UAB BLAZERS FOOTBALL 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State

2011 UAB Schedule Mississippi State (2-3, 0-3 SEC) at UAB (0-4, 0-2 C-USA) Overall: 0-4 C-USA: 0-2 Sept. 10 at Florida (FS South) L, 39-0 (72,000) • Birmingham, Ala. Sept. 17 TULANE* L, 49-10 Sept. 24 at East Carolina* (WITN) L, 28-23 Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 • 11:00 a.m. CT • SportSouth Oct. 1 at Troy (SportSouth) L, 24-23 Oct. 8 MISS. STATE (FSN) 11:00 a.m. Oct. 15 at Tulsa* (CBSSN) 7:00 p.m. THIS WEEK Oct. 20 UCF* (CSS) 7:00 p.m. UAB (0-4, 0-2 C-USA) will be back in action Saturday as the Blazers return home to play host to Oct. 29 at Marshall* (CSS) 11:00 a.m. foe Mississippi State (2-3, 0-3 SEC). The Blazers are coming off a tough Nov. 5 HOUSTON* (CBSSN) (HC) 6:00 p.m. 24-23 loss at Troy last Saturday as the Trojans rallied with 10 points in the final 5:18 to claim the vic- Nov. 12 at Memphis* (CSS) 3:15 p.m. tory. UAB had taken a 23-14 lead with 5:22 remaining in the game when CB T.J. Ballou returned a Troy Nov. 17 SOUTHERN MISS* (CBSSN) 7:00 p.m. interception 52 yards for a touchdown. Nov. 26 at Florida Atlantic 3:00 p.m. MSU played a conference game for the third time this season Saturday as the Bulldogs dropped a 24- Times listed are CT * Conference USA game 10 decision at Georgia. State has posted wins over Memphis and Louisiana thus far. Mississippi 2011 Mississippi State Schedule State brings a balanced offensive attack to Legion Field as the Bulldogs are averaging 185.2 yards on the ground and 199.2 through the air in the first five games. Overall: 2-3 SEC: 0-3 Sept. 1 at Memphis (FSN) W, 59-14 FIRST AND 10 Sept. 10 at Auburn* (SEC Network) L, 41-34 UAB returns 16 starters on offense (7) and defense (9) from last season’s team that finished 4-8. Sept. 15 LSU* (ESPN) L, 19-6 -- Sept. 24 Louisiana Tech (ESPNU) W, 26-20 (OT) The Blazers had a pair of performers — offensive tackle Matt McCants and defensive tackle Elliott Oct. 1 at Georgia* (FSN) L, 24-10 Henigan — named to the 2011 preseason All-Conference USA team by the league’s coaches. In addi- Oct. 8 at UAB (FSN) 11:00 a.m. tion, UAB returns quarterback Bryan Ellis, who passed for 2,940 yards and 25 touchdowns in only nine Oct. 15 South Carolina* TBA starts during the 2010 campaign. Oct. 29 at Kentucky* TBA Nov. 5 UT-Martin (HC) TBA -- UAB has a young football program compared to most of its opposition. The Blazers are in their Nov. 12 * TBA 21st season of football (and 16th at the Division I-A or FBS level) as they played their first intercollegiate Nov. 19 at Arkansas* (@Little Rock) TBA season in 1991 at the NCAA Division III level. UAB moved to Division I-AA two seasons later in 1993 Nov. 26 Ole Miss* TBA and remained at that level three years before making the transition to Division I-A beginning in 1996. Times listed are CT * SEC game -- Safety Jamie Bender’s 35-yard interception return for a touchdown at East Carolina was the Blaz- Broadcast Information ers’ first defensive score since Marquis Coleman returned a pick 99 yards at UTEP on Oct. 31, 2009. TV: SportSouth - Ron Thulin (pbp), JC Pearson (col- UAB has now scored defensive touchdowns in back-to-back games after T.J. Ballou returned an inter- or) and Jeremy Bloom (sidelines) ception 52 yards for a score in the Blazers’ 24-23 loss Saturday at Troy.

RADIO: Blazer IMG Sports Network - David Crane -- Senior Nick Adams’ 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. Tulane Sept. 17 was the Blazers’ (pbp), John Whitcomb (color) and Sam Miller (side- first kickoff return for a score since the 2008 season, a span of 37 games. lines) have the call. The broadcast can be heard on WUHT-FM 107.7 in Birmingham. -- In the Sept. 10th season opener at Florida, there were 19 UAB players who saw first-time action in a Blazer uniform, including seven true freshmen. The seven true freshmen were: TE Kennard Backman, RB Bashr Coles, DL Mickey Jackson, PK Ty Long, DE Tyler Peppers, RB Darrin Reaves and DE Media Relations Diaheem Watkins. Norm Reilly - Associate AD (Football Contact) (205) 934-0722 / [email protected] -- QB Bryan Ellis moved into the No. 4 spot on UAB’s career list for passing yards with his performance Aaron Jordan - Associate Director at Florida in the season opener. Ellis now has 3,417 career passing yards and has reached that number (205) 934-7920 / [email protected] in only 12 starts. Daniel Dixon, who had been fourth on the Blazer all-time list, totaled 3,085 during his Tyson Mathews - Assistant Director (Secondary FB career from 1997-2000. contact) (205) 996-2576 / [email protected] Ben Warnick - Assistant Director (205) 934-0725 / [email protected] -- The Blazers have registered their two most productive offensive seasons in school history the past Lauren Rupert - Media Relations Assistant two years. UAB posted a school-record total of 5,111 yards in 2009 and followed that up with 5,074 (205) 934-0724 / [email protected] yards a season ago. www.uabsports.com -- WR Jackie Williams, who caught a career-best eight passes for 89 yards against East Carolina, has The Official Website of UAB Athletics had at least one reception in all 16 games of his collegiate career. He has a team-high 23 grabs for 215 yards in four games this season. facebook.com/UAB.Blazers twitter.com/UABathletics -- UAB has one of the most experienced offensive lines in the country with 138 career starts among six www.youtube.com/UABathletics offensive linemen. Senior Terence Edge leads the way with 36 career starts. 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011 UAB Coaching Staff UAB GAME WEEK SCHEDULE ...... Head Coach MEDIA SERVICES ...... Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Sunday: The team generally has meetings and a short workout in the late afternoon/early evening. Media Tommy West...... Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers must call the media relations office to confirm times if planning to attend the early portion of the workout. Corey Barlow...... Cornerbacks Monday: Coach Callaway will be available for interviews at his weekly media luncheon, held in the Green Tim Bowens...... Wide Receivers & Gold Room (in ) between 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT (quotes and audio from press con- Lorenzo Costantini...... Defensive Line ference will be posted on the UAB Athletics website later in the afternoon). Several Blazer players will ..... Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator also be in attendance at the Monday luncheon and available to media. The Monday media luncheon is held only during weeks in which the Blazers have an upcoming game. Coach Callaway will participate Rick Mallory...... Offensive Line in the weekly Conference USA Coaches’ Teleconference, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. CT (Coach Callaway’s ... Safeties/Co-Special Teams Coord. time is scheduled from approximately 2:01-2:08 p.m. CT). The call-in number is 719-785-9449 (the call is John Wozniak...... RBs/ Co-Special Teams Coord. replayed several times during the week; call 719-457-0820 - replay passcode is 7112407. UAB typically will not practice on Monday. Call the UAB media relations office to confirm practice times. Steve Martin...... Strength and Conditioning Josh Lee...... Director of Operations Tuesday: Practice from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 10:00 a.m. CT. Open to the media, beginning with “Flex” period until Period 1. Coach Callaway and players will be available to the media following practice.

Call Us UAB! Wednesday: Practice from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 10:30 a.m. CT. Open to the media, beginning with Please note that there are only two correct versions “Flex” period until Period 1. Coach Callaway will be available to the media following practice. This is of our name, the acronym “UAB,” or the full “Uni- the last day for player interview availability of game weeks. Coach Callaway will participate in his weekly versity of Alabama at Birmingham.” In addition, the radio call-in show, “Blazer Sportsline,” on WJOX 94.5 FM in Birmingham. The weekly show runs from Associated Press sports stylebook now uses UAB 7:00-8:00 p.m. CDT and is held at the Hoover location of Baumhower’s Restaurant. on first reference, not Alabama-Birmingham. Thursday: Practice from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 10:15 a.m. CST. Open to the media, beginning with We are not: “Flex” period until Period 1. No player interviews. Alabama-Birmingham, Ala.-Birmingham, or U.A.B. Friday: Travel and practice schedule TBA (check with the UAB media relations office for updates). For road games, the Blazers will have a light workout in Birmingham before departure but not travel to the The at Birmingham (UAB) road stadium upon arrival at their destination. has been an autonomous member of the Univer- sity of Alabama system since 1969, and has had an Saturday: Coach Callaway will address the media approximately 15 minutes following the conclusion of intercollegiate athletic program since 1977. UAB is the game; the UAB locker room and training room are closed to the media at all times; requested players sometimes confused with the University of Alabama will be made available following the game, time permitting. (Crimson Tide), which is located in Tuscaloosa; while this is inevitable, it is important to note that the Interviews: Contact Associate AD for Media Relations Norm Reilly (205-934-0722), Assistant Media two are indeed separate institutions. In addition, Relations Director Tyson Mathews (205-996-2576) or another member of the media relations staff to the UAB name is often altered by various media, request coach or player interviews. The best time for interviews with the head coach is at the conclusion opponents, merchandisers, etc. of practice (approximately 10:30 a.m. CT, Tuesday-Wednesday, and 6:30 p.m. CST Sunday); Under nor- mal circumstances, UAB does not practice on Monday. Interviews at other times (e.g. prior to practice) will be arranged by the media relations staff. Media are asked to notify the media relations staff at least Credentials 24 hours in advance of their plans to attend practice and of specific interview requests. Media desiring to obtain credentials to 2011 UAB home football games should direct their requests in writing to: Norm Reilly, Associate AD for Media Relations. Email: [email protected] • Fax: 205-934-7505 Media covering UAB football and Conference USA are encouraged to utilize the web site CollegePress- Box.com. CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USAfootball. Access and Credentials are limited to members of the working me- download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the conference and each of dia who are assigned to cover UAB football. Every its 12 member schools throughout the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited media effort will be made to fulfill each request. or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

BLAZER IMG SPORTS NETWORK UAB fans in Birmingham will once again be able to hear all the football and 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 2011-12 BLAZER IMG SPORTS NETWORK “Blazer Sportsline” each week on Birmingham’s WJOX-FM 94.5 throughout the football and basketball campaigns. David Crane returns for his fifth season as the play-by-play “Voice of the Blaz- WUHT-FM 107.7 Birmingham ers.” Crane will be joined in the booth by former UAB quarterback John Whitcomb. WJOX-FM 94.5 Birmingham Sam Miller, a former athletic department staff member in the marketing office for WTKI-AM 1450 Huntsville the Blazers, will serve as sideline reporter this season. Former ABC 33/40 sports personality Melissa Lee will fill that role in the game at Florida. WEKI-AM 1490 Decatur 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011 CLOSE CALLS The 2010 UAB football season was characterized by close calls and last-minute rallies. The HEAD COACH Blazers played six games that were decided by five points or less and had four games that were NEIL CALLAWAY decided on the final play. UAB finished 2-4 in those six contests. Another game — the Blazers’ 54-42 loss to East Carolina at Legion Field — also wasn’t settled until the closing minutes. Neil Callaway, who has been a Close Calls part of successful football programs throughout his playing and coach- Date ...... Opponent...... Result ing careers, was named the head Sept. 2...... Florida Atlantic...... L, 32-31 coach at UAB in December, 2006. Sept. 18...... Troy...... W, 34-33 Callaway, who most recently Sept. 25...... at Tennessee...... L, 32-29 (2OT) had been the offensive coordinator at the University of Geor- Oct. 23...... at Mississippi State...... L, 29-24 gia for the previous six seasons, became the third head coach Oct. 30...... at Southern Miss...... W, 50-49 (2OT) in the history of the UAB football program. He is now in his fifth season after inheriting a program low Nov. 27...... at Rice...... L, 28-23 on numbers and experience. The Blazers have made great progress on the field and in the classroom since Callaway THREE OF FIRST FOUR ON THE ROAD took the helm of the program. UAB began the 2011 season with three of its first four games on the road. The Blazers opened There are few coaches who have been a part of more the season Sept. 10th at Florida before returning home a week later to start the Conference USA championship teams than Callaway. Counting his years as season vs. Tulane. UAB played at league foe East Carolina Sept. 24 and then took on Troy on a player and coach, Callaway has been a part of 10 South- the road last Saturday. eastern Conference championships, an accomplishment that includes three as a player at Alabama, four as an assistant NINETEEN PLAYERS SEE FIRST-TIME ACTION FOR BLAZERS coach at Auburn under head coach , one as an as- UAB had 19 players see their first action in a Blazer uniform in the season-opening game Sept. sistant at Alabama, and most recently, two at Georgia as of- 10 against Florida, including seven true freshmen. Three newcomers saw action in the offensive fensive coordinator. backfield in junior Dontavius Jackson and true freshmen Darrin Reaves and Bashr Coles. Jack- During his six years at UGA, he was part of a staff that son, a transfer from Georgia, led the Blazers with 31 rushing yards on five carries. helped lead Georgia to 61 victories, two SEC championships, Here is a list of the Blazers who played for the first time in the Green and Gold. three SEC Eastern Division titles, four bowl victories, and four top 10 finishes in the final national polls. In 2002, the Bulldogs LB D.A. Autry RB Dontavius Jackson DE Tyler Peppers finished as the SEC’s top scoring (32.14 ppg) and pass effi- TE Kennard Backman DT Mickey Jackson QB Jonathan Perry ciency (138.91) offense and the ’Dogs were second in scoring SAF Johnny Cockrell SAF Lamar Johnson RB Darrin Reaves offense in 2005. RB Bashr Coles SAF Calvin Jones WR D.J. Vinson In addition, Callaway DT Jewl Christian PK Ty Long DE Diaheem Watkins helped develop numer- OL John Hix WR Jamarcus Nelson ous outstanding of- OL Kaycee Ike OL Brian O’Leary fensive linemen for the Bulldogs. Under Calla- SERIES HISTORY: FIFTH MEETING BETWEEN UAB AND MISSISSIPPI STATE way’s tutelage, six differ- UAB and Mississippi State will be meeting for the fifth time when the teams play Saturday at ent Georgia O-linemen Legion Field. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series with the Blazers by a 3-1 margin and have won earned All-Southeastern the past three matchups between the schools. Conference honors on UAB claimed the first-ever meeting, taking a 27-13 victory at Starkville almost seven years ago 10 occasions. One of to the day (10/9/04) of this season’s game. MSU has come back to win the past three against the them — Max Jean-Gilles Blazers, including a 29-24 win last season in Starkville. — received All-America The Bulldogs edged the Blazers by a 16-10 margin in overtime in 2006 in the only meeting accolades in 2005. played in Birmingham before Saturday’s game. State also took a 30-13 win over UAB at Starkville Callaway, a native of Macon, Ga., and a in the 2007 season. graduate of the University of Alabama, served as offensive UAB and Mississippi State are also scheduled to meet in 2013 (at Birmingham) and 2014 (at line coach at Alabama in 1997 and line coach and offensive Starkville). coordinator from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining the Crimson 2004 - UAB won 27-13 at Starkville 2007 - MSU won 30-13 at Starkville Tide, he served as assistant head coach and offensive coor- 2006 - MSU won 16-10 (OT) at Birmingham 2010 - MSU won 29-24 at Starkville dinator at Houston (1993-96). He was the long-time offensive line coach under head coach Pat Dye at Auburn (1981-92). Callaway also served on Dye’s staff at Wyoming (1980) and UAB RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS at East Carolina (1978-79). He was inducted into the Macon (Ga.) Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Rushing Yards Receiving Yards Interceptions During Callaway’s tenure at Auburn, the Tigers won or Pat Shed...... 847 Patrick Hearn...... 536 T.J. Ballou...... 3 Greg Franklin...... 53 Pat Shed...... 471 Terrell Springs...... 1 shared four SEC championships and he produced four first- Jackie Williams...... 45 Jackie Williams...... 327 Daniel White...... 1 team All-Americans and 14 All-SEC players. Greg Franklin...... 48 Marvin Burdette...... 1 In his four seasons coaching at Houston, the Cougars’ Passing Yards Jamie Bender...... 1 offensive line allowed just 19.5 sacks per season including Bryan Ellis...... 2,940 Punt Return Yards Marquis Coleman...... 1 only 10 sacks in his final year. Houston won the inaugural Pat Shed...... 69 Elliott Henigan...... 1 Conference USA championship while he was there. Receptions Callaway and his wife, Karen, have three children: Russ, Pat Shed...... 47 Kickoff Return Yards Kate, and Clay. Patrick Hearn...... 35 Pat Shed...... 738 Jackie Williams...... 30 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

2010 UAB Conference USA Blazers On 2011 Preseason & NCAA Stat Rankings Watch Lists (Rankings are based on final 2010 stats) BUTKUS AWARD (presented to the top linebacker in ) Marvin Burdette, LB, 5-11, 235, Jr. Team Avg. C-USA NCAA Burdette had a breakout year as a sophomore in 2010 as he ranked fifth in Conference USA Rushing Offense 155.8 5 59 with 114 total tackles, the most by a Blazer since 2003. The Batesville, Miss., product registered Passing Offense 267.0 5 24 20 of those tackles in a single game against Marshall, coming up just one shy of a school record. Passing Efficiency 126.3 8 72 Burdette started all 12 games last year and recorded eight tackles for loss, including three Total Offense 422.8 5 30 sacks. He also finished the year with an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. In Scoring Offense 26.3 7 66 his two seasons with the Blazers, Burdette has played in all 24 games and has 157 total tackles. Sacks Allowed 1.00 1 T-15 LOMBARDI AWARD (presented to the top lineman in college football) Rushing Defense 150.8 7 59 Matt McCants, OT, 6-7, 295, Sr. Passing Defense 248.3 8 105 McCants was a first-team All-Conference USA performer in 2010 as he helped pave the Pass Efficiency Defense 135.9 8 84 way for a UAB offense that racked up 5,074 total yards. More than 3,000 of those yards came Total Defense 398.8 6 80 through the air as the 6-foot-7, 295-pound left tackle protected the blind side of the Blazer quar- Scoring Defense 31.6 7 95 terbacks. UAB ranked No. 1 in Conference USA in fewest sacks allowed in 2010. Sacks 1.9 7 67 A product of Mobile, Ala., McCants has made 31 career starts on the offensive line, in- Tackles for Loss 6.2 4 50 cluding all 24 over the past two seasons. McCants was also a 2011 preseason first-team all- conference selection by the league’s coaches. Net Punting 36.7 5 54 Punt Returns 4.2 11 108 DOAK WALKER AWARD (presented to the top running back in college football) Kickoff Returns 20.9 9 82 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (presented to the most versatile player in college football) Turnover Margin -.50 6 T-88 Pat Shed, RB/RS, 5-9, 180, Sr. Shed, from Starkville, Miss., made a significant impact in 2010 as he played his first season in a Blazer uniform. He finished with 847 rushing yards and averaged 5.4 yards per attempt on Individual Avg. C-USA NCAA 157 carries. In addition, Shed led UAB in receptions with 47 for 471 yards. He had four receiving BRYAN ELLIS - QB touchdowns to go with three rushing scores. Passing Efficiency 130.5 6 54 Shed finished third in the NCAA in all-purpose yards as he averaged 177.1 yards per game. Total Offense 269.9 5 27 He was the Blazers’ top kick returner as he averaged 22.4 yards with 738 yards on 33 returns.

PAT SHED - RB RIMINGTON AWARD (presented to the top center in college football) Rushing 70.6 5 67 Darion Smith, C, 6-2, 280, Sr. All-Purpose 177.1 2 3 Smith made an immediate impact with the Blazers last fall in his first season at UAB after Total Offense 70.6 16 — taking over the starting center after the departure of four-year starter Jake Seitz. Kickoff Returns 22.4 9 86 After transferring from Copiah-Lincoln Junior College, Smith started all 12 games for the Receptions Per Gm. 3.9 T-14 — Blazers. FRANTRELL FORREST - WR Receptions Per Gm. 4.3 11 T-81 OFFENSIVE LINE RETURNS PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE Receiving Yards Per Gm. 62.0 11 78 UAB returned one of the nation’s most experienced offensive lines this season as the Blazers Kickoff Returns 21.3 10 — have six players who have now combined for 138 career starts. Coming into the season, UAB’s 118 All-Purpose 99.8 11 91 total among offensive line starts ranked third nationally among all schools. Seniors Terence Edge and Matt McCants lead the way with 36 and 35 career starting assignments, respectively. Here is a TREY RAGLAND - P complete list of career starts by the Blazers’ returning offensive linemen, as well as a national ranking Punting Average 42.0 5 44 of schools with the most career starts among their returning O-linemen heading into the 2011 season.

MARVIN BURDETTE - LB Blazer Career Starts On Offensive Line Tackles 9.5 5 28 Terence Edge - 36 Caleb Thomas - 18 Tackles for Loss .67 T-21 — Matt McCants - 35 Darion Smith - 16 Greg Calhoun - 24 Chris Hubbard - 9 T.J. BALLOU - CB Interceptions .25 T-10 T-87 (Prior to 2011 season) 7. Florida State...... 105 San Jose State...... 91 1. SMU...... 158 8. Middle Tennessee...... 104 15. Utah State...... 90 ELLIOTT HENIGAN - DT Tackles for Loss 1.3 5 T-20 2. Northwestern...... 137 9. Ohio...... 99 16. UCF...... 86 3. UAB...... 118 10. Virginia Tech...... 98 17. Georgia...... 85 4. Clemson...... 116 11. Louisiana-Monroe...... 94 18. Colorado...... 80 5. Tulsa...... 114 12. Boise State...... 92 19. Purdue...... 79

6. BYU...... 106 13. Oregon State...... 91 20. Wyoming...... 78 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

WILLIAMS ALREADY CLOSING IN ON 2010 RECEPTION TOTAL UAB vs. Mississippi State Sophomore wide receiver Jackie Williams led all Conference USA freshmen in receptions in 2010 with 30 en route to earning a spot on the Conference USA Statistical Comparison All-Freshman Team. Through just four games this season, Williams is already UAB...... Category...... MSU within seven receptions of his total of a season ago as he enters this week’s game 14.0...... Scoring Offense...... 27.0 vs. Mississippi State with 23 catches for 215 yards. 99.0...... Rushing Offense...... 185.2 BLAZERS AMONG NATION’S LEAST PENALIZED TEAMS 191.2...... Passing Offense...... 199.2 One area that UAB has shown significant improvement in this season is with 290.2...... Total Offense...... 384.4 penalties. Through three games, the Blazers are one of the least penalized teams 35.0...... Scoring Defense...... 23.6 in the country, ranking No. 12 in total number of penalties (17) and No. 7 in yards 228.8...... Rushing Defense...... 161.8 penalized per game (30.5). 300.0...... Passing Defense...... 189.0 UAB was not flagged for a single penalty in the loss at East Carolina Sept. 24 528.8...... Total Defense...... 350.8 and only had three a week earlier vs. Tulane. Nine of the 17 penalties the Blazers 30.5...... Penalty Yards Per Game...... 49.2 have sustained this season came in the season opener at Florida. 17/55 (31%)...... 3rd Down Conversions...... 28/77 (36%) Here is a look at UAB’s NCAA rankings for penalties for the past three seasons: 1/7 (14%)...... 4th Down Conversion...... 5/9 (56%) Season Total Penalties (NCAA Rank) Penalty Yards (Rank) 26:28...... Time of Possession...... 26:33 2011 17 (12th) 30.5 (7th) 2010 63 (34th) 50.8 (54th) UAB vs. Mississippi State 2009 90 (103rd) 66.8 (106th)

NCAA Rankings Comparison SHED MOVING UP UAB RECEIVING LIST FOR RUNNING BACK UAB...... Category...... MSU UAB senior running back Pat Shed continues to move up the UAB career 116th ...... Scoring Offense...... 75th charts for receptions and receiving yards for a running back. 106th...... Rushing Offense...... 38th Though he’s only played in 15 games for the Blazers, Shed is ranked in the top five in both categories. Shed currently has 60 receptions which ranks him No. 5 94th...... Passing Offense...... 89th on UAB’s all-time list for a running back. His 547 receiving yards are fourth all- 119th...... Passing Efficiency...... 92nd time for the Blazers. 115th...... Total Offense...... 71st 108th...... Scoring Defense...... 51st All-Time Receving By A UAB Running Back 116th...... Rushing Defense...... 73rd Receptions Receiving Yards 113th...... Pass Defense...... 27th 1. Robert Porter (1991-94)...... 92 1. Robert Porter (1991-94)...... 1,207 118th...... Total Defense...... 46th 2. Rashaud Slaughter (2006-09)...... 81 2. Percy Coleman (1997-00)...... 615 41st ...... Kickoff Returns ...... 118th 3. Percy Coleman (1997-00)...... 77 3. Rashaud Slaugter (2006-09)...... 585 2nd ...... Punt Returns...... 22nd 4. Patrick Green (1991-94)...... 69 4. Pat Shed (2010-Present)...... 547 120th...... Sacks...... T-53rd 5. Pat Shed (2010-Present)...... 60 5. Patrick Green (1991-94)...... 536 12th...... Sacks Allowed...... T-81st PERRY SEES MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTION OF CAREER Quarterback Jonathan Perry made his first career start last Saturday at Troy, a week after he saw what had been his most extensive action at East Carolina. IRVIN HAD FOUR FUMBLE RECOVERIES VS. ECU, LEADS NATION Perry, who had not played for the Blazers until the 2011 season, has seen ac- Junior linebacker Greg Irvin recovered all four fumbles for UAB at East Caro- tion in all four games, but he saw considerable playing in the fourth quarter Sept. lina, breaking the previous individual school record of two in a single game. They 24 at ECU after starting QB Bryan Ellis left the game due to an injury. were the first fumble recoveries of Irvin’s career. Perry finished with 106 passing yards as he hit 9-of-16 passes against the Pi- With his performance in a single day, Irvin took over the NCAA lead in 2011 with rates and led the Blazers on two long, late-game drives. He was 19-of-39 for 196 his four fumble recoveries. He’s still atop the list this week in the NCAA stats. yards in the loss at Troy on Saturday. SHED SETS UAB MARK FOR RB WITH 11 CATCHES AGAINST PIRATES Senior running back Pat Shed set a career-high and a UAB running back re- UAB IN OVERTIME GAMES cord with 11 catches (62 yards) two weeks ago vs. East Carolina. His previous UAB OT Record: 2-4 career-high came last year against ECU (Nov. 11, 2010) when he had nine grabs. Home: 0-3 In two career games against the Pirates, Shed has 20 catches for 146 yards and Away: 2-1 a touchdown to go along with 140 rushing yards and a score. His rushing touch- Most Recent: W, 50-49 in 2 OTs over Southern Miss, Oct. 30, 2010 down came in the fourth quarter against the Pirates.

SHED NEARS 1,000-YARD RUSHING MARK FOR CAREER Date Opponent Result Running back Pat Shed has played in just 15 games for the Blazers but he 9/26/98 Kansas (4 OT) L, 39-37 is closing in on the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Shed enters this week’s game vs. 11/20/99 at Tulane W, 23-20 Mississippi State with 975 career rushing yards at UAB. Shed missed the 2011 11/11/00 Southern Miss L, 33-30 season opener at Florida due to injury. After breaking into action Sept. 17 against 9/23/06 Mississippi State L, 16-10 Tulane, Shed has shown signs the last two weeks of returning to his previous 9/25/10 at Tennessee (2 OT) L, 32-29 form. 10/30/10 at Southern Miss (2 OT) W, 50-49 He had 59 rushing at East Carolina and 48 last week at Troy. 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

QB ELLIS EMERGES IN FIRST YEAR OF ACTION Quarterback Bryan Ellis finally got his chance in 2011 Conference USA Standings 2010. After enduring several injuries that sidelined him for much of his first three seasons at UAB, El- East Division West Division lis began last season as the Blazers’ No. 2 signal- C-USA Overall C-USA Overall caller. In the third game of the season against Troy, Marshall 1-0 2-3 SMU 2-0 4-1 he came off the bench to pass for 360 yards and East Carolina 1-0 1-3 Houston 1-0 5-0 three touchdowns, including a game-winning, 44- Southern Miss 1-1 4-1 Tulsa 1-0 2-3 yard ‘Hail Mary’ TD pass to Jackie Williams on the UCF 0-0 2-2 Tulane 1-1 2-3 game’s final play. Memphis 0-1 1-4 Rice 0-1 1-3 Ellis went on to finish with 2,940 passing yards UAB 0-2 0-4 UTEP 0-2 2-3 (No. 5 single-season mark in UAB history) and threw 25 TD passes (second-most in a season for a Blazer quarterback). Recent Results Upcoming Schedule Thursday, Sept. 29 Saturday, Oct. 8 Ellis Passing Game-by-Game in 2010 Houston 49, UTEP 42 Mississippi State at UAB Memphis at Rice Opponent Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. TD Int LG Saturday, Oct. 1 Southern Miss at Navy Florida Atlantic DNP Troy 24, UAB 23 Marshall at UCF SMU 11 6 44 .545 0 0 32 SMU 40, (20) TCU 33 (OT) East Carolina at Houston Troy 37 23 360 .622 3 2 44 Tulsa 41, North Texas 24 Syracuse at Tulane Tennessee 55 29 373 .527 1 1 52 Marshall 17, Louisville 13 UCF 30 14 149 .467 1 2 23 Middle Tennessee 38, Memphis 31 UTEP 28 20 272 .714 3 0 48 Army 45, Tulane 6 Mississippi State 45 23 236 .511 1 0 42 North Carolina 35, East Carolina 20 Southern Miss 34 22 241 .647 3 3 33 Tulsa 41, North Texas 24 Marshall 45 21 238 .467 2 1 43 East Carolina 49 31 418 .633 5 1 58 Memphis 38 21 361 .553 3 2 72 Rice 39 21 248 .538 3 0 32 Totals 411 231 2,940 .562 25 12 72

TRIO OF NEW COACHES JOINS STAFF For the first time in Neil Callaway’s five-year ten- WR ADAMS BACK ON FIELD FOR BLAZERS UAB IN LATEST 2011 NCAA STATISTICS ure at UAB, the football coaching staff has a few After missing all of the 2010 campaign due to an Here is a look at how UAB stands in the latest NCAA new faces on the sidelines. Tommy West, who injury suffered in fall preseason camp last season, statistics, both in Team Stats and Individual Leaders: has 30 years of coaching experience, including wide receiver Nick Adams returns to the field this Team Rankings head coaching stints at Memphis, Clemson and UT- fall. Adams, a 6-2, 195-pound senior from Walter- Rushing Offense...... 106th, 99.0 Chattanooga, is the Blazers’ new defensive coordi- boro, S.C., caught 15 passes for 277 yards in 2009 Passing Offense...... 94th, 191.3 nator this season. in his first season at UAB after he transferred from Total Offense...... 115th, 290.3 Rick Mallory, another veteran collegiate coach Fort Scott (Kan.) CC. Scoring Offense...... 116th, 14.0 and former NFL offensive lineman, will coach the Adams had an impressive 18.5 yards per catch Passing Efficiency...... 119th, 89.8 UAB offensive line, while John Wozniak joins the average and caught one touchdown pass, a Rushing Defense...... 116th, 228.8 staff as running backs coach and co-special teams 77-yarder from QB . Pass Efficiency Defense...... 112th, 153.7 coordinator. West, Mallory and Wozniak all were on Adams is the elder statesman in a UAB receiv- Pass Defense...... 113th, 300.0 the same coaching staff at Memphis. ing corps made up largely of freshmen and sopho- mores. Total Defense...... 118th, 528.8 Scoring Defense...... 108th, 35.0 SHED MAKES IMPACT IN FIRST SEASON Net Punting...... 47th, 37.3 Running back Pat Shed enjoyed an outstand- 2011 UAB ing season in his debut campaign as a Blazer last Punt Returns...... 2nd, 27.3 fall and demonstrated his versatility along the way. PRONUNICIATION GUIDE Kickoff Returns...... 36th, 23.1 Shed finished with 847 rushing yards, the sixth-high- 2 - T.J. Ballou...... Buh-LEW Turnover Margin...... 38th, .50 Sacks Allowed...... 12th, .75 est total in UAB history and most by a Blazer running 4 - Dontavius Jackson...... Don-TAY-vee-us back since the 2004 season. He also pulled down a 18 - Jamarious Crusoe...... Juh-MARE-ee-us Individual Rankings team-best 47 receptions to establish a new school 19 - Ugonna Amarikwa...... Uh-MARE-i-KWA Punting...... Trey Ragland, 30th, 42.4 record for catches by a running back. Kickoff Returns...... Nick Adams, 12th, 28.3 Shed totaled 2,125 all-purpose yards to average 45 - Sam Accursio...... Uh-CURSE-ee-O All-Purpose Runners...... Nick Adams, 88th, 113.5 177.1 per contest and rank No. 3 nationally in the 47 - Patrick Bastien...... Bass-TEE-in Receptions Per Game....Jackie Williams, T-48th, 5.8 final 2010 NCAA statistics. 63 - Uneik Crumbley...... U-nique Field Goals...... Ty Long, T-37th, 1.25 Shed also turned in a season-best 176-yard rush- 89 - Jamie Onufrak...... On-ew-FRAK Tackles for Loss...... Lamanski Ware, T-71st, 1.13 ing performance against a Southern Miss defense 91 - Diaheem Watkins...... Die-HEEM Tackles...... Jamie Bender, T-11th, 11.00 that had been allowing only 83 yards per contest. 92 - Trey Grissett...... Gris-SETT ...... Lamanski Ware, T-61st, 8.25 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

LAST MEETING BLAZERS DIDN’T ALLOW SACK IN FIRST TWO GAMES The UAB offensive line did not allowed a sack in the first two games of the 2011 October 23, 2010 — Starkville, Miss. season but saw East Carolina sack the Blazer quarterbacks on three occasions Sept. 24. Counting the final two games of the 2010 campaign, UAB went four

UAB 3 7 7 7 — 24 consecutive games without alowing a sack. Miss. State 7 3 10 9 — 29 UAB ranked No. 15 in the country last season in yielding the fewest sacks with only 12 allowed. The Blazers are currently tied for 12th in sacks allowed at 0.75 For the second time during the 2010 season, UAB played a Southeastern yielded per contest. Conference opponent toe-to-toe on its home field only to come up short. This time, it was No. 24-ranked Mississippi State that held off the Blazers for a 29- ADAMS SETS UAB RECORD FOR KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 24 victory at Davis Wade Stadium. Senior wide receiver Nick Adams set a UAB single-game record with 194 kick MSU freshman LaDarius Perkins rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown return yards and took a Tulane kickoff back 92 yards for a touchdown in the Blaz- to pace the Bulldogs. Mississippi State won its fifth straight game, its longest ers’ loss to the Green Wave last month. Adams is second in Conference USA win streak since the 1999 campaign. and is ranked 12th in the nation this week with his 28.3 average. His 194 yards The Blazers took a 24-23 lead with 10:16 left in the fourth quarter on a (on five returns) vs. the Green Wave broke the Blazer mark of 190 set by Frantrell 1-yard run by quarterback Bryan Ellis, who plowed through the right side of the Forrest vs. Tulsa in 2008. line for the touchdown. The 92-yard touchdown was UAB’s first on a kickoff return since Forrest went But Mississippi State responded with two field goals from Derek De- 90 yards vs. Tulsa in 2008, a span of 37 games. Adams’ return also matched the Pasquale — his fourth and fifth of the night — to help the Bulldogs regain the longest kick return in Blazer history. lead. With slightly less than two minutes remaining, UAB had a chance to drive for a potential winning touchdown, but Pat Shed fumbled after a 31-yard kickoff PERRY-TO-HEARN PASS PLAY LONGEST OF SEASON THUS FAR return and the Bulldogs were able to run out the clock. UAB quarterback Jonathan Perry’s 51-yard hookup with junior Patrick Hearn Shed, returning to his hometown of Starkville, had a productive game until in the fourth quarter of the Sept. 24 game at East Carolina marked the longest his last play as he rushed for a team-high 69 yards and also had 142 yards in pass play for UAB through its first four games. Perry hit 9-of-16 passes in the kick returns. He finished with 227 all-purpose yards for the Blazers. game for 106 yards. UAB ougained the Bulldogs 207 yards to 103 in the first half and tied the game at 10 just before halftime on a 2-yard pass from Ellis to Mike Jones. ELLIS’ CAREER-HIGH PASSING TOTAL IS 418 YARDS Jones finished with four catches for 66 yards to go along with his touchdown UAB quarterback Bryan Ellis had four games in 2010 in which he threw for grab. 360 or more yards. His season-high mark was a 418-yard performance in the The Bulldogs appeared to take control early in the third quarter, driving for Blazers’ 54-42 loss to East Carolina last November. Ellis hit 31-of-49 passes in a 17-10 lead on Perkins’ 2-yard touchdown run. But the Blazers showed their the game and connected on five touchdown passes, also a career-best effort and resiliency again, answering with Daniel Borne’s 2-yard touchdown run to tie the the second-highest single-game mark in UAB history. game at 17. Ellis finished with 236 passing yards as he hit 23-of-45. BLAZERS CAUSED SEVEN TURNOVERS SEPT. 24 AT EAST CAROLINA UAB forced seven East Carolina turnovers in the Sept. 24 loss at East Caro- lina, causing four fumbles and recording three interceptions. The four opponent GAME STATISTICS fumbles recovered tied the Blazer school record. The last time UAB recovered four opponent fumbles was the Morehead State game in 1993. UAB MSU First Downs 24 18 WILLIAMS EXTENDS RECEPTION STREAK TO 16 GAMES Rushing: Att.-Yards 33-118 53-271 UAB sophomore wide receiver Jackie Williams has posted 15 catches in his Passing: (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.) 23-45-236-0 8-19-107-0 last two games against East Carolina and Troy combined to extend his recep- Total Plays-Total Net Yards 78-354 72-378 tion streak to 16 consecutive games. He has caught at least one pass in every Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-3 0-0 game he has played with the Blazers, going back to the start of the 2010 season. Penalties: No.-Yards 6-65 11-78 Through four games this season, Williams already is only seven catches short of Punts: No.-Yards (Avg.) 6-214 (35.7) 5-183 (36.6) the number of receptions he totalled in all of 2010 when he led all Conference Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 7-184 4-117 USA freshman receivers in receptions with 30. He has recorded a team-best 23 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-2 1-14 catches for 215 yards thus far this fall. Time of Possession 26:54 33:06 FRESHMAN KICKER TY LONG HAS CONNECTED ON 5-OF-6 Leaders UAB freshman placekicker Ty Long has connected on five of his first six field Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long goal attempts this season. Long, from Roswell, Ga., made his first five attempts P. Shed (UAB) 16 69 0 14 before missing a 43-yarder at Troy last Saturday. His longest kick of the season L. Perkins (MSU) 18 131 1 51 thus far is a 41-yarder against the Trojans.

Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD BLAZERS LOOKING FOR MORE OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS B. Ellis (UAB) 45 23 236 1 Last season, UAB registered an impressive 42 touchdowns on offense. After C. Relf (MSU) 19 8 107 1 four games in 2011, the Blazers have posted just three offensive TDs (15-yard Jackie Williams run, 7-yard Pat Shed run and 1-yard Jonathan Perry run). UAB’s Receiving No. Yds. TD Long other three touchdowns this season have come on a 92-yard kickoff return by F. Forrest (UAB) 5 58 0 22 WR Nick Adams vs. Tulane, a 35-yard interception return score by safety Jamie B. Heavens (MSU) 2 44 0 40 Bender at East Carolina and 52-yard interception return by T.J. Ballou at Troy. 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

BURDETTE ONE OF C-USA’S BEST LINEBACKERS the first four of the campaign. Two resulted in wins LONG ONE OF NINE FRESHMAN KICKERS UAB linebacker Marvin Burdette emerged as one (Troy and Southern Miss) and two were losses (Flor- UAB’s Ty Long is one of nine freshman plackick- of the best at his position in Conference USA during ida Atlantic and Tennessee). ers in the nation as the 2011 season begins. Long, the 2010 season. Burdette finished with 114 tackles from Roswell, Ga., is one of only seven true freshmen last fall, the fifth-highest total in Blazer history and SHED IS MR. ALL-PURPOSE who opened the new season as his team’s starting the most by a UAB linebacker since 2003 when Zac With his 309 all-purpose yards in UAB’s game kicker. Woodfin recorded 149 stops and Nigel Eldridge had vs. East Carolina last year, Blazer running back Pat Long was 14-of-21 as a prep senior at Roswell 128. Burdette finished the 2010 campaign with 77 Shed set school records for a single-game and a High School with a long kick of 52 yards. solo hits. He completed the year ranked No. 5 in the season. Here is a list of the freshman placekickers from league with 9.5 tackles per contest. Shed’s all-purpose total vs. the Pirates broke the around the country: Burdette was especially around the ball down the previous UAB mark of 289 all-purpose yards set by stretch as he registered 65 stops in the final five Derrick Ingram vs. Prairie View A&M in 1994. Player School Status games and averaged 13 per contest in that period. Shed also established a season all-purpose mark Alex Garoutte Arizona State Redshirt He already has 33 tackles in four games in 2011. for UAB with 2,125 yards (rushing - 847, receiving – Dan Goodale Boise State Redshirt 471, punt returns – 69, kickoff returns - 738). Ingram Andre Heidari USC True also held the season record for all-purpose, recording Ty Long UAB True UAB CLOSE TO OFFENSIVE RECORDS IN 2010 Justin Manton Louisiana-Monroe True 1,504 during the 1994 season. Only once in school history had a UAB offense Will Oliver Colorado True amassed more than 5,000 yards of offense in a sea- Shed finished the 2010 season ranked No. 3 in the Trevor Romaine Oregon State True son prior to last fall and that came during the 2009 nation in all-purpose average (177.1). Niklas Sade N.C. State True season when the Blazers accounted for 5,111 yards Daniel Sullivan Wyoming True on the offensive side of the ball. SHED SETS UAB RB MARK FOR RECEPTIONS UAB finished the 2010 campaign with 5,074 total Running back Pat Shed, who played his first sea- 500-YARD CLUB offensive yards, the second-highest mark in school son at UAB in 2010, made quite an impact in several UAB rolled up 500 or more offensive yards in five history. different areas. of its final 10 games last season. That topped the four Additionally, UAB had 3,204 passing yards last- Shed, from Starkville, Miss., established a new 500-plus yard games UAB recorded a season before. season, the fifth-highest mark for a season in Blazer Blazer record for most receptions by a running back . history. The school record for passing yards is 3,332 with 47. He broke the old mark by catching two in the 500-Yard Games In 2010 set in 1994 when John Whitcomb was the starting late-season win over Memphis Opponent Rush Pass Total quarterback. Shed eclipsed the mark held by Robert Porter who Troy 159 376 535 caught 38 passes during the 1993 season. Shed Tennessee 115 429 544 FOUR GAMES DECIDED ON FINAL PLAY also finished the season as the Blazers’ team leader UTEP 228 272 500 UAB had four games decided on the final play of in receptions with his 47 catches. That is the 10th- East Carolina 127 418 545 the game during the 2010 season, including three of highest single-season total overall (receivers and Memphis 149 361 510 running backs) in UAB history. 2011 UAB STARTERS — GAME BY GAME OFFENSE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB TE WR PK Florida McCants Thomas D. Smith Edge Hubbard Adams Hearn Ellis Franklin N. Smith Williams Long Tulane McCants Thomas D. Smith Edge Hubbard Adams Hearn Ellis Shed Backman Williams Long East Carolina McCants Thomas D. Smith Edge Hubbard Adams Hearn Ellis Shed Backman Williams Long Troy McCants Thomas D. Smith Edge Hubbard Adams Hearn Perry Shed Backman Williams Long Mississippi State Tulsa UCF Marshall Houston Memphis Southern Miss Florida Atlantic

DEFENSE DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB SAF SAF CB P Florida Watkins Scott Arthur Boyett Irvin Burdette Ware Springs Jones Bender Coleman Ragland Tulane Watkins Scott Arthur Boyett Irvin Burdette Ware Springs Lester Bender Coleman Ragland East Carolina Watkins Henigan Arthur Boyett Irvin Burdette Ware Springs Daniel Bender Coleman Ragland Troy Watkins Henigan Arthur Boyett Irvin Burdette Ware Hicks Lester Bender Coleman Ragland Mississippi State Tulsa UCF Marshall Houston Memphis Southern Miss Florida Atlantic 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

PLAYING SEC OPPONENT NOTHING NEW FOR UAB BLAZERS WITH DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES For the 10th consecutive season, UAB’s non-conference football schedule will UAB has registered a defensive touchdown — both on interceptions — in each include a school from the Southeastern Conference and for the fifth time in that of the past two games. The Blazers got a 52-yard interception return for a touch- span, there will be a pair of SEC foes on the slate. down by cornerback T.J. Ballou against Troy Saturday and a week earlier safety Overall, the Blazers have played 18 games against SEC competition in their Jamie Bender ran back a “pick six” from 35 yards out. history. UAB is 2-16 against SEC foes. The wins have come against LSU (13-10 The Blazers have scored six touchdowns this season and three of those have in 2000) and Mississippi State (27-13 in 2004). come via either special teams or defense. Wide receiver Nick Adams returned The Blazers opened their 2011 season with a road contest at Florida on Sept. a kickoff 92 yards against Tulane last month. Jackie Williams nearly provided 10, falling to the Gators by a 39-0 score. This Saturday, UAB will play host to the the Blazers with another special teams score Saturday against the Trojans as he Mississippi State Bulldogs at Legion Field, representing just the second time that returned a punt 91 yards before being knocked out of bounds at the Troy 1-yard the Blazers have played a home game against an SEC team. Mississippi State line. was the opponent the only other time (2006) that UAB hosted an SEC school in football. UAB POSTS HIGHEST RUSHING MARK SINCE 2010 USM GAME UAB also has games against SEC teams listed on its schedule for the next five UAB finished with a season-high 160 yards rushing as a team in last Saturday’s seasons: 2012 – at South Carolina; 2013 – Mississippi State at home, at LSU; 2014 – game at Troy, the most for the Blazers since a 223-yard output on the ground last at Mississippi State; 2015 – at Tennessee; and 2016 – Ole Miss at home. season at Southern Miss (Oct. 30, 2010). Sophomore running back Greg Frank- The 2001 season was the last one that UAB did not have an SEC opponent on lin led UAB with 60 yards on just three carries. its schedule. Here is a look at UAB’s all-time results against SEC competition: PERRY MAKES FIRST CAREER START LAST SATURDAY VS. TROY Auburn (0-1) Mississippi State (1-3) Tennessee (0-4) Sophomore quarterback Jonathan Perry made his starting debut in place of an injured Bryan Ellis last Saturday vs. Troy and finished the contest 19-of-39 1996 - L, 29-0 2004 - W, 27-13 1998 - L, 37-13 passing for 196 yards, the fourth-most yards for a Blazer QB in his first start. Perry 2006 - L, 16-10 (OT) 2005 - L, 17-10 also added 19 rushing yards and a score. Perry scored his first career touchdown Florida (0-2) 2007 - L, 30-13 2008 - L, 35-3 on a 1-yard rush in the first quarter. 2002 - L, 51-3 2010 - L, 29-24 2010 - L, 32-29 (2 OT) 2011 - L, 39-0 FRANKLIN REGISTERS 57-YARD RUN AGAINST TROY Ole Miss (0-1) Vanderbilt (0-1) Sophomore running back Greg Franklin scampered 57 yards on his first carry Georgia (0-2) 2009 - L, 48-13 1996 - L, 31-15 at Troy for the longest run of his career, the longest by a Blazer this season and 2003 - L, 16-13 the longest by any UAB player since Mark Ferrell’s 80-yard touchdown run against 2006 - L, 34-0 South Carolina (0-2) SMU on Sept. 12, 2009. For Franklin, a native of Marietta, Ga., the run was the 2003 - L, 42-10 fifth-longest non-scoring run in school history, matching Sam Hunt’s 57-yard rush LSU (1-0) 2008 - L, 26-13 against UCF in 2007. 2000 - W, 13-10 BENDER HITS TACKLE AVERAGE, RANKS NO. 11 IN NATION WARE AMONG LEADERS IN TFL Senior safety Jamie Bender, who entered last weekend ranked 11th in the Senior linebacker Lamanski Ware has gotten his final UAB season off to a nation with an average of 11 tackles per game, finished right on his average with good start. Ware has 34 total tackles thus far and has posted 4.5 tackles for loss. 11 stops against Troy. The Blazers’ leader with 44 tackles on the season has He ranks No. 7 in Conference USA and is 71st nationally this week in the NCAA recorded double-digit stops in three of UAB’s four games. statistics in tackles for loss. Bender was named the Conference USA Defensive Player-of-the-Week follow- ing his performance against East Carolina Sept. 24. COLEMAN, SPRINGS WENT TO SAME SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL Senior defensive backs Marquis Coleman and Terrell Springs both attended BLAZERS HAVE 13 PLAYERS ON ROSTER FROM MISSISSIPPI Chester High School in Chester, S.C. Coleman came to UAB a year earlier than UAB has a significant representation of players who hail from the state of Mis- Springs but was redshirted for the 2007 season. sissippi. There are 13 current players from the Magnolia State. Coleman has made 18 career starts for the Blazers while Springs has started 26 games in the Green and Gold. Name Pos. Hometown Johnny Cockrell SAF Columbus Billy Autrey OL Columbus Patrick Hearn WR Quitman JACKIE WILLIAMS RECEPTION STREAK — 16 STRAIGHT GAMES D.A. Autry LB Mize Lamar Johnson LB Pascagoula Here is a game-by-game look at the reception streak of UAB sophomore wide T.J. Ballou CB Russell Calvin Jones SAF Petal receiver Jackie Williams. He has caught at least one pass in all 16 games he Jamie Bender SAF Raleigh Santonio Jones LB Heidelberg has played at UAB. Marvin Burdette LB Batesville Pat Shed RB Starkville Williams Game-by-Game Receiving Wesley Carter OL Purvis Darion Smith C Brookhaven 2010 East Carolina 2 19 0 11 Jewel Christian DL Osyka Opp. Rec. Yds. TD Lg Memphis 4 30 0 10 FAU 1 4 0 4 Rice 3 39 0 23 SMU 1 0 0 0 BACKMAN, DAVIS NOTCH FIRST CAREER RECEPTIONS Troy 6 114 2 44 2011 True freshman tight end Kennard Backman and redshirt freshman receiver Tennessee 2 28 0 24 Opp. Rec. Yds. TD Lg Jay Davis each caught their first career pass last Saturday at Troy. Backman UCF 1 8 0 8 Florida 5 41 0 16 notched his catch on the first play from scrimmage for five yards, while Davis had UTEP 3 23 0 11 Tulane 3 31 0 12 his in the fourth quarter for 12 yards. Miss. State 3 30 0 17 East Carolina 7 54 0 12 Backman is from Austell, Ga. while Davis is a product of Snellville, Ga. Southern Miss 3 28 0 11 Troy 8 89 0 29 Marshall 1 4 0 4 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

BY THE NUMBERS ADAMS NAMED C-USA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK The number of points scored by UCF against UAB in the final game of the 2008 season The UAB senior wide receiver Nick Adams was shutout was the first of a Conference USA opponent by the Blazers since UAB became a named the Conference USA Special Teams 0 football-playing member of the league in 1999. Player-of-the-Week three weeks ago, two days after a record-setting kick return performance against Tulane at Legion Field. The Walterboro, S.C. native broke the UAB The number of touchdowns true freshman WR Jackie Williams scored in UAB’s 34-33 win single-game record for kick return yards and re- over Troy last season. Williams rushed for one score and caught two TD passes, including turned a Tulane kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown 3 the game-winner on a 44-yard ‘Hail Mary’ with no time remaining. in the first quarter. Adams finished with 194 kick- off return yards (on five returns) in the loss to the Green Wave. The number of consecutive games in which WR Jackie Williams has posted a reception. The 6-2, 195-pound Adams broke the UAB 16 Williams has caught at least one pass in every game since he began his UAB career at the mark previously held by former Blazer Frantrell start of the 2010 season. Forrest who had 190 kickoff return yards against Tulsa in the 2008 season opener.

BENDER TABBED C-USA DEFENSIVE The number of offensive touchdowns scored by UAB during the 2010 season. RB Pat Shed PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK 42 and WR Mike Jones tied for team high with seven touchowns apiece. Senior safety Jamie Bender was named the Conference USA Defensive Player-of-the-Week following his performance against East Carolina The combined number of years of coaching experience for UAB offensive coordinator Kim on Sept. 24. Helton and defensive coordinator Tommy West. Helton began his career in 1973 as an offen- He registered a team-high 11 tackles in the 66 sive line coach at his alma mater, Florida. West coached running backs as an assistantat Ole contest and one tackle for loss, while causing two Miss in 1979 in his first season of coaching. fumbles and returning an interception 35 yards for a touchdown. Bender, currently tied for 11th in the country in tackles per game (11.0), had eight solo hits against the Pirates. The distance on Nick Adams’ kickoff return on a touchdown vs. Tulane in the Sept. 17th game Bender led a UAB defense that caused seven at Legion Field. Adams’ return for a score was UAB’s first on a kickoff since the 2008 season turnovers by the Pirates. Linebacker Greg Irvin 92 opener vs. Tulsa and also tied for longest kickoff return in Blazer history. recovered four ECU fumbles in the game. He is the first Blazers’ defensive player to earn C-USA Player of the Week honors since Hiram The yardage distance covered on the interception return by CB Marquis Coleman in the Atwater on Oct. 5, 2009. 2009 Halloween Day game at UTEP. The touchdown return represented the longest scoring RUSH AVERAGE DROPS IN FIRST FOUR 99 play in UAB history. Last season, UAB averaged 155.8 rushing yards to rank No. 59 nationally. Through the first four games of 2011, the The number of combined career starts for the UAB offensive line heading into this week’s Blazers have averaged only 99.0 yards and are game at Troy. Terence Edge and Matt McCants lead the way with 36 and 35 starts, ranked No. 114 in this week’s NCAA statistics. 138 respectively. UAB is ranked No. 115 in total offense (290.3 yards per game) through the season’s first four- contests. The number of rushing yards junior RB Pat Shed accounted for in UAB’s 50-49 double over- UAB ON TV 10 TIMES IN 2011 SEASON time victory over Southern Miss last season. Shed’s total tied for the 7th-best single-game UAB will have 10 games televised during the 176 mark in UAB history and represented the highest rushing number by a Blazer RB since 2011 season, the most the Blazers have ever Corey White ran for 200 against Memphis during the 2005 season. had televised. This week’s game vs. Mississippi State will be televised by SportSouth.

The number of passing yards registered by quarterback Bryan Ellis last season. Ellis threw BLAZERS BACK ON ROAD NEXT WEEK 2940 for 360 or more yards in four games last season: He passed for a career-best 418 yards After opening the 2011 season with three of its and five touchdowns vs. East Carolina last November. first four games on the road, UAB is finally back home at Legion Field this Saturday when the Blazers play host to Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State. Gametime against the Bulldogs, is set for The number of career passing yards for quarterback Bryan Ellis, a total achieved in only 12 11:00 a.m. CT. UAB will be on the road again 3417 career starts. He ranks No. 4 all-time at UAB in passing yards. next week for a Conference USA matchup at Tulsa on Oct. 15. 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

Individual Offensive Highlights

(WR) Jamarcus Rec: 2 at ECU, 9/24/11 Posted the first two catches of his career for 16 yards at East Carolina ... has also carried the ball three times for 12 #1 Yds: 16 at ECU, 9/24/11 yards ... has played in all four games ... a redshirt freshman seeing his first action after sitting out the 2010 season. Highs Nelson Career TD: n/a

(RB) Dontavius Car: 5 at FLA, 9/10/11 Georgia transfer who is playing his first season at UAB after sitting out 2010 ... led UAB with 31 rushing yards on five #4 Yds: 31 at FLA, 9/10/11 carries in the season opener at Florida ... had a career-long 22-yard run against the Gators. Highs Jackson Career TD: n/a

(QB) Bryan Comp: 31 vs ECU, 11/11/10 Completed a season-high 22 passes for 177 yards at East Carolina ... ranks fourth all-time at UAB with 3,417 career #11 Yds: 418 vs ECU, 11/11/10 passing yards ... also fourth with 25 career TD passes ... threw all 25 last year, the second-best single-season effort in Highs Ellis Career TD: 5 vs ECU, 11/11/10 school history ... owns four of the top 13 single-game passing yardage performances in UAB annals.

(WR) Nick Rec: 4 (twice) Third on team with 139 receiving yards ... caught a career-high four passes at East Carolina and Troy ... tied a school #12 Yds: 77 at MEM, 11/14/09 record with a 92-yard kickoff return for TD against Tulane and was named C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week ... Highs Adams Career TD: 1 at MEM, 11/14/09 set a UAB record with 194 kick return yards against Tulane ... owns 26 career catches in two seasons of action.

(WR) Jackie Rec: 8 at TROY, 10/1/11 Leads UAB with 23 catches and 215 yards ... has 15 catches over past two games, including a career-high eight (89 #15 Yds: 114 vs TROY, 9/18/10 yds) at Troy ... ran for a touchdown at East Carolina ... returned a punt 91 yards and had 208 all-purpose yards at Troy Highs Williams Career TD: 2 vs TROY (9/18/10) ... owns a catch in all 16 games of his collegiate career ... led all C-USA freshmen with 30 receptions in 2010.

(WR) Patrick Rec: 5 at UCF, 10/6/10 Second on the team with 148 receiving yards (12 catches) ... had UAB’s longest catch of the season with a 51-yard grab #16 Yds: 123 vs MEM, 11/20/10 against East Carolina ... owns a catch in 15 straight games ... has 49 career catches and five career touchdowns ... Highs Hearn Career TD: 1 (four times) caught 35 passes for 536 yards and four scores as a sophomore in 2010.

(WR) D.J. Rec: 1 (three times) Playing his first season after redshirting in 2010 ... had a catch in the first three games ... made his first career catch in #22 Yds: 48 vs. TLN, 9/17/11 the season opener at Florida ... caught a 48-yard pass from QB Bryan Ellis against Tulane ... also has six kick returns Highs Vinson Career TD: n/a for 122 yards.

(RB) Greg Car: 7 vs UTEP, 10/16/10 Started in the backfield in the season opener at Florida ... owns UAB’s longest run of the year with a 57-yarder at Troy #24 Yds: 60 at Troy, 10/1/11 ... has carried 12 times for 97 yards this season ... also has four catches for 32 yards ... played as a true freshman in Highs Franklin Career TD: n/a 2010 ... ran for 53 yards in 2010, including 36 yards in the win over UTEP.

(RB) Pat Car: 29 at USM, 10/30/10 Doak Walker and Hornung award candidate ... UAB’s top rusher with 133 yds ... set a UAB RB record with 11 catches #26 Yds: 176 at USM, 10/30/10 (62 yards) at ECU ... had his first TD of the year at ECU ... missed season opener to injury ... No. 3 in the nation last Highs Shed Career TD: 2 at USM, 10/30/10 year in all-purpose yds (177.1 per game) ... has 975 career rushing yds ... set UAB RB record with 47 catches in 2010.

(OG) Terence Career Games Played: 38 Starting right guard ... fifth-year senior who owns the most career starts (36) among UAB offensive linemen ... missed #55 Career Starts: 36 the 2009 season but started all 12 games in both 2008 and 2010 ... helped UAB to its second-best yardage total ever Edge Consecutive Starts: 16 last year (5,074).

(OL) Greg Career Games Played: 34 A fifth-year senior who can play either guard or tackle ... started 18 of 24 games over the previous two seasons ... #64 Career Starts: 24 blocked for the top two offenses in terms of yardage in school history over the past two years (5,111 yds in 2009 and Calhoun Consecutive Starts: 0 5,074 in 2010).

(OT) Matt Career Games Played: 39 Rotary Lombardi Award candidate ... a first-team all-conference performer in 2010 ... fifth-year senior who has started #71 Career Starts: 35 every game at left tackle since the beginning of the 2009 season, the most consecutive O-line starts (28) for the Blazers McCants Consecutive Starts: 28 ... part of an offensive line unit that has yielded just 16 sacks in the past 16 games.

(OG) Caleb Career Games Played: 41 Starting left guard ... one of four fifth-year seniors who play on the offensive line ... has played both guard positions dur- #73 Career Starts: 18 ing his career ... has played in more games (41) than any current UAB O-lineman ... blocked for an offense that posted Thomas Consecutive Starts: 4 the top two single-season yardage totals in UAB history over the past two years (5,111 yds in 2009 and 5,074 in 2010).

(OL) Chris Career Games Played: 20 The Blazers’ starter at right tackle ... junior who is in his first year as a full-time starter ... former C-USA All-Freshman #74 Career Starts: 9 Team selection who played in eight games in each of his first two seasons, including his true freshman campaign in Hubbard Consecutive Starts: 4 2009.

(C) Darion Career Games Played: 16 Candidate for the Rimington Trophy ... has started all 16 games at center since joining the Blazers last season as a #75 Career Starts: 16 junior college transfer ... anchored a UAB offensive line that helped the Blazers post the second-best single-season Smith Consecutive Starts: 16 yardage total in school history in 2010 (5,074).

(TE) Nolen Rec: 1 (four times) Had a career-long 26-yard catch at East Carolina ... two of his three catches this year have gone for more than 20 yards #85 Yds: 26 at ECU, 9/24/11 ... came to UAB as a wide receiver but was moved to the tight end position this fall ... started the season opener at Highs Smith Career TD: n/a Florida ... had a 24-yard catch in that game, the longest for the Blazers against the Gators.

(TE) Kennard Rec: 1 at TROY, 10/1/11 A true freshman who has started three straight games at tight end ... made his first career catch for five yards on the first #86 Yds: 5 at TROY, 10/1/11 play from scrimmage at Troy ... a former two-time all-state selection at Whitefield Academy in Austell, Ga. Highs Backman Career TD: n/a

(P) Trey Punts: 8 (twice) In his third season as UAB’s No.1 punter ... has punted 21 times in 2011 for a 42.4-yard average ... ranks fourth #37 Yds: 382 vs FAU, 9/2/10 in school history in punts (132) and third in punting yards (5,574) for a career ... has a career average of 42.2, Highs Ragland Career Long: 75 at SMU, 9/11/10 which is the second best in UAB annals.

(K) Ty FG: 3 at TROY, 10/1/11 True freshman who won the UAB kicking job in fall camp ... handles kickoffs, field goals and extra points ... #94 Att: 4 at TROY, 10/1/11 5-for-6 on FG attempts ... made a career-high three FGs (on four attempts) at Troy ... career-best 41-yarder Highs Long Career Long: 41 at TROY, 10/1/11 came at Troy ... also hit FGs against Tulane and East Carolina ... made five straight before his first miss. 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

Individual Defensive Highlights (CB) T.J. Tack: 10 vs UCF, 11/28/09 Returned an interception 52 yards for his first touchdown at Troy ... also had a fumble recovery and two pass breakups #2 INT: 1 (four times) at Troy ... hampered by injury the first two games but has gradually seen more action ... former junior college transfer Highs Ballou Career PBU: 2 (three times) who started 11 games last year ... has four career interceptions and 10 career pass breakups.

(CB) Andre Tack: 9 (twice) Drew his first start of the season at Troy ... matched his career-high with nine tackles against the Trojans ... a senior #3 INT: 1 vs FAU, 11/7/09 who has played in 33 career games ... has started seven games in his career, including four as a junior in 2010 ... has Highs Hicks Career PBU: 1 (three times) 77 career tackles ... scored a defensive touchdown against SMU in 2009.

(SAF) Jamie Tack: 14 at UCF, 10/6/10 Leads UAB with 44 tackles (T-11th nationally with 11 per game) ... Sept. 26 C-USA Defensive Player of the Week #5 INT: 1 (twice) ... forced two fumbles and returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown at East Carolina ... posted double-digit Highs Bender Career PBU: 3 vs MEM, 11/20/10 tackles against Tulane (13), ECU (11) and Troy (11) ... has started all 16 games of his UAB career with 138 tackles.

(CB) Marquis Tack: 5 (three times) A fifth-year senior who has made 11 straight starts dating back to 2010 ... has started 18 total games in his career ... in- #8 INT: 2 vs UCF, 11/28/09 tercepted a pass at East Carolina ... owns six career interceptions and 12 career pass breakups ... recorded the longest Highs Coleman Career PBU: 3 vs ECU, 11/11/10 scoring play in UAB history with a 99-yard interception return TD at UTEP in 2009.

(LB) D.A. Tack: 5 at FLA, 9/10/10 In his first season playing for the Blazers after transferring from junior college and then sitting out the 2010 campaign ... #21 TFL: n/a made five tackles in the season opener at Florida ... a former honorable mention junior college All-American. Highs Autry Career INT: n/a

(SAF) Caleb Tack: 3 at TROY, 10/1/11 A sophomore who drew his first career starting assignment against Tulane ... also started at Troy and made three #23 INT: n/a tackles against the Trojans ... made two tackles at Florida and at East Carolina ... played in all 12 games in 2010 after Highs Lester Career PBU: n/a sitting out his first season at UAB in 2009 as a redshirt.

(CB) Cornelius Tack: 7 (twice) A No. 2 cornerback who has played in 24 games at UAB ... had five tackles, including one for loss, against Tulane ... #28 INT: n/a added three tackles at Troy ... had a pass breakup at Florida and owns six career pass breakups ... has three career Highs Richards Career PBU: 2 (twice) starts.

(CB) Terrell Tack: 10 vs UCF, 11/28/09 Senior who has started 26 career games in the UAB defensive backfield, including three of four games this season ... #29 INT: 1 (twice) owns 139 tackles, 17 pass breakups and two interceptions in his career. Highs Springs Career PBU: 2 (twice)

(SAF) Chase Tack: 10 vs MEM, 10/2/08 Has battled through injuries to play in 29 games with 21 starts in his career ... had an interception at East Carolina ... #31 INT: 1 (six times) made seven stops against Tulane ... owns six career interceptions, including one in four straight games from the end of Highs Daniel Career PBU: 2 at HOU, 10/8/08 his freshman campaign to the beginning of his sophomore year ... has made 129 career tackles.

(LB) Lamanski Tack: 14 at UTEP, 10/31/09 Starting Will linebacker ... ranks second on the team with 34 total tackles and tied for first (Bender) with 4.5 for loss ... #35 TFL: 4.0 at FLA, 9/10/11 forced a fumble at East Carolina and recovered one at Troy ... tied a school record with 4.0 tackles for loss at Florida ... Highs Ware Career FF: 1 (three times) has 143 career tackles, including 10.0 for loss ... also owns three forced fumbles and an interception for his career.

(LB) Marvin Tack: 20 vs MAR, 11/6/10 Starting Mike linebacker ... Butkus Award candidate ... has started 18 of the past 19 games ... ranks third on the team #43 TFL: 2.0 (twice) with 33 tackles ... had double-digit tackles against East Carolina (11) and Tulane (10) ... posted 114 tackles last year, Highs Burdette Career Sks: 2.0 vs TROY, 9/18/10 the most by a UAB linebacker since 2003 ... his 190 career tackles are 15th-most in school history.

(LB) Greg Tack: 6 (twice) Listed as No. 1 Sam linebacker and has started first four games ... recovered a school-record four fumbles and had a #46 TFL: 1.0 (three times) sack at East Carolina ... ranks fourth on the team with 22 tackles ... posted 16 tackles in each of his first two seasons Highs Irvin Career FF: 4 at ECU, 9/25/11 and now owns 54 for his career.

(LB) Drew Tack: 8 at TENN, 9/13/08 Posted six tackles at East Carolina and five at Troy ... has played in 36 games in his UAB career ... a major contributor #48 TFL: 1.0 (twice) both in the linebacking corps and on special teams ... has 16 tackles through four games this season ... owns 58 tackles Highs Luker Career Sks: 1.0 at MSU, 10/23/10 for his career.

(DT) Elliott Tack: 10 (twice) A preseason all-conference selection ... missed the season opener because of injury but returned to post three tackles #51 TFL: 3.0 (three times) against Tulane ... also had three stops at East Carolina and at Troy ... has started 24 of 28 games since 2009, including Highs Henigan Career Sks: 2.0 vs FAU, 11/7/09 all 12 last year ... owns 137 career tackles, including 26 for loss.

(DE) Tyler Tack: 3 at FLA, 9/10/11 A true freshman who has played in the first four games on the defensive line ... forced his first fumble at East Carolina ... #53 TFL: n/a made three tackes in the opener against Florida and owns eight total tackles on the year ... had 39 tackles as a senior Highs Peppers Career FF: 1 at ECU, 9/25/11 last year at Opelika High School in Alabama.

(DT) Adam Tack: 3 vs TLN, 9/17/11 Has started all four games this year at defensive tackle ... has six tackles on the season, including one for loss ... a fifth- #66 TFL: 1.0 vs TLN, 9/17/11 year senior who has played both offensive and defensive line in his career at UAB. Highs Arthur Career Sks: n/a

(DE) Connor Tack: 4 at SMU, 9/11/10 Has started the first four games of the season at defensive end ... posted three tackles against both Florida and Tulane #77 TFL: 1.5 vs FAU, 9/2/10 and owns 10 tackles on the year ... had a tackle for loss at Troy ... played in all 12 games with seven starts as a true Highs Boyett Career Sks: 1.0 vs FAU, 9/2/10 freshman in 2010 ... made 21 tackles last year.

(DE) Diaheem Tack: 4 at ECU, 9/24/11 True freshman who has started the first four games of his career at defensive end ... made four tackles at East Carolina #91 TFL: n/a ... three tackles in the season opener at Florida and at Troy ... played at Bibb County High School in Alabama, where he Highs Watkins Career Sks: n/a was the Class 4A Lineman of the Year in 2010 by the Alabama Sports Writers Association.

(DT) Deric Tack: 3 vs TLN, 9/17/11 Started the first two games of the season at defensive tackle and has played in all four ... made three tackles against #95 TFL: 1.0 at FLA, 9/10/11 Tulane ... has seven tackles on the year ... played in five games with two tackles as a true freshman in 2010. Highs Scott Career Sks: n/a

(DT) Mickey Tack: 3 at FLA, 9/10/11 True freshman who has seen action at defensive tackle in three of the first four games ... posted three tackles in the #99 TFL: n/a season opener at Florida ... a former first-team all-state performer at Piedmont High School in Alabama. Highs Jackson Career Sks: n/a 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

UAB FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (As of Oct. 1, 2011)

OFFENSE DEFENSE “X” WR 12 Nick Adams - 6-2, 195, Sr. DE 91 Diaheem Watkins, 6-4, 230, Fr. 1 Jamarcus Nelson - 5-11, 160, R-Fr. 90 Chris Walton, 6-3, 220, R-Fr.

LT 71 Matt McCants - 6-7, 295, Sr. DT 51 Elliott Henigan - 6-4, 280, Sr. 64 Greg Calhoun - 6-3, 300, Sr. 95 Deric Scott - 6-3, 275, So.

LG 73 Caleb Thomas - 6-3, 290, Sr. DT 66 Adam Arthur - 6-2, 275, Sr. 54 Billy Autrey, 6-2, 290, So. 92 Trey Grissett - 6-5, 230, Fr.

C 75 Darion Smith - 6-2, 280, Sr. DE 77 Connor Boyett - 6-5, 250, So. 73 Caleb Thomas - 6-3, 290, Sr. 53 Tyler Peppers - 6-5, 230, Fr.

RG 55 Terence Edge - 6-2, 295, Sr. LB 43 Marvin Burdette - 5-11, 230, Jr. 76 Brian O’Leary - 6-2, 275, R-Fr. 48 Drew Luker - 6-3, 210, Sr.

RT 74 Chris Hubbard - 6-3, 275, Jr. LB 35 Lamanski Ware - 6-2, 225, Sr. 64 Greg Calhoun - 6-3, 300, Sr. 21 D.A. Autry - 6-0, 230, Jr.

TE 86 Kennard Backman - 6-3, 225, Fr. LB 46 Greg Irvin - 5-11, 210, Jr. 45 Sam Accursio - 6-1, 245, Jr. 47 Patrick Bastien - 6-3, 210, So.

QB 14 Jonathan Perry - 6-2, 205, So. OR CB 3 Andre Hicks - 5-9, 175, Sr. 10 Bryan Ellis - 6-2, 200, Sr. 29 Terrell Springs - 5-10, 180, Sr. 6 Joe Bento - 6-2, 200, Jr. SAF 5 Jamie Bender - 5-11, 200, Sr. RB 26 Pat Shed - 5-9, 175, Sr. 25 Johnny Cockrell - 6-0, 200, Jr. 24 Greg Franklin - 5-11, 180, So. 4 Dontavius Jackson - 5-10, 205, Jr. SAF 23 Caleb Lester - 5-10, 175, So. 31 Chase Daniel - 6-3, 200, Sr. “H” WR 16 Patrick Hearn - 6-1, 180, Jr. 22 D.J. Vinson - 5-10, 175, R-Fr. CB 8 Marquis Coleman - 6-1, 185, Sr. 2 T.J. Ballou - 6-0, 200, Sr. “Z” WR 15 Jackie Williams - 5-11, 180, So. 9 Jay Davis - 6-1, 185, R-Fr.

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 94 Ty Long - 6-2, 180, Fr. H 37 Trey Ragland - 5-11, 175. Sr. 39 Colin Anderson - 5-10, 170, Fr. 6 Joe Bento, 6-2, 200, Jr.

P 37 Trey Ragland - 5-11, 175, Sr. PR 15 Jackie Williams - 5-11, 180, So. 65 Hunter Mullins - 6-3, 195, R-Fr. 26 Pat Shed - 5-9, 175, Sr.

SN 61 Taylor Klein - 5-11, 220, Jr. KR 12 Nick Adams, 6-2, 195, Sr. 62 Ryan Densmore - 6-1, 210, So. 1 Jamarcus Nelson - 5-11, 160, R-Fr. 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

2011 UAB Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School Attended) 1 Jamarcus Nelson WR 5-11 160 R-Fr./RS Midfield, Ala. (Midfield HS) 2 T.J. Ballou CB 6-0 200 Sr./1L Russell, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 3 Andre Hicks CB 5-9 175 Sr./3L Atlanta, Ga. (Lovett School) 4 Dontavius Jackson RB 5-10 205 Jr./TR Franklin, Ga. (Georgia) 4 Lamar Johnson SAF 6-2 200 Jr./JC Pascagoula, Miss. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) 5 Jamie Bender SAF 5-11 200 Sr./1L Raleigh, Miss. (Jones County JC) 6 Joe Bento QB 6-1 180 Jr./SQ The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands Christian Acad.) 7 Darius Powell WR 5-10 180 Fr./HS Foley, Ala. (Foley HS) 8 Marquis Coleman CB 6-1 185 Sr./3L Chester, S.C. (Chester HS) 9 Jay Davis WR 6-1 185 R-Fr./RS Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS) 10 Bryan Ellis QB 6-2 200 Sr./2L Byron, Ga. (Peach County HS) 11 Austin Brown QB 6-1 195 Fr./HS Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch HS) 11 Calvin Jones SAF 5-10 175 So./JC Petal, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln JC) 12 Nick Adams WR 6-2 195 Sr./1L Walterboro, S.C. (Fort Scott CC) 13 Teddy Wright WR 6-0 165 Fr./HS Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland HS) 14 Jonathan Perry QB 6-2 205 So./SQ Baltimore, Md. (Dunbar HS) 15 Jackie Williams WR 5-11 180 So./1L Prichard, Ala. (Vigor HS) 16 Patrick Hearn WR 6-1 180 Jr./2L Quitman, Miss. (Quitman HS) 17 Mike Miller QB 6-2 195 Fr./HS West Palm Beach, Fla. (The King’s Academy) 18 Jamarious Crusoe CB 6-0 180 R-Fr./RS Midfield, Ala. (Midfield HS) 18 Spencer Baumhower QB 6-1 180 Fr./HS Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope HS) 19 Ugonna Amarikwa CB 6-0 180 Sr./3L Houston, Texas (Hightower HS) 20 Jalen Hampton WR 5-11 190 Fr./HS Leighton, Ala. (Colbert County HS) 20 Dequindre Adams CB 5-10 175 Fr./HS Columbus, Ga. (Carver HS) 21 D.A. Autry LB 6-0 230 Jr./RS Mize, Miss. (Jones County JC) 22 D.J. Vinson WR 5-10 175 R-Fr./RS Clay, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville HS) 23 Caleb Lester SAF 5-10 175 So./1L Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass HS) 23 David Calloway RB 5-8 195 So./HS Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS) 24 Greg Franklin RB 5-11 180 So./1L Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS) 25 Johnny Cockrell SAF 6-0 200 Jr./JC Columbus, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 26 Pat Shed RB 5-9 175 Sr./1L Starkville, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 27 D’Andre Mostella RB 5-8 180 Jr./SQ Danville, Va. (UVa-Wise) 28 Cornelius Richards CB 6-1 180 Jr./2L Northport, Ala. (Tuscaloosa County HS) 29 Terrell Springs CB 5-10 180 Sr./3L Chester, S.C. (Chester HS) 30 Tevin Crews SAF 6-2 210 Fr./HS Brent, Ala. (Bibb County HS) 30 Tamar Mickens RB 5-10 190 R-Fr./RS Birmingham, Ala. (Spain Park HS) 31 Chase Daniel SAF 6-3 200 Sr./3L Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover HS) 32 Bashr Coles RB 5-11 180 Fr./HS Tucker, Ga. (Tucker HS) 33 Darrin Reaves RB 5-10 190 Fr./HS Birmingham, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville HS) 34 Daniel White LB 6-2 220 Jr./2L Apopka, Fla. (Hargrave Military Institute) 35 Lamanski Ware LB 6-2 225 Sr./3L Lanett, Ala. (Lanett HS) 36 Stanley Uzochukwu RB 6-0 200 Fr./HS Montgomery, Ala. (Jefferson Davis HS) 36 Sam Curtis LB 5-10 190 R-Fr./RS Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Pleasant Grove HS) 37 Trey Ragland P 5-11 175 Sr./2L Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville HS) 37 Shalin Waterford SAF 5-11 175 Fr./HS Harvest, Ala. (Sparkman HS) 38 Santonio Jones LB 5-11 215 Jr./JC Heidelberg, Miss. (Jones County JC) 39 Colin Anderson K 5-10 170 Fr./HS Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS) 40 Danny Volk TE 6-3 200 Sr./1L Tonganoxie, Kan. (Tonganoxie HS) 41 Landon Nolen SAF 5-9 170 Jr./TR Pleasant Grove, Ala. (North Alabama) 42 Lamarcus Farmer SAF 5-11 170 Fr./HS Pensacola, Fla. (West Florida Tech HS) 43 Marvin Burdette LB 5-11 230 Jr./2L Batesville, Miss. (South Panola HS) 44 Desmond Wills LB 6-0 215 Fr./HS Lincoln, Ala. (Lincoln HS) 45 Sam Accursio TE 6-1 245 Jr./2L Homestead, Fla. (South Dade HS) 46 Greg Irvin LB 5-11 210 Jr./2L Demopolis, Ala. (Demopolis HS) 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School Attended) 47 Patrick Bastien LB 6-3 210 So./1L Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee HS) 48 Drew Luker LB 6-3 210 Sr./3L Sweet Water, Ala. (Sweet Water HS) 49 Austin Haigler LB 6-3 245 Fr./HS Maplesville, Ala. (Isabella HS) 49 Rickey Hrabowskie WR 6-1 175 So./RS Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) 50 Daron Wright DL 6-2 255 Fr./HS Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS) 51 Elliott Henigan DL 6-4 280 Sr./3L Atlanta, Ga. (Lovett School) 52 Shaquille Roberson LB 6-4 220 Fr./HS Camp Hill, Ala. (Reeltown HS) 53 Tyler Peppers DE 6-5 230 Fr./HS Opelika, Ala. (Opelika HS) 54 Billy Autrey OL 6-2 290 So./RS Columbus, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 55 Terence Edge OL 6-2 295 Sr./3L Atlanta, Ga. (Tri-Cities HS) 56 Jestin Williams DL 6-0 225 Sr./SQ Carrollton, Ala. (Gordo HS) 57 John Hix OL 6-2 275 R-Fr./RS Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS) 58 Steven Banks LB 6-0 215 So./HS Birmingham, Ala. (Minor HS) 59 Keenen Crenshaw OL 6-2 295 Fr./HS Lewisburg, Tenn. (Ensworth Academy) 60 Kaycee Ike OL 6-5 270 So./SQ Lawrenceville, Ga. (Central Gwinnett HS) 61 Taylor Klein SN 5-11 220 Jr./2L Lexington, Ky. (Paul L. Dunbar HS) 62 Ryan Densmore SN 6-1 210 So./SQ Morris, Ala. (Mortimer Jordan HS) 63 Uneik Crumbley OL 6-3 340 Fr./HS Americus, Ga. (Americus-Sumter HS) 64 Greg Calhoun OL 6-3 300 Sr./3L Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell HS) 65 Hunter Mullins P 6-3 195 R-Fr./RS Tallassee, Ala. (Tallassee HS) 66 Adam Arthur DL 6-2 275 Sr./3L San Antonio, Texas (Reagan HS) 67 Jesse Parrish DE 6-0 230 So./SQ Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka HS) 68 Albert Calloway OL 6-0 285 R-Fr./RS Irondale, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) 70 Hayden Naumann OL 6-5 275 Fr./HS Decatur, Ala. (Decatur HS) 71 Matt McCants OL 6-7 295 Sr./3L Mobile, Ala. (Williamson HS) 72 Wesley Carter OL 6-4 280 Fr./HS Purvis, Miss. (Purvis HS) 73 Caleb Thomas OL 6-3 290 Sr./3L Decatur, Ala. (Decatur HS) 74 Chris Hubbard OL 6-4 275 Jr./2L Columbus, Ga. (Carver HS) 75 Darion Smith C 6-2 280 Sr./1L Brookhaven, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln JC) 76 Brian O’Leary OL 6-2 275 R-Fr./RS Sarasota, Fla. (Venice HS) 77 Connor Boyett DL 6-5 250 So./1L Danielsville, Ga. (Madison County HS) 78 Jake Banta SN 6-1 250 Fr./HS Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill HS) 79 Cody Payne DL 6-6 260 Jr./1L West Palm Beach, Fla. (Butler County CC) 80 Kardeem Poole WR 6-1 180 Fr./HS Prattville, Ala. (Prattville HS) 81 Rakayle Brown WR 5-8 175 R-Fr./RS Birmingham, Ala. (Minor HS) 82 Bud Pruitt TE 6-3 245 So./SQ Theodore, Ala. (Theodore HS) 83 Stephen Herring WR 6-1 185 So./SQ Anniston, Ala. (Saks HS) 85 Nolen Smith TE 6-3 205 So./1L Oneonta, Ala. (Oneonta HS) 86 Kennard Backman TE 6-3 225 Fr./HS Austell, Ga. (Whitefield Academy) 87 Jordan Longoria TE 6-4 210 So./1L Atlanta, Ga. (St. Pius X HS) 88 Freddie Moore WR 6-2 205 So./1L Decatur, Ala. (Austin HS) 89 Jamie Onufrak DL 6-6 235 R-Fr./RS Sarasota, Fla. (Out of Door Academy) 90 Chris Walton DL 6-3 220 R-Fr./RS Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS) 91 Diaheem Watkins DL 6-4 230 Fr./HS Brent, Ala. (Bibb County HS) 92 Trey Grissett DL 6-5 230 Fr./HS Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County HS) 93 Jose Casanova DL 6-2 230 Fr./HS Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 94 Ty Long K 6-2 180 Fr./HS Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS) 95 Deric Scott DL 6-3 275 So./1L Atlanta, Ga. (Carver HS) 96 Jewel Christian DL 6-2 290 Jr./JC Osyka, Miss. (Southwest Mississippi CC) 98 Aaron Green DL 6-3 290 R-Fr./TR Indianapolis, Ind. () 99 Mickey Jackson DL 6-1 305 Fr./HS Piedmont, Ala. (Piedmont HS) 2011 UAB Football UAB Game Results (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 10, 2011 at Florida L 0-39 0-1 0-0 3:01 87473 * Sep 17, 2011 TULANE L 10-49 0-2 0-1 2:32 17658 * Sep 24, 2011 at East Carolina L 23-28 0-3 0-2 3:08 50023 Oct 01, 2011 at TROY L 23-24 0-4 0-2 3:30 18044 2011 UAB Football UAB Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

Team Statistics UAB OPP SCORING 56 140 Points Per Game 14.0 35.0 FIRST DOWNS 63 112 R u s h in g 23 49 P a s s in g3359 P e n a lt y 7 4 RUSHING YARDAGE 396 915 Yards gained rushing 469 970 Yards lost rushing 73 55 Rushing Attempts 112 173 Average Per Rush 3.5 5.3 Average Per Game 99.0 228.8 TDs Rushing 3 10 PASSING YARDAGE 765 1200 C o m p - A t t - I n t 75-144-5 101-139-4 Average Per Pass 5.3 8.6 Average Per Catch 10.2 11.9 Average Per Game 191.2 300.0 TDs Passing 0 6 TOTAL OFFENSE 1161 2115 Total Plays 256 312 Average Per Play 4.5 6.8 Average Per Game 290.2 528.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 20-462 14-338 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-109 6-47 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-87 5-100 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.1 24.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 27.2 7.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 21.8 20.0 FUMBLES-LOST 9-3 9-6 PENALTIES-Yards 17-122 27-234 Average Per Game 30.5 58.5 PUNTS-Yards 21-891 10-402 Average Per Punt 42.4 40.2 Net punt average 37.3 27.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 2 8 3 3 : 3 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 17/55 21/46 3rd-Down Pct 31% 46% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/7 4/7 4th-Down Pct 14% 57% SACKS BY-Yards 1-13 3-12 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 6 18 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-6 4-5 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (8-11) 73% (18-21) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-11) 27% (15-21) 71% PAT-ATTEMPTS (5-5) 100% (18-18) 100% ATTENDANCE 17658 155540 Games/Avg Per Game 1/17658 3/51847 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total UAB 21 9 20 6 0 56 Opponents 41 40 35 24 0 140 2011 UAB Football UAB Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg SHED, Pat 3 37 133 5 128 3.5 1 22 42.7 WILLIAMS, Jacki 3 108 36.0 0 91 FRANKLIN, Greg 4 12 97 0 97 8.1 0 57 24.2 SHED, Pat 1 1 1.0 0 1 PERRY, Jonathan 4 23 62 20 42 1.8 1 9 10.5 Total 4 109 27.2 0 91 JACKSON, Dontav 3 7 37 0 37 5.3 0 22 12.3 Opponents 6 47 7.8 0 32 WILLIAMS, Jacki 4 6 42 13 29 4.8 1 15 7.2 HEARN, Patrick 4 4 23 0 23 5.8 0 8 5.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg COLES, Bashr 2 4 18 3 15 3.8 0 11 7.5 BALLOU, T.J. 1 52 52.0 1 52 ELLIS, Bryan 3 8 24 12 12 1.5 0 13 4.0 BENDER, Jamie 1 35 35.0 1 35 NELSON, Jamarcu 4 3 12 0 12 4.0 0 7 3.0 DANIEL, Chase 1 0 0.0 0 0 ADAMS, Nick 4 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 1.0 COLEMAN, Marqui 1 0 0.0 0 0 DAVIS, Jay 3 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 1.3 Total 4 87 21.8 2 52 VINSON, D.J. 4 3 9 6 3 1.0 0 5 0.8 Opponents 5 100 20.0 2 55 REAVES, Darrin 2 2 4 4 0 0.0 0 4 0.0 RAGLAND, Trey 4 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 0 -2.5 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 4 112 469 73 396 3.5 3 57 99.0 ADAMS, Nick 11 311 28.3 1 92 Opponents 4 173 970 55 915 5.3 10 43 228.8 VINSON, D.J. 6 112 18.7 0 27 NELSON, Jamarcu 2 30 15.0 0 21 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g WILLIAMS, Jacki 1 9 9.0 0 9 ELLIS, Bryan 3 93.99 47-85-3 55.3 463 0 48 154.3 Total 20 462 23.1 1 92 PERRY, Jonathan 4 88.57 28-58-1 48.3 302 0 51 75.5 Opponents 14 338 24.1 0 50 BENTO, Joe 1 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 4 89.76 75-144-5 52.1 765 0 51 191.2 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 4 153.67 101-139-4 72.7 1200 6 53 300.0 WARE, Lamanski 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 1 6 6.0 0 6 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 WILLIAMS, Jacki 4 23 215 9.3 0 29 53.8 SHED, Pat 3 13 76 5.8 0 13 25.3 HEARN, Patrick 4 12 148 12.3 0 51 37.0 ADAMS, Nick 4 11 139 12.6 0 31 34.8 FRANKLIN, Greg 4 4 32 8.0 0 16 8.0 VINSON, D.J. 4 3 54 18.0 0 48 13.5 SMITH, Nolen 4 3 51 17.0 0 26 12.8 NELSON, Jamarcu 4 2 16 8.0 0 11 4.0 REAVES, Darrin 2 1 17 17.0 0 16 8.5 DAVIS, Jay 3 1 12 12.0 0 12 4.0 BACKMAN, Kennar 4 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.2 JACKSON, Dontav 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Total 4 75 765 10.2 0 51 191.2 Opponents 4 101 1200 11.9 6 53 300.0 2011 UAB Football UAB Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g LONG, Ty - 5-6 5-5 - - - - - 20 ELLIS, Bryan 3 93 12 463 475 158.3 BALLOU, T.J. 1 ------6 PERRY, Jonathan 4 81 42 302 344 86.0 BENDER, Jamie 1 ------6 SHED, Pat 3 37 128 0 128 42.7 ADAMS, Nick 1 ------6 FRANKLIN, Greg 4 12 97 0 97 24.2 WILLIAMS, Jacki 1 ------6 JACKSON, Dontav 3 7 37 0 37 12.3 SHED, Pat 1 ------6 WILLIAMS, Jacki 4 6 29 0 29 7.2 PERRY, Jonathan 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6 HEARN, Patrick 4 4 23 0 23 5.8 Total 6 5-6 5-5 - - 0-1 - - 56 COLES, Bashr 2 4 15 0 15 7.5 Opponents 18 4-5 18-18 - - - - 1 140 NELSON, Jamarcu 4 3 12 0 12 3.0 DAVIS, Jay 3 1 4 0 4 1.3 ADAMS, Nick 4 1 4 0 4 1.0 VINSON, D.J. 4 3 3 0 3 0.8 RAGLAND, Trey 4 1 -10 0 -10 -2.5 Total 4 256 396 765 1161 290.2 Opponents 4 312 915 1200 2115 528.8

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 5-6 83.3 0-0 1-1 3-3 1-2 0-0 41 0 RAGLAND, Trey 21 891 42.4 54 3 6 6 2 0 Total 21 891 42.4 54 3 6 6 2 0 FG Sequence UAB Opponents Opponents 10 402 40.2 51 1 2 4 1 0 Florida - (24),(35),(28) Tulane (32) - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln East Carolina (29) - LONG, Ty 15 920 61.3 0 1 TROY (37),(37),(41),43 43,(48) RAGLAND, Trey 1 22 22.0 0 1 Total 16 942 58.9 0 2 24.1 37.8 32 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Opponents 26 1653 63.6 6 0 23.1 41.2 28 2011 UAB Football UAB Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g ADAMS, Nick 4 4 139 0 311 0 454 113.5 WILLIAMS, Jack 4 29 215 108 9 0 361 90.2 SHED, Pat 3 128 76 1 0 0 205 68.3 HEARN, Patrick 4 23 148 0 0 0 171 42.8 VINSON, D.J. 4 3 54 0 112 0 169 42.2 FRANKLIN, Gre 4 97 32 0 0 0 129 32.2 NELSON, Jamar 4 12 16 0 30 0 58 14.5 BALLOU, T.J. 4 0 0 0 0 52 52 13.0 SMITH, Nolen 4 0 51 0 0 0 51 12.8 PERRY, Jonatha 4 42 0 0 0 0 42 10.5 JACKSON, Dont 3 37 0 0 0 0 37 12.3 BENDER, Jamie 4 0 0 0 0 35 35 8.8 REAVES, Darrin 2 0 17 0 0 0 17 8.5 DAVIS, Jay 3 4 12 0 0 0 16 5.3 COLES, Bashr 2 15 0 0 0 0 15 7.5 ELLIS, Bryan 3 12 0 0 0 0 12 4.0 BACKMAN, Ken 4 0 5 0 0 0 5 1.2 RAGLAND, Trey 4 -10 0 0 0 0 -10 -2.5 Total 4 396 765 109 462 87 1819 454.8 Opponents 4 915 1200 47 338 100 2600 650.0 2011 UAB Football UAB Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011) 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 5 BENDER, Jamie 4 25 19 44 4.5-11 . 1-35 2 . . 2 . . 35 WARE, Lamanski 4 20 14 34 4.5-7 . . . . 1-6 1 . . 43 BURDETTE, Marvi 4 18 15 33 2.5-6 . . . . . 1 . . 46 IRVIN, Greg 4 11 11 22 1.0-13 1.0-13 . . . 4-0 1 . . 48 LUKER, Drew 4 11 5 16 . . . 1 . . . . . 31 DANIEL, Chase 4 9 5 14 . . 1-0 ...... 29 SPRINGS, Terrel 4 10 3 13 ...... 3 HICKS, Andre 4 8 3 11 1.0-3 ...... 77 BOYETT, Connor 4 4 6 10 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . . 91 WATKINS, Diahee 4 7 3 10 . . . . 1 . . . . 8 COLEMAN, Marqui 4 2 7 9 . . 1-0 ...... 51 HENIGAN, Elliot 3 3 6 9 0.5-3 ...... 28 RICHARDS, Corne 4 7 2 9 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . . 53 PEPPERS, Tyler 4 4 4 8 . . . . 1 . 1 . . 23 LESTER, Caleb 4 4 4 8 ...... 2 BALLOU, T.J. 4 5 2 7 . . 1-52 2 . 1-0 . . . 47 BASTIEN, Patric 4 3 4 7 ...... 95 SCOTT, Deric 4 5 2 7 1.0-1 ...... 34 WHITE, Daniel 1 3 3 6 ...... 21 AUTRY, D.A. 2 6 . 6 ...... 66 ARTHUR, Adam 4 3 3 6 1.0-4 ...... 99 JACKSON, Mickey 3 4 1 5 ...... 40 VOLK, Danny 4 1 3 4 ...... 90 WALTON, Chris 3 2 1 3 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . . 96 CHRISTIAN, Jewe 1 2 1 3 ...... 92 GRISSETT, Trey 2 . 3 3 ...... 41 NOLEN, Landon 3 3 . 3 ...... 61 KLEIN, Taylor 4 1 1 2 ...... 22 VINSON, D.J. 4 1 1 2 ...... 25 COCKRELL, Johnn 4 1 . 1 ...... 11 JONES, Calvin 2 1 . 1 ...... 26 SHED, Pat 3 1 . 1 ...... Total 4 185 132 317 19-53 1-13 4-87 6 4 6-6 6 . . Opponents 4 127 134 261 13-52 3-12 5-100 11 7 3-0 4 . 1 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011 2011 Individual Game-by-Game Statistics (Rushing/Passing)

Pat Shed, RB Darrin Reaves, RB Bryan Ellis, QB Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS C/A Yds TD INT LG at Florida DNP 1/0 1/-4 0 -4 1/1 15/28 141 0 0 24 Tulane* 1/1 7/21 0 6 2/0 1/4 0 4 2/2 10/25 145 0 2 48 at East Carolina* 2/2 15/59 1 9 DNP 3/3 22/32 177 0 1 26 at Troy 3/3 15/48 0 22 DNP DNP Mississippi State at Tulsa* UCF* at Marshall* Houston* at Memphis* Southern Miss* at Florida Atlantic

Greg Franklin, RB Jackie Williams, WR Jonathan Perry, QB Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS C/A Yds TD INT LG at Florida 1/1 3/15 0 10 1/1 1/-13 0 -13 1/0 0/1 0 0 0 0 Tulane* 2/1 3/15 0 7 2/2 — — — 2/0 0/2 0 0 0 0 at East Carolina* 3/1 3/7 0 4 3/3 2/22 1 15 3/0 9/16 106 0 0 51 at Troy 4/1 3/60 0 57 4/4 3/20 0 15 4/1 19/39 196 0 1 31 Mississippi State at Tulsa* UCF* at Marshall* Houston* at Memphis* Southern Miss* at Florida Atlantic

Jonathan Perry, QB Patrick Hearn, WR Joe Bento, QB Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS C/A Yds TD INT LG at Florida 1/0 3/10 0 6 1/1 ------DNP Tulane* 2/0 2/4 0 4 2/2 ------1/0 0/1 0 0 1 0 at East Carolina* 3/0 5/9 0 7 3/3 2/15 0 8 DNP at Troy 4/1 13/19 1 9 4/4 2/8 0 8 DNP Mississippi State at Tulsa* UCF* at Marshall* Houston* at Memphis* Southern Miss* at Florida Atlantic

Dontavius Jackson, RB Jamarcus Nelson Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG at Florida 1/0 5/31 0 22 1/0 2/5 0 5 Tulane* 2/0 1/2 0 2 2/0 ------at East Carolina* DNP 3/0 ------at Troy 3/0 1/4 0 4 4/0 1/7 0 7 Mississippi State at Tulsa* UCF* at Marshall* Houston* at Memphis* Southern Miss* at Florida Atlantic 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

2011 Individual Game-by-Game Statistics (Receiving)

Jackie Williams, WR Kennard Backman, TE Greg Franklin, RB Opponent G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG at Florida 1/1 5/41 0 16 1/0 — — — 1/1 1/9 0 9 Tulane* 2/2 3/31 0 16 2/1 — — — 2/1 1/16 0 16 at East Carolina* 3/3 7/54 0 12 3/2 ------3/1 2/7 0 4 at Troy 4/4 8/89 0 29 4/3 1/5 0 5 4/1 ------Mississippi State at Tulsa* UCF* at Marshall* Houston* at Memphis* Southern Miss* at Florida Atlantic

Nick Adams, WR Nolen Smith, TE Dontavius Jackson, RB Opponent G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG at Florida 1/1 1/9 0 9 1/1 1/24 0 24 1/0 1/0 0 0 Tulane* 2/2 2/31 0 18 2/1 — — — 2/0 — — — at East Carolina* 3/3 4/43 0 16 3/1 1/26 0 26 DNP at Troy 4/4 4/56 0 31 4/1 1/1 0 1 3/0 ------Mississippi State at Tulsa* UCF* at Marshall* Houston* at Memphis* Southern Miss* at Florida Atlantic

Patrick Hearn, WR Pat Shed, RB Jamarcus Nelson, WR Opponent G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG at Florida 1/1 4/40 0 23 DNP 1/0 — — — Tulane* 2/2 1/5 0 5 1/1 2/14 0 10 2/0 — — — at East Carolina* 3/3 3/70 0 51 2/2 11/62 0 13 3/0 2/16 0 11 at Troy 4/4 4/33 0 13 3/3 ------4/0 ------Mississippi State at Tulsa* UCF* at Marshall* Houston* at Memphis* Southern Miss* at Florida Atlantic

D.J. Vinson, WR Jay Davis, WR Opponent G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG at Florida 1/0 1/1 0 1 1/0 — — — Tulane* 2/0 1/48 0 48 2/0 — — — at East Carolina* 3/0 1/5 0 5 3/0 ------at Troy 4/0 ------4/0 1/12 0 12 Mississippi State at Tulsa* UCF* at Marshall* Houston* at Memphis* Southern Miss* at Florida Atlantic 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011 2011 Team 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

UAB 0 11 5-5-1 23-71-0 15-29-0 141 0 52-212 6-41.2 3-1 9-55 1-10 23:31 Florida 39 28 18-10-0 55-300-4 13-20-0 212 0 75-512 2-29.0 1-0 9-55 4-12 36:29

Tulane 49 28 15-11-2 49-262-2 23-27-0 278 3 76-540 2-44.0 2-0 4-47 6-12 41:57 UAB 10 10 3-6-1 17-48-0 10-28-3 145 0 45-193 4-42.8 1-0 3-25 3-10 18:03

UAB 23 24 8-13-3 33-117-2 31-48-1 283 0 81-400 4-42.8 3-2 0-0 8-17 32:16 East Carolina 28 31 10-21-0 32-181-1 35-42-3 361 3 74-542 0-0.0 4-4 4-60 4-5 27:44

UAB 23 18 7-9-2 39-160-1 19-39-1 196 0 78-356 7-43.1 2-0 5-42 5-18 32:02 Troy 24 25 6-17-2 37-172-3 30-50-1 349 0 87-521 6-42.7 2-2 10-72 7-17 27:58 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011

The Last Time A UAB Team... Completed 25 or more passes in a game ... Bryan Ellis vs. East Carolina, Had 30 first downs ... at Southern Miss, Oct. 30, 2010 (31) Nov. 11, 2010 (31) Had 300 yards rushing ... vs. Florida Atlantic, Nov. 7, 2009 (330) Threw at least four TDs in a game ... Bryan Ellis vs. East Carolina, Nov. 11, 2010 (5) Had five or more rushing TDs ... vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Oct. 2, 1999 (5) Threw at least three TDs (less than four) in a game ... Bryan Ellis vs. Memphis, Had 400 yards passing... vs. East Carolina, Nov. 11, 2010 (418) Nov. 20, 2010 (3) Had three or more TDs passing ... vs. Memphis, Nov. 20, 2010 (3) Had 400 or more yards of total offense in a game ... Bryan Ellis vs. East Carolina, Had 500 or more yds total offense ... vs. Memphis, Nov. 20, 2010 (510) Nov. 11, 2010 (418) Scored 50 or more points ... at Southern Miss, Oct. 30, 2010 (50) Caught 10 or more passes in a game ... Pat Shed at East Carolina, Allowed 50 or more points ... vs. East Carolina, Nov. 11, 2010 (54) Sept. 24, 2011 (11) Returned a punt for a TD ... at Marshall, Nov. 24, 2007 (Kevin Sanders) (58 yds.) Had 100 or more yards receiving in a game ... Patrick Hearn vs. Memphis, Returned a kickoff for a TD ... vs. Tulane, Sept. 17, 2011 (Nick Adams, 92 yds.) Nov. 20, 2010 (123) Returned an interception for a TD ... at Troy, Oct. 1, 2011 Had 150 or more yards receiving in a game ... Reggie Lindsey vs. SMU, (T.J. Ballou, 52 yds.) Oct. 8, 2005 (184 yds.) Recovered a fumble for a TD ... at UCF, Nov. 25, 2006 (Chris Felder, 44 yds.) Had 200 or more yards receiving in a game ... at Tulane, Blocked a field goal ... vs. Rice, Sept. 5, 2009 (Bryant Turner) Oct. 23, 2004 (253 yds.) Returned a blocked field goal for a TD ... vs. Lindenwood, Oct. 12, 1991 Caught four TD passes in a game ... Derrick Ingram at Prairie View A&M, (Terry Dollerson) (64 yds.) Nov. 19, 1994 (4) Blocked a punt for a TD … vs. Army, Nov. 1, 2003 (Jhun Cook block, Caught three TD passes in a game ... Mike Jones at Southern Miss, Oct. 30, 2010 (3) Dominique Cosper TD) Intercepted three passes in a game ... Don Blackmon vs. Lane, Sept. 19, 1992 (3) Blocked a punt for a safety... vs. Hastings, Nov. 9, 1991 (Curt Eddy) Intercepted two passes in a game ... Kevin Sanders at Tulane, Nov. 15, 2008 (2) Blocked a punt... at Troy, Sept. 10, 2005 (Kyle Bissinger) Recovered two opponent fumbles in a game ... Greg Irvin at East Carolina, Had a punt blocked ... at Memphis, Nov. 14, 2009 Sept. 24, 2011 (4) Had an extra point blocked ... vs. UCF, Nov. 28, 2009 Kicked five field goals in a game ... Swayze Waters at UCF, Nov. 29, 2008 (5) Had a field goal blocked ... vs. FAU, Sept. 2, 2010 Kicked four field goals in a game ... Swayze Waters vs. UCF, Nov. 29, 2008 (5) Was held scoreless ... at Florida, 39-0, Sept. 10, 2011 Kicked three field goals in a game ... Ty Long at Troy, Oct. 1, 2011 (3) Held an opponent scoreless ... vs. UCF, Nov. 29, 2008 (15-0) Scored three or more TDs ... Mike Jones at Southern Miss, Oct. 30, 2010 (3) Forced five or more turnovers ... at East Carolina, Sept. 24, 2011 (7) Scored four or more TDs ... Norris Drinkard at Tulane, Oct. 23, 2004 (3 rush, 1 rec) Intercepted four or more passes ... at Tulane, Nov. 15, 2008 (4) Completed a 90+ yard pass ... Chris Williams to Nick Coon vs. Army, Recovered four or more opponent fumbles ... at East Carolina, Sept. 24, 2011 (4) Nov. 1, 2003 (91 for TD) Held an opponent to 10 or less first downs ... vs. Cincinnati, Oct. 13, 2001 (10) Kicked a field goal of 50 or more yards ... Josh Zahn vs. Southern Miss, Held an opponent to less than 100 yards rushing ... vs. Marshall, Nov. 6, 2010 (97) Oct. 1, 2009 (51 yds.) Held an opponent to less than 50 yards rushing ... at Tennessee, Sept. 25, 2010 (42) Had a 70+ yard punt ... Trey Ragland at SMU, Sept. 11, 2010 (75 yds.) Held an opponent to 300 or less yards total offense ... vs. UTEP, Oct. 16, 2010 (229) Had 16 or more tackles in a game ... Marvin Burdette vs. Marshall, Nov. 6, 2010 (20) Held an opponent to 100 or less yards total offense ... vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Had a punt blocked ... Trey Ragland at Memphis, Nov. 14, 2009 Sept. 30, 2000 Had a field goal blocked ... Josh Zahn vs. FAU, Sept. 2, 2010 Scored a two-point conversion ... at Southern Miss, Oct. 30, 2010 Had an extra point blocked ... Josh Zahn vs. UCF, Nov. 28, 2009 (Jeffery Anderson catch) Recovered a fumble in endzone for touchdown ... Terence Edge vs. Tulane, Scored a safety ... vs. Marshall, Oct. 18, 2008 (QB sack in endzone - Anthony Barnes) Oct. 13, 2007 (offense) Played an overtime game … at Southern Miss, Oct. 30, 2010 (W, 50-49) Scored on an interception return ... T.J. Ballou at Troy, Oct. 1, 2011 (52 yds.) Held an opponent without a TD ... vs. UTEP, Oct. 16, 2010 Scored on a fumble return... Chris Felder at UCF, Nov. 25, 2006 (44 yds.)

A UAB Player... Rushed for 200 yards in a game ... David Isabelle vs. FAU, Sept. 2, 2010 (214 yds.) Rushed for 150 yards (less than 200) in a game ... Pat Shed at Southern Miss, Oct. 30, 2010 (176 yds.) Rushed for 100 yards (less than 150) in a game … Pat Shed vs. Memphis, Nov. 20, 2007 (125) Rushed for three or more TDs in a game ... David Isabelle vs. FAU, Sept. 2, 2010 (3) Had two backs rush for 100 or more yards in a game ... Joe Webb (120) and Rashaud Slaughter (104) vs. Florida Atlantic, Nov. 7, 2009 Had a run of 50 yards or more ... Greg Franklin at Troy, Oct. 1, 2011 (57 yds.) Had a run of 70 yards or more ... Mark Ferrell vs. SMU, Sept. 12, 2009 (80 yds.) Passed for 300 yards in a game ... Bryan Ellis vs. Memphis, Nov. 20, 2010 (361) Attempted 40 or more passes in a game ... Bryan Ellis vs. East Carolina, Nov. 11, 2010 (49) 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011 2011 Game Summaries

September 10, 2011 — Gainesville, Fla. September 17, 2011 — Birmingham, Ala. UAB 0 0 0 0 — 0 Tulane 14 14 7 14 — 49 Florida 13 12 14 0 — 39 UAB 7 0 3 0 — 10

Chris Rainey ran for 119 yards and a touchdown, Caleb Sturgis kicked three The UAB football team lost its Conference USA opener 49-10 to Tulane at field goals after the offense bogged down, and No. 18 Florida beat UAB 39-0 in Legion Field. The Green Wave had a 540-193 advantage over the Blazers in the Blazers’ season opener at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. total offensive yards. UAB had a few highlights. The team that managed 500 yards in five games Nick Adams’ 92-yard kickoff return for touchdown in the first quarter last season, including at Tennessee, finished with 212 yards. Bryan Ellis com- matched a school record and evened the score at 7-7, but Tulane responded pleted 15 of 28 passes for 141 yards. Dontavius Jackson ran five times for 31 with 21 straight points to open up its lead on the way to its first victory over the yards. Blazers since 2004. A week after becoming the first player in Florida history to score touchdowns Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin completed 22 of 26 passes for 281 yards rushing, receiving and on a return, Rainey was even better against the Blazers and three touchdowns to lead the attack, while the Green Wave amassed 262 He had a 32-yard touchdown run negated by a holding penalty in the first quarter. yards on the ground. Rainey found the end zone again early in the third quarter, and this one stood UAB freshman kicker Ty Long made good on his first career field goal at- as he scored from 19 yards out. UAB had a touchdown of its own called back. tempt in the third quarter to cut Tulane’s lead to 28-10, but Griffin then connected On the first play of the second quarter, Ellis found running back Greg Franklin on a pair of scoring passes to Joe Kemp and Matt Marfisi to extend the Green deep down the sideline on what would have been a 38-yard scoring play. But it Wave’s advantage to 42-10. was called back for a pre-snap illegal shift. A touchdown would have trimmed Tulane’s second interception return for touchdown on UAB’s next drive fin- Florida’s lead to 13-7. ished off the scoring for the day. Five of Ellis’ completions on the night went to sophomore wideout Jackie Adams was the top performer for UAB, logging a total of 194 kickoff return Williams, who finished one shy of his career-high for catches. Williams caught a yards to set a new UAB record. He also added 31 receiving yards to finish with pass in every game of his rookie campaign a season ago and now owns a grab 225 all-purpose yards, just shy of cracking the top 10 in the UAB record book for in all 13 games of his collegiate career. A total of eight Blazers caught a pass a single-game effort. Saturday, including Patrick Hearn with four receptions. Adams’ return touchdown matched Frantrell Forrest’s 92-yard return for Jackson, a Georgia transfer who led UAB in rushing for the night and broke a score on Oct. 13, 2007 for the longest in UAB history. That return was also off a 22-yard run in the second half, was one of 16 UAB players to see their first against Tulane and came in the Green Wave’s last trip to Birmingham. game action as Blazers. Included in that number were five true freshmen. Adams and Jackie Williams each tallied 31 receiving yards in the game, and UAB suffered its first shutout since a 2006 contest at Georgia. It was the first UAB quarterback Bryan Ellis finished with 145 yards passing. time in 58 games the Blazers had been held scoreless. For Florida, it was the first Tulane’s Orleans Darkwa ran for two touchdowns and was one of three shutout it had recorded since the 2006 season. Green Wave backs to run for at least 60 yards.

GAME STATISTICS GAME STATISTICS UAB FLORIDA TULANE UAB First Downs 11 28 First Downs 28 10 Rushing: Att.-Yards 23-71 55-300 Rushing: Att.-Yards 49-262 17-48 Passing: (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.) 15-29-141-0 13-20-318-0 Passing: (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.) 23-27-278-0 10-28-145-3 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 52-212 75-312 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 76-540 45-193 Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-1 1-0 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-0 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 9-55 9-55 Penalties: No.-Yards 4-47 3-25 Punts: No.-Yards (Avg.) 6-247 (41.2) 2-58 (29.0) Punts: No.-Yards (Avg.) 2-88 (44.0) 4-171 (42.8) Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 6-114 1-50 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-63 8-231 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 3-14 1-9 Time of Possession 23:31 36:29 Time of Possession 41:57 18:03

Leaders Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long D. Jackson (UAB) 5 31 0 22 O. Darkwa (TLN) 20 64 2 12 C. Rainey (UF) 16 119 1 19 P. Shed (UAB) 7 21 0 7

Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD B. Ellis (UAB) 28 15 141 0 R. Griffin (TLN) 26 22 281 3 J. Brantley (UF) 19 12 195 0 B. Ellis (UAB) 25 10 145 0

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long Receiving No. Yds. TD Long J. Williams (UAB) 5 41 0 16 J. Kemp (TLN) 6 54 1 19 C. Rainey (UF) 3 43 0 21 J. Williams (UAB) 3 31 0 16 2011 Game Notes Game 5: Mississippi State • Oct. 8, 2011 2011 Game Summaries September 24, 2011 — Greenville, N.C. Oct. 1, 2011 — Troy, Ala. UAB 7 3 7 6 — 23 UAB 7 6 10 0 — 23 East Carolina 7 7 14 0 — 28 Troy 7 7 0 10 — 24

The UAB defense forced seven East Carolina turnovers and the Blazers Troy found the endzone with 4:07 left and the Trojans held off the UAB clawed back from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to give themselves a chance football team, 24-23 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. in the closing minutes before falling 28-23 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. UAB forced three turnovers in the second half, highlighted by a T.J. Ballou Running back Pat Shed led UAB with 59 yards and a touchdown on the 52-yard interception return for score, to hold a 23-14 lead late in the third quarter. ground to go with 62 receiving yards on a career-best 11 catches. Quarterback However, Troy scored the final 10 points, capped off by D.J. Taylor’s third rushing Bryan Ellis threw for 177 yards on 22-for-32 passing before suffering an injury score of the night, to earn the victory. and giving way to Jonathan Perry, who completed 9 of 16 passes for 106 yards. Receiver Jackie Williams hauled in a career-high eight catches for 89 yards Blazer linebacker Greg Irvin recovered a school-record four fumbles, and and totaled 208 all-purpose yards, which included a 91-yard punt return, setting safety Jamie Bender gave UAB a defensive score with a 35-yard interception up the Blazers’ first score of the night. return for a touchdown. In his first collegiate start, Jonathan Perry finished the night under center With UAB trailing by 11 early in the fourth quarter, Perry led the Blazers on 19-for-39 for 196 yards with an interception. He added 19 yards on the ground, an 80-yard scoring drive, which included a 51-yard pass play to Patrick Hearn. including the first rushing touchdown of his career. Shed’s touchdown two plays later capped the drive and made the score 28-23. On defense, Jamie Bender posted 11 tackles, while Lamanski Ware added Cornerback Marquis Coleman got the ball back for the Blazers with seven nine with a fumble recovery in the loss. Along with his fourth career interception, minutes left on an interception deep in UAB’s own territory, and Perry again Ballou corralled a fumble to add to his stat line. drove the team down the field. UAB freshman kicker Ty Long knocked through a season-high three field UAB moved the ball 73 yards and converted three third downs before the goals, two from 37 yards and one from 41, to help the Blazers’ build their nine- drive stalled on a 4th-and-8 at the ECU 18-yard line. Shed nearly came down with point lead. Troy made the contest a 6-point game with 5:18 left, when kicker a remarkable touchdown grab in the corner of the endzone, but the ball came Michael Taylor connected on a field goal from 48 yards out. loose at the end and the Pirates ran out the clock. At the five-minute mark, Troy picked off an attempted screen pass from Quarterback Dominique Davis threw three touchdowns and three intercep- Perry. The interception gave the Trojans the ball in the redzone at the UAB 13- tions for East Carolina, completing 35 of 42 passes for 361 yards. ECU running yard line. Following a pass interference call, D.J. Taylor rushed in from two yards back Reggie Bullock rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. out to give Troy the lead for good at 24-23, with 4:07 left in the game. UAB safety Chase Daniel intercepted Davis’ first attempt of the day, and the On the next possession, the Blazers drove the ball to the Troy 49, before a teams went on to combine for 10 turnovers. The seven turnovers forced by UAB fourth-and-one pass sailed incomplete. UAB would get one last chance with 17 (three interceptions and four fumbles) marked the most for the Blazers in a single seconds left, but Patrick Hearn was knocked out of bounds at the Blazers’ own game since the 2004 season and came up two shy of the school record. 43 yard line as time expired.

GAME STATISTICS GAME STATISTICS UAB ECU UAB TROY First Downs 24 31 First Downs 18 25 Rushing: Att.-Yards 33-117 32-181 Rushing: Att.-Yards 39-160 37-172 Passing: (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.) 31-48-283-1 35-42-361-3 Passing: (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.) 19-39-196-1 30-50-349-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 81-400 74-542 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 78-356 87-521 Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-2 4-4 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-0 2-2 Penalties: No.-Yards 0-0 4-60 Penalties: No.-Yards 5-42 10-72 Punts: No.-Yards (Avg.) 4-171 (42.8) 0-0 (0.0) Punts: No.-Yards (Avg.) 7-302 (43.1) 6-256 (42.7) Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 5-96 5-122 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-21 5-103 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-32 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 3-100 2-1 Time of Possession 32:16 27:44 Time of Possession 32:02 27:58

Leaders Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long P. Shed (UAB) 15 59 1 9 G. Franklin (UAB) 3 60 0 57 R. Bullock (ECU) 24 169 1 26 C. Anderson (Troy) 9 69 0 32

Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD B. Ellis (UAB) 32 22 177 0 J. Perry (UAB) 39 19 196 0 D. Davis (ECU) 42 35 361 3 C. Robinson (Troy) 49 30 349 0

Receiving No. Yds. TD Long Receiving No. Yds. TD Long P. Shed (UAB) 11 62 0 13 J. Williams (UAB) 8 89 0 29 L. Lewis (ECU) 8 69 2 13 C. Johnson (Troy) 5 66 0 20