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2014 Blazers Game Week

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2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

(1-0, 0-0 Conference USA)

AUGUST30 Troy (FOX CS) W, 48-10SEPTEMBER6 at Mississippi State (FOX SPORTS) 1:00 p.m.13 Alabama A&M (ASN) 2:30 p.m.27 FIU* (ASN) 2:30 p.m.OCTOBER4 at Western Kentucky* 6:00 p.m.11 North Texas* (ASN) 2:30 p.m.18 at Middle Tennessee (FOX CS) 2:30 p.m.25 at Arkansas TBANOVEMBER1 at Florida Atlantic* (ASN) 6 p.m.8 Louisiana Tech* (ASN) 11:00 a.m.22 MARSHALL* 12:00 p.m.29 at Southern Miss* (ASN) 2:30 p.m.Home games in bold*Conference USA game All times are CT

UAB COACHING STAFFBill Clark (f) Head CoachBryant Vincent (pb) Offensive Coordinator/QBsDuwan Walker (f) Defensive Coordinator/DBsJody Wright (f) Assistant HC/Running BacksMike Bennefield (f) Offensive LineChuck Dunn (f) Inside LinebackersRichard Owens (f) Tight EndsDavid Reeves (f) Defensive LineDaric Riley (f) Outside LBs/Special TeamsCornelius Williams (f) Wide ReceiversZac Woodfin (f) Strength & Conditioningf - On The Field pb - Press Box

MEDIA RELATIONS STAFFOffice Address Bartow Arena - West Tower 617 13th Street South Birmingham, AL 35294Office Phone 205-934-0722Assoc. AD/Media Relations: Norm Reilly Cell: 205-936-1793 Email: [email protected] Director: Tray Littlefield Cell: 205-504-4566 Email: [email protected] Director: Anthony Prisco Cell: 205-908-7890 Email: [email protected] Director: Kristin Watkins Cell: 205-234-9422 Email: [email protected] Relations Assistant: Brandon Lee Cell: 334-447-2325 Email: [email protected]

BLAZERS BEGINS BILL CLARK ERA IN IMPRESSIVE FASHIONs The Blazers opened the 2014 season and the Bill Clark era at UAB in impressive fashion Saturday as the Blazers outscored visiting Troy 48-3 over the final 58:31 of the game en route to a 48-10 victory. Clark was named the Blazers’ head coach on Jan. 22, 2014.s Clark took the helm of the UAB program after spending one year as the head coach at Jacksonville State. He led the Gamecocks to an 11-4 record, their most victories in 21 years, as JSU earned an at-large berth in the NCAA FCS playoffs and final national ranking of No. 10.

GAMEDAY STORY LINESs UAB is in its 24th season of intercollegiate football and its 19th at the NCAA Division I level.s The Blazers will be playing Mississippi State for the sixth time overall and the first time since the 2011 season. MSU has won the last four matchups and leads the series, 4-1.s With the 48-10 win over Troy to open the season, the Blazers posted their first season-opening victory since the 2009 campaign. s Playing opponents from the Southeastern Conference is nothing new for UAB. The Blazers have played 22 games against SEC teams — 24 if you count single contests against Missouri (1999) and Texas A&M (2009) before the Tigers and Aggies were members of the league. UAB is 2-20 against SEC foes. Only twice have the Blazers played home games against an opponent from the SEC with both coming against Mississippi State (2006 and 2011).s The Blazers were just shy of reaching the 500-yard mark in total offense against Troy finishing with 489 (339 rushing and 150 passing). Sophomore running back Jordan Howard rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while tight end Kennard Backman — named to the Mackey Award preseason watch list this summer — caught a pair of touchdown passes in the win over the Trojans.s The Blazers had two players named to the All-Conference USA first team during the summer. Wide receiver JJ Nelson and punter Hunter Mullins were both tabbed to the first unit by the league’s coaches. Mullins, in addition, was named the C-USA Special Teams Player-of-the-Year.s The Blazers return eight starters on offense and eight on defense, as well as both their kicker and punter, from last season.s Junior quarterback Cody Clements made his first start at UAB last Saturday. The junior college transfer from Cerritos College was an efficient 13-for-19 for 152 yards with a pair of touchdown passes. s The Blazers’ sophomore running back Jordan Howard rushed for 881 yards last season as a true freshman as he split time with Darrin Reaves who left UAB a year early and is now a member of the Carolina Panthers. Howard’s rushing total was the second-best nationally among freshmen in 2013.s JJ Nelson has averaged 20.3 yards per reception on his 83 catches during his career. He caught two for 65 yards in the season opener against Troy.

THE COACHESs Bill Clark (Jacksonville State, ‘90) is in his first season as the head coach at UAB. Clark came to UAB after spending one year at Jacksonville State where he led the Gamecocks to an 11-4 record and a berth in the NCAA FCS playoffs. JSU concluded the year ranked No. 10 in the final FCS poll and recorded its most wins since the 1992 season.s Dan Mullen (Ursinus, ’94) is in his sixth year as the head coach at Mississippi State. Mullen has compiled a record of 37-28 during that time. He had led the Bulldogs to three bowl appearances during that time. He was offensive coordinator at Florida (2005-08) prior to going to MSU.

BROADCAST INFORMATIONTV: FOX Sports Play-by-Play: Bob Rathbun Analyst: Tim Couch

RADIO: Blazer IMG Sports Network Play-by-Play: David Crane Analyst: Steve Irvine Sideline: Sam Miller Broadcasts: WUHT-FM 107.7

TWITTER: @UABAthletics

SERIES INFORMATIONALL-TIME: Mississippi State leads 4-1OVERALL STREAK: MSU +4 Last Meeting: MSU 21-3 (2011 - Birmingham) Last UAB Win: 27-13 (2004 - Starkville)IN BIRMINGHAM: MSU 2-0 Streak: MSU +4 Last Mississippi State Win: 21-3 (2011) Last UAB Win: 27-13 (2004)IN STARKVILLE: MSU 2-1 Streak: MSU +2 Last MSU Win: 29-24 (2010) Last UAB Win: 27-13 (2004)

GAME 2UAB at Mississippi State

Saturday, Sept. 6 | 1 p.m. CSTStarkville, Miss. | Davis Wade Stadium (61,337)

Call Us UAB!

UAB Quick FactsLocation .............................................................................Birmingham, Ala. Founded ..................................................................................................1969Enrollment ........................................................................................ 18,568Nickname ..........................................................................................BlazersSchool Colors ..............................................Forest Green & Old GoldStadium (Capacity) .......................................... Legion Field (72,000)Playing Surface ........................................................................... SureTurfConference ....................................................................Conference USAPresident ...........................................................Dr. Ray Watts (UAB, ’76)Faculty Rep. ..........................Dr. Frank Messina (West Alabama, ’86)Director of Athletics .................................Brian Mackin (UAB, ’83)Head Coach ......................................Bill Clark (Jacksonville State, ’90)

Please note that there are only two correct versions of our name, the acronym “UAB,” or the full “University of Alabama at Birmingham.” In addition, the Associated Press sports style-book now uses UAB on first reference, not Alabama-Birmingham.

We are not: Alabama-Birmingham, Ala.-Birmingham, or U.A.B.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has been an autonomous member of the University of Alabama system since 1969, and has had an intercollegiate athletic program since 1977. UAB is sometimes confused with the University of Alabama (Crimson Tide), which is located in Tuscaloosa; while this is in-evitable, it is important to note that the two are indeed separate institutions. In addition, the UAB name is often altered by various me-dia, opponents, merchandisers, etc.

Sunday: Following Saturday’s game, the team will generally have Sundays off.

Monday: Coach Clark will be available for interviews at his weekly media luncheon, held in the Green & Gold Room (in Bartow Arena) between 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT (quotes and audio from press conference will be posted on the UAB Athletics website later in the afternoon). Lunch is served promptly at 11:30 a.m. The Monday media luncheon is held only during weeks in which the Blazers have an upcoming game.

Practice. There will be a 30-minute media viewing opportunity prior to the first individual period of each practice. The tentative start time for the gameweek practices is 3:00. Call the UAB media rela-tions office to confirm practice times for the week.

Tuesday: Practice. There will be a 30-minute media viewing opportunity prior to the first individual period of each practice.

Wednesday: Practice. There will be a 30-minute media viewing opportunity prior to the first individual period of each practice. This is the last day for player interview availability of game weeks. Thursday: Practice. No player availability. Coach Clark will participate in his weekly radio call-in show, “Blazer Sportsline,” on WJOX 100.5 FM in Birmingham. The weekly show runs from 10:30-11:30 a.m. CT and is held at Dreamland BBQ. There will be no show on Sept. 18 (open date week).

Friday: Travel and practice schedule TBA (check with the UAB media relations office for updates). Saturday: Coach Clark will address the media approximately 15 minutes following the conclusion of the game; the UAB locker room and training room are closed to the media at all times; requested players will be made available following the game, time permitting.

Interviews: Contact Associate AD for Media Relations Norm Reilly (205-934-0722), Assistant Director Tray Littlefield or another member of the media relations staff to request coach or player interviews. The best time for interviews with the head coach is Monday at the weekly media luncheon and after practice.

Media are asked to notify the media relations staff at least 24 hours in advance of their plans to attend practice and of specific interview requests.

Media covering UAB football and Conference USA are encouraged to uti-lize the web site CollegePressBox.com. CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USA football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the conference and each of its 12 member schools throughout the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, contact CollegePressBox at [email protected].

UAB GAME WEEK SCHEDULEMEDIA SERVICES

UAB fans in Birmingham will once again be able to hear all the football and basketball game day action on WUHT-FM “Hot” 107.7, the flagship station of the Blazer IMG Sports Network. The Green and Gold faithful will also be able to hear “Blazer Sport-sline” each week on Birmingham’s 100.5 ESPN JOX2 throughout the football and basketball campaigns.

David Crane returns for his eighth season as the play-by-play “Voice of the Blazers.” Crane will be joined in the booth by former Birmingham News and UAB beat writer Steve Irvine. Sam Miller, a former athletic department staff member in the marketing

office for the Blazers, will again serve as sideline reporter this season.

BLAZER IMG SPORTS NETWORK

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Postgame InterviewsUAB has a closed locker room policy after each game. There is NO player availabilty on the field immediately after the game except for network television when requested ahead of time.

Head coach Bill Clark will address the assem-bled media prior to any player comments. The postgame interview room at Legion Field is located in the north end of the stadium under the grandstand. Media will have an opportunity in the press box to make interview requests for specific players.

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HEAD COACHBILL CLARK

Bill Clark, who guided Jack-sonville State to a record-setting season in 2013 and the highest NCAA Division I final ranking in school history, was named head football coach at UAB in Janu-ary, 2014, becoming the fifth head coach in Blazers’ history.

Clark has more than 20 years of experience, having spent a year as the head coach at Jacksonville State before coming to UAB. Prior

to taking the helm of the Gamecocks’ program, Clark was assistant head coach and the defensive coordinator at South Alabama. Before joining the Jaguars’ staff, he was one of the most successful high school coaches in the State of Alabama.

Clark led the Gamecocks to an 11-4 record last season, their most victories since the 1992 campaign when JSU won the NCAA Division II National Championship. That number set an Ohio Valley Conference record and is also the most wins by a first-year head coach.

Jacksonville State earned an at-large berth in the FCS Playoffs and captured two victories -- including a second round win over No. 6 McNeese State -- to reach the quarterfinals. The wins were the Gamecocks’ first-ever in the NCAA Division I playoffs. Jacksonville State concluded the 2013 season ranked No. 10 in the final FCS poll.

Clark became the Jacksonville State head coach after five out-standing seasons at South Alabama as the Jaguars’ defensive coordinator.

Clark joined South Alabama in 2008 after spending nine years as head coach at Prattville (Ala.) High School where he led the Lions to national prominence. He won a pair of Class 6A State Championships as his last two teams won 30 straight games, while the 2007 squad was ranked No. 2 in the nation in USA Today’s national high school poll.

Following his final season at Prattville High School, he was named the Alabama High School Athletic Association Coach of the Year and was also selected as the Schutt Southeast Re-gional Coach of the Year.

He first led the Lions to the Class 6A state playoffs in 2000, his second season guiding the program. Clark earned his first postseason victory a year later, helping Prattville advance to the quarterfinals before falling to the eventual state champion, which is where the Lions’ season would end each of the next two falls.

Clark served on the staff of the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic three times, including as head coach in the summer of 2007. He also served as head coach in the 2004 North-South All-Star Game. Clark began his coaching career as an assistant at Piedmont High School (1990-91) and also has coaching stints at Tuscaloosa County High School (1992-94), Coffee County (Ga.) High School (1995-96) and Dothan High School (1997-98).

He graduated from Jacksonville State in 1990 with a degree in physical education. Clark and his wife, Jennifer, have two children: daughter, Katie (19) and son Jacob (17).

UAB RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing YardsJordan Howard 881Darius Powell 23

Passing YardsN/A

ReceptionsJamarcus Nelson 81Jamari Staples 45Kennard Backman 28

Receiving YardsJamarcus Nelson 846Jamari Staples 458

Punt Return YardsJamarcus Nelson 88

Kickoff Return YardsJamarcus Nelson 614

TacklesJake Ganus 93

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD VS. MISSISSIPPI STATEs UAB and Mississippi State will be meeting for the sixth time when they play Saturday in Starkville. This will be the fourth matchup between the teams at Davis Wade Stadium.s The Bulldogs lead the all-time series by a margin of 4-1. Mis-sissippi State has won the past four meet-ings with UAB after the Blazers captured the first contest (2004) between the programs.s The teams met for the first time in 2004 with UAB capturing a 27-13 victory. UAB has played host to Mississippi State twice (2006 and 2011). The Bulldogs were 16-10 winners in overtime in 2006 and rallied to win 21-3 in 2011.

24th Season Of UAB Football; 19th At I-A Levels UAB has a young football program compared to most of its opposition. The Blazers went through their first intercollegiate football season in 1991 as a member of NCAA Division III. s The Blazers moved to Division I-AA two seasons later in 1993, remaining at that level three years before making the transition to Division I-A during 1996 season.s The 2014 season represents the 24th season of football for UAB.

Experience Returns For Blazers In 2014s When UAB takes the field this fall, the Blazers will have a large group of returning let-terwinners and starters from last season. Heading into preseason practice, UAB listed 20 returning letterwinners on offense, 24 on defense and three specialists. The Blazers have eight returning starters on offense and defense, plus both their placekicker (Ty Long) and their punter (Hunter Mullins).

Blazers Had Another Potent Offensive Season In 2013s The Blazers averaged nearly 400 yards per game on offense for the 2013 season. UAB finished with an average of 392.9 yards on offense, including a 178.1 rushing yards average and a 214.8 passing yards mark.

Pair Of First-Time Opponents, Two SEC Teams On Schedules The Blazers will play a pair of schools for the first time during the 2014 season while they take on a pair of Southeastern Conference opponents. UAB plays road games against Mississippi State (Sept. 6) and Arkansas (Oct. 25) this fall, representing the 13th consecu-tive year that the Blazers have played at least one opponent from the SEC.s The Blazers will meet Alabama A&M (Sept. 13) and Arkansas for first-time meetings.s The Blazers have played Mississippi State five times in their history with the Bulldogs holding a 4-1 series advantage. UAB won the first meeting — 27-13 at Starkville in 2004 – between the schools, but State has come back to win the last four.s Southern Miss is the opponent the Blazers have faced the most with the 2014 meeting (Nov. 29) at Hattiesburg set to be the 15th all-time meeting.

UAB-Mississippi State Series (MSU leads, 4-1)

2014 UAB - Mississippi State By The Numbers

2011: MSU 21, UAB 3 @ B’ham2010: MSU 29, UAB 24 @ S’ville 2007: MSU 30, UAB 13 @ S’ville

2006: MSU 16-10 (OT) @ S’ville2004: UAB 27, MSU 13 @ B’ham

UAB MSUFirst Downs Per Game 25.0 29.0Points Per Game 48.0 49.0Total Yds Per Game 490.0 550.0Rush Yds Per Game 338.0 201.0Pass Yds Per Game 152.0 349.0Points Allowed Per Game 48.0 0.0Total Yds Allowed Per Game 272.0 283.0

UAB MSURush Yds Allowed Per Game 71.0 71.0Pass Yds Allowed Per Game 201.0 212.0Avg. Time of Possession 30:17 28:09Penalties 3-35 3-303rd Down Conversions 9/13 7/154th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2Net Punting Average 43.5 39.8

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The UAB defense pitched a first-half shutout, but Mississippi State scored three second-half touchdowns to leave Legion Field with a 21-3 victory. The Blazers led 3-0 at the half on a Ty Long field goal before Mississippi State’s Tyler Russell replaced an inef-fective Chris Relf at quarterback and threw three touchdown passes. Russell, who played in only two of the first five games this season, started the second half for the Bulldogs (3-3). On his second possession he led the Tigers on a seven-play, 89-yard touch-down drive, capped by an 18-yard pass to Marcus Green. Russell connected with Chad Bum-phis for a 57-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth quarter, and then later hit Malcolm Johnson with a 20-yard scoring pass. Russell complet-ed 11-of-13 passes for 166 yards. The first-half shutout was the first for UAB since the final game of the 2008 season when the Blazers held UCF without a score. UAB also held the Bulldogs to just 118 yards in the open-ing 30 minutes.

UAB quarterback Jonathan Perry, making his second start in place of an injured Bryan Ellis, completed 18 of 36 passes for 195 yards and also ran for 44 yards on nine carries. Pat Shed, a Starkville, Miss., native playing against his hometown team, ran for 73 yards on 16 carries and added a game-high five catches for 32 yards. UAB receivers Jackie Williams and Patrick Hearn extended their reception streaks to 17 and 16 games, respec-tively. Williams’ streak is the fourth-best in UAB history, while Hearn’s is tied for fifth.

GAME STATISTICS

MSU UABFirst Downs 23 19Rushing (Att.-Yards): 43-204 35-145Passing (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.): 17-23-212-0 18-36-195-1Total Plays-Total Net Yards: 66-416 71-340Fumbles (No.-Lost): 1-0 1-1Penalties (No.-Yards): 2-25 7-79Punts (No.-Yards) (Avg.): 6-197 (32.8) 6-230 (38.5)Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards): 2-24 3-61Punt Returns (No.-Yards): 3-(-1) 2-14Time of Possession: 29:44 30:16

LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. TD LongV. Ballard (MSU) 19 101 0 15P. Shed (UAB) 16 73 0 21

Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TDT. Russell (MSU)) 13 11 166 3J. Perry (UAB) 36 18 195 0

Receiving No. Yds. TD LongC. Bumphis (MSU) 4 66 1 57P. Shed (UAB) 5 32 0 15

Miss. State 0 0 7 14 — 21 UAB 0 3 0 0 — 3

Oct. 8, 2011 — Birmingham, Ala.

UAB - Long 37 field goal :09-2nd QMSU - Green from Russell (DePasquale kick) 5:35-3rd QMSU - Bumphis 57 pass from Russell (DePasquale kick) 14:50-4thMSU - Johnson 20 pass from Russell (DePasquale kick) 5:03-4th Q

LAST MEETING NELSON PROVIDES MAJOR OFFENSIVE WEAPONs Senior wide receiver JJ Nelson registered four 100-yard receiving games during the 2013 season and also caught a pair of touchdown passes. Nelson averaged 20.1 yards per reception for the season as he caught 42 passes for 846 yards and eight touchdown passes in 10 games. He now has 83 career receptions to rank No. 13 all-time on the UAB charts and is No. 6 on the career list for receiving yards with 1,683. Of his 19 career touchdowns, 12 of them have coveraged distances of 40 yards or more.

JORDAN HAD OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN SEASONs Running back Jordan Howard is coming off an outstanding true freshman season for the Blazers. He rushed for 881 yards and a pair of touchdowns while averaging a team-best 6.1 yards per attempt. Howard, who split playing time with All-Conference USA running back Darrin Reaves, ranked second nationally among FBS freshmen in rushing yards. He was named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team following the season.

MULLINS NAMED C-USA PRESEASON SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER-OF-THE-YEARs Senior Hunter Mullins holds the UAB record for punting average at 44.0 yards per kick. In July, he was named the preseason Special Teams Player-of-the-Year for Conference USA, as voted by the league’s 13 head coaches. Mullins, who is entering his third season as the Blazers’ starting punter, was also tabbed to the first-team All-Conference USA team, joining teammate Ja-marcus Nelson who was named as one of the first-team receivers.

PLENTY OF FIREPOWER BACK ON OFFENSEs The Blazers are expected to again feature a high-powered offense as they return eight starters from the 2013 season. Wide receiver Jamarcus Nelson is one of the most dynamic players in college football and enters his final season at UAB with a career average of 20 yards per catch. Nelson has been named to the Watch Lists for both the Biletnikoff and Hornung Awards. s Tight end Kennard Backman has seen his numbers improve with each of his first three seasons and is expecting a banner senior campaign. Backman was tabbed to the Mackey Award Watch List in July. Sophomore running back Jordan Howard rushed for nearly 900 yards as a true freshman and he wasn’t even listed as the team’s feature back.s UAB will have to fill the voids left with the departure of running back Dar-rin Reaves (928 yards, 12 rushing TDs) and at quarterback. The Blazers do not have a quarterback on the roster who has thrown a pass in a game while at UAB. junior Cody Clements, who originally enrolled at Washington State, par-ticipated in spring practice in 2014 after coming to UAB in January. Clements emerged from spring practice as the No. 1 quarterback, but redshirt freshman Jeremiah Briscoe was impressive in fall camp and is also expected to compete for playing time, if not the job.

UAB IN ALL-TIME OVERTIME GAME

Overall: 2-6 | Home: 0-4 | Away: 2-2Most Recent: L, 37-34 vs. Rice, Nov. 21, 2013

Date Opponent Result9/26/98 Kansas (4 OT) L, 39-3711/20/99 at Tulane W, 23-2011/11/00 Southern Miss L, 33-309/23/06 Mississippi State L, 16-109/25/10 at Tennessee (2 OT) L, 32-2910/30/10 at Southern Miss (2 OT), W, 50-498/31/13 at Troy (OT), L, 34-3111/21/13 Rice L, 37-34

GANUS IS BLAZERS’ TOP RETURNING TACKLERs UAB junior Jake Ganus is the Blazers’ top returning tackler with 93 stops registered in 2013. Ganus also had a team-high 8.0 tackles for loss. He either led the team, or tied for the team lead, in tackles in seven of 12 games in 2013.

2014 UAB FOOTBALLNELSON, BACKMAN, MULLINS NAMED TOPRESEASON WATCH LISTSs UAB seniors JJ Nelson, Kennard Backman and Hunter Mullins were all named to watch lists for their respective positions.s Nelson, a wide receiver from nearby Midfield, Ala., was named this summer on a pair of lists — the Paul Hornung Award and the Biletnikoff Award. The Hornung Award is presented annually to the nation’s most versatile player while the Biletnikoff Award goes to the top receiver.s Backman, a three-year starter at tight end, is listed on the John Mackey Award Watch List. The Mackey Award recognizes the country’s outstanding tight end each season.s Mullins, from Tallassee, Ala., is on the Ray Guy Award list for the second consecutive year. The Ray Guy Award is given each season to the nation’s top collegiate punter. Mullins is UAB’s career record holder in average yards per punt.

NELSON = EXPLOSION PLAYSs There’s no doubt that when UAB wide receiver JJ Nelson is on the field, he’s a threat to break a big play.s Nelson has averaged 20.3 yards per reception in his career with 1,683 yards on 83 catches. He ranks among UAB’s all-time leaders in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.s Nelson has 19 touchdowns (16 receiving, 1 rushing, 2 on returns) in his three-year career and 12 of those have covered distances of 40 yards or more.

LONG ON VERGE OF UAB RECORDSs UAB kicker Ty Long entered his senior season needing only 12 field goals to become the Blazers’ all-time leader in three-pointers. After two FGs in the opener against Troy, the senior from Roswell, Ga. now has 48 career field goals and trails UAB career leader Nick Hayes by just nine.s Long put together another outstanding season for the Blazers in 2013 as he made 16-of-24 attempts. He also connected on three field goals of 50 yards last season and now has five of 50 yards or more in his UAB career.

GOOD PRODUCTION BACK AT RECEIVERs UAB entered the 2014 season ranking 14th nationally among schools with the highest percentage of receptions among returning players. The Blazers are one of three Conference USA teams ranked in the top 15 nationally from last season.

O’LEARY ONLY SENIOR AMONG OFFENSIVE LINEMENs Brian O’Leary enters the 2014 season as the Blazers’ most experienced offensive lineman.s The native of Sarasota, Fla. is a fifth-year senior has now made starts in 16 consecutive games. Last year, he started the first 10 games before an injury sidelined him for the final two contests.

STAPLES DEBUT SEASON A SUCCESSs UAB wide receiver Jamari Staples, a product of Lineville, Ala., had a success-ful initial collegiate season for the Blazers.s Staples finished his freshman season with 31 receptions for 458 yards — both second on the team — and ranked among the top first-year receivers in Conference USA.s Staples’ first-year success started early as he made his UAB debut at Troy last Aug. 31, posting six catches for 103 yards and one touchdown.

JJ Nelson (left) and Jamari Staples (right) provide an outstanding re-turning duo at wide receiver. Nelson has 83 career receptions for 1,683 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns. He averages 20 yards per catch in his career. Staples is coming of a true freshman season in which he caught 31 passes for 458 yards with four touchdowns.

1. Akron ....................... 96.6 (230/238)2. FIU ............................ 92.2 (141/153)3. UTSA ....................... 91.1 (236/159)4. Auburn ..................... 90.2 (156/173)5. Northern Illinois ... 89.7 (234/261)6. Washington State .89.8 (422/470)7. Memphis .................. 87.9 (181/206)8. Central Michigan ... 86.9 (167/192)

9. Purdue ..................... 86.4 (203/235)10. Mississippi State... 85.8 (217/253)11. Michigan State ...... 85.5 (212/248)12. Tennessee .............. 83.8 (160/191)13. UNLV ..................... 83.3 (249/299)14. UAB ...........80.0 (148/185)15. Houston ................ 79.9 (239/299)

Highest Pct. of Receptions Returning (min. 75 pct.)

2011 Yds Opp. Play 66 Tulsa Reception 45 Tulsa Reception 47 Memphis Reception 42 Memphis Reception 3 FAU Run2012 24 Troy Reception 75 Tulsa Reception 50 Tulsa Reception 35 ECU Reception

2013 21 Troy Reception 97 Troy Kick Ret. 62 Troy Reception 41 LSU Reception 63 NW St. Punt Ret. 41 NW St. Reception 28 UTSA Reception 21 MTenn Reception 48 Sou Miss Reception UAB RECORD WATCH

Career Receptions1. Derrick Ingram, 1991-94 .............. 2072. Frantrell Forrest, 2007-10 ............ 1643. Roddy White, 2001-04 ................. 1634. Jackie Williams, 2010-12 ................ 1405. Cedrick Buchannon, 1992-95 ..... 1166. Patrick Hearn, 2009-12 ................. 1167. Percy Coleman, 1997-00 .................938. Robert Porter, 1991-94....................929. Darrius Malone, 1996-99 .................90 Willie Quinnie, 2000-02 ..................9011. Norris Drinkard, 2003-06.............8612. JJ Nelson, 2011-Present .................83

Career Receiving Yards1. Derrick Ingram, 1991-94 ...........3,3792. Roddy White, 2001-04 ...............3.1123. Frantrell Forrest, 2007-10 .........2,2154. Jackie Williams, 2010-12 .............1,7335. Cedrick Buchannon, 1992-95 ..1,6946. JJ Nelson, 2011-Present..............1,6837. Darrius Malone, 1992-95 ...........1,7338. Willie Quinnie, 2000-02 ............1,3959. Robert Porter, 1991-94..............1,20710. Reggie Lindsey, 2004-05 ...........1,205

Career Receiving TDs1. Derrick Ingram, 1991-94 .................282. Roddy White, 2001-04 .....................263. Frantrell Forrest, 2007-10 ...............204. JJ Nelson, 2011-Present....................165. Reggie Lindsey, 2004-05 ...................156. Cedrick Buchannon, 1992-95 ........147. Patrick Hearn, 2009-12 ....................10 Willie Quinnie, 2000-02 ..................10

Single-Season Rushing Yds.1. Joe Webb, 2009 .............................1,4272. Carl Sanders, 1996 .......................1,1543. Darrin Reaves, 2012 ....................1,0374. Joe Webb, 2008 .............................1,0215. Darrin Reaves, 2013 ....................... 9286. Jordan Howard, 2013 ..................... 8817. Dan Burks, 2004 .............................. 880

Career Field Goals1. Nick Hayes, 2001-04 .........................572. Swayze Waters, 2005-08 ..................503. Ty Long, 2011-Present .......................484. Kevin Thomason, 1992-95 ...............395. Rhett Gallego, 1998-01 ....................306. Jake Arians, 1996-99 ..........................29

Longest Field GoalsTy Long at Ohio State, 2012 ...............54Ty Long vs. SE Louisiana, 2012 ............53Swayze Waters vs. Alcorn State ........52Swayze Waters at Tulsa .........................52Kevin Thomason vs. Miss. Valley .........52Josh Zahn vs. Southern Miss ...............51Ty Long at Troy ........................................50Ty Long at UTSA ....................................50Ty Long vs. Middle Tennessee .............50Five others ................................................50

Career Punting Average1. Hunter Mullins, 2011-Present ..44.082. Swayze Waters, 2008 ..................43.563. Trey Ragland, 2009 .......................42.764. Ross Stewart, 2001 ......................42.455. Ross Stewart, 2002 ......................42.05

2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 UAB STARTERS — GAME BY GAME

2014 Conference USA StandingsEAST DIVISION

C-USA OverallMarshall 0-0 1-0Middle Tennessee 0-0 1-0Old Dominion 0-0 1-0UAB 0-0 1-0Western Kentucky 0-0 1-0FIU 0-0 0-1Florida Atlantic 0-0 0-1

WEST DIVISION C-USA OverallUTEP 0-0 1-0UTSA 0-0 1-0 Louisiana Tech 0-0 0-1North Texas 0-0 0-1Rice 0-0 0-1Southern Miss 0-0 0-1

OFFENSE OT OG C OG OT WR WR QB RB TE WR PKTROY Salako Byrd O’Leary Blankenship Naumann Staples Nelson Clements Howard Backman Vinson (RB) Longat Mississippi StateALABAMA A&MFIUat Western KentuckyNORTH TEXASat Middle Tennesseeat Arkansasat Florida AtlanticLOUISIANA TECHMARSHALLat Southern Miss DEFENSE DE DT NT JACK LB LB LB CB SAF SAF CB PTROY Watkins Walton Morris Crews Ganus Jackson Gaston Jean Jones Baker Petty Mullinsat Mississippi StateALABAMA A&MFIUat Western KentuckyNORTH TEXASat Middle Tennesseeat Arkansasat Florida Atlanticat ArkansasLOUISIANA TECHMARSHALLat Southern Miss

RECENT RESULTSThursday, Aug. 28Western Kentucky 59, Bowling Green 31UTSA 27, Houston 7

Saturday, Aug. 30UAB 48, Troy 10Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7Marshall 42, Miami (Ohio) 27Old Dominion 41, Hampton 28Notre Dame 48, Rice 17Middle Tennessee 61, Savannah State 7Oklahoma 48, Louisiana Tech 16Bethune Cookman 14, FIU 12UTEP 31, New Mexico 24Mississippi State 49, Southern Miss 0Texas 38, North Texas 7

UPCOMING SCHEDULEThursday, Sept. 4Arizona at UTSA

Saturday, Sept. 6UAB at Mississippi StateFlorida Atlantic at AlabamaSMU at North TexasWestern Kentucky at IllinoisMiddle Tennessee at MinnesotaWagner at FIUOld Dominion at NC StateLouisiana Tech at Louisiana-LafayetteRhode Island at MarshallTexas Tech at UTEPAlcorn State at Southern Miss

UAB AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS

UAB has a record of 3-16 all-time in games played against ranked opponents. The most recent contest against a ranked opponent occurred two weeks ago when UAB fell to No. 9-ranked LSU in Baton Rouge, 56-17. The last win over a ranked foe was on Nov. 26, 2011 when the Blazers upset 20th-ranked Southern Miss, 34-31, in Birmingham.

UAB OT Record: 3-15Home: 2-1 Away: 1-14

Date Opponent Result8/31/96 at #18 Auburn L, 0-2911/1/97 at #22 Virginia Tech L, 0-379/5/98 at #3 Nebraska L, 7-3810/24/98 #21 Virginia Tech L, 0-4111/7/98 at #2 Tennessee L, 13-379/11/99 at #11 Virginia Tech L, 10-3111/6/99 #17 East Carolina W, 36-178/31/02 at #6 Florida L, 3-5110/25/03 at #4 Georgia L, 13-169/18/04 at #4 Florida State L, 7-349/3/05 at #3 Tennessee L, 10-1711/19/05 at #24 UTEP W, 35-239/2/06 at #5 Oklahoma L, 17-249/16/06 at #9 Georgia L, 0-3411/5/11 #14 Houston L, 13-5611/26/11 #20 Southern Miss W, 34-319/15/12 at #8 South Carolina L, 6-499/22/12 at #16 Ohio State L, 15-299/7/13 at #9 LSU L, 17-56

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

OFFENSE DEFENSE

“X” WR 1 JJ Nelson - 5-11, 160, Sr. 8 Nyiakki Height - 6-2, 192, Jr.

LT 77 Victor Salako - 6-6, 324, So. 51 Danny Anousheh - 6-4, 292, Jr. LG 56 Roscoe Byrd - 6-3, 325, Jr. 53 Zach Sims - 6-2, 295, R-Fr. C 76 Brian O’Leary - 6-2, 282, Sr. 72 Lee Dufour - 6-3, 278, Fr.

RG 71 Cameron Blankenship - 6-4, 297, Jr. 75 Kalepi Falou - 6-3, 319, Jr.

RT 70 Hayden Naumann - 6-5, 278, Jr. 74 Bryant Novick - 6-5, 305, R-Fr. OR 69 Steve Pickren - 6-4, 245, So.

TE 86 Kennard Backman - 6-3, 240, Sr. 88 Tristan Henderson - 6-4, 240, Sr. 15 Gerald Everett - 6-3, 215, So. OR 12 Nolen Smith - 6-3, 206, Sr.

QB 5 Cody Clements - 6-2, 195, Jr. 16 Jeremiah Briscoe - 6-3, 210, R-Fr.

RB 7 Jordan Howard - 6-1, 224, So. 6 D.J. Vinson - 5-10, 202, Sr. 28 Ja’Won Arrington - 5-11, 214, Jr.

“A” WR 3 Maudrecus Humphrey - 6-2, 191, Sr. 25 Collin Lisa - 5-10, 173, Fr. OR 13 Darius Powell - 5-10, 177, Jr. “Z” WR 2 Jamari Staples - 6-4, 192, So. 11 Quincy Perdue - 6-3, 206, Fr.

JACK 23 Tevin Crews - 6-2,, 210, Jr. OR 18 Trey Grissett - 6-5, 243, Sr. 42 Shaq Jones - 6-3, 232, Jr. T 90 Chris Walton - 6-3, 265, Sr. 93 Parrish Huddleston - 6-0, 285, So. OR 50 Daron Wright - 6-2, 256, Jr.

NOSE 55 Jontavious Morris - 6-2, 310, Jr. 43 Robert Mondie - 6-2, 303, Jr. OR 98 Uneik Crumbley - 6-3, 324, So. DE 46 Diaheem Watkins - 6-4, 259, Sr. 49 Chris Rabb - 6-0, 221, Jr. OR 15 Kingley Ejike - 6-3, 224, R-Fr.

MIKE 25 Harris Gaston - 6-2, 240, Sr. 38 Alonzo McGee - 6-1, 214, Jr.

WILL 4 Jake Ganus - 6-2, 225, Jr. 36 James Banks - 6-1, 218, So.

SAM 5 Kalen Jackson - 6-1, 197, Jr. 33 Derek Slaughter - 5-11, 205, Jr.

CB 7 Jimmy Jean - 6-3, 197, Sr. 3 Lamarcus Farmer - 5-11, 170, Jr. OR 41 Darius Williams - 5-10, 170, So.

SS 1 Bobby Baker - 6-3, 193, Jr. 8 Jay Davis - 6-1, 203, Sr. OR 22 Desman Carter - 6-2, 201, Jr. FS 11 Calvin Jones - 5-10, 180, Sr. 12 Greg Maclin - 6-3, 180, So. CB 17 Jordan Petty - 5-10, 192, So. 21 Kelton Brackett - 5-11, 191, Jr. OR 19 Devon Brown - 5-11, 187, So.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Danny Anousheh ...........................................a-new-SHAYKennard Backman ...............................................Ka-NARD Devon Brown .......................................................... de-VONUneik Crumbley ..................................................yoo-NEEKKingsley Ejike .................................................... E-gee-KAY

Kalepi Falou ..........................................ka-leap-AY fa-louJake Ganus .............................................................GAY-nessTrey Grissett ............................................................. gris-SETNyakki Height .........................................................NYE-keeJontavious Morris .....................................jon-TAY-vee-us

Victor Salako ..................................................... sah-LAH-koShalin Waterford ................................................... SHAY-linDiaheem Watkins ...............................................dye-heemDaron Wright .........................................................duh-RON

PK 2 Ty Long - 6-2, 199, Sr. 19 Nick Vogel - 5-8, 178, Fr.

P 36 Hunter Mullins - 6-3, 212, Sr.

SN 36 Dallas Noriega - 6-0, 247, Sr.

H 36 Hunter Mullins - 6-3, 212, Sr.

PR 1 JJ Nelson - 5-11, 160 Sr. 3 Lamarcus Farmer - 5-11, 170, Jr.

KR 1 JJ Nelson - 5-11, 160, Sr. 2 Jamari Staples - 6-4, 192, So. 3 Maudrecus Humphrey - 6-2, 191, Sr.

2014 UAB Depth Chart

2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 UAB FOOTBALL

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School Attended)1 Bobby Baker SAF 6-3 193 Jr./JC Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Pierce College)1 Jamarcus Nelson WR 5-11 160 Sr./3L Midfield, Ala. (Midfield HS)2 Ty Long K 6-2 199 Sr./3L Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)2 Jamari Staples WR 6-4 192 So./1L Lineville, Ala. (Central HS)3 Lamarcus Farmer CB 5-11 170 Jr./2L Pensacola, Fla. (West Florida Tech HS)3 Maudrecus Humphrey WR 6-3 191 Sr./TR Hoover, Ala. (Univ. of Arkansas)4 Stevie Farmer QB 6-1 192 Fr./HS Athens, Ala. (Athens HS)4 Jake Ganus LB 6-2 225 Jr./2L Chelsea, Ala. (Chelsea HS)4 J.J. Green WR 6-2 180 So./1L Florence, Ala. (Florence HS)5 Cody Clements QB 6-2 195 Jr./JC Whittier, Calif. (Cerritos College)5 Kalen Jackson SAF 6-1 197 Jr./JC Magee, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)6 Austin Chipoletti QB 5-11 190 So./TR Jacksonville, Fla. (Weber State)6 Ja’Kii Moore SAF 6-1 198 Jr./JC Tulsa, Okla. (NE Oklahoma A&M College)6 D.J. Vinson RB 5-10 202 Sr./1L Clay, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville HS)7 Jordan Howard RB 6-1 224 So./1L Gardendale, Ala. (Gardendale HS)7 Jimmy Jean CB 6-3 197 Sr./1L Pompano Beach, Fla. (Arkansas-Baptist)8 Jay Davis SAF 6-1 203 Sr./3L Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS)8 Nyiakki Height WR 6-2 192 Jr./2L Marietta, Ga. (Osborne HS)9 Josh Magee WR 5-10 170 So./TR Hoover, Ala. (Univ. of South Alabama)9 T.J. McCollum LB 6-3 219 R-Fr./RS Birmingham, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville HS)10 Myles McKee QB 6-3 198 Jr./RS Asheville, N.C. (Sierra (Calif.) College)10 Nate Weston SAF 5-11 177 Jr./JC Hampton, Ga. (Glendale (Calif.) CC11 Calvin Jones SAF 5-10 180 Sr./2L Petal, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln JC)11 Quincy Perdue WR 6-3 206 Fr./HS Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter HS)12 Greg Maclin SAF 6-3 180 So./1L Tanner, Ala. (Tanner HS)12 Nolen Smith WR 6-3 206 Jr./3L Oneonta, Ala. (Oneonta HS)13 Darius Powell WR 5-10 177 Jr./2L Foley, Ala. (Foley HS)14 Demarco Davis CB 5-11 172 Fr./HS Atlanta, Ga. (Booker T. Washington HS)14 Evan Orth QB 6-3 189 Fr./HS Neptune Beach, Fla. (Fletcher HS)15 Kingsley Ejike LB 6-3 224 R-Fr./RS Covington, Ga. (Newton HS)15 Gerald Everett TE 6-3 215 Jr./JC Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutching CC)16 Ervin Alston LB 6-2 210 So./1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Fleming Island)16 Jeremiah Briscoe QB 6-3 210 R-Fr./RS Houston, Texas (Stratford)17 Jordan Petty CB 5-10 192 So./1L Florence, Ala. (Florence HS)17 Kyle Sappington TE 6-3 208 So./TR Tuscaloosa, Ala. (University of South Alabama)18 Trey Grissett JACK 6-5 243 Sr./3L Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County HS)18 Rodney Morris TE 6-3 223 R-Fr./RS Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta HS)19 Devon Brown CB 5-11 187 So./1L Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS) 19 Nick Vogel K 5-8 178 Fr./HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin HS)20 Dequindre Adams WR 5-10 194 Jr./2L Columbus, Ga. (Carver HS)20 David Norris LB 6-2 199 Fr./HS Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS)21 Kelton Brackett CB 5-11 191 Jr./2L Mobile, Ala. (Blount HS)21 Kenton Petties WR 6-0 165 Fr./HS Dora, Ala. (Dora HS)22 Desman Carter SAF 6-2 201 Jr./JC Pomona, Calif. (Riverside City College)23 Khaled Berklin WR 6-1 195 Fr./HS Phenix City, Ala. (Central HS)23 Tevin Crews JACK 6-2 210 Jr./2L Brent, Ala. (Bibb County HS24 Julian Little RB 5-7 186 Fr./HS Linden, Ala. (Linden HS)24 Demarcus Kirk RB 6-0 190 Fr./HS Dora, Ala. (Dora HS)24 Tajh Lowe SAF 5-11 180 R-Fr./RS Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington HS)25 Harris Gaston LB 6-2 240 Sr./TR Birmingham, Ala. (Jacksonville State)25 Collin Lisa WR 5-10 173 Fr./HS Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee HS)26 Rolan Milligan CB 5-11 185 Jr./JC Lake City, Fla. (Reedley College)27 Jalen Coleman LB 6-3 220 R-Fr./RS Daphne, Ala. (Daphne HS)28 Ja’Won Arrington RB 5-11 214 Jr./SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Alabama A&M)28 Nick Jackson SAF 6-2 205 So./1L Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS)29 Jordan Collier SAF 6-0 206 Fr./HS Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy HS)29 Marcus Reaves RB 6-2 207 So./TR Birmingham, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville HS)

2014 UAB Numerical Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School Attended)30 Tamar Mickens RB 5-10 200 Sr./SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Spain Park HS)31 Brandon Fuller LB 6-1 226 R-Fr./RS Birmingham, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville HS)32 Jordan Ricks LB 6-1 198 So./SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS)33 Derek Slaughter LB 5-11 205 Jr./2L Pelham, Ala. (Nebraska)34 Scottie Peace SAF 6-0 203 So./SQ Nashville, Tenn. (Hunters Lane HS)35 Jamal Hundley CB 5-9 180 Jr./SQ Trussville, Ala. (Hewiit-Trussville)36 James Banks LB 6-1 218 So./TR Junction City, Ore. (New Mexico Military Institute)36 Hunter Mullins P 6-3 212 Sr./2L Tallassee, Ala. (Tallassee HS)37 Will Craig K 5-7 182 Jr./TR Huntsville, Ala. (North Alabama)37 Shalin Waterford SAF 5-11 195 Jr./2L Harvest, Ala. (Sparkman HS)38 Alonzo McGee LB 6-1 214 Jr./JC Sumter, S.C. (Georgia Military College)39 Colin Anderson K 5-10 191 Jr./1L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS)40 John Robinson LB 6-1 199 R-Fr./RS Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover HS)41 Darius Williams CB 5-10 170 So./TR Jacksonville, Fla. (Marietta College)42 Shaq Jones JACK 6-3 232 Jr./2L Lanett, Ala. (Lanett HS)43 Robert Mondie DL 6-2 303 Jr./JC Memphis, Tenn. (Coahoma CC)44 Mark Rawls LB 6-0 209 R-Fr./RS Homewood, Ala. (Homewood HS)45 Kyle Lestrange LB 6-1 223 R-Fr./RS Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS)46 Diaheem Watkins DL 6-4 259 Sr./3L Brent, Ala. (Bibb County HS)47 Joseph Roberts LB 6-3 218 Fr./HS Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville HS)48 Kyree Hollis CB 5-8 145 Fr./HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Cardinal Ritter HS)49 Chris Rabb DL 6-0 221 Jr./2L Hueytown, Ala. (Hueytown HS)50 Daron Wright DL 6-2 256 Jr./1L Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS)51 Daniel Anousheh OL 6-4 292 Jr./JC Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley College)52 Shaquille Roberson DL 6-4 244 Jr./2L Camp Hill, Ala. (Reeltown HS)53 Zach Sims OL 6-2 295 R-Fr./RS Homewood, Ala. (Homewood HS)54 Ryan Krum OL 6-5 339 Jr./JC El Cajon, Calif. (Grossmont College)55 Jontavious Morris DL 6-2 310 Jr./2L Albany, Ga. (Albany HS)56 Roscoe Byrd OL 6-3 325 Jr./2L Albany, Ga. (Albany HS)58 Dallas Noriega SN 6-0 247 Sr./1L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Scottsdale JC)61 Trevon Strickland OL 5-11 254 So./TR Leeds, Ala. (Huntingdon College)62 Wes Drewery OL 6-3 201 Fr./HS Franklin, Tenn. (Centennial HS)63 Hunter Kennedy OL 6-3 300 Fr./HS Troy, Ala. (Charles Henderson HS)64 Vincent Hunter OL 6-4 318 R-Fr./RS Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)67 Chris Hudson OL 6-5 280 Fr./HS Ocala, Fla. (West Port HS)69 Steve Pickren OL 6-4 255 So./1L Pell City, Ala. (Pell City HS)70 Hayden Naumann OL 6-5 278 Jr./2L Decatur, Ala. (Decatur HS)71 Cameron Blankenship OL 6-4 297 Jr./2L Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell HS)72 Lee Dufour OL 6-3 278 Fr./HS Saraland, Ala. (Saraland HS)73 Brad Minor OL 6-0 270 Fr./HS Centre, Ala. (Cherokee County HS)74 Bryant Novick OL 6-5 305 R-Fr./RS Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS)75 Kelepi Falou OL 6-3 319 Jr./JC Concord, Calif. (Diablo Valley Community College)76 Brian O’Leary OL 6-2 282 Sr./3L Sarasota, Fla. (Venice HS)77 Victor Salako OL 6-6 324 So./1L Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom HS)81 Marqui Hawkins WR 6-1 210 R-Fr./TR Columbus, Ga. (University of Florida)82 Vernon Chatman WR 5-8 157 Jr./HS Theodore, Ala. (Theodore HS)83 Perry Able SN 5-11 171 R-Fr./RS Columbia, S.C. (Newberry County HS)84 Jarvis Wright WR 5-8 152 Sr./SQ Mobile, Ala. (Faith Academy)86 Kennard Backman TE 6-3 240 Sr./3L Austell, Ga. (Whitefield Academy)88 Tristan Henderson TE 6-4 240 Sr./1L Los Alamitos, Calif. (Cerritos College)89 Rodarius Houston WR 5-10 170 So./SQ Anniston, Ala. (LaGrange College)90 Chris Walton DL 6-3 265 Sr./3L Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS)93 Parrish Huddleston DL 6-0 285 So./SQ Dorsey, Miss. (Northeast Mississippi CC)94 Gerald McRath DL 6-3 187 So./TR Oxford, Ala. (Miles College)95 Cam Willis DL 6-3 242 So./TR Birmingham, Ala. (Miles College)97 Josh Smith DL 6-2 281 Jr./SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Jackson Olin HS)98 Uneik Crumbley DL 6-3 314 Jr./1L Americus, Ga. (Americus-Sumter HS)

2014 UAB FOOTBALL

2014 UAB FOOTBALL

#1 JamarcusNELSONWRSr. • 5-11 • 160

CAREER HIGHSREC: 10 - at Troy, 8/31/13YDS: 199 - at Troy, 8/31/13TD: 2 (4x) - last at Troy, 8/31/13

• Named to the preseason All-C-USA first team • Named to 2014 watch list for the Paul Hornung Award, given to nation’s top receiver • Ranks No. 6 all-time at UAB in receiving yards with 1,683 in his career • Is No. 13 on Blazers’ all-time career receptions chart with 83 in his career • Averages 20 yards per reception during his career • Ranked No. 2 in receiving yards, No. 2 in all-purpose yards, No. 6 in scoring and No. 7 in receptions in C-USA last season

Individual Offensive Highlights

#2 JamariSTAPLESWRSo. • 6-4 • 192

CAREER HIGHSREC: 6 - 2x, last at FIU, 10/12/13YDS: 103 - at Troy, 8/31/13TD: 1 - 4X, last vs. FAU, 10/5/13

• Enters second season at UAB • Played in 10 games and started eight contests last season • Finished second on the team in receptions last season with 31 • Totaled 458 receiving yards and averaged 14.8 yards per catch • Totaled six catches for season-high 103 yards and a toucdown last season vs. Troy • Had at least one reception in each game he played except for the Rice game

#3 MaudrecusHUMPHREYWRSr. • 6-3 • 191

CAREER HIGHSREC: 1 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14YDS: 13 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14TD: 0

• Recorded the first catch of his UAB career against Troy (8/30/14)• Sat out last season after transferring from Arkansas • Appeared in 13 games during his career at Arkansas • Saw action in all 13 games in 2010, primarily on special teams • Had standout prep career at nearby Hoover (Ala.) High School

#5 CodyCLEMENTSQBJr. • 6-2 • 195

CAREER HIGHSCOMP: 13 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14YDS: 152 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14PASS TDS: 2 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14

• Completed 13-of-19 passes for 152 yards and two TDs in UAB debut vs. Troy (8/30/14)• Enters first season at UAB • Transferred from Cerritos (Calif.) College • Originally began college career at Washington State • Entered preseason camp as UAB’s No. 1 quarterback • Passed for 1,953 yards and 16 touchdowns last season at Cerritos• Named MVP of Cerritos’ bowl game

2014 UAB FOOTBALL


#8 NyiakkiHEIGHTWRJr. • 6-2 • 192

CAREER HIGHSREC: 2 - 2x, last at UTSA, 10/26/13YDS: 54 - vs. NWLA, 9/21/13TD: NA

• Enters third season at UAB • Moved to wide receiver from the secondary in 2013 • Saw action in 11 games last season and drew two starts (Northwestern State and Vander-bilt) • Registered seven receptions for 113 yards last season

#6 D.J.VINSONRBSr. • 5-10 • 202

CAREER HIGHSCAR: 22 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14RU YDS: 106 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14TD: 1 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14

• Led UAB with 22 carries and totaled 106 yards vs. Troy (8/30/14)• Has been at wide receiver for most of his career at UAB but switched over to running back prior to 2014 spring practice • Sat out the 2012 season due to injury and did not play last season • Played in all 12 games in 2011 .• Returned 22 kickoffs for 473 yards in 2011

#7 JordanHOWARDRBSo. • 6-1 • 224

CAREER HIGHSCAR: 23 - vs. MT, 11/2/13RU YDS: 179 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14TD: 2, vs. Troy, 8/30/14

• Rushed for career-high 179 yards vs. Troy (8/30/14) in season opener• His 179-yard rushing performance is No. 9 all-time at UAB for a single-game• Was nation’s second-best rusher among freshmen in 2013 with 881 rushing yards• Named to Conference USA All-Freshman Team last season • Set UAB’s single-season rushing mark for a freshman• Went over 1,000-yard rushing mark for his career in 2014 opener vs. Troy

#13 DariusPOWELLWRJr. • 5-10 • 177

CAREER HIGHSREC: 5 - at Vanderbilt, 9/28/13YDS: 56 - at Vanderbilt, 9/28/13TD: 1 - 2x, last vs. Rice, 11/21/13

• Saw action in 11 games and drew four starts last season • Ranked fifth on the team in receptions with 13 catches for 174 yards and a pair of touchdowns a year ago• Registered career-high five catches for 56 yards against Vanderbilt last season

2014 UAB FOOTBALL


#16 JeremiahBRISCOEQBR-Fr. • 6-3 • 210

CAREER HIGHSCOMP: 0YDS: 0PASS TDS: 0

• Saw first action of UAB career vs. Troy (8/30/24) in season opener• Enters second season at UAB • Did not see any action during the 2013 season • Enrolled at UAB in January, 2013

#76 BrianO’LEARYCSr. • 6-2 • 282

CAREER HIGHSGP: 30GS: 16CONSECUTIVE GS: 1

• Has made 16 starts in his career, including 10 games during the 2013 season • Suffered leg injury vs. East Carolina last year and missed the final two games of the season

#77 VictorSALAKOOTSo. • 6-6 • 324

CAREER HIGHSGP: 13GS: 12CONSECUTIVE GS: 12

• Enters third year at UAB • Has drawn 12-straight starts• Saw action in all 12 games last season and drew 11 starts.

#86 KennardBACKMANTESr. • 6-3 • 240

CAREER HIGHSREC: 5 - 2x, last vs. FAU, 10/5/13YDS: 78 - at UCF, 11/24/12TD: 2 - at TLN, 10/27/12

• Led the team with in receptions with four and added two TDs vs. Troy (8/30/14)• Named to 2014 watch list for John Mackey Award, given to nation’s top tight end • Has made 25 starts at tight end in three seasons at UAB • Enters senior season with 57 career receptions for 580 yards • Ranked fourth on the team in receptions last season with 28 for 302 yards

#88 TristanHENDERSONTESr. • 6-4 • 240

CAREER HIGHSREC: 2 - 2x, last vs. Troy, 8/30/14YDS: 14 - 3x, last vs. Troy, 8/30/14TD: 0

• Enters second season at UAB• Matched his career high with two catches for 14 yards vs. Troy (8/30/14)• Caught five passes for 40 yards in 2013 -- his first season with the Blazers

2014 UAB FOOTBALL

#3 LamarcusFARMERCBJr. • 5-11 • 170

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 13 - at Houston, 10/13/12INT: 1 - Tulsa, 9/29/12PBU: 1 (4x) - last at Troy, 8/31/13

• Saw action in seven games last season • Started five games in 2013 • Ranked No. 8 on the team in overall tackles with 34 total stops in 2013• Had 20 solo tackles last season • Started at corner 10 games during the 2012 season -- his first at UAB

Individual Defensive Highlights

#4 JakeGANUSLBJr. • 6-2 •225

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 13 - at East Carolina, 11/16/13INT: 1 - 2x, last at East Carolina, 11/16/13PBU: 1 (4x) - last at Marshall, 11/9/13

• Led UAB in tackles in season opener with seven vs. Troy (8/30/14)• Team leader in tackles last season with 93 total stops • Enters third year at UAB • Has started 21 of 24 games in his first two seasons with the Blazers • Paced UAB in tackles for loss last season with 8.0 • Played in all 12 games and started 10 contests as a freshman in 2012

#5 KalenJACKSONLBJr. • 6-1 • 197

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 5 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14SACKS: 1.0 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14 TFL: 1.0 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14

• Tied for third on team in tackles (5) in UAB debut vs. Troy (8/30/14)• Enters first season at UAB• Played the previous two seasons at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Mississippi• Named MACJC First-Team All-State last season

#7 JimmyJEANCBSr. • 6-3 • 197

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 10 - 2x, last vs. NSU, 9/21/13INT: 1 - 2x, last at FIU, 10/12/13PBU: 1 - 3x, last vs. Troy, 8/30/14

• Only Blazer to start all 12 games on the defensive side of the ball last season• Led UAB in interceptions with two on the year in 2013• Recorded a season-high 10 tackles at Vanderbilt and against Northwestern State last season

2014 UAB FOOTBALL

#11 CalvinJONESSAFSr. • 5-10 • 180

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 10 - 2x, last at UCF, 11/24/12INT: NAPBU: 1 - 2x, last at Ohio State, 9/22/12

• Recorded three tackles in 2014 season opener vs. Troy (8/30/14)• Suffered season-ending foot injury in the second game of the 2013 season • Enters fourth season at UAB • Was the team’s leading returning tackler in 2012 with 71 stops in 2011• Drew nine starts during the 2011 season


#17 JordanPETTYCBSo. • 5-10 • 192

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 9 - vs. Rice, 11/21/13INT: 1 - vs. MT, 11/2/13PBU: 1 - vs. MT, 11/2/13

• Enters second season at UAB • Tied for fifth on the team with four tackles vs. Troy (8/30/14)• Played in 10 games and drew seven starts during the 2013 campaign • Ranked second on the team in tackles last season with 55 stops • Registered one interception and three pass breakups last season

#18 TreyGRISSETTJACKSr. • 6-5 • 243

CAREER HIGHSTACK:6 - FAU, 10/5/13INT: NAPBU: NA

• Played in all 12 games last season, starting two • Finished last year with 29 tackles, including 17 solo stops • Played in all 12 contests during the 2012 season, recording 13 tackles

#21 KeltonBRACKETTCBJr. • 5-11 • 191

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 6 - at UTSA, 10/26/13INT: 1 - at East Carolina, 11/16/13PBU: NA

• Enters third season at UAB • Has made 10 starts in each of his first two seasons as a Blazer • Finished last season with 31 tackles

2014 UAB FOOTBALL

#33 DerekSLAUGHTERLBJr. • 5-11 • 205

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 5 - 3x , last vs. MT, 11/2/13INT: 1 - at Southern Miss, 11/3/12PBU: 1, VS. NSU, 9/21/13

• Enters third season at UAB after transferring from Nebraska • Played in 11 games and made eight starts last season • Registered 26 tackles during the 2013 campaign • Saw action in all 12 games during the 2012 season


#38 AlonzoMCGEELBJr. • 6-1 • 214

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 0INT: 0PBU: 0

• Enters first season at UAB• Played last two seasons at Georgia Military College• Totaled 48 tackles in 11 games last year• Prepped at Crestwood (S.C.) High School

#49 ChrisRABBLBJr. • 6-0 • 221

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 11 - vs. Rice, 11/21/13INT: 0PBU: 0

• Enters third season at UAB • Played in 11 games and started seven last season • Ranked No. 7 in tackles on the team last season with 35 total stops• Played in all 12 games during the 2012 season

#55 JontaviousMORRISDTJr. • 6-2 • 310

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 5 - 2x, last vs. Memphis, 11/17/12TFL: 1.5 - vs. Memphis, 11/17/12FF: NA

• Played in 11 contests last season • Drew four starts and finished with 14 tackles last year

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#46 DiaheemWATKINSDLSr. • 6-4 • 259

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 9 - SLU, 10/6/12TFL: 2.5 - SLU, 10/6/12SACK: 2.0 - vs. Troy, 8/30/14

• One of UAB’s most experienced players • Recorded career-high two sacks vs. Troy (8/30/14) in season opener• Enters 2014 season with 30 career starts • Ranked No. 5 on the team last season with 37 tackles, including 30 solo stops • Led UAB in sacks last season with 5.5


#90 ChrisWALTONDLSr. • 6-3 • 265

CAREER HIGHSTACK: 5 - at USM, 11/3/12TFL: 2 - at USM, 11/3/12FF: 1 - at Tulsa, 10/15/11

• Now in fifth season at UAB • Saw action in eight games last season • Finished the 2013 season with 12 tackles • Played in all 12 games during the 2012 season • Saw early action before being sidelined due to injury during the 2010 season

Individual Special Teams Highlights

#2 TyLONGPKSr. • 6-2 • 199

CAREER HIGHSFG: 3 (4x) - last vs. FAU, 10/5/13FG ATT: 4 (2x) - last at Ohio St., 9/22/12LONG: 54 - at Ohio St., 9/22/12

• Named to 2013 Lou Groza Award Watch List • Has hit 48-of-62 career field goals, including 31-for-33 mark from 40 yards in • Has made five career field goals from 50 yards or more -- a UAB record ... • Made 28-yard field goal as time expired to secure UAB’s win at FIU last season• Holds two longest field goals in UAB history, including a school record career-long 54 yarder at Ohio State during the 2012 season• Closing in on UAB’s career field goal record. Record is 56 (Nick Hayes), leaving Long only nine shy of the school mark

#36 HunterMULLINSPSr. • 6-3 • 212

CAREER HIGHSP YDS: 323 (7p) - Tulsa, 9/29/12P ATT: 7 - at S. Carolina, 9/15/12LONG: 61 - 2x, last vs. FAU, 10/5/13

• Named 2014 Preseason Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year • Ranks No.1 on the UAB career records charts with a 44.0 yards per punt average for his career entering the 2014 season• Averaged 43.1 yards per punt and was named First-Team All-C-USA last season• Has 29 career punts inside the 20 yard line and 23 punts of 50 yards or more

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2014 UAB Football StatisticsUAB Game Results (as of Aug 30, 2014)

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Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time AttendAug 30, 2014 TROY W 48-10 1-0 0-0 3:25 27133

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2014 UAB Football StatisticsUAB Overall Team Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2014)

All games

Team Statistics UAB OPPSCORING 48 10 Points Per Game 48.0 10.0 Points Off Turnovers 14 0FIRST DOWNS 25 15 R u s h i n g 18 6 P a s s i n g 5 8 P e n a l t y 2 1RUSHING YARDAGE 338 71 Yards gained rushing 342 111 Yards lost rushing 4 40 Rushing Attempts 55 37 Average Per Rush 6.1 1.9 Average Per Game 338.0 71.0 TDs Rushing 4 1PASSING YARDAGE 152 201 C o m p - A t t - I n t 13-20-1 21-31-0 Average Per Pass 7.6 6.5 Average Per Catch 11.7 9.6 Average Per Game 152.0 201.0 TDs Passing 2 0TOTAL OFFENSE 490 272 Total Plays 75 68 Average Per Play 6.5 4.0 Average Per Game 490.0 272.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-64 2-54PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-21 2-11INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 1-28KICK RETURN AVERAGE 32.0 27.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 21.0 5.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 28.0FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 2-1PENALTIES-Yards 3-35 5-55 Average Per Game 35.0 55.0PUNTS-Yards 2-98 6-240 Average Per Punt 49.0 40.0 Net punt average 43.5 36.5KICKOFFS-Yards 9-580 2-127 Average Per Kick 64.4 63.5 Net kick average 39.0 31.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 1 7 2 9 : 4 33RD-DOWN Conversions 9/13 5/16 3rd-Down Pct 69% 31%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 1/3 4th-Down Pct 0% 33%SACKS BY-Yards 4-27 0-0MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 6 1FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-2 1-2ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (6-6) 100% (2-3) 67%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (5-6) 83% (1-3) 33%PAT-ATTEMPTS (6-6) 100% (1-1) 100%ATTENDANCE 27133 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/27133 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalUAB 17 7 14 10 0 48Opponents 7 3 0 0 0 10

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2014 UAB Football StatisticsUAB Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2014)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHOWARD, Jordan 1 19 182 3 179 9.4 2 55 179.0VINSON, D.J. 1 22 106 0 106 4.8 1 18 106.0CLEMENTS, Cody 1 9 37 0 37 4.1 1 10 37.0ARRINGTON, Ja'W 1 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 5 9.0BRISCOE, Jeremi 1 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 8.0NELSON, JJ 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0Total 1 55 342 4 338 6.1 4 55 338.0Opponents 1 37 111 40 71 1.9 1 12 71.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gCLEMENTS, Cody 1 159.83 13-19-1 68.4 152 2 34 152.0BRISCOE, Jeremi 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 1 151.84 13-20-1 65.0 152 2 34 152.0Opponents 1 122.21 21-31-0 67.7 201 0 41 201.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gBACKMAN, Kennar 1 4 43 10.8 2 20 43.0NELSON, JJ 1 2 65 32.5 0 34 65.0HENDERSON, Tris 1 2 14 7.0 0 14 14.0VINSON, D.J. 1 2 4 2.0 0 8 4.0HUMPHREY, Maudr 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 13.0HEIGHT, Nyiakki 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0EVERETT, Gerald 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0Total 1 13 152 11.7 2 34 152.0Opponents 1 21 201 9.6 0 41 201.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgNELSON, JJ 1 21 21.0 0 21Total 1 21 21.0 0 21Opponents 2 11 5.5 0 9

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 1 28 28.0 0 28

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgNELSON, JJ 2 64 32.0 0 36Total 2 64 32.0 0 36Opponents 2 54 27.0 0 32

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsHOWARD, Jordan 2 - - - - - - - 12BACKMAN, Kennar 2 - - - - - - - 12LONG, Ty - 2-2 6-6 - - - - - 12CLEMENTS, Cody 1 - - - - - - - 6VINSON, D.J. 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 6 2-2 6-6 - - - - - 48Opponents 1 1-2 1-1 - - - - - 10

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gCLEMENTS, Cody 1 28 37 152 189 189.0HOWARD, Jordan 1 19 179 0 179 179.0VINSON, D.J. 1 22 106 0 106 106.0ARRINGTON, Ja'W 1 3 9 0 9 9.0BRISCOE, Jeremi 1 2 8 0 8 8.0NELSON, JJ 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0Total 1 75 338 152 490 490.0Opponents 1 68 71 201 272 272.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkLONG, Ty 2-2 100.0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 49 0

FG Sequence UAB OpponentsTROY (34),(49) 29,(47)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkMULLINS, Hunter 2 98 49.0 53 0 0 1 1 0Total 2 98 49.0 53 0 0 1 1 0Opponents 6 240 40.0 50 0 1 3 1 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnLONG, Ty 9 580 64.4 7 0Total 9 580 64.4 7 0 27.0 39.0 26Opponents 2 127 63.5 0 0 32.0 31.5 33

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gHOWARD, Jord 1 179 0 0 0 0 179 179.0NELSON, JJ 1 -1 65 21 64 0 149 149.0VINSON, D.J. 1 106 4 0 0 0 110 110.0BACKMAN, Ken 1 0 43 0 0 0 43 43.0CLEMENTS, Co 1 37 0 0 0 0 37 37.0HENDERSON, T 1 0 14 0 0 0 14 14.0HUMPHREY, M 1 0 13 0 0 0 13 13.0ARRINGTON, J 1 9 0 0 0 0 9 9.0BRISCOE, Jere 1 8 0 0 0 0 8 8.0HEIGHT, Nyiakki 1 0 7 0 0 0 7 7.0EVERETT, Gera 1 0 6 0 0 0 6 6.0Total 1 338 152 21 64 0 575 575.0Opponents 1 71 201 11 54 28 365 365.0

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2014 UAB Football StatisticsUAB Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 01, 2014)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf4 GANUS, Jake 1 5 2 7 1.0-2 . . . . . 1 . .46 WATKINS, Diahee 1 6 . 6 2.0-14 2.0-14 . . . . . . .5B JACKSON, Kalen 1 4 1 5 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . 1-0 . . .36 BANKS, James 1 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . .8B DAVIS, Jay 1 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .7B JEAN, Jimmy 1 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . .17 PETTY, Jordan 1 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .2M GASTON, Harris 1 2 2 4 1.0-3 . . . . . . . .11 JONES, Calvin 1 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .90 WALTON, Chris 1 3 . 3 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . . . . . .1B BAKER, Bobby 1 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .33 SLAUGHTER, Dere 1 1 1 2 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .41 WILLIAMS, Dariu 1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .30 MICKENS, Tamr 1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .9 MCCOLLUM, T.J. 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .18 GRISSETT, Trey 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .98 CRUMBLEY, Uneik 1 . 1 1 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .23 CREWS, Tevin 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .49 RABB, Chris 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .50 WRIGHT, Daron 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .55 MORRIS, Jontavi 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .71 BLANKENSHIP, Ca 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .93 HUDDLESTON, Par 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1F EJIKE, Kingsley 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .21 BRACKETT, Kelto 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . .

Total 1 47 16 63 7-33 4-27 . 3 . 1-0 1 . .Opponents 1 52 26 78 3-8 0-0 1-28 1 . 1-0 1 . .

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Jordan Howard, RBG/GS Att./Yds. TD LG1/0 19/179 2 55

D.J. Vinson, RBG/GS Att./Yds. TD LG1/1 22/106 1 18

Ja’Won Arrington, RBG/GS Att./Yds. TD LG1/0 3/9 0 5

Cody Clements, QBG/GS Att./Yds. TD LG1/1 9/37 1 10

Jeremiah Briscoe, QBG/GS Att./Yds. TD LG1/0 1/8 0 0

JJ Nelson, WRG/GS Att./Yds. TD LG1/1 1/-1 0 -1

Cody Clements, QBG/GS C/A YDS TD I LG1/1 13/19 152 2 1 34

Jeremiah Briscoe, QBG/GS C/A YDS TD I LG1/0 0/1 0 0 0 0

Opponent Troy at Mississippi State vs. Alabama A&M vs. FIU* at Western Kentucky* vs. North Texas* at Middle Tennessee* at Arkansas at Florida Atlantic* vs. Louisiana Tech* vs. Marshall* at Southern Miss*




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Jamarcus Nelson, WRG/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG1/1 2/65 0 34

Kennard Backman, TEG/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG1/1 4/43 2 20

Tristan Henderson, TEG/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG1/1 2/14 0 14

D.J. Vinson, RBG/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG1/1 2/4 0 8

Maudrecus Humphrey, WRG/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG1/0 1/13 0 13 Nyiakki Height, WRG/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG1/0 1/7 0 7

Gerald Everett, TEG/GS Rec./Yds. TD LG1/0 1/6 0 6

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2014 Game-By-Game Statistics

1ST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING TOTAL OFF PUNTS FUM PENALTY 3rd Time ofGame Score [Tot Ru-Pa-Pen] [No-Yds-TD] [C-A-I Yds TD] [Plays-Yds] [No.-Avg.] [N-L] [No-Yds] Dns Poss

Troy 10 15 6-8-1 37-71-1 21-31-0 201 0 68-272 6-40.0 2-1 5-55 5-16 29:43

UAB 48 25 18-5-2 55-338-4 13-20-1 152 2 75-490 2-49.0 1-1 3-35 9-13 30:17

Had 30 first downs at Memphis, Nov. 12, 2011 (31)

Had 300 yards rushing vs. Troy, Aug. 30, 2014 (339)

Had five or more rushing TDs vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Oct. 2, 1999 (5)

Had 400 yards passing at UCF, Nov. 24, 2012 (510)

Had three or more TDs passing vs. Northwestern State, Sept. 21, 2013 (3)

Had 500 or more yds total offense at UCF, Nov. 24, 2012 (599)

Scored 50 or more points vs. Northwestern State, Sept. 21, 2013 (52)

Allowed 50 or more points at East Carolina, Nov. 16, 2013 (63)

Returned a punt for a TD vs. Northwestern State, Sept. 21, 2013 (JJ Nelson, 63 yards)

Returned a kickoff for a TD at Troy, Aug. 31, 2013 (J.J. Nelson, 97 yards)

Returned an interception for TD Southeastern Louisiana, Oct. 6, 2012

(Marvin Burdette, 36 yds.)

Recovered a fumble for a TD at UCF, Nov. 25, 2006 (Chris Felder, 44 yds.)

Blocked a field goal at Marshall, Nov. 9, 2013 (Jontavious Morris)

Blocked an extra point vs. FAU, Oct. 5, 2013 (Shaq Jones and JontaviousMorris)

Returned a blocked field goal for a TD vs. Lindenwood, Oct. 12, 1991

(Terry Dollerson) (64 yds.)

Blocked a punt for a TD at Ohio State, Sept. 22, 2012

(Calvin Jones block, Nick Adams TD)

Blocked a punt for a safety vs. Hastings, Nov. 9, 1991 (Curt Eddy)

Blocked a punt vs. Marshall, Nov. 10, 2012

Had a punt blocked vs. Memphis, Nov. 17, 2012

Had an extra point blocked vs. Memphis, Nov. 17, 2012

Had a field goal blocked vs. Marshall, Nov. 10, 2012

Was held scoreless at Florida, Sept. 10, 2011 (39-0)

Held an opponent scoreless for a game vs. UCF, Nov. 29, 2008 (15-0)

Held an opponent scoreless for first half vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 2, 2013

Forced five or more turnovers at East Carolina, Sept. 24, 2011 (7)

Intercepted four or more passes at Tulane, Nov. 15, 2008 (4)

Recovered four or more opponent fumbles at ECU, Sept. 24, 2011 (4)

Held an opponent to 10 or less first downs vs. SLU, Oct. 6, 2012 (9)

Held an opponent to less than 100 yards rushing vs. SLU, Oct. 6, 2012 (47)

Held opponent to less than 50 yards rushing vs. SLU, Oct. 6, 2012 (47)

Held opponent to 300 or less yards total offense at Southern Miss, Nov. 3, 2012 (295)

Held an opponent to 100 or less yards total offense vs. Louisiana-Lafayette,

Sept. 30, 2000

Scored a two-point conversion vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 2, 2013 (J. Perry)

Scored a safety vs. Marshall,

Oct. 18, 2008 (QB sack in endzone - Anthony Barnes)

Played an overtime game vs. Rice, Nov. 21, 2013

Held an opponent without a TD vs. Southeastern Lousiana, Oct. 6, 2012

Defeated a ranked opponent UAB 34, No. 20 Southern Miss 31, Nov. 17, 2011

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Rushed for 200 yards in a game Darrin Reaves at Southern Miss, Nov. 3, 2012 (223)

Rushed for 150 yards (less than 200) in a game Jordan Howard

vs. Troy, Aug. 30, 2014 (179)

Rushed for 100 yards (less than 150) in a game Jordan Howard

at Marshall, Nov. 9, 2013 (123)

Rushed for three or more TDs in game Darrin Reaves at Tulane, Oct. 27, 2012 (3)

Had two RB rush for 100+ yards in a game Jordan Howard (154) and

Darrin Reaves (111) vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov.2, 2013

Had a run of 50 yards or more Jordan Howard, at Vanderbilt, Sept. 28, 2013 (52)

Had a run of 70 yards or more Mark Ferrell vs. SMU, Sept. 12, 2009 (80)

Passed for 300 yards in a game Austin Brown, at Troy, Aug. 31, 2013

Attempted 40 or more passes in a game Austin Brown (52)

at Tulane, Oct. 27, 2012

Completed 25 or more passes in a game Austin Brown

at Tulane, Oct. 27, 2012 (26)

Threw at least four TDs in a game J. Perry at Memphis, Nov. 12, 2011 (4)

Threw at least three TDs (less than four) in a game Austin Brown

vs. Northwestern State, Sept. 21, 2013 (3)

Had 400 or more yards of total offense in a game Austin Brown

at Tulane, Oct. 27, 2012 (412)

Caught 10 or more passes in a game J.J. Nelson

at Troy, Aug. 31, 2013 (10)

Had 100 or more yards receiving in a game J.J. Nelson

vs. Rice, Nov. 21, 2013 (127)

Had 150 or more yards receiving in a game J.J. Nelson at Troy, Aug. 31, 2013 (199)

Had 200 or more yards receiving in a game Patrick Hearn at UCF, Nov. 24, 2012 (203)

Caught four TD passes in a game Derrick Ingram

at Prairie View A&M, Nov. 19, 1994 (4)

Caught three TD passes in a game Mike Jones at Southern Miss, Oct. 30, 2010 (3)

Intercepted three passes in a game Don Blackmon

vs. Lane, Sept. 19, 1992 (3)

Intercepted two passes in a game K. Sanders at Tulane, Nov. 15, 2008 (2)

Recovered two opponent fumbles in a game T.J. Ballou

at Tulsa, Oct. 15, 2011 (2)

Kicked five field goals in a game Swayze Waters at UCF, Nov. 29, 2008 (5)

Kicked four field goals in a game Swayze Waters vs. UCF, Nov. 29, 2008 (5)

Kicked three field goals in a game Ty Long, vs. FIU, Oct. 12, 2013 (3)

Scored three or more TDs J.J. Nelson, at Troy, Aug. 31, 2013 (3)

Scored four or more TDs Norris Drinkard

at Tulane, Oct. 23, 2004 (3 rush, 1 rec)

Completed a 90+ yard pass Chris Williams to Nick Coon

vs. Army, Nov. 1, 2003 (91 for TD)

Kicked a field goal of 50 or more yards Ty Long

vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 2, 2013 (50)

Had a 70+ yard punt Trey Ragland at SMU, Sept. 11, 2010 (75)

Had 20 or more tackles in a game Marvin Burdette at Tulane, Oct. 27 2012 (24)

Had 16 or more tackles in a game Marvin Burdette

vs. Marshall, Nov. 10, 2012 (17)

Had a punt blocked Hunter Mullins at Southern Miss, Nov. 3, 2012

Had a field goal blocked Ty Long vs. Marshall, Nov. 10, 2012

Had an extra point blocked Ty Long at Ohio State, Sept. 22, 2012

Recovered a fumble in endzone for touchdown Terence Edge

vs. Tulane, Oct. 13, 2007 (offense)

Scored on an interception return Marvin Burdette

vs. SLU, Oct. 6, 2012 (36 yds.)

Scored on a fumble return Chris Felder at UCF, Nov. 25, 2006 (44 yds.)

Scored on a blocked punt Nick Adams at Ohio State, Sept. 22, 2012 (20 yds.)

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Cody Clements passed for two touch-downs and ran for another, while Jordan Howard rushed for two more in helping the UAB football team beat Troy Univer-sity 48-10 on Saturday. The win gives Blazer head football coach Bill Clark a victory in his debut as UAB’s coach. It marks the first season-opening victory for the Blazers since the 2009 season and the first for a UAB foot-ball head coach in his opening game. UAB opened its 2014 season and the Clark era by falling behind Troy 7-0, but the Blazers rattled off 24-straight points going in to halftime behind Clements and Howard efforts. The Trojans took the opening drive 75 yards on five plays, less than two min-utes into the game, but the Blazers out-scored the vistitors 48-3 and held Troy to only 197 yards the rest of the game. Howard, who rushed for a career-best 179 yards and went over 1,000 yards in only his 12th game as a Blazer, routinely shredded the Trojan defense en route to

74 first-half rushing yards and UAB’s first score, a 2-yard touchdown run. Clements, making his first start for UAB, then sandwiched a 34-yard field goal by Ty Long with a pair of touch-down passes to Kennard Backman to put UAB up 24-7. Ryan Kay cut the UAB lead to 24-10 with a 47-yard Trojan field goal as time expired in the first half. Troy failed to capitalize on a pair of early second half UAB turnovers, before the Blazers sealed the win with Clem-ent’s 55-yard touchdown pass and How-ard’s 1-yard TD run in the third quarter. Senior D.J. Vinson also eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the Blazers, finishing with 106 yards and a touch-down. Defensively, linebacker Jake Ganus led the Blazers with seven tackles, one tackle for loss and a forced fumble. De-fensive end Diaheem Watkins added six stops with a pair of sacks and two tack-les for loss.

GAME STATISTICS

UAB TroyFirst Downs 19 25Rushing (Att.-Yards): 31-114 39-178Passing (Cmp-Att.-Yds.-Int.): 21-35-339-0 30-33-319-0Total Plays-Total Net Yards: 66-453 72-497Fumbles (No.-Lost): 1-0 4-2Penalties (No.-Yards): 13-102 5-60Punts (No.-Yards) (Avg.): 4-134 (33.5) 3-139 (46.3)Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards): 6-205 2-50Punt Returns (No.-Yards): 0-0 1-0Time of Possession: 29:11 30:49

LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. TD LongD. Reaves (UAB) 23 110 0 14J. Chunn (Troy) 10 65 1 19

Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TDA. Brown (UAB) 29 19 301 3C. Robinson (Troy) 32 30 319 1

Receiving No. Yds. TD LongJ. Nelson (UAB) 10 199 2 62E. Thomas (Troy) 5 69 1 23

Troy 7 3 0 0 — 10 UAB 17 7 14 10 — 48

Aug. 30, 2014 — Birmingham, Ala.

Troy - Chunn 1 run (Kay kick) 13:31-1st QUAB - Howard 2 run (Long kick) 8:51-1st QUAB - Backman 3 pass from Clements (Long kick) 4:33-1st QUAB - Long 34 field goal :38-1st QUAB - Backman 18 pass from Clements (Long kick) 6:54-2nd QTroy - Kay 47 field goal :00-2nd QUAB - Howard 55 run (Long kick) 6:46-3rd QUAB - Clements 1 run (Long kick) 1:23-3rd QUAB - Long 49 field goal 11:15-4th QUAB - Vinson 3 run (Long kick) 5:52-4th Q

2014 Game Summaries

game 2 uab at mississippi state...s playing opponents from the southeastern conference is nothing...

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