UAB claims Conference USA's West for 3rd straight season | |
HOUSTON (AP) Tyler Johnston III passed for 217 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and UAB beat Rice 21-16 on Saturday to claim the Conference USA West Division for the third consecutive season. UAB (5-3) will face Marshall for the conference championship. The Thundering Herd had their game canceled this week against Charlotte. UAB scored on its first two possessions of the second half -- in just seven plays. Myron Mitchell got behind the defense on UAB's first play after halftime for a 63-yard score. Samario Rudolph caught another long pass in traffic along the left side and he dove into the end zone for a 21-13 lead. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | M. Collins | 802 | |||
| Passing TDs: | M. Collins | 10 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | K. Griffin | 249 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Myers | 1 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | A. Trammell | 335 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | A. Trammell | 6 | |||
| Interceptions: | B. Alldredge | 1 | |||
| Schedule 2020 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | at Houston | Postponed | ||
| 9/19 | vs. 6 LSU | Cancelled | ||
| 9/26 | vs. Lamar | Cancelled | ||
| 10/24 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 34 - 40 | ||
| 10/31 | at Southern Miss | W 30 - 6 | ||
| 11/7 | vs. UTSA | Postponed | ||
| 11/14 | at Louisiana Tech | Postponed | ||
| 11/21 | at North Texas | L 17 - 27 | ||
| 11/28 | vs. UTEP | Postponed | ||
| 12/5 | at 21 Marshall | W 20 - 0 | ||
| 12/12 | vs. UAB | L 16 - 21 | ||
| Conference USA | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Marshall | 4-1 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4-2 | 5-4 | ||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4-3 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2-2 | 2-4 | ||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2-4 | 3-6 | ||||||||||
| Florida International | 0-3 | 0-5 | ||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| UAB | 3-1 | 6-3 | ||||||||||
| Texas-San Antonio | 5-2 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4-2 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| North Texas | 3-4 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| Rice | 2-3 | 2-3 | ||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2-4 | 3-7 | ||||||||||
| UTEP | 0-4 | 3-5 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 1658 (117) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1054 (111) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 604 (119) | ||||
| Points per game: | 23.4 (99) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 331.6 (107) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 12 (120) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (67) | ||||
| Defense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 1708 (7) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1004 (12) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 704 (9) | ||||
| Points per game: | 18.8 (12) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 341.6 (23) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 10 (2) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 6 (24) | ||||
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