Hopkins, UAB ground game chew up UTEP
UAB pours it on with 40-yard TD
Dylan Hopkins finds Myron Mitchell with a beautiful 40-yard touchdown pass to put UAB up 37-10 in the fourth quarter vs. UTEP.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Dylan Hopkins ran for 163 yards and a touchdown and threw for another and UAB dismantled UTEP 37-10 on Saturday.
It was UAB's 17th straight home win.
Hopkins' rushing total came on 14 carries; an 11.6-yards-per-carry average. He threw for 96 yards with a touchdown pass to Myron Mitchell.
Jermaine Brown Jr. ran for 116 yards on 22 carries with a touchdown and Spencer Brown ran for 66 yards on eight carries and scored for the Blazers. The Blazers (6-3, 3-2 Conference USA) piled up 353 rushing yards and averaged 7.2-yards per rush.
UAB built a 17-0 first-quarter lead when Hopkins scored on a 2-yard run, Nick Vogel kicked a 35-yard field goal and Brown ran it in from 4-yards out.
Gavin Hardison led UTEP (1-8, 0-6) with 222 yards passing with a touchdown toss.
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|---|---|---|
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| Western Kentucky | 6-2 | 8-6 |
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| Liberty | 5-3 | 8-3 |
| Louisiana Tech | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| UTEP | 3-5 | 3-9 |
| Florida International | 3-5 | 4-8 |
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| Middle Tennessee | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Kennesaw State | 2-6 | 2-10 |
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| Memphis | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| East Carolina | 5-3 | 7-5 |
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| UTSA | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Charlotte | 4-4 | 5-7 |
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