Darrin Reaves rushes for 2 touchdowns, UAB downs Marshall 38-31 - ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, Sports
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UAB receiver Patrick Hearn scores a touchdown in the second quarter of the Blazers win over Marshall on Saturday. (abc3340.com)BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Darrin Reaves rushed for 184 yards and two scores and Alabama-Birmingham withstood a late Marshall barrage to win 38-31 Saturday.
The Blazers (3-7, 2-4 Conference USA) led 31-7 with 5:23 left in the third quarter.
Within 2 minutes, the Thundering Herd roared back with a 10-yard TD pass from Rakeem Cato to Jazz King, followed by Kevin Grooms' 7-yard TD run and Justin Haig's 38-yard field goal with 7:18 remaining.
Reaves answered with a 17-yard TD, capping an 11-play, 80-yard drive with 2:50 left to set a single-season UAB touchdown record with 12.
Marshall (4-6, 1-5) then moved downfield quickly and efficiently, with Cato connecting with Tommy Shuler on 30- and 19-yard plays before finding Gator Hoskins for a 3-yard TD with 1:41 remaining.
UAB recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
The Blazers' Austin Brown threw two TD passes and Jackie Williams had a 79-yard punt return.
| MRSH | UAB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 25 |
| Total Yards | 337 | 406 |
| Passing | 216 | 197 |
| Rushing | 121 | 209 |
| Penalties | 2-30 | 5-30 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 6-16 | 7-15 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Possession | 25:29 | 34:31 |
| Marshall | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato | 25/34 | 216 | 6.4 | 2 | 1 |
| UAB | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Brown | 20/34 | 197 | 5.8 | 2 | 3 |
| Marshall | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grooms | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 1 | 12 |
| Watson | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 1 | 11 |
| UAB | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
| Reaves | 32 | 184 | 5.8 | 2 | 20 |
| Coles | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Marshall | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuler | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 30 |
| Hoskins | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 1 | 32 |
| UAB | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
| Adams | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 32 |
| Hearn | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 1 | 33 |
| FIRST QUARTER | MRSH | UAB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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TD | 12:27 | Remi Watson 2 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick) | 7 | 0 |
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TD | 07:59 | Jackie Williams 79 Yd Punt Return (Ty Long Kick) | 7 | 7 |
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TD | 02:39 | Darrin Reaves 4 Yd Run (Ty Long Kick) | 7 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MRSH | UAB | |||
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TD | 14:50 | Patrick Hearn 33 Yd Pass From Austin Brown (Ty Long Kick) | 7 | 21 |
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FG | 00:22 | Ty Long 27 Yd | 7 | 24 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MRSH | UAB | |||
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TD | 05:23 | Nick Adams 32 Yd Pass From Austin Brown (Ty Long Kick) | 7 | 31 |
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TD | 03:28 | Jazz King 10 Yd Pass From Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig Kick) | 14 | 31 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MRSH | UAB | |||
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TD | 14:40 | Kevin Grooms 7 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick) | 21 | 31 |
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FG | 07:18 | Justin Haig 38 Yd | 24 | 31 |
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TD | 02:50 | Darrin Reaves 17 Yd Run (Ty Long Kick) | 24 | 38 |
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TD | 01:41 | Gator Hoskins 3 Yd Pass From Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig Kick) | 31 | 38 |
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