hornung Awards. Pass Efficiency Defense...... 76th...... 130.0 s Tight end Kennard Backman has seen his numbers improve with each of Total Defense...... 73rd...... 398.5 his first three seasons and is expecting a banner senior campaign. Backman Scoring Defense...... 78th...... 27.5 was tabbed to the Mackey Award Watch List in July. Sophomore running back Net Punting...... 60th...... 37.9 Jordan Howard rushed for nearly 900 yards as a true freshman and he wasn’t Punt Returns...... 47th...... 9.4 even listed as the team’s feature back. Kickoff Returns...... 18th...... 24.9 s UAB will have to fill the voids left with the departure of running back Dar- Turnover Margin...... 93rd...... -0.50 rin Reaves (928 yards, 12 rushing TDs) and at quarterback. The Blazers did Pass Defense...... 80th...... 249.3 not have a quarterback on the roster who had thrown a pass in a game while 3rd Down Conversions...... 31st ...... 0.457 (42x92) at UAB. Junior Cody Clements, who originally enrolled at Washington State, Opp. 3rd Down Conversions...... 33rd...... 0.34 (31x92) participated in spring practice in 2014 after coming to UAB in January. Cle- Sacks...... 35th...... 2.7 ments emerged from spring practice as the No. 1 quarterback, but redshirt Tackles for Loss...... 25th...... 7.0 freshman Jeremiah Briscoe was impressive in fall camp and is also expected to Sacks Allowed...... 65th...... 2.0 compete for playing time.

Individual Rankings UAB IN ALL-TIME OVERTIME GAMES Rushing Yards Per Game...... Jordan Howard, 23rd, 105.2 Rushing Touchdowns...... D.J. Vinson, 11th, 8 Overall: 2-6 | Home: 0-4 | Away: 2-2 ...... Jordan Howard, 30th, 6 Most Recent: L, 37-34 vs. Rice, Nov. 21, 2013 Rushing Yards...... Jordan Howard, 22nd, 631 Rushing Yards Per Attempt...... Jordan Howard, 55th, 5.30 Date Opponent Result Pass Efficiency...... Cody Clements, 9th, 166.1 9/26/98 Kansas (4 OT) L, 39-37 Completion Percentage...... Cody Clements, 4th, .706 Yards Per Pass Completion...... Cody Clements, 19th, 14.07 11/20/99 at Tulane W, 23-20 Yards Per Pass Attempt...... Cody Clements, 5th, 9.93 11/11/00 Southern Miss L, 33-30 Total Offense...... Cody Clements, 52nd, 246.7 9/23/06 Mississippi State L, 16-10 Receiving Yards Per Game...... J.J. Nelson, 54th, 73.8 9/25/10 at Tennessee (2 OT) L, 32-29 Field Goals Per Game...... Ty Long, 97th, 0.67 10/30/10 at Southern Miss (2 OT), W, 50-49 Field Goal Percentage...... Ty Long, 64th, .667 8/31/13 at Troy (OT), L, 34-31 Scoring...... D.J. Vinson, 55th, 8.0 11/21/13 Rice L, 37-34 Punting Average...... Hunter Mullins, 25th, 44.1 All-Purpose Yards...... J.J. Nelson, 10th, 162.5 Kickoff Returns...... J.J. Nelson, 4th, 31.0 GANUS IS BLAZERS’ TOP RETURNING TACKLER Punt Returns...... J.J. Nelson, 27th, 9.5 s UAB junior Jake Ganus is the Blazers’ top returning tackler with 93 stops Sacks...... Diaheem Watkins, 47th, 0.67 registered in 2013. Ganus also had a team-high 8.0 tackles for loss. He either Tackles for Loss...... Jake Ganus, 23rd, 1.4 led the team, or tied for the team lead, in tackles in seven of 12 games in 2013. 2014 UAB FOOTBALL LAST MEETING NELSON ETCHING NAME IN BLAZER RECORD BOOKS s Senior WR J.J. Nelson continues to move up the charts in the UAB record Nov. 2, 2013 — Birmingham, Ala. book in several receiving and all-purpose categories. s Nelson is currently No. 7 on the Blazers’ all-time list in receptions with 100, Middle Tennessee 0 0 7 17 — 24 is No. 4 in receiving yards (2,061), fourth in receiving touchdowns (18) and UAB 7 0 3 11 — 21 second in all-purpose yards (3,825). Nelson’s Career Numbers UAB - Reaves 21 run (Long kick) 3:25-1st Q Receiving UAB - Long 37 field goal 8:22-3rd Q Year G/GS No. Yds. TD Avg. LG MT - Griswold 3 pass from Kilgore (Clark kick) 5:18-3rd Q 2011 12/0 17 358 4 21.1 66 UAB - Long 50 field goal 14:13-4th Q 2012 10/4 22 414 4 18.8 75 MT - Henry 93 pass from Kilgore (Clark kick) 6:26-4th Q 2013 10/7 42 846 8 20.1 62 UAB - Nelson 21 pass from Perry (Perry run) 1:50-4th Q 2014 6/6 19 443 2 23.3 88 MT - Clark 18 field goal :03-4th Q Totals 38/17 100 2,061 18 20.6 88

UAB led for three quarters, but it was and Darrin Reaves each rushed for over CLEMENTS’ DEBUT SEASON AT UAB LOOKING GOOD 100 yards. Reaves eclipsed the 2,000 not enough as Middle Tennessee’s Cody s Clark knocked in a 18-yard field goal with rushing yard mark for his collegiate ca- Junior Cody Clements has made an early impact at the quarterback posi- three seconds remaining to give the Blue reer after his 111 yards on 27 carries.. tion for UAB and has been impressive through the first six games of his initial Raiders a 24-21 win on Homecoming at Howard paced the Blazers’ rushing at- season for the Blazers. Clements enrolled at UAB last January after transfer- Legion Field. tack with 154 yards on the ground off of ring from Cerritos (Calif.) College and participated in the Blazers’ spring drills. Tied at 21 after a UAB touchdown, the 23 carries on the afternoon. Clements’ Season Numbers Blue Raiders drove 75 yards with 1:50 re- UAB’s defense stopped Middle Tennes- Passing maining. Reggie Whatley, who rushed for see’s offense for most of the afternoon, Year G/GS Att. Comp. Pct. Yds INT TD Eff. LG holding the Blue Raiders scoreless in the 155 yards, ran 33 yards on third down, 2014 6/6 136 96 70.6 1,361 5 8 166.09 81 and Logan Kilgore and Marcus Henry first half -- the first time the Blazers have combined on a 33-yard passing play down held an opponent scoreless in a half since to the one-yard line. the Oct. 8, 2011 game against Mississippi Game-by-Game Passing UAB, which did most of its damage State. 2014 on the ground with 56 rushing attempts Freshman safety Jordan Petty record- G/GS C/A Pct. Yds. INT TD LG compared to nine pass plays, led the ed the first interception of his college Troy 1/1 13/19 68.4 152 1 2 34 entire way until Kilgore hit Henry on a career, while sophomore cornerback @ Miss. State 2/2 10/18 55.6 167 1 1 81 93-yarder for a Middle Tennessee 14-13 Vashon Landers led the Blazers with eight Alabama A&M 3/3 18/23 78.3 228 0 0 33 lead with 9:41 left in the game. tackles on the day. FIU 4/4 16/29 55.2 188 2 1 40 Stephen Roberts extended the lead @ WKU 5/5 22/25 88.0 300 1 2 75 to 21-13 with 6:26 left on a 40-yard in- North Texas 6/6 17/22 77.3 316 0 2 75 terception return, before the Blazers (2- 6, 1-3) then tied the game on a 70-yard drive with Jonathan Perry throwing a 21- Clements In C-USA & NCAA Rankings yard scoring pass and adding a two-point 2014 run. C-USA Rank NCAA Rank Blazer running backs Jordan Howard Completion Pct. T, 1st 4th Passing Efficiency 1st 9th GAME STATISTICS Passing Yards Per Comp. 2nd 19th Passing Yards Per Att. 1st 5th MT UAB First Downs 16 19 LONG ON VERGE OF UAB RECORDS Rushing (Att.-Yards): 34-259 56-299 s UAB kicker Ty Long entered his senior season needing only 12 field goals Passing (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.): 12-23-170-1 6-9-57-1 to become the Blazers’ all-time leader in three-pointers. After four FGs thus Total Plays-Total Net Yards: 57-429 65-356 far this season, the senior from Roswell, Ga. now has 50 career field goals and Fumbles (No.-Lost): 0-0 1-1 trails UAB career leader Nick Hayes by just seven. Long is the third kicker in Penalties (No.-Yards): 4-37 1-5 UAB history to make 50 career field goals (Nick Hayes and Swayze Waters). Punts (No.-Yards) (Avg.): 6-256 (42.7) 6-235 (39.2) s Long put together another outstanding season for the Blazers in 2013 as he Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards): 3-37 2-23 made 16-of-24 attempts. He also connected on three field goals of 50 yards Punt Returns (No.-Yards): 3-28 1-9 last season and now has five of 50 yards or more in his UAB career. Time of Possession: 21:21 38:39 BLAZER DEFENSE HALTED WKU OFFENSE IN 2ND HALF LEADERS s WKU came into the Oct. 4 game against UAB with the nation’s No. 4-rat- Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long ed offense, averaging 594 yards per game. In addition, quarterback Brandon R. Whatley (MT) 15 155 0 49 Doughty ranked No. 1 in total offense at 458 yards per game. J. Howard (UAB) 23 154 0 41 s At halftime vs. the Blazers, WKU led 27-13 with 370 yards of offense on 35 plays (10.6 yards per play) with 234 passing yards and 136 on the ground. Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD s But UAB head coach Bill Clark and the defensive coaches made adjustments L. Kilgore (MT) 22 11 160 2 at halftime and the result was a totally different second half for the Hilltopper offense. J. Perry (UAB) 9 6 57 1 s WKU was held to only 133 yards of offense in the second half on 30 plays (4.4 yards per play). The Blazers limited the Hilltoppers to just six second half Receiving No. Yds. TD Long offensive points, 48 rushing yards and 75 passing yards. In addition, WKU only M. Henry (MT) 5 136 1 93 converted 1-of-7 third down conversions. WKU’s first three possessions of K. Backman (UAB) 2 27 0 19 the second half resulted in 3 plays/punt, 3 plays/punt and 4 plays/downs. 2014 UAB FOOTBALL NELSON, BACKMAN, MULLINS NAMED TO PRESEASON WATCH LISTS s UAB seniors J.J. Nelson, Kennard Backman and Hunter Mullins were all named to watch lists for their respective positions. s Nelson, a wide receiver from nearby Midfield, Ala., was named this summer on a pair of lists — the Paul Hornung Award and the Biletnikoff Award. The Hornung Award is presented annually to the nation’s most versatile player while the Biletnikoff Award goes to the top receiver. s Backman, a three-year starter at tight end, is listed on the John Mackey Award Watch List. The Mackey Award recognizes the country’s outstanding tight end each season. s Mullins, from Tallassee, Ala., is on the Ray Guy Award list for the second consecutive year. The Ray Guy Award is awarded to the nation’s top collegiate punter. Mullins is UAB’s career record holder in average yards per punt.

NELSON = EXPLOSION PLAYS s There’s no doubt that when UAB wide receiver JJ Nelson is on the field, he’s a threat to break a big play. J.J. Nelson (left) and Jamari Staples (right) provide an outstanding returning duo at wide receiver. Nelson has 100 career receptions for s Nelson has averaged 20.6 yards per reception in his career with 2,061 2,061 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns. He averages 20.6 yards yards on 100 catches. He ranks among UAB’s all-time leaders in receptions, per catch in his career. Staples is coming of a true freshman season receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. in which he caught 31 passes for 458 yards with four touchdowns. s Nelson has 22 touchdowns (18 receiving, 1 rushing, 3 on returns) in his three-year career and 15 of those have covered distances of 40 yards or more. 2011 2013 UAB RECORD WATCH Yds Opp. Play 21 Troy Reception 66 Tulsa Reception 97 Troy Kickoff Return Career Receptions Career Field Goals 45 Tulsa Reception 62 Troy Reception 1. Derrick Ingram, 1991-94...... 207 1. Nick Hayes, 2001-04...... 57 47 Memphis Reception 41 LSU Reception 2. Frantrell Forrest, 2007-10...... 164 2. Ty Long, 2011-Present...... 50 42 Memphis Reception 63 NW St. Punt Return 3. Roddy White, 2001-04...... 163 Swayze Waters, 2005-08...... 50 3 FAU Run 41 NW St. Reception 4. Jackie Williams, 2010-12...... 140 4. Kevin Thomason, 1992-95...... 39 28 UTSA Reception 2012 21 MTenn Reception 5. Cedrick Buchannon, 1992-95...... 116 5. Rhett Gallego, 1998-01...... 30 24 Troy Reception 48 Sou Miss Reception 6. Patrick Hearn, 2009-12...... 116 6. Jake Arians, 1996-99...... 29 75 Tulsa Reception 7. J.J. Nelson, 2011-Present..100 50 Tulsa Reception 2014 8. Percy Coleman, 1997-00...... 93 Longest Field Goals 35 ECU Reception 88 Miss. St. Reception 9 Robert Porter, 1991-94...... 92 Ty Long at Ohio St., 2012...... 54 100 WKU Kickoff Return 10. Darrius Malone, 1996-99...... 90 Ty Long vs. SE La., 2012...... 53 74 N. Tex. Reception Willie Quinnie, 2000-02...... 90 Swayze Waters vs. Alcorn State...... 52 12. Norris Drinkard, 2003-06...... 86 Swayze Waters at Tulsa...... 52 GOOD PRODUCTION BACK AT RECEIVER Kevin Thomason vs. Miss. Valley...... 52 s UAB entered the 2014 season ranking 14th nationally among schools with Career Receiving Yards Josh Zahn vs. Southern Miss...... 51 the highest percentage of receptions among returning players. The Blazers 1. Derrick Ingram, 1991-94...... 3,379 Ty Long at Troy...... 50 are one of three Conference USA teams ranked in the top 15 nationally from 2. Roddy White, 2001-04...... 3.112 Ty Long at UTSA...... 50 last season. 3. Frantrell Forrest, 2007-10...... 2,215 Ty Long vs. Middle Tenn...... 50 Highest Pct. of Receptions Returning (min. 75 pct.) 4. J.J. Nelson, 2011-Pres..... 2,061 Five others...... 50 5. Jackie Williams, 2010-12...... 1,733 1. Akron...... 96.6 (230/238) 9. Purdue...... 86.4 (203/235) 6. Cedrick Buchannon, 1992-95...1,694 Career Punting Average 2. FIU...... 92.2 (141/153) 10. Mississippi State...85.8 (217/253) 7. Darrius Malone, 1992-95...... 1,733 1. Hunter Mullins, 2011-Pres.. 43.99 3. UTSA...... 91.1 (236/159) 11. Michigan State...... 85.5 (212/248) 8. Willie Quinnie, 2000-02...... 1,395 2. Swayze Waters, 2005-08...... 42.38 4. Auburn...... 90.2 (156/173) 12. Tennessee...... 83.8 (160/191) 9. Robert Porter, 1991-94...... 1,207 3. Trey Ragland, 2008-11...... 41.67 5. Northern Illinois....89.7 (234/261) 13. UNLV...... 83.3 (249/299) 10. Reggie Lindsey, 2004-05...... 1,205 4. Ross Stewart, 1999-2002...... 41.58 6. Washington State ..89.8 (422/470) 14. UAB...... 80.0 (148/185) 5. Kevin Tatarek, 1992-96...... 40.35 7. Memphis...... 87.9 (181/206) 15. Houston...... 79.9 (239/299) Career Receiving TDs 1. Derrick Ingram, 1991-94...... 28 8. Central Michigan....86.9 (167/192) Career All-Purpose Yards 2. Roddy White, 2001-04...... 26 1. Frantrell Forrest, 2007-10...... 4,458 3. Frantrell Forrest, 2007-10...... 20 2. J.J. Nelson, 2011-Pres.. 3,825 O’LEARY ONLY SENIOR AMONG OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 4. J.J. Nelson, 2011-Present.....18 3. Cedrick Buchannon, 1992-95...3,823 s Brian O’Leary enters the 2014 season as the Blazers’ most experienced 5. Reggie Lindsey, 2004-05...... 15 4. Derrick Ingram, 1991-94...... 3,580 offensive lineman. 6. Cedrick Buchannon, 1992-95...... 14 5. Pat Green, 1991-94...... 3,353 s The native of Sarasota, Fla. is a fifth-year senior has now made 21 career 7. Patrick Hearn, 2009-12...... 10 starts. Last year, he started the first 10 games before an injury sidelined him Willie Quinnie, 2000-02...... 10 for the final two contests. Single-Season Rushing Yds. STAPLES DEBUT SEASON A SUCCESS 1. Joe Webb, 2009...... 1,427 s UAB wide receiver Jamari Staples, a product of Lineville, Ala., had a success- 2. Carl Sanders, 1996...... 1,154 ful initial collegiate season for the Blazers. 3. Darrin Reaves, 2012...... 1,037 4. Joe Webb, 2008...... 1,021 s Staples finished his freshman season with 31 receptions for 458 yards — 5. Darrin Reaves, 2013...... 928 both second on the team — and ranked among the top first-year receivers 6. Jordan Howard, 2013...... 881 in Conference USA. 7. Dan Burks, 2004...... 880 s Staples’ first-year success started early as he made his UAB debut at Troy last Aug. 31, posting six catches for 103 yards and one touchdown. 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

UAB AGAINST RANKED 2014 Conference USA Standings OPPONENTS UAB has a record of 3-16 all-time in games played EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION against ranked opponents. The most recent contest C-USA Overall C-USA Overall against a ranked opponent occurred two weeks ago Marshall 2-0 6-0 Louisiana Tech 2-0 3-3 when UAB fell to No. 9-ranked LSU in Baton Rouge, Middle Tennessee 3-1 4-3 Rice 1-1 3-3 56-17. The last win over a ranked foe was on Nov. 26, 2011 when the Blazers upset 20th-ranked Southern UAB 2-1 4-2 UTEP 1-1 3-3 Miss, 34-31, in Birmingham. FIU 2-1 3-4 UTSA 1-1 2-4 Florida Atlantic 1-1 2-4 North Texas 0-2 2-4 UAB OT Record: 3-15 Old Dominion 1-3 3-4 Southern Miss 0-2 2-4 Home: 2-1 Away: 1-14 WKU 0-2 2-3 Date Opponent Result 8/31/96 at #18 Auburn L, 0-29 RECENT RESULTS UPCOMING SCHEDULE 11/1/97 at #22 Virginia Tech L, 0-37 Saturday, Oct. 11 Saturday, Oct. 18 9/5/98 at #3 Nebraska L, 7-38 UAB 56, North Texas 21 UAB at Middle Tennessee 10/24/98 #21 Virginia Tech L, 0-41 Marshall 49, Middle Tennessee 24 WKU at Florida Atlantic UTSA at Louisiana Tech 11/7/98 at #2 Tennessee L, 13-37 UTSA 16, FIU 13 UTEP 42, Old Dominion 35 Marshall at FIU 9/11/99 at #11 Virginia Tech L, 10-31 Rice 41, Army 21 Southern Miss at North Texas 11/6/99 #17 East Carolina W, 36-17 8/31/02 at #6 Florida L, 3-51 Saturday, Oct. 25 10/25/03 at #4 Georgia L, 13-16 UAB at Arkansas 9/18/04 at #4 Florida State L, 7-34 Florida Atlantic at Marshall 9/3/05 at #3 Tennessee L, 10-17 Old Dominion at WKU 11/19/05 at #24 UTEP W, 35-23 Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss 9/2/06 at #5 Oklahoma L, 17-24 UTEP at UTSA 9/16/06 at #9 Georgia L, 0-34 North Texas at Rice 11/5/11 #14 Houston L, 13-56 11/26/11 #20 Southern Miss W, 34-31 9/15/12 at #8 South Carolina L, 6-49 9/22/12 at #16 Ohio State L, 15-29 9/7/13 at #9 LSU L, 17-56

2014 UAB STARTERS — GAME BY GAME OFFENSE OT OG C OG OT WR WR QB RB TE WR PK TROY Salako Byrd O’Leary Blankenship Naumann Staples Nelson Clements Howard Backman Vinson (RB) Long at Mississippi State Salako Byrd O’Leary Blankenship Naumann Staples Nelson Clements Howard Backman Humphrey Long ALABAMA A&M Salako Byrd O’Leary Blankenship Naumann Magee Nelson Clements Howard Backman Humphrey Long FIU Salako Byrd O’Leary Blankenship Naumann Magee Nelson Clements Howard Backman Humphrey Long at WKU Salako Byrd O’Leary Blankenship Naumann Magee Nelson Clements Howard Backman Humphrey Long NORTH TEXAS Salako Byrd O’Leary Blankenship Naumann Magee Nelson Clements Howard Backman Humphrey Long at Middle Tennessee at Arkansas at Florida Atlantic LOUISIANA TECH MARSHALL at Southern Miss

DEFENSE DE DT NT JACK LB LB LB CB SAF SAF CB P TROY Watkins Walton Morris Crews Ganus K. Jackson Gaston Jean C. Jones Baker Petty Mullins at Mississippi State Watkins Walton Morris Crews Ganus K. Jackson Gaston Jean C. Jones Baker Petty Mullins ALABAMA A&M Watkins Walton Morris S. Jones Ganus Slaughter Gaston Jean C. Jones Baker Petty Mullins FIU Watkins Walton Morris S. Jones Ganus Milligan Gaston Jean C. Jones J. Davis Farmer Mullins at WKU Watkins Walton Morris S, Jones Ganus Milligan McGee Jean Carter Petty Farmer Mullins NORTH TEXAS Watkins Walton Morris S. Jones Ganus Milligan McGee D. Williams Carter J. Davis Farmer Mullins at Middle Tennessee at Arkansas at Florida Atlantic at Arkansas LOUISIANA TECH MARSHALL at Southern Miss 2014 UAB FOOTBALL 2014 UAB Depth Chart OFFENSE DEFENSE JACK 42 Shaq Jones - 6-3, 232, Jr. “X” WR 1 J.J. Nelson - 5-11, 160, Sr. 23 Tevin Crews - 6-2, 210, Jr. 8 Nyiakki Height - 6-2, 192, Jr. 18 Trey Grissett - 6-5, 243, Sr.

LT 77 Victor Salako - 6-6, 324, So. T 90 Chris Walton - 6-3, 265, Sr. 51 Danny Anousheh - 6-4, 292, Jr. 93 Parrish Huddleston - 6-0, 285, So. 50 Daron Wright - 6-2, 256, Jr. LG 56 Roscoe Byrd - 6-3, 325, Jr. 53 Zach Sims - 6-2, 295, R-Fr. NOSE 55 Jontavious Morris - 6-2, 310, Jr. 43 Robert Mondie - 6-2, 303, Jr. C 76 Brian O’Leary - 6-2, 282, Sr. 98 Uneik Crumbley - 6-3, 324, So. 72 Lee Dufour - 6-3, 278, Fr. DE 46 Diaheem Watkins - 6-4, 259, Sr. RG 71 Cameron Blankenship - 6-4, 297, Jr. 49 Chris Rabb - 6-0, 221, Jr. OR 75 Kalepi Falou - 6-3, 319, Jr. 15 Kingley Ejike - 6-3, 224, R-Fr.

RT 70 Hayden Naumann - 6-5, 278, Jr. MIKE 25 Harris Gaston - 6-2, 240, Sr. OR 74 Bryant Novick - 6-5, 305, R-Fr. OR 38 Alonzo McGee - 6-1, 214, Jr. 69 Steve Pickren - 6-4, 245, So. WILL 4 Jake Ganus - 6-2, 225, Jr. TE 86 Kennard Backman - 6-3, 240, Sr. 36 James Banks - 6-1, 218, So. 88 Tristan Henderson - 6-4, 240, Sr. 15 Gerald Everett - 6-3, 215, So. SAM 26 Rolan Milligan - 5-11, 185, Jr. 12 Nolen Smith - 6-3, 206, Sr. 33 Derek Slaughter - 5-11, 205, Jr.

QB 5 Cody Clements - 6-2, 195, Jr. CB 7 Jimmy Jean - 6-3, 197, Sr. 16 Jeremiah Briscoe - 6-3, 210, R-Fr. 41 Darius Williams - 5-10, 170, So.

RB 7 Jordan Howard - 6-1, 224, So. SS 17 Jordan Petty - 5-10, 192, So. OR 6 D.J. Vinson - 5-10, 202, Sr. 8 Jay Davis - 6-1, 203, Sr. 28 Ja’Won Arrington - 5-11, 214, Jr. FS 22 Desman Carter - 6-2, 201, Jr. “A” WR 3 Maudrecus Humphrey - 6-2, 191, Sr. 11 Calvin Jones - 5-10, 180, Sr. 25 Collin Lisa - 5-10, 173, Fr. 12 Greg Maclin - 6-3, 180, So. 13 Darius Powell - 5-10, 177, Jr. CB 3 Lamarcus Farmer - 5-11, 170, Jr. “Z” WR 9 Josh Magee - 5-10, 170, So. 19 Devon Brown - 5-11, 187, So. 2 Jamari Staples - 6-4, 192, So. 21 Kelton Brackett - 5-11, 191, Jr.

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 2 Ty Long - 6-2, 199, Sr. PR 1 J.J. Nelson - 5-11, 160 Sr. 37 Will Craig - 5-7, 182, Jr. 3 Lamarcus Farmer - 5-11, 170, Jr.

P 36 Hunter Mullins - 6-3, 212, Sr. KR 1 J.J. Nelson - 5-11, 160, Sr. 9 Josh Magee - 5-10, 170, So. SN 36 Dallas Noriega - 6-0, 247, Sr. 3 Maudrecus Humphrey - 6-2, 191, Sr.

H 36 Hunter Mullins - 6-3, 212, Sr.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Danny Anousheh...... a-new-SHAY Kalepi Falou...... ka-leap-AY fa-lou Victor Salako...... sah-LAH-ko Kennard Backman...... Ka-NARD Jake Ganus...... GAY-ness Shalin Waterford...... SHAY-lin Devon Brown...... de-VON Trey Grissett...... gris-SET Diaheem Watkins...... dye-heem Uneik Crumbley...... yoo-NEEK Nyakki Height...... NYE-kee Daron Wright...... duh-RON Kingsley Ejike ...... E-gee-KAY Jontavious Morris...... jon-TAY-vee-us 2014 UAB FOOTBALL 2014 UAB Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School Attended) 1 Bobby Baker SAF 6-3 193 Jr./JC Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Pierce College) 1 Jamarcus Nelson WR 5-11 160 Sr./3L Midfield, Ala. (Midfield HS) 2 Ty Long K 6-2 199 Sr./3L Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS) 2 Jamari Staples WR 6-4 192 So./1L Lineville, Ala. (Central HS) 3 Lamarcus Farmer CB 5-11 170 Jr./2L Pensacola, Fla. (West Florida Tech HS) 3 Maudrecus Humphrey WR 6-3 191 Sr./TR Hoover, Ala. (Univ. of Arkansas) 4 Stevie Farmer QB 6-1 192 Fr./HS Athens, Ala. (Athens HS) 4 Jake Ganus LB 6-2 225 Jr./2L Chelsea, Ala. (Chelsea HS) 4 J.J. Green WR 6-2 180 So./1L Florence, Ala. (Florence HS) 5 Cody Clements QB 6-2 195 Jr./JC Whittier, Calif. (Cerritos College) 5 Kalen Jackson SAF 6-1 197 Jr./JC Magee, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 6 Austin Chipoletti QB 5-11 190 So./TR Jacksonville, Fla. (Weber State) 6 Ja’Kii Moore SAF 6-1 198 Jr./JC Tulsa, Okla. (NE Oklahoma A&M College) 6 D.J. Vinson RB 5-10 202 Sr./1L Clay, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville HS) 7 Jordan Howard RB 6-1 224 So./1L Gardendale, Ala. (Gardendale HS) 7 Jimmy Jean CB 6-3 197 Sr./1L Pompano Beach, Fla. (Arkansas-Baptist) 8 Jay Davis SAF 6-1 203 Sr./3L Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS) 8 Nyiakki Height WR 6-2 192 Jr./2L Marietta, Ga. (Osborne HS) 9 Josh Magee WR 5-10 170 So./TR Hoover, Ala. (Univ. of South Alabama) 9 T.J. McCollum LB 6-3 219 R-Fr./RS Birmingham, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville HS) 10 Myles McKee QB 6-3 198 Jr./RS Asheville, N.C. (Sierra (Calif.) College) 10 Nate Weston SAF 5-11 177 Jr./JC Hampton, Ga. (Glendale (Calif.) CC 11 Calvin Jones SAF 5-10 180 Sr./2L Petal, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln JC) 11 Quincy Perdue WR 6-3 206 Fr./HS Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter HS) 12 Greg Maclin SAF 6-3 180 So./1L Tanner, Ala. (Tanner HS) 12 Nolen Smith WR 6-3 206 Jr./3L Oneonta, Ala. (Oneonta HS) 13 Darius Powell WR 5-10 177 Jr./2L Foley, Ala. (Foley HS) 14 Demarco Davis CB 5-11 172 Fr./HS Atlanta, Ga. (Booker T. Washington HS) 14 Evan Orth QB 6-3 189 Fr./HS Neptune Beach, Fla. (Fletcher HS) 15 Kingsley Ejike LB 6-3 224 R-Fr./RS Covington, Ga. (Newton HS) 15 Gerald Everett TE 6-3 215 Jr./JC Decatur, Ga. (Hutchinson CC) 16 Ervin Alston LB 6-2 210 So./1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Fleming Island) 16 Jeremiah Briscoe QB 6-3 210 R-Fr./RS Houston, Texas (Stratford) 17 Jordan Petty CB 5-10 192 So./1L Florence, Ala. (Florence HS) 17 Kyle Sappington TE 6-3 208 So./TR Tuscaloosa, Ala. (University of South Alabama) 18 Trey Grissett JACK 6-5 243 Sr./3L Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County HS) 18 Rodney Morris TE 6-3 223 R-Fr./RS Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta HS) 19 Devon Brown CB 5-11 187 So./1L Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS) 19 Nick Vogel K 5-8 178 Fr./HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin HS) 20 Dequindre Adams WR 5-10 194 Jr./2L Columbus, Ga. (Carver HS) 20 David Norris LB 6-2 199 Fr./HS Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) 21 Kelton Brackett CB 5-11 191 Jr./2L Mobile, Ala. (Blount HS) 21 Kenton Petties WR 6-0 165 Fr./HS Dora, Ala. (Dora HS) 22 Desman Carter SAF 6-2 201 Jr./JC Pomona, Calif. (Riverside City College) 23 Khaled Berklin WR 6-1 195 Fr./HS Phenix City, Ala. (Central HS) 23 Tevin Crews JACK 6-2 210 Jr./2L Brent, Ala. (Bibb County HS 24 Julian Little RB 5-7 186 Fr./HS Linden, Ala. (Linden HS) 24 Demarcus Kirk RB 6-0 190 Fr./HS Dora, Ala. (Dora HS) 24 Tajh Lowe SAF 5-11 180 R-Fr./RS Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington HS) 25 Harris Gaston LB 6-2 240 Sr./TR Birmingham, Ala. (Jacksonville State) 25 Collin Lisa WR 5-10 173 Fr./HS Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee HS) 26 Rolan Milligan CB 5-11 185 Jr./JC Lake City, Fla. (Reedley College) 27 Jalen Coleman LB 6-3 220 R-Fr./RS Daphne, Ala. (Daphne HS) 28 Ja’Won Arrington RB 5-11 214 Jr./SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Alabama A&M) 28 Nick Jackson SAF 6-2 205 So./1L Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS) 29 Jordan Collier SAF 6-0 206 Fr./HS Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy HS) 29 Marcus Reaves RB 6-2 207 So./TR Birmingham, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville HS) 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School Attended) 30 Tamar Mickens RB 5-10 200 Sr./SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Spain Park HS) 31 Brandon Fuller LB 6-1 226 R-Fr./RS Birmingham, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville HS) 32 Jordan Ricks LB 6-1 198 So./SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS) 33 Derek Slaughter LB 5-11 205 Jr./2L Pelham, Ala. (Nebraska) 34 Scottie Peace SAF 6-0 203 So./SQ Nashville, Tenn. (Hunters Lane HS) 35 Jamal Hundley CB 5-9 180 Jr./SQ Trussville, Ala. (Hewiit-Trussville) 36 James Banks LB 6-1 218 So./TR Junction City, Ore. (New Mexico Military Institute) 36 Hunter Mullins P 6-3 212 Sr./2L Tallassee, Ala. (Tallassee HS) 37 Will Craig K 5-7 182 Jr./TR Huntsville, Ala. (North Alabama) 37 Shalin Waterford SAF 5-11 195 Jr./2L Harvest, Ala. (Sparkman HS) 38 Alonzo McGee LB 6-1 214 Jr./JC Sumter, S.C. (Georgia Military College) 39 Colin Anderson K 5-10 191 Jr./1L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS) 40 John Robinson LB 6-1 199 R-Fr./RS Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover HS) 41 Darius Williams CB 5-10 170 So./TR Jacksonville, Fla. (Marietta College) 42 Shaq Jones JACK 6-3 232 Jr./2L Lanett, Ala. (Lanett HS) 43 Robert Mondie DL 6-2 303 Jr./JC Memphis, Tenn. (Coahoma CC) 44 Mark Rawls LB 6-0 209 R-Fr./RS Homewood, Ala. (Homewood HS) 45 Kyle Lestrange LB 6-1 223 R-Fr./RS Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS) 46 Diaheem Watkins DL 6-4 259 Sr./3L Brent, Ala. (Bibb County HS) 47 Joseph Roberts LB 6-3 218 Fr./HS Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville HS) 48 Kyree Hollis CB 5-8 145 Fr./HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Cardinal Ritter HS) 49 Chris Rabb DL 6-0 221 Jr./2L Hueytown, Ala. (Hueytown HS) 50 Daron Wright DL 6-2 256 Jr./1L Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS) 51 Daniel Anousheh OL 6-4 292 Jr./JC Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley College) 52 Shaquille Roberson DL 6-4 244 Jr./2L Camp Hill, Ala. (Reeltown HS) 53 Zach Sims OL 6-2 295 R-Fr./RS Homewood, Ala. (Homewood HS) 54 Ryan Krum OL 6-5 339 Jr./JC El Cajon, Calif. (Grossmont College) 55 Jontavious Morris DL 6-2 310 Jr./2L Albany, Ga. (Albany HS) 56 Roscoe Byrd OL 6-3 325 Jr./2L Albany, Ga. (Albany HS) 58 Dallas Noriega SN 6-0 247 Sr./1L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Scottsdale JC) 61 Trevon Strickland OL 5-11 254 So./TR Leeds, Ala. (Huntingdon College) 62 Wes Drewery OL 6-3 201 Fr./HS Franklin, Tenn. (Centennial HS) 63 Hunter Kennedy OL 6-3 300 Fr./HS Troy, Ala. (Charles Henderson HS) 64 Vincent Hunter OL 6-4 318 R-Fr./RS Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) 67 Chris Hudson OL 6-5 280 Fr./HS Ocala, Fla. (West Port HS) 69 Steve Pickren OL 6-4 255 So./1L Pell City, Ala. (Pell City HS) 70 Hayden Naumann OL 6-5 278 Jr./2L Decatur, Ala. (Decatur HS) 71 Cameron Blankenship OL 6-4 297 Jr./2L Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell HS) 72 Lee Dufour OL 6-3 278 Fr./HS Saraland, Ala. (Saraland HS) 73 Brad Minor OL 6-0 270 Fr./HS Centre, Ala. (Cherokee County HS) 74 Bryant Novick OL 6-5 305 R-Fr./RS Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS) 75 Kelepi Falou OL 6-3 319 Jr./JC Concord, Calif. (Diablo Valley Community College) 76 Brian O’Leary OL 6-2 282 Sr./3L Sarasota, Fla. (Venice HS) 77 Victor Salako OL 6-6 324 So./1L Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom HS) 81 Marqui Hawkins WR 6-1 210 R-Fr./TR Columbus, Ga. (University of Florida) 82 Vernon Chatman WR 5-8 157 Jr./HS Theodore, Ala. (Theodore HS) 83 Perry Able SN 5-11 171 R-Fr./RS Columbia, S.C. (Newberry County HS) 84 Jarvis Wright WR 5-8 152 Sr./SQ Mobile, Ala. (Faith Academy) 86 Kennard Backman TE 6-3 240 Sr./3L Austell, Ga. (Whitefield Academy) 88 Tristan Henderson TE 6-4 240 Sr./1L Los Alamitos, Calif. (Cerritos College) 89 Rodarius Houston WR 5-10 170 So./SQ Anniston, Ala. (LaGrange College) 90 Chris Walton DL 6-3 265 Sr./3L Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS) 93 Parrish Huddleston DL 6-0 285 So./SQ Dorsey, Miss. (Northeast Mississippi CC) 94 Gerald McRath DL 6-3 187 So./TR Oxford, Ala. (Miles College) 95 Cam Willis DL 6-3 242 So./TR Birmingham, Ala. (Miles College) 97 Josh Smith DL 6-2 281 Jr./SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Jackson Olin HS) 98 Uneik Crumbley DL 6-3 314 Jr./1L Americus, Ga. (Americus-Sumter HS) 2014 UAB FOOTBALL Individual Offensive Highlights

J.J. • Currently tops in Conference USA in receiving yards per game with 73.8 yards per contest • Ranks No. 4 all-time at UAB in receiving yards with 2,061 in his career #1 NELSON • Is No. 7 on Blazers’ all-time career receptions chart with 100 in his career WR • Has 18 career receiving touchdowns, which is fourth all-time at UAB Sr. • 5-11 • 160 • Went over 100 yards in receiving for the second time this season and the 10th time in his CAREER HIGHS career with four catches for 104 yards and a touchdown vs. North Texas (10/11/14) REC: 10 - at Troy, 8/31/13 • Ran back the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown vs. WKU (10/4/14), his second YDS: 199 - at Troy, 8/31/13 career kickoff return for a TD (ties UAB’s all-time record) TD: 2 (4x) - last at Troy, 8/31/13 • Has three career returns for touchdowns in his career - two kickoff and one punt return • Had five catches for 144 yards and a touchdown at Mississippi State (9/6/14) Nelson’s Career Statistics • His 88-yard TD reception in the second quarter against Mississippi State represented the Year G Rec. Yds. Avg/Rec. TD Long sixth-longest pass play in UAB history 2011 12 17 358 21.1 4 66 • Named to the preseason All-C-USA first team 2012 10 22 414 18.8 4 75 • Named to 2014 watch list for the Paul Hornung Award, given to nation’s top receiver 2013 10 42 846 20.1 8 62 • Averages 20.6 yards per reception during his career 2014 6 19 443 23.3 2 88 • Ranked No. 2 in receiving yards, No. 2 in all-purpose yards, No. 6 in scoring and No. 7 in Total 38 100 2061 20.6 18 88 receptions in C-USA last season

Jamari • Registered a 53-yard reception at Mississippi State (9/6/14) • Played in 10 games and started eight contests last season #2 STAPLES • Finished second on the team in receptions last season with 31 WR • Totaled 458 receiving yards and averaged 14.8 yards per catch last season So. • 6-4 • 192 • Totaled six catches for season-high 103 yards and a toucdown last season vs. Troy CAREER HIGHS • Had at least one reception in each game he played in 2013 except for the Rice game REC: 6 - 2x, last at FIU, 10/12/13 YDS: 103 - at Troy, 8/31/13 TD: 1 - 4X, last vs. FAU, 10/5/13 Staples’ Career Statistics Year G Rec. Yds. Avg/Rec. TD Long 2013 10 31 458 14.8 4 45 2014 5 3 86 28.7 0 53 Total 15 34 544 16.0 4 53

Maudrecus • Recorded a 75-yard reception against North Texas (10/11/14) and finished with two catches for 76 yards #3 HUMPHREY • Had a career-best game vs. WKU (10/4/14) where he caught a career-high eight passes for WR a career-high 93 yards Sr. • 6-3 • 191 • Had two catches for 22 yards vs. FIU (9/27/14) CAREER HIGHS • Recorded the first catch of his UAB career against Troy (8/30/14) REC: 8- at WKU, 10/4/14 • Sat out last season after transferring from Arkansas YDS: 93 - at WKU 10/4/14 • Appeared in 13 games during his career at Arkansas TD: 0 • Saw action in all 13 games in 2010, primarily on special teams • Had standout prep career at nearby Hoover (Ala.) High School Humphreys’ Career Statistics Year G Rec. Yds. Avg/Rec. TD Long 2014 6 15 226 15.1 0 75 Total 6 15 226 15.1 0 75

Cody • Ranks No. 4 in NCAA in completition percentage with a 70.6 percent completion rate • Is tops in Conference USA in passing efficiency with a 166.1 rating and ranks No. 9 #5 CLEMENTS nationally QB • Threw for a career-high 316 yards vs. North Texas (10/11/14) Jr. • 6-2 • 195 • Completed a career-high 22 passes for 300 yards vs. WKU (10/4/14) CAREER HIGHS • Completed an 81-yard TD pass to Josh Magee at Mississippi State (9/6/14) -- the sev- COMP: 22- at WKU, 10/4/14 enth-longest pass play in UAB history YDS: 316 - vs. North Texas, 10/11/14 • Completed 13-of-19 passes for 152 yards and two TDs in UAB debut vs. Troy (8/30/14) PASS TDS: 2 - 3x, last vs. North Texas, 10/11/14 • Has three rushing touchdowns this season • Enters first season at UAB Clements’ Career Statistics • Transferred from Cerritos (Calif.) College Year G Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long • Originally began college career at Washington State 2014 6 96-136-5 70.6 1351 8 81 • Entered preseason camp as UAB’s No. 1 quarterback Total 6 96-136-5 70.6 1351 8 81 • Passed for 1,953 yards and 16 touchdowns last season at Cerritos 2014 UAB FOOTBALL Individual Offensive Highlights

D.J. • Ranks No. 10 in Conference USA in rushing with 65.5 yards per game on the ground • Set a UAB single-game record and tied C-USA record with five rushing touchdowns vs. #6 VINSON Alabama A&M (9/13/14) RB • Totaled a team-high 17 carries vs. North Texas (10/11/14) Sr. • 5-10 • 202 • Led UAB with 22 carries and totaled 106 yards vs. Troy (8/30/14) • Has been at wide receiver for most of his career at UAB but switched over to running CAREER HIGHS back prior to 2014 spring practice CAR: 25 - vs. Alabama A&M, 9/13/14 • Sat out the 2012 season due to injury and did not play last season RU YDS: 106 -2x, last vs. Alabama A&M, 9/13/14 • Played in all 12 games in 2011 TD: 5 - vs. Alabama A&M, 9/13/14 • Returned 22 kickoffs for 473 yards in 2011 Vinson’s Career Statistics Year G Att. Yds. Avg/Rush TD Long 2011 12 4 3 0.8 0 5 2014 6 101 393 3.9 8 24 Total 18 105 396 3.8 8 24

Jordan • No. 7 on UAB’s all-time career rushing list with 1,512 yards on the ground in his career • Is currently ranked No. 3 in Conference USA in rushing,, averaging 105.2 yards per game #7 HOWARD • Rushed for a career-high 183 yards at WKU (10/4/14) RB • Has gone over 100 yards rushing in four of six games this season So. • 6-1 • 224 • Rushed for179 yards vs. Troy (8/30/14) in season opener CAREER HIGHS • His 183-yard rushing output and 179-yard rushing performance this season rank No. 8 CAR: 34 - at WKU, 10/4/14 and No. 9 on UAB’s all-time single-game rushing chart RU YDS: 183 - at WKU, 10/4/14 • Was nation’s second-best rusher among freshmen in 2013 with 881 rushing yards TD: 2, 2x, last at WKU, 10/4/14 • Named to Conference USA All-Freshman Team last season • Set UAB’s single-season rushing mark for a freshman Howard’s Career Statistics • Went over 1,000-yard rushing mark for his career in 2014 opener vs. Troy Year G Att. Yds. Avg/Rush TD Long 2013 11 145 881 6.1 2 52 2014 6 119 631 5.3 6 55 Total 17 264 1512 5.7 8 55

Nyiakki • Had a career-best four receptions in UAB’s outing at WKU (10/4/14) • Caught three passes vs. Alabama A&M (9/13/14) #8 HEIGHT • Enters third season at UAB WR • Moved to wide receiver from the secondary in 2013 Jr. • 6-2 • 192 • Saw action in 11 games last season and drew two starts (Northwestern State and Vander- CAREER HIGHS bilt) REC: 4 - at WKU, 10/4/14 • Registered seven receptions for 113 yards last season YDS: 54 - vs. NWLA, 9/21/13 TD: NA Height’s Career Statistics Year G Rec. Yds. Avg/Rec. TD Long 2012 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 2013 11 7 113 16.1 0 31 2014 6 10 74 7.4 0 19 Total 27 17 187 11.0 0 31

Josh • Caught a 75-yard TD pass at WKU (10/4/14) to put UAB up 35-27 in the third quarter • Recorded the first catch of his UAB career at Mississippi State (9/6/14) #9 MAGEE • Finished MSU game with 100 yards receiving, including an 81-yard TD reception WR • Local product who prepped at Hoover (Ala.) High School alongside teammate Maudrecus So. • 5-10 • 170 Humphrey CAREER HIGHS • During his final two high school seasons, he caught 114 passes for 2,087 yards and 24 REC: 2 - 4x, last at WKU, 10/4/14 touchdowns YDS: 100 - at Miss. State, 9/6/14 • Played three seasons in the Houston Astros organization TD: 1 - 2x, last at WKU, 10/4/14 • Spent one season on the University of South Alabama football team before coming to UAB Magee’s Career Statistics Year G Rec. Yds. Avg/Rec. TD Long 2014 6 9 234 26.0 2 81 Total 6 9 234 26.0 2 81 2014 UAB FOOTBALL Individual Offensive Highlights

Gerald • Recorded the first touchdown reception of his UAB career vs. FIU (9/27/14) • Caught career-high three passes for 94 yards vs. Alabama A&M (9/13/14) #15 EVERETT • Played two seasons at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. TE • Prepped at Columbia High School in Decatur, Ga., where he did not start playing football Jr. • 6-3 • 215 until his senior season of high school CAREER HIGHS • Was a three-year varsity basketball player and was a member of the track and field team REC: 3 - vs. Alabama A&M, 9/13/14 in high school YDS: : 94 - vs. Alabama A&M, 9/13/14 TD: 1 - VS. FIU, 9/27/14 Everett’s Career Statistics Year G Rec. Yds. Avg/Rec. TD Long 2014 6 8 179 22.4 1 34 Total 6 8 179 22.4 1 34

Jeremiah • Finished 5-of-15 for 231 yards and two touchdowns at Mississippi State (9/6/14) • His 88-yard TD pass to J.J. Nelson at Mississippi State was the first pass completion of his #16 BRISCOE UAB career and the sixth-longest pass play in UAB history QB • Saw first action of UAB career vs. Troy (8/30/24) in season opener R-Fr. • 6-3 • 210 • Enters second season at UAB • Did not see any action during the 2013 season CAREER HIGHS • Enrolled at UAB in January, 2013 COMP: 9 - vs. Alabama A&M, 9/13/14 YDS: 231 - at Miss. State, 9/6/14 PASS TDS: 2 - at Miss. State, 9/6/14 Briscoe’s Career Statistics Year G Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long 2014 4 11-29-3 37.9 299 2 88 Total 4 11-29-3 37.9 299 2 88

Brian • Has made 21 starts in his career, including 10 games during the 2013 season and six- straight to open the 2014 campaign #76 O’LEARY • Suffered leg injury vs. East Carolina last year and missed the final two games of the C season Sr. • 6-2 • 282

CAREER HIGHS GP: 35 GS: 21 CONSECUTIVE GS: 6 O’Leary’s Career Statistics Year GP 2011 9 2012 10 2013 10 2014 6 Total 35

Victor • Enters third year at UAB #77 SALAKO • Has drawn 17-straight starts OT • Saw action in all 12 games last season and drew 11 starts. So. • 6-6 • 324

CAREER HIGHS GP: 18 GS: 17 CONSECUTIVE GS: 17 Salako’s Career Statistics Year GP 2012 0 2013 12 2014 6 Total 18 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

Individual Offensive Highlights

Kennard • Had a 43-yard reception vs. North Texas (10/11/14) -- the longest of his career • Recorded his third touchdown reception of the season and ninth of his career at WKU #86 BACKMAN (10/4/14) TE • Leads team in receptions with 21 Sr. • 6-3 • 240 • Had five catches for 80 yards vs. Alabama A&M (9/13/14) • Led the team with in receptions with four and added two TDs vs. Troy (8/30/14) CAREER HIGHS • Named to 2014 Midseason Watch List this week for John Mackey Award, given to na- REC: 5 - 4x, last vs. Alabama A&M, 9/13/14 tion’s top tight end YDS: 78 - at UCF, 11/24/12 • Has made 31 starts at tight end in four seasons at UAB TD: 2 - at TLN, 10/27/12 • Ranked fourth on the team in receptions last season with 28 for 302 yards Backman’s Career Statistics Year G Rec. Yds. Avg/Rec. TD Long 2011 12 6 43 7.2 0 18 2012 12 23 235 10.2 4 26 2013 12 28 302 10.8 2 36 2014 6 21 265 12.6 3 43 Total 42 78 845 10.8 9 43

Tristan • Enters second season at UAB • Matched his career high with two catches for 14 yards vs. Troy (8/30/14) #88 HENDERSON • Caught five passes for 40 yards in 2013 -- his first season with the Blazers TE Sr. • 6-4 • 240

CAREER HIGHS REC: 2 - 2x, last vs. Troy, 8/30/14 YDS: 14 - 3x, last vs. Troy, 8/30/14 TD: 0 Henderson’s Career Statistics Year G Rec. Yds. Avg/Rec. TD Long 2013 10 5 40 8.0 0 14 2014 6 4 19 4.8 0 14 Total 16 9 59 6.6 0 14

Individual Defensive Highlights

Lamarcus • Ran back an interception 22 yards for a score in the firt quarter vs. North Texas (10/11/14) • Totaled five tackles, had an interception, recovered a fumble and assisted on a tackle for #3 FARMER loss against North Texas (10/11/14) CB • Leads team in interceptions this season with two Jr. • 5-11 • 170 • Recorded an interception and ran it back 48 yards vs. Alabama A&M (9/13/14) • Saw action in seven games last season CAREER HIGHS • Started five games in 2013 TACK: 13 - at Houston, 10/13/12 • Ranked No. 8 on the team in overall tackles with 34 total stops in 2013 INT: 1 - 2x, last vs. Alabama A&M, 9/13/14 • Had 20 solo tackles last season PBU: 1 6x -last vs. North Texas, 10/11/14 • Started at corner 10 games during the 2012 season -- his first at UAB Farmer’s Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 12 28 22 50 4.0-17 0 2013 7 20 14 34 4.0-12 1 2014 5 8 4 12 0.5/2 2 Total 24 56 40 96 8.5-31 3 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

Individual Defensive Highlights

Jake • Leads the Blazers in tackles this season with 30, including 21 solo stops • Led UAB in tackles with eight at WKU (10/4/14) #4 GANUS • Recorded 2.5 tackles for lost against at WKU -- the third-straight game he has recorded LB at least two tackles for loss Jr. • 6-2 •225 • Leads Conference USA in tackles for loss • Tied for team lead with five tackles and had two tackles for loss vs. Alabama A&M CAREER HIGHS (9/13/14) TACK: 13 - at East Carolina, 11/16/13 • Led UAB in tackles in season opener with six vs. Troy (8/30/14) INT: 1 - 2x, last at East Carolina, 11/16/13 • Team leader in tackles last season with 93 total stops PBU: 1 (4x) - last at Marshall, 11/9/13 • Enters third year at UAB Ganus’ Career Statistics • Has started 25 of 28 games in his first two seasons with the Blazers Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks • Paced UAB in tackles for loss last season with 8.0 2012 12 36 27 63 3.5-8 1 0 • Played in all 12 games and started 10 contests as a freshman in 2012 2013 12 58 35 93 8.0-21 1 0 2014 6 21 9 30 8.5-30 0 3.0 Total 30 115 71 186 20.0-62 2 3.0-18

Jimmy • Third on the team with five tackles vs. FIU (9/27/14) • Only Blazer to start all 12 games on the defensive side of the ball last season #7 JEAN • Led UAB in interceptions with two on the year in 2013 CB • Recorded a season-high 10 tackles at Vanderbilt and against Northwestern State last Sr. • 6-3 • 197 season

CAREER HIGHS TACK: 10 - 2x, last vs. NSU, 9/21/13 INT: 1 - 2x, last at FIU, 10/12/13 PBU: 1 - 4x, last vs. North Texas, 10/11/14

Jean’s Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2013 12 25 7 32 1.0-1 2 0 2014 6 13 1 14 0 0 0 Total 18 38 8 46 1.0-1 2 0

Calvin • Recorded first interception of his career vs. Alabama A&M (9/13/14) • Totaled five tackles at Mississippi State (9/6/14) #11 JONES • Recorded three tackles in 2014 season opener vs. Troy (8/30/14) SAF • Suffered season-ending foot injury in the second game of the 2013 season Sr. • 5-10 • 180 • Enters fourth season at UAB • Was the team’s leading returning tackler in 2012 with 71 stops in 2011 CAREER HIGHS • Drew nine starts during the 2011 season TACK: 10 - 2x, last at UCF, 11/24/12 INT: 1 - vs. Alabama A&M, 9/13/14 PBU: 1 - 2x, last at Ohio State, 9/22/12 Jones’ Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2011 10 18 18 36 1.0-0 0 0 2012 11 39 32 71 2.5-5 0 0.5-2 2013 2 6 3 9 0.0-0 0 0 2014 6 12 5 17 0.0-0 1 0 Total 29 75 58 133 3.5-5 1 0.5-2

Jordan • Recorded four tackles vs. FIU (9/27/14) • Had a game-high three pass breakups at Mississippi State (9/6/14) to go along with five #17 PETTY tackles SAF • Tied for fifth on the team with four tackles vs. Troy (8/30/14) So. • 5-10 • 192 • Played in 10 games and drew seven starts during the 2013 campaign • Ranked second on the team in tackles last season with 55 stops CAREER HIGHS • Registered one interception and three pass breakups last season TACK: 9 - vs. Rice, 11/21/13 INT: 1 - vs. MT, 11/2/13 PBU: 3 - at Miss. State, 9/6/14 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

Individual Defensive Highlights

Trey • Played in all 12 games last season, starting two • Finished last year with 29 tackles, including 17 solo stops #18 GRISSETT • Played in all 12 contests during the 2012 season, recording 13 tackles JACK Sr. • 6-5 • 243

CAREER HIGHS TACK:6 - FAU, 10/5/13 INT: NA PBU: NA

Grissett’s Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2011 10 2 7 9 0.5-1 0 0 2012 12 2 11 13 1.5-6 0 1.0-6 2013 12 17 12 29 3.0-9 0 0.5-2 2014 6 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 Total 40 23 30 53 5.0-16 0 1.5-8

Kelton • Recorded his first two tackles of the season vs. North Texas (10/11/14) • Enters third season at UAB #21 BRACKETT • Has made 10 starts in each of his first two seasons as a Blazer CB • Finished last season with 31 tackles Jr. • 5-11 • 191

CAREER HIGHS TACK: 6 - at UTSA, 10/26/13 INT: 1 - at East Carolina, 11/16/13 PBU: NA

Brackett’s Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2012 12 18 12 30 1.0-2 0 0 2013 11 26 5 31 2.0-3 1 0 2014 5 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 Total 27 44 17 61 3.0-5 1 0

Harris • Forced two fumbles, recorded a sack and had 1.5 tackles for loss vs. North Texas (10/11/14) #25 GASTON • Tied for third on the team with six tackles at Mississippi State (9/6/14) LB • Granted sixth year of eligibility the day before UAB’s season opener against Troy Sr. • 6-2 • 240 • Played two seasons at Auburn and one at Jacksonville State prior to coming to the Blazers CAREER HIGHS • Played for head coach Bill Clark last season at Jacksonville State and recorded 57 tackles TACK: 8 - at McNeese State, 10/12/13 • Currently working on second master’s degree (sociology) TFL: 2 - vs. Tennessee State, 10/12/13 SACK: 1 - 4x, last vs. North Texas, 10/11/14

Gaston’s Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks *2009 4 3 6 9 0.0-0 0 0 *2010 9 3 0 3 0.0-0 0 0 &2013 13 35 22 57 4.0-17 0 3-14 2014 5 13 6 19 2.5-13 0 1-9 Total 31 54 34 88 6.5-30 0 4-23

* Stats at Auburn & Stats at Jacksonville State 2014 UAB FOOTBALL Individual Defensive Highlights

Derek • Registered a career-high six tackles at Mississippi State (9/6/14) • Enters third season at UAB after transferring from Nebraska #33 SLAUGHTER • Played in 11 games and made eight starts last season LB • Registered 26 tackles during the 2013 campaign Jr. • 5-11 • 205 • Saw action in all 12 games during the 2012 season

CAREER HIGHS TACK: 6 - at Miss. State, 9/6/14 INT: 1 - at Southern Miss, 11/3/12 PBU: 1, 2x, last vs. North Texas, 10/11/14 Slaughter’s Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2012 12 19 9 28 1.0-6 1 1.0-6 2013 11 18 8 26 3.0-8 0 0 2014 6 8 7 15 3.0-6 0 1.0-4 Total 29 45 24 69 7.0-20 1 2.0-10

Alonzo • Second on the team with five tackles against North Texas (10/11/14) • Also recorded two tackles for loss against North Texas #38 MCGEE • Tied for team lead with a career-high eight tackles at WKU (10/4/14) LB • Had five tackles at Mississippi State (9/6/14) Jr. • 6-1 • 214 • Enters first season at UAB • Played last two seasons at Georgia Military College CAREER HIGHS • Totaled 48 tackles in 11 games last year TACK: 8 - at WKU, 10/4/14 • Prepped at Crestwood (S.C.) High School INT: 0 PBU: 0

McGee’s Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2014 6 20 3 23 3.0-8 0 0 Total 6 20 3 23 3.0-8 0 0

Shaq • Posted the first sack of his career vs. North Texas (10/11/14) • Recorded three tackles and a pass breakup at WKU (10/4/14) #42 JONES • Has played in all five games this season JACK • Has a season-best six tackles, including two tackles for loss vs. FIU (9/27/14) Jr. • 6-2 • 232 • Played in 12 games in each of his first two seasons with the Blazers

CAREER HIGHS TACK: 8 - at Tulane, 10/27/12 INT: 0 PBU: 1, 3x, last at WKU, 10/4/14

Jones’ Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2012 12 17 13 30 0.5-2 0 0 2013 12 20 13 33 2.0-4 0 0 2014 6 13 3 16 4.0-13 0 1.0-8 Total 30 50 29 79 6.5-19 0 1.0-8

Diaheem • Leads the Blazers in sacks this season with 4.0 • Led UAB with eight tackles, including one sack and a tackle for loss vs. FIU (9/27/14) #46 WATKINS • One of UAB’s most experienced players DL • Has played in 36 games in his Blazer career and started every one of them Sr. • 6-4 • 259 • Recorded career-high two sacks vs. Troy (8/30/14) in season opener • Ranked No. 5 on the team last season with 37 tackles, including 30 solo stops CAREER HIGHS • Led UAB in sacks last season with 5.5 TACK: 9 - SLU, 10/6/12 TFL: 2.5 - SLU, 10/6/12 SACK: 2.0 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14

Watkin’s Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2011 12 18 13 31 2.5-15 0 1.5-14 2012 7 14 18 32 4.0-17 0 1.5-9 2013 11 30 7 37 7.5-40 0 5.5-34 2014 6 17 5 22 5.0-27 0 4.0-25 Total 36 79 43 122 19.0-99 0 12.5-82 2014 UAB FOOTBALL Individual Defensive Highlights

Chris • Recorded two tackles for loss and a sack vs. Alabama A&M (9/13/14) • Enters third season at UAB #49 RABB • Played in 11 games and started seven last season LB • Ranked No. 7 in tackles on the team last season with 35 total stops Jr. • 6-0 • 221 • Played in all 12 games during the 2012 season

CAREER HIGHS TACK: 11 - vs. Rice, 11/21/13 INT: 0 PBU: 0

Rabb’s Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2012 12 8 6 14 6.5-36 0 3.5-32 2013 11 22 13 35 5.0-22 0 3.0-15 2014 6 6 0 6 3.0-21 0 2.0-20 Total 29 36 19 55 14.5-79 0 8.5-67

Jontavious • Picked up a fumble and ran it back 40 yards for a touchdown vs. North Texas (10/11/14), marking the first touchdown of his career #55 MORRIS • Has drawn six-straight starts at nose tackle for the Blazers this season DT • Played in 11 contests last season Jr. • 6-2 • 310 • Drew four starts and finished with 14 tackles last year

CAREER HIGHS TACK: 5 - 3x, last vs. Alabama A&M, 9/13/14 TFL: 1..5 - vs. Memphis, 11/17/12 FF: NA Morris’ Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2012 12 9 11 20 3.5-16 0 0 2013 11 6 8 14 0.0-0 0 0 2014 6 7 4 11 0.5-0 0 0 Total 29 22 23 45 4.0-16 0 0

Chris • Had a career high six tackles at Mississippi State (9/6/14) • Now in fifth season at UAB #90 WALTON • Saw action in eight games last season DL • Finished the 2013 season with 12 tackles Sr. • 6-3 • 265 • Played in all 12 games during the 2012 season • Saw early action before being sidelined due to injury during the 2010 season CAREER HIGHS TACK: 6 - at Miss. State, 9/6/14 TFL: 2 - at USM, 11/3/12 FF: 1 - at Tulsa, 10/15/11

Walton’s Career Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL Int. Sacks 2010 3 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 2011 10 6 6 12 2.0-2 0 0 2012 12 12 9 21 7.5-18 0 1.5-9 2013 8 7 5 12 2.5-8 0 0 2014 6 11 2 13 3.5-12 0 1.0-7 Total 39 36 22 58 15.5-40 0 2.5-16 2014 UAB FOOTBALL Individual Special Teams Highlights

Ty • Tied for second place on UAB’s career field goals made chart with 50 made field goals • Named to 2013 Lou Groza Award Watch List #2 LONG • Has hit 50-of-66 career field goals, including 31-for-33 mark from 40 yards in PK • Has 17 made field goals in his career from beyond 40 yards Sr. • 6-2 • 199 • Has made five career field goals from 50 yards or more -- a UAB record • Made 28-yard field goal as time expired to secure UAB’s win at FIU last season CAREER HIGHS • Holds two longest field goals in UAB history, including a school record career-long 54 FG: 3 (4x) - last vs. FAU, 10/5/13 yarder at Ohio State during the 2012 season FG ATT: 4 (2x) - last at Ohio St., 9/22/12 • Closing in on UAB’s career field goal record. Record is 57 (Nick Hayes), leaving Long LONG: 54 - at Ohio St., 9/22/12 only seven shy of the school mark Long’s Career Statistics Year G Made Att Long Pct 2011 12 16 19 49 84.2 2012 12 14 17 54 82.4 2013 12 16 24 50 66.7 2014 6 4 6 49 66.7 Total 42 50 66 54 75.8

Hunter • Hit a career-long 65-yard punt vs. FIU (9/27/14) • Named 2014 Preseason Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year #36 MULLINS • Ranks No.1 on the UAB career records charts with a 44.0 yards per punt average for P his career Sr. • 6-3 • 212 • Averaged 43.1 yards per punt and was named First-Team All-C-USA last season • Has 41 career punts inside the 20 yard line and 27 punts of 50 yards or more CAREER HIGHS P YDS: 323 (7p) - Tulsa, 9/29/12 P ATT: 7 - at S. Carolina, 9/15/12 LONG: 65 - vs. FIU, 9/27/14

Mullins’ Career Statistics Year G No. Yards Long Avg. 2011 1 2 83 49 41.5 2012 12 50 2239 61 44.8 2013 12 51 2200 63 43.1 2014 6 27 1192 65 44.1 Total 31 130 5714 65 44.0 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 UAB Football Statistics UAB Game Results (as of Oct 11, 2014) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 30, 2014 TROY W 48-10 1-0 0-0 3:25 27133 Sep 6, 2014 at Mississippi State L 34-47 1-1 0-0 3:35 57704 Sep 13, 2014 ALABAMA A&M W 41-14 2-1 0-0 3:26 29604 * Sep 27, 2014 FIU L 20-34 2-2 0-1 3:30 16133 * Oct. 4, 2014 at WKU W 42-39 3-2 1-1 3:20 14923 * Oct 11, 2014 NORTH TEXAS W 56-21 4-2 2-1 3:11 20365 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 UAB Football Statistics UAB Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2014) All games

Team Statistics UAB OPP SCORING 241 165 Points Per Game 40.2 27.5 Points Off Turnovers 98 78 FIRST DOWNS 143 118 R u s h in g 76 58 P a s s in g 58 55 P e n a lt y 9 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 1253 895 Yards gained rushing 1391 1091 Yards lost rushing 138 196 Rushing Attempts 310 245 Average Per Rush 4.0 3.7 Average Per Game 208.8 149.2 TDs Rushing 19 7 PASSING YARDAGE 1687 1496 C o m p - A t t - I n t 108-168-8 101-193-6 Average Per Pass 10.0 7.8 Average Per Catch 15.6 14.8 Average Per Game 281.2 249.3 TDs Passing 10 11 TOTAL OFFENSE 2940 2391 Total Plays 478 438 Average Per Play 6.2 5.5 Average Per Game 490.0 398.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 26-647 22-524 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-160 9-131 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-92 8-236 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.9 23.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.4 14.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.3 29.5 FUMBLES-LOST 7-5 7-4 PENALTIES-Yards 28-232 36-318 Average Per Game 38.7 53.0 PUNTS-Yards 28-1192 40-1597 Average Per Punt 42.6 39.9 Net punt average 37.9 34.9 KICKOFFS-Yards 42-2667 31-1927 Average Per Kick 63.5 62.2 Net kick average 39.7 37.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 3 7 2 9 : 2 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 42/92 31/92 3rd-Down Pct 46% 34% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/13 5/13 4th-Down Pct 46% 38% SACKS BY-Yards 16-115 12-60 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 33 23 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-6 3-6 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (21-27) 78% (12-16) 75% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (20-27) 74% (9-16) 56% PAT-ATTEMPTS (31-32) 97% (18-21) 86% ATTENDANCE 93235 72627 Games/Avg Per Game 4/23309 2/36314 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total UAB 55 72 83 31 0 241 Opponents 47 58 43 17 0 165 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 UAB Football Statistics UAB Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2014) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg HOWARD, Jordan 6 119 652 21 631 5.3 6 55 105.2 NELSON, JJ 15 143 9.5 0 26 VINSON, D.J. 6 101 414 21 393 3.9 8 24 65.5 FARMER, Lamarcu 1 17 17.0 0 17 CLEMENTS, Cody 6 57 197 68 129 2.3 4 19 21.5 HUMPHREY, Maudr 1 0 0.0 0 0 REAVES, Marcus 4 8 50 3 47 5.9 0 26 11.8 Total 17 160 9.4 0 26 ARRINGTON, Ja'W 5 11 38 3 35 3.2 1 14 7.0 Opponents 9 131 14.6 1 77 NELSON, JJ 6 2 18 1 17 8.5 0 18 2.8 BRISCOE, Jeremi 4 4 14 9 5 1.2 0 8 1.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg HUMPHREY, Maudr 6 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.8 FARMER, Lamarcu 2 70 35.0 1 48 STAPLES, Jamari 5 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.6 BAKER, Bobby 1 13 13.0 0 13 MCKEE, Myles 1 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -4.0 WILLIAMS, Dariu 1 9 9.0 1 9 TEAM 4 5 0 8 -8 -1.6 0 0 -2.0 JONES, Calvin 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 6 310 1391 138 1253 4.0 19 55 208.8 JACKSON, Kalen 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 6 245 1091 196 895 3.7 7 75 149.2 Total 6 92 15.3 2 48 Opponents 8 236 29.5 4 85 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g CLEMENTS, Cody 6 166.09 96-136-5 70.6 1351 8 81 225.2 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg BRISCOE, Jeremi 4 126.61 11-29-3 37.9 299 2 88 74.8 NELSON, JJ 12 372 31.0 1 100 SMITH, Nolen 6 205.40 1-2-0 50.0 37 0 37 6.2 MAGEE, Josh 11 223 20.3 0 45 TEAM 4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 HOUSTON, Rodari 2 34 17.0 0 21 MCKEE, Myles 1 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 FARMER, Lamarcu 1 18 18.0 0 18 Total 6 158.75 108-168-8 64.3 1687 10 88 281.2 Total 26 647 24.9 1 100 Opponents 6 130.03 101-193-6 52.3 1496 11 85 249.3 Opponents 22 524 23.8 0 38

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg BACKMAN, Kennar 6 21 265 12.6 3 43 44.2 MORRIS, Jontavi 1 40 40.0 1 40 NELSON, JJ 6 19 443 23.3 2 88 73.8 Total 1 40 40.0 1 40 HUMPHREY, Maudr 6 15 226 15.1 0 75 37.7 Opponents 1 37 37.0 0 37 HEIGHT, Nyiakki 6 10 74 7.4 0 19 12.3 MAGEE, Josh 6 9 234 26.0 2 81 39.0 EVERETT, Gerald 6 8 179 22.4 1 34 29.8 POWELL, Darius 6 7 43 6.1 0 9 7.2 VINSON, D.J. 6 6 9 1.5 0 8 1.5 HENDERSON, Tris 6 4 19 4.8 0 14 3.2 STAPLES, Jamari 5 3 86 28.7 0 53 17.2 PERDUE, Quincy 4 2 82 41.0 1 75 20.5 HOWARD, Jordan 6 2 17 8.5 1 12 2.8 LISA, Collin 5 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.8 SMITH, Nolen 6 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 Total 6 108 1687 15.6 10 88 281.2 Opponents 6 101 1496 14.8 11 85 249.3 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 UAB Football Statistics UAB Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2014) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g VINSON, D.J. 8 ------48 CLEMENTS, Cody 6 193 129 1351 1480 246.7 LONG, Ty - 4-6 31-32 - - - - - 43 HOWARD, Jordan 6 119 631 0 631 105.2 HOWARD, Jordan 7 ------42 VINSON, D.J. 6 101 393 0 393 65.5 CLEMENTS, Cody 4 ------24 BRISCOE, Jeremi 4 33 5 299 304 76.0 NELSON, JJ 3 ------18 REAVES, Marcus 4 8 47 0 47 11.8 BACKMAN, Kennar 3 ------18 SMITH, Nolen 6 2 0 37 37 6.2 MAGEE, Josh 2 ------12 ARRINGTON, Ja'W 5 11 35 0 35 7.0 WILLIAMS, Dariu 1 ------6 NELSON, JJ 6 2 17 0 17 2.8 ARRINGTON, Ja'W 1 ------6 HUMPHREY, Maudr 6 1 5 0 5 0.8 PERDUE, Quincy 1 ------6 STAPLES, Jamari 5 1 3 0 3 0.6 FARMER, Lamarcu 1 ------6 MCKEE, Myles 1 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 EVERETT, Gerald 1 - - 0-1 - - - - 6 TEAM 4 6 -8 0 -8 -2.0 MORRIS, Jontavi 1 ------6 Total 6 478 1253 1687 2940 490.0 CARTER, Desman ------0 Opponents 6 438 895 1496 2391 398.5 Total 33 4-6 31-32 0-1 - - - - 241 Opponents 23 3-6 18-21 - - 0-2 - - 165

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk LONG, Ty 4-6 66.7 0-0 0-0 1-1 3-4 0-1 49 0 MULLINS, Hunter 27 1192 44.1 65 0 10 13 7 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence UAB Opponents Total 28 1192 42.6 65 0 10 13 7 1 TROY (34),(49) 29,(47) Opponents 40 1597 39.9 71 2 8 9 7 0 Mississippi State (44),(46) - Alabama A&M - - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln FIU 56 44,(35),(25) LONG, Ty 42 2667 63.5 19 0 WKU 48 27 Total 42 2667 63.5 19 0 23.8 39.7 25 North Texas - - Opponents 31 1927 62.2 5 0 24.9 37.3 27

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 UAB Football Statistics UAB Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2014) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g NELSON, JJ 6 17 443 143 372 0 975 162.5 HOWARD, Jord 6 631 17 0 0 0 648 108.0 MAGEE, Josh 6 0 234 0 223 0 457 76.2 VINSON, D.J. 6 393 9 0 0 0 402 67.0 BACKMAN, Ken 6 0 265 0 0 0 265 44.2 HUMPHREY, M 6 5 226 0 0 0 231 38.5 EVERETT, Gera 6 0 179 0 0 0 179 29.8 CLEMENTS, Co 6 129 0 0 0 0 129 21.5 FARMER, Lama 5 0 0 17 18 70 105 21.0 STAPLES, Jama 5 3 86 0 0 0 89 17.8 PERDUE, Quinc 4 0 82 0 0 0 82 20.5 HEIGHT, Nyiakki 6 0 74 0 0 0 74 12.3 REAVES, Marcu 4 47 0 0 0 0 47 11.8 POWELL, Dariu 6 0 43 0 0 0 43 7.2 ARRINGTON, J 5 35 0 0 0 0 35 7.0 HOUSTON, Rod 2 0 0 0 34 0 34 17.0 HENDERSON, T 6 0 19 0 0 0 19 3.2 BAKER, Bobby 3 0 0 0 0 13 13 4.3 WILLIAMS, Dari 6 0 0 0 0 9 9 1.5 LISA, Collin 5 0 9 0 0 0 9 1.8 BRISCOE, Jere 4 5 0 0 0 0 5 1.2 SMITH, Nolen 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.2 MCKEE, Myles 1 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -4.0 TEAM 4 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -2.0 Total 6 1253 1687 160 647 92 3839 639.8 Opponents 6 895 1496 131 524 236 3282 547.0 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 UAB Football Statistics UAB Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2014) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 4 GANUS, Jake 6 21 9 30 8.5-33 3.0-18 ...... 8B DAVIS, Jay 6 23 5 28 ...... 38 MCGEE, Alonzo 6 20 3 23 3.0-8 . . . 2 . 1 . . 46 WATKINS, Diahee 6 17 5 22 5.0-27 4.0-25 . 1 1 . . . . 2M GASTON, Harris 5 13 6 19 2.5-13 1.0-9 . . 1 . 2 . . 17 PETTY, Jordan 6 13 6 19 1.0-2 . . 3 1 . 1 . . 1B BAKER, Bobby 3 15 4 19 1.0-5 . 1-13 . 1 . . . . 11 JONES, Calvin 6 12 5 17 . . 1-0 2 . . . . . 23 CREWS, Tevin 6 13 3 16 1.0-15 1.0-15 . 1 1 . 1 . . 42 JONES, Shaq 6 13 3 16 4.0-13 1.0-8 . 2 1 1-0 . . . 33 SLAUGHTER, Dere 6 8 7 15 3.0-6 1.0-4 . 2 2 . . . . 26 MILLIGAN, Rolan 6 14 1 15 1.0-1 . . 4 1 . . . . 7B JEAN, Jimmy 6 13 1 14 . . . 4 . . . . . 90 WALTON, Chris 6 11 2 13 3.5-12 1.0-7 . . 2 . . . . 3 FARMER, Lamarcu 5 8 4 12 0.5-2 . 2-70 2 . 1-0 . . . 55 MORRIS, Jontavi 6 7 4 11 0.5-0 . . . . 1-40 . . . 22 CARTER, Desman 6 9 2 11 1.0-1 ...... 41 WILLIAMS, Dariu 6 8 1 9 . . 1-9 2 . . . . . 5B JACKSON, Kalen 2 6 1 7 1.0-6 1.0-6 1-0 2 . 1-0 . . . 36 BANKS, James 6 6 1 7 1.0-3 1.0-3 . 1 . . . . . 93 HUDDLESTON, Par 6 5 1 6 1.0-2 ...... 1 . 49 RABB, Chris 6 6 . 6 3.0-21 2.0-20 . . 1 . . . . 9 MCCOLLUM, T.J. 6 6 . 6 ...... 8 HEIGHT, Nyiakki 6 4 . 4 ...... 12 MACLIN, Greg 6 3 . 3 ...... 40 ROBINSON, John 2 3 . 3 . . . . 1 . . . . 43 MONDIE, Robert 6 3 . 3 . . . 2 . . . . . 18 GRISSETT, Trey 6 2 . 2 ...... 71 BLANKENSHIP, Ca 6 2 . 2 ...... 30 MICKENS, Tamr 1 1 1 2 ...... 2H ARRINGTON, Ja'W 5 1 1 2 ...... 19 BROWN, Devon 4 1 1 2 ...... 2 LONG, Ty 6 2 . 2 ...... 21 BRACKETT, Kelto 5 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 1H SAPPINGTON, Kyl 6 1 . 1 ...... 1F EJIKE, Kingsley 4 . 1 1 ...... 98 CRUMBLEY, Uneik 4 . 1 1 0.5-1 ...... 58 NORIEGA, Dallas 6 . 1 1 ...... 56 BYRD, Roscoe 6 1 . 1 ...... 50 WRIGHT, Daron 3 . 1 1 ...... 25 LISA, Collin 5 . 1 1 ...... 2J REAVES, Marcus 4 1 . 1 ...... 1C PERDUE, Quincy 4 1 . 1 ...... 3A HUMPHREY, Maudr 6 1 . 1 ...... 86 BACKMAN, Kennar 6 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 4 1 . 1 ...... Total 6 298 82 380 42-171 16-115 6-92 29 15 4-40 5 1 . Opponents 6 329 172 501 42-124 12-60 8-236 14 7 5-37 5 2 . 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 Game-By-Game Rushing Passing Jordan Howard, RB Jeremiah Briscoe, QB Cody Clements, QB Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS C/A YDS TD I LG Troy 1/0 19/179 2 55 1/0 1/8 0 0 1/1 13/19 152 2 1 34 at Mississippi State 2/1 24/89 1 17 2/0 0/0 0 0 2/2 10/18 167 1 1 81 vs. Alabama A&M 3/2 5/11 0 5 3/0 2/-1 0 6 3/3 18/23 228 0 0 33 vs. FIU* 4/3 21/102 0 18 4/0 1/-2 0 0 4/4 16/29 188 1 2 40 at WKU* 5/4 34/183 2 33 DNP 5/5 22/25 300 2 1 75 vs. North Texas* 6/5 16/67 1 18 DNP 6/6 17/22 316 2 0 75 at Middle Tennessee* at Arkansas at Florida Atlantic* vs. Louisiana Tech* vs. Marshall* at Southern Miss*

D.J. Vinson, RB JJ Nelson, WR Jeremiah Briscoe, QB Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS C/A YDS TD I LG Troy 1/1 22/106 1 18 1/1 1/-1 0 -1 1/0 0/1 0 0 0 0 at Mississippi State 2/1 11/23 0 9 2/2 0/0 0 0 2/0 5/15 231 2 0 88 vs. Alabama A&M 3/1 25/106 5 24 3/3 0/0 0 0 3/0 4/8 60 0 1 31 vs. FIU* 4/1 10/35 1 7 4/4 0/0 0 0 4/0 2/5 8 0 2 5 at WKU* 5/1 16/76 0 19 5/5 1/18 0 18 DNP vs. North Texas* 6/1 17/47 1 7 6/6 0/0 0 0 DNP at Middle Tennessee* at Arkansas at Florida Atlantic* vs. Louisiana Tech* vs. Marshall* at Southern Miss*

Ja’Won Arrington, RB Jamari Staples, WR Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG Troy 1/0 3/9 0 5 1/1 0/0 0 0 at Mississippi State DNP 2/2 1/3 0 3 vs. Alabama A&M 2/0 6/22 1 14 DNP vs. FIU* 3/0 0/0 0 0 3/2 0/0 0 0 at WKU* 4/0 0/0 0 0 4/2 0/0 0 0 vs. North Texas* 5/0 2/4 0 2 5/2 0/0 0 0 at Middle Tennessee* at Arkansas at Florida Atlantic* vs. Louisiana Tech* vs. Marshall* at Southern Miss*

Cody Clements, QB Marcus Reaves, RB Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG Troy 1/1 9/37 1 10 DNP at Mississippi State 2/2 7/-2 0 5 DNP vs. Alabama A&M 3/3 7/10 0 12 1/0 6/47 0 26 vs. FIU* 4/4 15/49 1 19 2/0 0/0 0 0 at WKU* 5/5 10/11 1 11 3/0 0/0 0 0 vs. North Texas* 6/6 9/24 1 8 4/0 2/0 0 1 at Middle Tennessee*

at Arkansas

at Florida Atlantic* vs. Louisiana Tech* vs. Marshall* at Southern Miss*

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2014 Game-By-Game Receiving

J.J. Nelson, WR Maudrecus Humphrey, WR Jamari Staples, WR Opponent G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG Troy 1/1 2/65 0 34 1/0 1/13 0 13 1/1 0 0 0 at Mississippi State 2/2 5/144 1 88 2/1 1/14 0 14 2/2 1/53 0 53 vs. Alabama A&M 3/3 2/32 0 21 3/1 1/8 0 8 DNP vs. FIU* 4/4 4/55 0 40 4/2 2/22 0 16 3/2 1/13 0 13 at WKU* 5/5 2/43 0 31 5/3 8/93 0 44 4/2 0/0 0 0 vs. North Texas* 6/6 4/104 1 74 6/4 2/76 0 75 5/2 1/20 0 20 at Middle Tennessee* at Arkansas at Florida Atlantic* vs. Louisiana Tech* vs. Marshall* at Southern Miss*

Kennard Backman, TE Nyiakki Height, WR Quincy Perdue, WR Opponent G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG Troy 1/1 4/43 2 20 1/0 1/7 0 7 DNP at Mississippi State 2/2 5/31 0 10 2/0 1/18 0 18 1/0 1/75 1 75 vs. Alabama A&M 3/3 5/80 0 25 3/0 3/23 0 19 DNP vs. FIU* 4/4 3/15 0 6 4/0 1/5 0 5 2/0 0/0 0 0 at WKU* 5/5 1/24 1 24 5/0 4/21 0 12 DNP vs. North Texas* 6/6 3/72 0 43 6/0 0/0 0 0 3/0 1/7 0 7 at Middle Tennessee* at Arkansas at Florida Atlantic* vs. Louisiana Tech* vs. Marshall* at Southern Miss*

Tristan Henderson, TE Gerald Everett, TE Darius Powell, WR Opponent G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG Troy 1/1 2/14 0 14 1/0 1/6 0 6 1/0 0/0 0 0 at Mississippi State 2/1 0 0 0 2/0 0/0 0 0 2/0 0/0 0 0 vs. Alabama A&M 3/1 1/0 0 0 3/0 3/94 0 33 3/0 2/14 0 7 vs. FIU* 4/1 0/0 0 0 4/0 2/63 1 34 4/0 1/6 0 6 at WKU* 5/1 1/5 0 5 5/0 1/17 0 17 5/0 2/14 0 9 vs. North Texas* 6/1 0/0 0 0 6/0 1/-1 0 0 6/0 2/9 0 8 at Middle Tennessee* at Arkansas at Florida Atlantic* vs. Louisiana Tech* vs. Marshall* at Southern Miss*

D.J. Vinson, RB Josh Magee, WR Collin Lisa, WR Opponent G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG Troy 1/1 2/4 0 8 1/0 0/0 0 0 1/0 0/0 0 0 at Mississippi State 2/1 0 0 0 2/0 2/100 1 81 2/0 0/0 0 0 vs. Alabama A&M 3/1 2/4 0 2 3/1 2/24 0 16 3/0 1/9 0 9 vs. FIU* 4/1 1/-1 0 0 4/2 2/13 0 10 4/0 0/0 0 0 at WKU* 5/1 1/2 0 2 5/3 2/81 1 75 DNP vs. North Texas* 6/1 0/0 0 0 6/4 1/16 0 16 DNP

at Middle Tennessee*

at Arkansas at Florida Atlantic* vs. Louisiana Tech* vs. Marshall* at Southern Miss*

2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 Game-By-Game Defensive Statistics TACKLES UA-A TOT TROY MSU AAMU FIU WKU NT MT ARK FAU LT MAR USM Jake Ganus 21-9 30 4-2 0-3 4-1 3-0 5-3 5-0 Jay Davis 24-5 29 4-0 4-5 2-0 1-0 2-0 11-0 Alonzo McGee 20-3 23 0-0 3-2 3-0 2-0 7-1 5-0 Diaheem Watkins 17-5 21 6-0 0-1 3-2 6-2 1-0 1-0 Harris Gaston 13-7 20 2-2 4-2 3-0 1-1 DNP 3-2 Bobby Baker 15-4 19 2-1 11-3 2-0 DNP DNP DNP Jordan Petty 13-6 19 4-1 1-4 1-0 4-0 2-1 1-0 Calvin Jones 12-5 17 1-2 4-1 5-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 Shaq Jones 13-3 16 0-0 1-2 2-0 6-0 3-0 1-1 Tevin Crews 13-3 16 0-1 5-2 1-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 Derek Slaughter 8-7 15 1-1 3-3 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-1 Rolan Milligan 14-1 15 0-0 1-0 3-0 2-1 4-0 4-0 Jimmy Jean 13-1 14 4-0 2-1 0-0 5-0 0-0 2-0 Chris Walton 11-2 13 3-0 4-2 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 Lamarcus Farmer 8-4 12 DNP 0-0 1-0 1-0 4-1 2-3 Desman Carter 9-2 11 0-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 3-2 2-0 Jontavious Morris 7-4 11 1-0 1-1 3-2 0-1 1-0 1-1 Darius Williams 8-1 9 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 4-0 James Banks 6-1 7 4-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Kalen Jackson 6-1 7 4-1 2-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP Parrish Huddleston 5-1 6 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 0-0 T.J. McCollum 6-0 6 1-0 1-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Chris Rabb 6-0 6 1-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 Robert Mondie 3-0 3 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 Greg Maclin 3-0 3 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 Nyiakki Height 3-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 John Robinson 3-0 3 DNP DNP 2-0 DNP DNP 1-0 Cameron Blankenship 2-0 2 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Kelton Brackett 2-0 2 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 Trey Grissett 2-0 2 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Devon Brown 1-1 2 DNP DNP 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Ty Long 2-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 Tamar Mickens 1-1 2 1-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Ja’Won Arrington 1-1 2 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 Daron Wright 0-1 1 0-1 DNP 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 Roscoe Byrd 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Dallas Noriega 0-1 1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Uneik Crumbley 0-1 1 0-1 DNP 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 Kingsley Ejike 0-1 1 0-1 DNP 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 Kyle Sappington 1-0 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Quincy Perdue 1-0 1 DNP 0-0 1-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 Maudrecus Humphrey 1-0 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Marcus Reaves 1-0 1 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Kennard Backman 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2014 UAB FOOTBALL 2014 Game-By-Game Defensive Statistics

TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A TOT TROY MSU AAMU FIU WKU NT MT ARK FAU LT MAR USM Jake Ganus 8-1 8.5 0-0 0-0 2.0-11 2.0-4 2.5-6 2.0-12 Diaheem Watkins 4-2 5.0 2.0-14 0.5-1 0.5-1 1.0-7 0-0 1.0-4 Shaq Jones 4-0 4.0 0-0 0-0 1.0-2 2.0-3 0-0 1.0-8 Chris Walton 3-1 3.5 1.0-7 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 1.0-2 Derek Slaughter 2-2 3.0 0.5-0 0-0 1.0-4 1.0-1 0.5-1 0-0 Chris Rabb 3-0 3.0 0-0 0-0 2.0-12 0-0 0-0 1.0-9 Alonzo McGee 3-0 3.0 0-0 0-0 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 2.0-6 Harris Gaston 2-1 2.5 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 1.5-10 Parrish Huddleston 1-0 1.0 0-0 0-0 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tevin Crews 1-0 1.0 0-0 1.0-15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Rolan Milligan 1-0 1.0 0-0 0-0 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Bobby Baker 1-0 1.0 0-0 1.0-5 0-0 DNP DNP DNP Desman Carter 1-0 1.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 Jordan Petty 1-0 1.0 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 James Banks 1-0 1.0 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Kalen Jackson 1-0 1.0 1.0-6 0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP Lamarcus Farmer 0-1 0.5 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-2 Jontavious Morris 0-1 0.5 0-0 0-0 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Uneik Crumbley 0-1 0.5 0.5-1 DNP 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0

SACKS UA-A TOT TROY MSU AAMU FIU WKU NT MT ARK FAU LT MAR USM Diaheem Watkins 4-0 4.0 2.0-14 0-0 0-0 1.0-7 0-0 1.0-4 Jake Ganus 3-0 3.0 0-0 0-0 1.0-8 0-0 1-0 1.0-8 Chris Rabb 2-0 2.0 0-0 0-0 1.0-11 0-0 0-0 1.0-9 James Banks 1-0 1.0 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 Tevin Crews 1-0 1.0 0-0 1.0-15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Harris Gaston 1-0 1.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 1.0-9 Kalen Jackson 1-0 1.0 1.0-6 0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP Shaq Jones 1-0 1.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-8 Derek Slaughter 1-0 1.0 0-0 0-0 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Chris Walton 1-0 1.0 1.0-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 Game-By-Game Statistics

1ST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING TOTAL OFF PUNTS FUM PENALTY 3rd Time of Game Score [Tot Ru-Pa-Pen] [No-Yds-TD] [C-A-I Yds TD] [Plays-Yds] [No.-Avg.] [N-L] [No-Yds] Dns Poss

Troy 10 15 6-8-1 37-71-1 21-31-0 201 0 68-272 6-40.0 2-1 5-55 5-16 29:43 UAB 48 25 18-5-2 55-338-4 13-20-1 152 2 75-490 2-49.0 1-1 3-35 9-13 30:17

UAB 34 19 6-12-1 43-113-1 16-34-1 435 3 77-548 8-36.8 0-0 5-27 3-16 27:06 Mississippi State 47 26 18-8-0 57-292-2 14-31-1 224 4 88-516 8-45.5 1-0 3-32 5-16 32:54

Alabama A&M 14 19 9-8-2 44-95-0 12-34-3 257 1 78-352 9-31.2 1-0 9-86 9-19 30:46 UAB 41 27 12-12-3 51-195-6 22-32-1 288 0 83-483 6-27.7 1-0 6-60 7-16 29:14

FIU 34 9 4-5-0 37-93-0 9-24-0 204 2 61-297 10-30.0 0-0 10-65 4-17 30:02 UAB 20 21 13-7-1 47-184-2 18-35-4 196 1 82-380 6-46.0 2-2 5-40 7-18 29:58

UAB 42 32 18-13-1 64-291-3 22-25-1 300 2 89-591 2-37.5 2-2 7-55 10-15 36:20 WKU 39 25 9-14-2 28-184-3 25-37-0 319 2 65-503 3-39.3 0-0 6-50 3-10 23:40

North Texas 21 24 12-12-0 43-160-1 20-36-2 291 2 79-451 4-48.2 3-3 3-30 6-14 29:14 UAB 56 19 9-9-1 50-132-3 17-22-0 316 2 72-448 4-40.2 0-0 2-15 6-14 30:46 2014 UAB FOOTBALL THE LAST TIME A UAB TEAM...

Had 30 first downs at Memphis, Nov. 12, 2011 (31) Had an extra point blocked vs. FIU, Sept. 27, 2014 Had 300 yards rushing vs. Troy, Aug. 30, 2014 (339) Had a field goal blocked vs. Marshall, Nov. 10, 2012 Had five or more rushing TDs vs. Alabama A&M, Sept. 13 (6) Was held scoreless at Florida, Sept. 10, 2011 (39-0) Had 400 yards passing at Miss. State, Sept. 6, 2014 (435) Held an opponent scoreless for a game vs. UCF, Nov. 29, 2008 (15-0) Had three or more TDs passing at Miss. State, Sept. 6, 2014 (3) Held an opponent scoreless for first half vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 2, 2013 Had 500 or more yds total offense at WKU, Oct. 4, 2014 (591) Forced five or more turnovers vs. North Texas, Oct. 11, 2014 (5) Scored 50 or more points vs. Northwestern State, Sept. 21, 2013 (52) Intercepted four or more passes at Tulane, Nov. 15, 2008 (4) Allowed 50 or more points vs. Southern Miss, Nov. 30, 2013 (62) Intercepted three or more passes vs. North Texas, Oct. 11, 2014 (3) Returned a punt for a TD vs. Northwestern State, Sept. 21, 2013 (JJ Nelson, 63 yards) Recovered four or more opponent fumbles at ECU, Sept. 24, 2011 (4) Returned a kickoff for a TD at WKU, Oct. 4, 2014 (J.J. Nelson, 100 yards) Held an opponent to 10 or less first downs vs. FIU, Sept. 27, 2014 (9) Returned an interception for TD vs. North Texas, Oct. 11, 2014 Held an opponent to less than 100 yards rushing vs. FIU, Sept. 27, 2014 (93) (Darius Williams, 9 yds.) Held opponent to less than 50 yards rushing vs. SLU, Oct. 6, 2012 (47) Returned a fumble for a TD vs. North Texas, Oct. 11, 2014 (Jontavious Morris, 40 yds.) Held opponent to 300 or less yards total offense vs. FIU, Sept. 27, 2014 (297) Blocked a field goal at Marshall, Nov. 9, 2013 (Jontavious Morris) Held an opponent to 100 or less yards total offense vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Blocked an extra point at WKU, 2014 (Parrish Huddleston) Sept. 30, 2000 Returned a blocked field goal for a TD vs. Lindenwood, Oct. 12, 1991 Scored a two-point conversion vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 2, 2013 (J. Perry) (Terry Dollerson) (64 yds.) Scored a safety vs. Marshall, Blocked a punt for a TD at Ohio State, Sept. 22, 2012 Oct. 18, 2008 (QB sack in endzone - Anthony Barnes) (Calvin Jones block, Nick Adams TD) Played an overtime game vs. Rice, Nov. 21, 2013 Blocked a punt for a safety vs. Hastings, Nov. 9, 1991 (Curt Eddy) Held an opponent without a TD vs. Southeastern Lousiana, Oct. 6, 2012 Blocked a punt vs. Marshall, Nov. 10, 2012 Defeated a ranked opponent UAB 34, No. 20 Southern Miss 31, Nov. 17, 2011 Had a punt blocked at Miss. State, Sept. 6, 2014 THE LAST TIME A UAB PLAYER...

Rushed for 200 yards in a game Darrin Reaves at Southern Miss, Nov. 3, 2012 (223) Intercepted three passes in a game Don Blackmon Rushed for 150 yards (less than 200) in a game Jordan Howard vs. Lane, Sept. 19, 1992 (3) at WKU, Oct. 4, 2014 (183) Intercepted two passes in a game Kevin Sanders at Tulane, Nov. 15, 2008 (2) Rushed for 100 yards (less than 150) in a game Jordan Howard Recovered two opponent fumbles in a game T.J. Ballou vs. FIU, Sept. 27, 2014 (102) at Tulsa, Oct. 15, 2011 (2) Rushed for three or more TDs in game D.J. Vinson vs. Alabama A&M, Sept. 13, 2014 (5) Kicked five field goals in a game Swayze Waters at UCF, Nov. 29, 2008 (5) Had two RB rush for 100+ yards in a game Jordan Howard (154) and Kicked four field goals in a game Swayze Waters vs. UCF, Nov. 29, 2008 (5) Darrin Reaves (111) vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 2, 2013 Kicked three field goals in a game Ty Long, vs. FIU, Oct. 12, 2013 (3) Had a run of 50 yards or more Jordan Howard, vs. Troy, Aug. 30, 2013 (55) Scored three or more TDs D.J. Vinson vs. Alabama A&M, Sept. 13, 2014 (5) Had a run of 70 yards or more Mark Ferrell vs. SMU, Sept. 12, 2009 (80) Scored four or more TDs D.J. Vinson vs. Alabama A&M, Sept. 13, 2014 (5 rush) Passed for 300 yards in a game Cody Clements vs. North Texas, Oct. 11, 2014 (316) Completed a 90+ yard pass Chris Williams to Nick Coon Attempted 40 or more passes in a game Austin Brown (52) vs. Army, Nov. 1, 2003 (91 for TD) at Tulane, Oct. 27, 2012 Kicked a field goal of 50 or more yards Ty Long Completed 25 or more passes in a game Austin Brown vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 2, 2013 (50) at Tulane, Oct. 27, 2012 (26) Had a 70+ yard punt Trey Ragland at SMU, Sept. 11, 2010 (75) Threw at least four TDs in a game Jonathan Perry at Memphis, Nov. 12, 2011 (4) Had 20 or more tackles in a game Marvin Burdette at Tulane, Oct. 27 2012 (24) Threw at least three TDs (less than four) in a game Austin Brown Had 16 or more tackles in a game Marvin Burdette vs. Northwestern State, Sept. 21, 2013 (3) vs. Marshall, Nov. 10, 2012 (17) Had 400 or more yards of total offense in a game Austin Brown Had a punt blocked Hunter Mullins at Miss. State, Sept. 6, 2014 at Tulane, Oct. 27, 2012 (412) Had a field goal blocked Ty Long vs. Marshall, Nov. 10, 2012 Caught 10 or more passes in a game J.J. Nelson Had an extra point blocked Ty Long vs. FIU, Sept. 27, 2014 at Troy, Aug. 31, 2013 (10) Recovered a fumble in endzone for touchdown Terence Edge Had 100 or more yards receiving in a game J.J. Nelson (104) vs. Tulane, Oct. 13, 2007 (offense) vs. North Texas, Oct. 11 2014 Scored on an interception return Darius Williams Had 150 or more yards receiving in a game J.J. Nelson at Troy, Aug. 31, 2013 (199) vs. North Texas, Oct. 11, 2014 (9 yds.) Had 200 or more yards receiving in a game Patrick Hearn at UCF, Nov. 24, 2012 (203) Scored on a fumble return Jontavious Morris vs. North Texas, Oct. 11, 2014 (40 yds.) Caught four TD passes in a game Derrick Ingram Scored on a blocked punt Nick Adams at Ohio State, Sept. 22, 2012 (20 yds.) at Prairie View A&M, Nov. 19, 1994 (4) Caught three TD passes in a game Mike Jones at Southern Miss, Oct. 30, 2010 (3) Had two receivers record 100+ receiving yards in a game J.J. Nelson (144) and Josh Magee (100) at Mississippi State, Sept. 6, 2014 2014 UAB FOOTBALL 2014 Game Summaries Aug. 30, 2014 — Birmingham, Ala. Sept. 6, 2014 — Starkville, Miss.

Troy 7 3 0 0 — 10 UAB 3 17 7 7 — 34 UAB 17 7 14 10 — 48 Miss. State 13 13 21 0 — 47

Troy - Chunn 1 run (Kay kick) 13:31-1st Q MSU - R. Johnson 68 pass from Prescott (Sobiesk kick) 14:03-1st Q UAB - Howard 2 run (Long kick) 8:51-1st Q UAB - Long 44 field goal 5:31-1st Q UAB - Backman 3 pass from Clements (Long kick) 4:33-1st Q MSU - P. Smith 21 interfeption return (kick failed) :43-1st Q UAB - Long 34 field goal :38-1st Q UAB - Howard 2 run (Long kick) 14:13-2nd Q UAB - Backman 18 pass from Clements (Long kick) 6:54-2nd Q UAB - Nelson 88 pass from Briscoe (Long kick) 13:03-2nd Q Troy - Kay 47 field goal :00-2nd Q MSU - Robinson 17 run (kick failed) 11:37-2nd Q UAB - Howard 55 run (Long kick) 6:46-3rd Q UAB - Long 46 field goal 8:06-2nd Q UAB - Clements 1 run (Long kick) 1:23-3rd Q MSU - Walley 20 pass from Prescott (Sobiesk kick) 5:02-2nd Q UAB - Long 49 field goal 11:15-4th Q MSU - Prescott 4 run (Sobiesk kick) 13:03-3rd Q UAB - Vinson 3 run (Long kick) 5:52-4th Q MSU - Morrow 15 pass from Prescott (Sobiesk kick) 6:40-3rd Q UAB - Magee 81 pass from Clements (Long kick) 5:49-3rd Q Cody Clements passed for two touch- 74 first-half rushing yards and UAB’s first MSU - Wilson 8 pass from Prescott (Sobiesk kick) 1:49-4th Q downs and ran for another, while Jordan score, a 2-yard touchdown run. UAB - Perdue 75 pass from Briscoe (Long kick) :49-4th Q Howard rushed for two more in helping Clements, making his first start for touchdown run in the early stages of the the UAB football team beat Troy Univer- UAB, then sandwiched a 34-yard field Dak Prescott threw for 211 yards second quarter. sity 48-10 on Saturday. goal by Ty Long with a pair of touchdown and four touchdowns while also run- The Blazers added a final big play with The win gives Blazer head football passes to Kennard Backman to put UAB ning for 111 yards and a touchdown to only 38 seconds remaining in the game coach Bill Clark a victory in his debut as up 24-7. lead Mississippi State past UAB 47-34 at when Briscoe hooked up with true fresh- UAB’s coach. It marks the first season- Ryan Kay cut the UAB lead to 24-10 Starkville, Miss. man Quincy Perdue on a 75-yard touch- opening victory for the Blazers since the with a 47-yard Trojan field goal as time The Blazers battled the Bulldogs all down pass. 2009 season and the first for a UAB foot- expired in the first half. day on the strength of a 548-516 advan- The Blazers attempted an onside kick ball head coach in his opening game. Troy failed to capitalize on a pair of tage in total yards. UAB’s quarterback on the ensuing kickoff and thought they UAB opened its 2014 season and the early second half UAB turnovers, before combination of Cody Clements and Jer- had recovered, but the officials ruled it Clark era by falling behind Troy 7-0, but the Blazers sealed the win with Clement’s emiah Briscoe, along with a 37-yard pass MSU’s ball. the Blazers rattled off 24-straight points 55-yard touchdown pass and Howard’s completion by tight end Nolen Smith, ac- UAB’s Briscoe threw for 231 yards going in to halftime behind Clements and 1-yard TD run in the third quarter. counted for 435 passing yards and three and two touchdowns. Clements threw Howard efforts. Senior D.J. Vinson also eclipsed the touchdowns. for 167 yards, one touchdown and an in- The Trojans took the opening drive 75 100-yard rushing mark for the Blazers, UAB wide receiver J.J. Nelson caught terception. yards on five plays, less than two minutes finishing with 106 yards and a touchdown. an 88-yard pass from Briscoe for a touch- The two teams combined for 1,064 into the game, but the Blazers outscored Defensively, linebacker Jake Ganus led down with 13:03 left in the second quar- total yards - UAB had 548 and Mississippi the vistitors 48-3 and held Troy to only the Blazers with seven tackles, one tackle ter. The scoring play, the sixth-longest State 516. 197 yards the rest of the game. for loss and a forced fumble. Defensive pass play in UAB history, gave the Blazers UAB senior kicker Ty Long kicked field Howard, who rushed for a career-best end Diaheem Watkins added six stops a 17-13 lead. In the third quarter, Cle- goals of 44 and 46 yards, giving him 50 for 179 yards and went over 1,000 yards in with a pair of sacks and two tackles for ments connected on an 81-yard touch- his career and moving him into a second only his 12th game as a Blazer, routinely loss. down completion to receiver Josh Magee. place tie with former Blazer Swayze Wa- shredded the Trojan defense en route to UAB running back Jordan Howard rushed for 89 yards, including a 2-yard ters on the school’s all-time list. GAME STATISTICS GAME STATISTICS Troy UAB UAB MSU First Downs 15 26 First Downs 19 26 Rushing (Att.-Yards): 37-71 55-338 Rushing (Att.-Yards): 43-113 57-192 Passing (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.): 21-31-201-0 13-19-152-1 Passing (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.): 16-34-435-1 14-31-224-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards: 68-272 74-490 Total Plays-Total Net Yards: 77-548 88-516 Fumbles (No.-Lost): 2-1 1-1 Fumbles (No.-Lost): 0-0 1-0 Penalties (No.-Yards): 5-57 3-35 Penalties (No.-Yards): 5-27 3-32 Punts (No.-Yards) (Avg.): 6-240 (40.0) 2-97 (48.5) Punts (No.-Yards) (Avg.): 8-317 (39.6) 8-364 (45.5) Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards): 2-54 2-64 Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards): 6-116 5-121 Punt Returns (No.-Yards): 2-11 1-21 Punt Returns (No.-Yards): 4-35 3-23 Time of Possession: 29:43 30:17 Time of Possession: 27:06 32:54

LEADERS LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long B. Burks (Troy) 8 42 0 12 J. Howard (UAB) 24 89 1 17 J. Howard (UAB) 19 179 2 55 J. Robinson (MSU) 20 124 1 17

Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD Silvers (Troy) 23 16 153 0 J. Briscoe (UAB) 15 5 231 2 C. Clements (UAB) 19 13 152 2 D. Prescott (MSU) 25 12 211 4

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long Receiving No. Yds. TD Long B. Burks (Troy) 5 23 0 7 J. Nelson (UAB) 5 144 1 88 K. Backman (UAB) 4 43 2 20 R. Johnson (MSU) 2 75 1 68 2014 UAB FOOTBALL 2014 Game Summaries Sept. 13, 2014 — Birmingham, Ala. Sept. 27, 2014 — Birmingham, Ala.

Alabama A&M 7 7 0 0 — 14 FIU 0 14 10 10 — 34 UAB 0 21 20 0 — 41 UAB 7 6 0 7 — 20

AAMU - Anderson 77 punt return (Diaz-Ramon kick) 3:06-1st Q UAB - Vinson 2 run (Long kick) 13:36-1st Q AAMU - Miles 57 pass from Wells (Diaz-Ramon kick) 13:41-2nd Q FIU - Leonard 25 interception return (Taylor kick) 8:44-2nd Q UAB - Vinson 1 run (Long kick) 11:56-2nd Q UAB - Everett 29 pass from Clements (kick blocked) 5:39-2nd Q UAB - Vinson 24 run (Long kick) 6:27-2nd Q FIU - J. Smith 75 pass from McGough (Taylor kick) 3:37-2nd Q UAB - Vinson 1 run (Long kick) 1:02-2nd Q FIU - Coleman 85 pass from McGough (Taylor kick) 9:30-3rd Q UAB - Vinson 12 run (Long kick) 12:45-3rd Q FIU - Taylor 35 field goal 8:00-3rd Q UAB - Arrington 14 run (rush failed) 8:10-3rd Q FIU - Taylor 25 field goal 14:17-4th Q UAB - Vinson 13 run (Long kick) 4:47-3rd Q FIU - Perkins 31 interception return (Taylor kick) 13:40-4th Q UAB - Clements 15 run (Long kick) 1:21-4th Q

D.J. Vinson ran for a UAB single-game from a 14-point deficit to a 21-14 half- UAB football jumped out to an early forcing six turnovers, including two pick- record five touchdowns and the Blazers time lead. He and Ja’Won Arrington com- lead, but FIU scored 20 unanswered sixes. UAB was driving in the second scored 41 unanswered points as the UAB bined for three more UAB touchdowns points to begin the second half as the quarter when Leonard picked Jeremiah football team defeated Alabama A&M, 41- in the third period to finish out the Blaz- Blazers fell, 34-20, in their Conference Briscoe and raced 25 yards to tie the 14, Saturday at Legion Field. ers’ scoring. USA opener Saturday at Legion Field. game, 7-7. Perkins also intercepted Bris- Vinson had 106 yards on 25 carries for From then on, it was all Blazers, who UAB scored on its first possession of coe for a 31-yard TD. Briscoe and Cody the Blazers. His five rushing touchdowns scored 41 unanswered points. the game as senior running back D.J. Vin- Clements were each picked off twice. also tied the Conference USA mark for Ja’Won Arrington also scored on a 14- son ran it in for a touchdown from two FIU’s Alex McGough completed only single-game rushing scores. UAB quar- yard rushing play in the third quarter. yards out to cap off a five-play, 74-yard 9 of 24 passes for 204 yards -- most of terback Cody Clements finished his day “It was a big deal,” UAB head coach drive to begin the game. The Blazers out- those on scoring tosses of 75 and 85 18-of-23 for 228 yards. Bill Clark said about his team’s 41 unan- gained the Panthers, 102-36, in the open- yards to Jonnu Smith and Glenn Coleman. As a team, UAB rushed for six touch- swered points. “That’s one thing that we ing quarter. UAB’s J.J. Nelson recorded four recep- downs to tie a school record set in 1996, can do, score in bunches. Other than a For the game, most of the statistics fell tions for 55 yards, giving him 94 catches the first season that the Blazers played at misjudged ball and getting our defense in UAB’s favor. The Blazers outgained the in his career and moving him into No. 7 the Division I-A level. ready, I thought our defense played really Panthers in the game, 380-297. FIU only on the Blazers’ all-time career receptions The Blazers improved their record to well. We started giving the ball back to managed nine first downs to UAB’s 21. list. Nelson, who had 115 all-purpose 2-1 for the first time since the 2005 sea- the offense a bunch and started scoring.” The Panthers failed to reach the century yards in the game, also moved into fourth son. The UAB defense, which held Alabama mark in rushing yards (93) while the Blaz- place on UAB’s all-time list for all-pur- The Bulldogs went up 14-0 on a 77- A&M scoreless for close to three quar- ers totalled 184. pose yards with 3,381 in his career. yard punt return by Rashad Anderson ters, was led by four players who each FIU’s Richard Leonard and Demarkus Jordan Howard rushed for 102 yards late in the first quarter and a Brandon recorded five tackles -- Calvin Jones, Jake Perkins returned interceptions for touch- in the game, his second 100-yard effort Wells 57-yard touchdown pass to Octay- Ganus, Diaheem Watkins and Jontavious downs as big plays and turnovers helped this season. He had a 71-yard run called vius Miles early in the second. Morris. Jones, as well as teammate and FIU climb out of an early hole to defeat back early in the third quarter due to a Vinson scored three rushing touch- junior safety Bobby Baker, each recorded UAB. holding penalty. downs in the second quarter, taking UAB interceptions in the game. The Panthers tied a school record,

GAME STATISTICS GAME STATISTICS Alabama A&M UAB FIU UAB First Downs 19 27 First Downs 9 21 Rushing (Att.-Yards): 44-95 51-195 Rushing (Att.-Yards): 37-93 47-184 Passing (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.): 12-34-257-3 22-32-288-1 Passing (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.): 9-24-204-0 18-35-196-4 Total Plays-Total Net Yards: 78-352 83-483 Total Plays-Total Net Yards: 61-297 82-380 Fumbles (No.-Lost): 1-0 1-0 Fumbles (No.-Lost): 0-0 2-2 Penalties (No.-Yards): 9-86 6-60 Penalties (No.-Yards): 10-65 5-40 Punts (No.-Yards) (Avg.): 9-308 (34.2) 6-258 (43.0) Punts (No.-Yards) (Avg.): 10-381 (38.1) 6-278 (46.3) Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards): 3-42 1-37 Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards): 2-54 6-123 Punt Returns (No.-Yards): 2-92 2-27 Punt Returns (No.-Yards): 1-2 5-41 Time of Possession: 30:46 29:14 Time of Possession: 30:02 29:58

LEADERS LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long B. Brower (AAMU) 24 65 0 15 A. Gardner (FIU) 19 62 0 9 D.J. Vinson (UAB) 25 106 5 24 J. Howard (UAB) 21 102 0 18

Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD B. Wells (AAMU) 22 8 166 1 A. McGough (FIU) 24 9 204 2 C. Clements (UAB) 18 23 228 0 C. Clements (UAB) 29 16 188 1

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long Receiving No. Yds. TD Long M. Smith (AAMU) 4 61 0 23 G. Coleman (FIU) 4 106 1 85 K. Backman (UAB) 5 80 0 25 J.J. Nelson (UAB) 4 55 0 40 2014 UAB FOOTBALL 2014 Game Summaries Oct. 4, 2014 — Bowling Green, Ky. Oct. 11, 2014 — Birmingham, Ala.

UAB 14 0 21 7 — 42 North Texas 0 14 0 7 — 21 WKU 20 7 12 0 — 39 UAB 14 21 21 0 — 56

UAB - Nelson 100 kick return (Long kick) 14:47-1st Q UAB - Morris 40 fumble return (Long kick) 6:49-1st Q WKU - Taylor 15 pass from Doughty (Schwettman kick) 11:10-1st Q UAB - Farmer 22 interception return (Long kick) 6:37-1st Q WKU - Wales 2 run (Schwettman knk) 6:50-1st Q UAB - Vinson 4 run (Long kick) 12:54-2nd Q UAB - Backman 24 pass from Clements (Long kick) 2:40-1st Q UAB - Howard 12 pass from Clements (Long kick) 7:48-2nd Q WKU - Wales 75 run (Schwettman kick) 2:29-2nd Q UNT - Jimmerson 27 run (Moore kick) 5:12-2nd Q WKU - Wales 21 run (Schwettman kick) 6:30-2nd Q UAB - Howard 2 run (Long kick) 4:45-2nd Q UAB - Howard 1 run (Long kick) 10:55-3rd Q UNT - M. Smith 12 pass from D. Williams (Moore kick) 1:05-2nd Q UAB - Clements 5 run (Long kick) 8:16-3rd Q UAB - D. Williams 9 interception return (Long kick) 8:33-3rd Q UAB - Magee 75 pass from Clements (Long kick) 8:16-3rd Q UAB - Clements 1 run (Long kick) 5:36-3rd Q WKU - Grant 24 pass from Doughty (Schwettman kick) 2:55-3rd Q UAB - Nelson 74 pass from Clements (Long kick) 4:01-3rd Q WKU - Singh 85 interception return (Schwettman kick) :00-3rd Q UNT - Smiley 44 pass from McNulty (Moore kick) 13:17-4th Q UAB -Howard 15 run (Long kick) 12:17-4th Q

UAB scored 21 straight points to open After failing to force a punt in the The UAB defense scored three touch- Offensively, Clements had another the second half and never looked back first half, the Blazer defense stymied the downs - including two in the first quar- impressive performance for the Blazers, on its way to a 42-39 win over WKU AT Hilltopper offense and forced two punts ter - and Cody Clements accounted for putting together a 300-yard game for the Bowling Green, Ky.. and a failed fourth-down conversion on three more to lead UAB past North second consecutive contest. The junior UAB running back Jordan Howard WKU’s first three possessions of the sec- Texas, 56-21. completed 17-of-22 passes for 316 yards rushed for a career-high 183 yards with ond half. Meanwhile, UAB’s offense struck With the win, UAB posted its second and two touchdowns. two touchdowns as the Blazers racked quickly in the third quarter, scoring on straight Conference USA victory and Perhaps the highlight of the day for up 591 yards of total offense against the its first three possessions -- a- How improved to 2-0 all-time against North Clements came when he hit senior wide Hilltoppers. Blazer quarterback Cody ard 1-yard touchdown rush, Clements’ Texas. receiver J.J. Nelson for a 74-yard touch- Clements connected on 22-of-25 passes 5-yard touchdown run and a 75-yard TD The Blazer defense made the differ- down pass in the third quarter to put the for a career-best 300 yards and a pair pass from Clements to UAB wide receiv- ence in the win, forcing five turnovers and Blazers up 56-14. Clements also complet- of touchdowns, while also rushing for a er Josh Magee. recording three defensive touchdowns. ed a 75-yard pass to junior wide receiver score. The 21-unanswered points to open UAB NT Jontavious Morris returned Maudrecus Humphrey in the second The Blazers outscored the Hilltoppers the second half gave the Blazers a 35-27 a fumble, forced when teammate Har- quarter. Nelson’s long scoring play was 28-12 in the second half and outgained advantage before WKU’s Ricardo Singh ris Gaston stripped North Texas quar- his 18th career receiving touchdown and WKU 281-133 in total yards. intercepted a rushed Clements’ pass and terback Dajon Williams, 40 yards for a also represented his 100th career recep- UAB opened the game with a J.J. Nel- returned it 85 yards for a touchdown, giv- touchdown and, on the next Mean Green tion at UAB. son 100-yard kick return for a touch- ing the Hilltoppers a 39-35 lead as the play from scrimmage, Blazer junior CB Jordan Howard scored a pair of sec- down, but trailed 27-14 at halftime. third quarter expired. Lamarcus Farmer picked off Williams and ond-quarter touchdowns, a 12-yard pass WKU’s Anthony Wales led the Hilltop- Howard then pushed through for the returned it 22 yards to give UAB a 14-0 from Clements and a 2-yard run, as UAB pers as he scored three touchdowns in go-ahead touchdown on a 15-yard run lead in the first quarter. UAB sophomore took a 35-14 lead into halftime. Howard the first half and finished with 138 rush- with 12:17 left in the fourth quarter as CB Darius Williams returned an inter- finished the day with 67 yards on 16 car- ing yards for Western Kentucky. UAB held on for the 42-39 victory. ception for a score in the third quarter. ries.

GAME STATISTICS GAME STATISTICS UAB WKU North Texas UAB First Downs 32 25 First Downs 24 19 Rushing (Att.-Yards): 64-291 28-184 Rushing (Att.-Yards): 43-160 50-132 Passing (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.): 22-25-300-1 25-37-319-0 Passing (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.): 20-36-291-2 17-22-316-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards: 89-591 65-503 Total Plays-Total Net Yards: 79-451 72-448 Fumbles (No.-Lost): 2-2 0-0 Fumbles (No.-Lost): 3-3 0-0 Penalties (No.-Yards): 7-55 6-50 Penalties (No.-Yards): 3-30 2-15 Punts (No.-Yards) (Avg.): 2-80 (40.0) 3-118 (39.3) Punts (No.-Yards) (Avg.): 4-193 (48.2) 4-161 (40.2) Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards): 7-235 3-80 Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards): 7-173 4-72 Punt Returns (No.-Yards): 1-5 0-0 Punt Returns (No.-Yards): 1-3 3-38 Time of Possession: 36:20 23:40 Time of Possession: 29:14 30:46

LEADERS LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long J. Howard (UAB) 34 183 2 33 A. Jimmerson (UNT) 13 104 1 8.0 A. Wales (WKU) 14 138 3 75 J. Howard (UAB) 16 67 1 18

Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD C. Clements (UAB) 25 22 300 2 D. Williams (UNT) 21 11 124 1 B. Doughty (WKU) 37 25 319 2 C. Clements (UAB) 22 17 316 2

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long Receiving No. Yds. TD Long M. Humphrey (UAB) 8 93 0 44 T. Smiley (UNT) 4 77 1 44 A. Grant (WKU) 5 51 1 24 J.J. Nelson (UAB) 4 104 1 74

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