2014 Blazers Game Week GAME 7 UAB (4-2, 2-1) at Middle Tennessee (4-3, 3-1) Saturday, Oct. 18 | 2:30 p.m. CT Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Floyd Stadium (30,778) Twitter: @UABAthletics @UABBlazersFB | Facebook: UAB Blazers | YouTube: UAB Athletics | Instagram: UABathletics | Website: UABSports.com BLAZERS BEGIN 3-GAME ROAD SWING AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS s After a dominant performance last weekend in a 56-21 win over North Texas, UAB will be seeking its (4-2, 2-1 Conference USA) third consecutive victory this Saturday when the Blazers travel to Murfreesboro to take on Middle Ten- nessee. Kickoff at Floyd Stadium will be at 2:30 p.m. CT. AUGUST s The Blazers scored three defensive touchdowns and quarterback Cody Clements passed for 316 yards 30 Troy (FOX CS) W, 48-10 to help UAB to its fourth victory of the season and its best start to a season since 2004. The Blazers’ SEPTEMBER 56 points were the most they’ve scored in 57 games (2009 season) and also mark the most allowed by 6 at Mississippi State (FOX SPORTS) L, 47-34 North Texas in 73 games (2008 season). 13 Alabama A&M (ASN) W, 41-14 27 FIU* (ASN) L, 34-20 GAMEDAY NOTES OCTOBER s UAB is in its 24th season of intercollegiate football and its 19th at the NCAA Division I level. 4 at Western Kentucky* W, 42-39 s The Blazers are playing Middle Tennessee for the second straight year and for the fifth time overall. 11 North Texas* (ASN) W, 56-21 UAB has played only once in Murfreesboro when the teams played for the first time in 1995. 18 at Middle Tennessee (FOX CS) 2:30 p.m. s The Blazers ran up 591 yards of offense in the Oct. 4 win over WKU to represent the most yards in a 25 at Arkansas TBA game by the Blazers since the 2011 Memphis game when UAB notched 601 yards. NOVEMBER s Against Mississippi State Sept. 6, the Blazers scored on pass plays of 88 (Jeremiah Briscoe to J.J. Nelson), 1 at Florida Atlantic* (ASN) 6 p.m. 81 (Cody Clements to Josh Magee) and 75 yards (Briscoe to Quincy Perdue). Those plays represent the 8 Louisiana Tech* (ASN) 11:00 a.m. sixth-longest, seventh-longest and 12th-longest (tied) pass plays in UAB history. 22 MARSHALL* (ASN) 11:00 a.m. s The Blazers had two players named to the All-Conference USA first team during the summer. Wide 29 at Southern Miss* (ASN) 2:30 p.m. receiver J.J. Nelson and punter Hunter Mullins were both tabbed to the first unit by the league’s coaches. Mullins, in addition, was named the C-USA Special Teams Player-of-the-Year. Home games in bold s Quarterback Cody Clements ranks No. 4 in the country in completion percentage at 70.6 and is No. *Conference USA game All times are CT 9 in passing efficiency. at 166.1. Clements has hit 39 of his last 47 passes (83 percent). s Senior running back D.J. Vinson registered a UAB record five rushing touchdowns against Alabama UAB COACHING STAFF A&M, also tying the Conference USA single-game mark. He now has a team-best eight rushing touch- Bill Clark (f) Head Coach downs on the season. Bryant Vincent (pb) Offensive Coordinator/QBs s The Blazers’ sophomore running back Jordan Howard rushed for 881 yards last season as a true fresh- Duwan Walker (f) Defensive Coordinator/DBs Jody Wright (f) Assistant HC/Running Backs man as he split time with Darrin Reaves who left UAB a year early and is now a member of the Carolina Mike Bennefield (f) Offensive Line Panthers. Howard’s rushing total was the second-best nationally among freshmen in 2013. Chuck Dunn (f) Inside Linebackers s J.J. Nelson has averaged 20.6 yards per reception on his 100 catches during his career. Richard Owens (f) Tight Ends s Nelson now ranks No. 7 on the Blazers’ all-time reception list with his 100 catches and he ranks No. David Reeves (f) Defensive Line 4 in receiving touchdowns with 18. Daric Riley (f) Outside LBs/Special Teams s UAB is ranked No. 3 in C-USA in total offense (490.0) and is No. 6 in total defense (398.5). Cornelius Williams (f) Wide Receivers s UAB’s Bill Clark is in his 11th overall season as a head coach (9 years at Prattville HS, 1 year at Jackson- Zac Woodfin (f) Strength & Conditioning ville State and in first year at UAB). In those 11 years, he has only suffered 17 total losses. f - On The Field pb - Press Box s UAB was +5 in turnover margin in last Saturday’s win over North Texas with five takeaways. The Blaz- ers were -9 in turnover margin (9 turnovers/0 takeaways) in the previous two games vs. FIU and WKU. MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Office Address THE COACHES Bartow Arena - West Tower s Bill Clark (Jacksonville State, ‘90) is in his first season as the head coach at UAB. Clark came to UAB 617 13th Street South after spending one year at Jacksonville State where he led the Gamecocks to an 11-4 record and a berth Birmingham, AL 35294 in the NCAA FCS playoffs. JSU concluded the year ranked No. 10 in the final FCS poll and recorded its Office Phone most wins since the 1992 season. 205-934-0722 s Rick Stockstill (Florida State ’79) is in his ninth season as the head coach at Middle Tennessee. Assoc. AD/Media Relations: Norm Reilly Stockstill has a record of 55-52 with the Blue Raiders during that time. Under Stockstill, MT has won a Cell: 205-936-1793 league title, won the 2009 New Orleans Bowl, made four bowl appearances and been bowl eligible five Email: [email protected] Assistant Director: Tray Littlefield times. Stockstill was an assistant 24 years prior to becoming the head coach at Middle Tennessee. Cell: 205-504-4566 BROADCAST INFORMATION SERIES INFORMATION Email: [email protected] TV: FOX College Sports (FCS) ALL-TIME: Series tied, 2-2 Assistant Director: Kristin Watkins Play-by-Play: Mike Morgan OVERALL STREAK: MT, 1 Cell: 205-234-9422 Analyst: JC Pearson Last Meeting: MT, 24-21, 11/2/13 at B’ham Email: [email protected] Sideline: Steffi Sorensen Last UAB Win: 14-9, 10/21/00 at M’freesboro Assistant Director: Brandon Lee IN BIRMINGHAM: UAB, 2-1 Cell: 334-447-2325 RADIO: Blazer IMG Sports Network Streak: MT, 1 Email: [email protected] Play-by-Play: David Crane Last UAB Win: 14-9, 10/21/00 Media Relations Assistant: Jon Hevron Analyst: Steve Irvine Last MT Win: 24-21, 11/2/13 Cell: 248-978-5066 Sideline: Sam Miller IN MURFREESBORO: MT leads, 1-0 Email: [email protected] Broadcasts: WUHT-FM 107.7 Streak: MT, 1 Last UAB Win: N/A TWITTER: @UABAthletics Last MT Win: 28-13, 9/30/95 2014 UAB FOOTBALL Call Us UAB! UAB GAME WEEK SCHEDULE Please note that there are only two correct MEDIA SERVICES versions of our name, the acronym “UAB,” or Sunday: Following Saturday’s game, the team will generally have Sundays off. the full “University of Alabama at Birmingham.” In addition, the Associated Press sports style- book now uses UAB on first reference, not Monday: Coach Clark will be available for interviews at his weekly media luncheon, held in the Alabama-Birmingham. Green & Gold Room (in Bartow Arena) between 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT (quotes and audio from press conference will be posted on the UAB Athletics website later in the afternoon). Lunch is served We are not: promptly at 11:30 a.m. The Monday media luncheon is held only during weeks in which the Blazers Alabama-Birmingham, have an upcoming game. Ala.-Birmingham, or U.A.B. Practice. There will be a 30-minute media viewing opportunity prior to the first individual period of The University of Alabama at Birmingham each practice. The tentative start time for the gameweek practices is 3:00. Call the UAB media rela- (UAB) has been an autonomous member of tions office to confirm practice times for the week. the University of Alabama system since 1969, and has had an intercollegiate athletic program Tuesday: Practice. There will be a 30-minute media viewing opportunity prior to the first individual since 1977. UAB is sometimes confused with period of each practice. the University of Alabama (Crimson Tide), which is located in Tuscaloosa; while this is in- Wednesday: Practice. There will be a 30-minute media viewing opportunity prior to the first evitable, it is important to note that the two individual period of each practice. This is the last day for player interview availability of game weeks. are indeed separate institutions. In addition, the UAB name is often altered by various me- dia, opponents, merchandisers, etc. Thursday: Practice. No player or coach availability. Coach Clark will participate in his weekly radio call-in show, “Blazer Sportsline,” on ESPN JOX2 100.5 FM in Birmingham. The weekly show runs from 10:30-11:30 a.m. CT and is held at Dreamland BBQ. Postgame Interviews Friday: Travel and practice schedule TBA (check with the UAB media relations office for updates). UAB has a closed locker room policy after each game. There is NO player availabilty on Saturday: Coach Clark will address the media approximately 15 minutes following the conclusion the field immediately after the game except for network television when requested ahead of the game; the UAB locker room and training room are closed to the media at all times; requested of time.