Rice beats UAB 30-24 in key Conference USA matchup
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- — Wiley Green threw three touchdown passes and Rice held off UAB 30-24 on Saturday in a key Conference USA matchup.
It was the fifth straight win for Rice (3-4, 2-1) over UAB (5-3, 3-1), which entered unbeaten in the conference and tied with UTSA and UTEP atop the West Division standings.
Matt Quinn’s 33-yard field goal for UAB capped the scoring with 3:23 remaining. The Blazers forced a three-and-out and then made it near midfield on the ensuing series. But an unsportsmanlike penalty was followed two plays later with an incomplete pass on fourth-and-23 to end the game.
Green threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to August Pitre III late in the second quarter and a 1-yarder to Jaeger Bull midway through the third that stretched the Owls' lead to 27-14. Green also hit Bull on a short scoring throw in the first quarter. Green was 17-of-22 passing for 205 yards. Pitre made six catches for 108 yards.
Dylan Hopkins threw for 318 yards and a touchdown and interception for the Blazers. DeWayne McBride ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
The Owls have won four of the five meetings in Birmingham.
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2024 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Army | 7-0 | 9-1 |
| Tulane | 7-0 | 9-2 |
| Navy | 5-2 | 7-3 |
| Memphis | 5-2 | 9-2 |
| East Carolina | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| South Florida | 4-3 | 6-5 |
| UTSA | 4-3 | 6-5 |
| Charlotte | 3-4 | 4-7 |
| UAB | 2-5 | 3-8 |
| North Texas | 2-5 | 5-6 |
| Rice | 2-5 | 3-8 |
| Temple | 2-5 | 3-8 |
| Tulsa | 1-6 | 3-8 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-7 | 2-9 |
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