Cash 100-yd pick-six lifts UAB past Florida Atlantic, 31-14
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- — Dylan Hopkins threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for a third and Grayson Cash returned an interception 100 yards for a score to lead Alabama-Birmingham past Florida Atlantic, 31-14 in a Conference USA battle on Saturday.
Hopkins threw touchdown passes top Samario Rudolph and Trea Shropshire two minutes apart in the first quarter to earn UAB a 14-0 lead, but N'Kosi Perry scored from the 1 and tossed two yards to LaJohntay Wester to bring the Owls back in the second quarter.
Matt Quinn connected on a 48-yard field goal and Cash picked off a Perry pass in the final minute for the pick-six and a 24-14 UAB lead at intermission. Hopkins scored from the 5 for the only score of the second half.
Hopkins was 13 of 24 for 173 yards and carried seven times for 32 to lead UAB (4-2, 2-0).
Perry was 16 of 25 for 193 yards and a touchdown for Florida Atlantic (3-3, 1-1), but threw three interceptions.
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Game Information
2024 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Army | 8-0 | 12-2 |
Tulane | 7-1 | 9-5 |
Navy | 6-2 | 10-3 |
Memphis | 6-2 | 11-2 |
East Carolina | 5-3 | 8-5 |
South Florida | 4-4 | 7-6 |
UTSA | 4-4 | 7-6 |
Charlotte | 4-4 | 5-7 |
North Texas | 3-5 | 6-7 |
Rice | 3-5 | 4-8 |
Temple | 2-6 | 3-9 |
UAB | 2-6 | 3-9 |
Florida Atlantic | 1-7 | 3-9 |
Tulsa | 1-7 | 3-9 |