Freshman Brown, UAB defense suffocate Old Dominion 38-14
Tyler Johnston III connects with Myron Mitchell to score a 16-yard UAB touchdown to give them a 28-0 lead over ODU before the half. (0:23)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- True freshman Jermaine Brown ran for 116 yards and a score, Tyler Johnston III threw two touchdowns, and UAB became bowl eligible as it put Old Dominion away early with a 38-14 win on Saturday.
The victory was UAB's 16th straight at home.
On the opening drive, ODU quarterback Messiah deWeaver fumbled and Garret Mario recovered at the 31-yard line to give UAB (6-1, 3-1 Conference USA) a short field. Lucious Stanley ran it in from 2-yards out. After an ODU punt, the teams exchanged turnovers on successive possessions before Stanley crashed in from a yard out for a two-touchdown lead.
UAB smothered the Monarchs' (1-6, 0-3) offense, holding them to 150 total yards. deWeaver finished 6-of-24 passing for 82 yards, had 17 carries for 14 yards, and fumbled three times with the Blazers recovering twice. UAB linebacker Kristopher Moll finished with 11 tackles: 10 solo, including a sack.
The Blazers are bowl eligible for a third-consecutive year and all four seasons under head coach Bill Clark.
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2020 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Marshall | 4-1 | 7-3 |
Florida Atlantic | 4-2 | 5-4 |
Western Kentucky | 4-3 | 5-7 |
Charlotte | 2-2 | 2-4 |
Middle Tennessee | 2-4 | 3-6 |
Florida International | 0-3 | 0-5 |
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
UAB | 3-1 | 6-3 |
UTSA | 5-2 | 7-5 |
Louisiana Tech | 4-2 | 5-5 |
North Texas | 3-4 | 4-6 |
Rice | 2-3 | 2-3 |
Southern Mississippi | 2-4 | 3-7 |
UTEP | 0-4 | 3-5 |