UAB comes back to beat Southern Miss, 27-19

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -- Darrin Reaves rushed for a season-high 218 yards and two touchdowns and Alabama-Birmingham erased a 16-point halftime deficit to defeat Southern Mississippi 27-19 Saturday night.

The Golden Eagles (0-9, 0-6 Conference USA) led 16-0 at the half, but the Blazers (2-7, 1-4) scored three second-half touchdowns and hit two long field goals to seal the comeback.

UAB's Darrin Reaves rushed for 169 of his 218 yards in the second half and scored on plays of 14 and 8 yards.

Reaves' first touchdown put the Blazers on the board just after the half. His second put the game out of reach with 2:41 left.

UAB quarterback Austin Brown recovered from a shaky first half to complete 17 of his 29 pass attempts for 228 yards, including a third-quarter, 18-yard touchdown pass to Sam Accursio.

The Blazers' defense held Southern Miss to 117 yards of total offense and forced two second-half turnovers.

Team Stat Comparison

	UAB	USM
1st Downs	25	16
Total Yards	435	295
Passing	228	112
Rushing	207	183
Penalties	6-61	4-41
3rd Down Conversions	6-14	3-13
4th Down Conversions	0-1	0-2
Turnovers	3	3
Possession	33:37	26:23

Passing Leaders


UAB	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Brown	17/29	228	7.9	1	1

Southern Miss	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Alford	10/26	112	4.3	0	1

Rushing Leaders


UAB	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Reaves	35	223	6.4	2	27
Coles	3	22	7.3	0	18

Southern Miss	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Richard	9	82	9.1	1	35
Hester	10	57	5.7	0	16

Receiving Leaders


UAB	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Williams	4	57	14.3	0	40
Hearn	5	54	10.8	0	18

Southern Miss	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Sims	1	56	56.0	0	56
Llanos	5	47	9.4	0	20

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