A UAB Dynasty: 2005 (TCY)

[bbgunn]

Before you read any further, check this out:

A UAB Dynasty: 2004 (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=52080)

[bbgunn]

UAB News


Walk-on 5th year senior T Otis Gilmore left the team due to a lack of playing time. Boo-hoo.
Walk-ons junior QB Rodney Naquin and senior WR Rick Spenser came into my office yesterday demanding more free time. Sorry boys, you're just going to have to cope. We have a tough season ahead.
5th year senior DE Carlos Singleton lost his girlfriend over the offseason, blaming it on our strict regimen. Carlos, Carlos... there's plenty of other fish in the sea, my friend.


National News

The Coach of the Year was Gilbert Cage of Georgia. His run-and-shoot offense lit up SEC defenses all year.
Kodiak of the Alaska 8 was put on probation for 1 year after recruiting violations. They won't be able to go to a bowl or make appearances on TV during that time. I don't think they expected either, so this probably won't hurt that much, in my opinion.

[bbgunn]

Two of our staff members left us during the offseason. The first was our syndicate coordinator, Rob Stewart. A good guy, but his departure is nothing to cry about. We went out and found a decent replacement:

R.J. Rees, 35
Academic Eligibility: Good
Syndicate Investigation: Terrible
Solicit Donations: Pretty Good

We don't plan to get into any trouble with the NCAA, so his investigation rating shouldn't be an issue. A young guy with a lot of potential to really help build up this program.

Our second departure was from our Great Lakes scout, Irv Stallworth. Because the Great Lakes region may be of more importance to us in the future, we went out and found a good replacement:

Steven Sutton, 47
QB: Fair
RB: Terrific
WR: Very Good
OL: Poor
K: Very Good
DL: Excellent
LB: Very Good
DB: Good

Meanwhile, I made the not-so-painful decision to fire both of our coordinators from last year. While Harvey Bratzke did a wonderful job of putting together the wishbone last season, the offense was too inconsistent. And the guys didn't like him anyway. We think we found a good replacement for him:

Darnell Drake, 40
Play Calling: Very Good
Injury: Good
Rehab: Decent
Congeniality: Terrific

QB: Very Good
RB: Decent
WR: Good
OL: Excellent
K: Terrible

Current Offense: Wishbone (0 years)

Not only is this guy younger than Bratzke, but he's better all around. Bratzke was better at developing RBs, but was much lousier at developing the OL. This is our guy for the future, or at least until a bigger program comes along. However, Drake certainly has his work cut out for him with this group of offensive players (more on that later).

Our D-Coordinator from last year, D.J. Shields, did a tremendous job last year against the pass. But the best teams in C-USA run the ball, and we stunk at run defense last year (injuries aside). I had to make a change:

Rod Grasmanis, 41
Play Calling: Decent
Injury: Pretty Good
Rehab: Excellent
Congeniality: Terrible

DL: Pretty Good
LB: Decent
DB: Good

This was a difficult change to make. Shields was much better at developing the LBs, and was a very likeable person. But we need to concentrate on developing the D-line. We needed someone who was better at calling the plays, too.

Summary: Our coordinators are the future of UAB football, if they wish to stay. They'll be given enough time to build this program.

Based on the talents of our staff and players, I've decided to stick with the Wishbone and 3-4 for the 2005 season. If we get another 7-win season, I'll be very pleased.

[bbgunn]

A quick look at this year's players:
Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Mardeusz, Lamar 12 QB Jr* 9 23
Cox, Deron 18 QB Fr 6 14
Naquin, Rodney 8 QB* Jr* 8 37
Parker, Vernon 19 QB* Jr* 4 33
Stewart, Moe 25 RB Sr 46 46
Maxwell, Maurice 32 RB Jr 19 37
Schneider, Luther 43 RB Fr 8 32
Schulz, Percy 20 FB Fr 23 52
Deberry, Leslie 30 FB Sr 21 22
Buckley, Bill 40 FB So 16 47
Madison, Jeremy 84 TE Sr 12 20
Lee, Lorenzo 86 TE Sr 11 26
Tanner, Shannon 96 TE* Fr 2 2
Hodges, Byron 3 WR Sr* 23 23
Lang, Matt 1 WR Fr 17 35
Prewitt, Bryce 7 WR Sr 14 14
McClung, Donny 85 WR Sr* 11 11
Marsh, Bob 83 WR So* 10 15
Spencer, Rick 89 WR* Sr 15 28
Swift, Luther 80 WR* Jr* 7 24
Jordan, Vernon 57 C Sr 26 48
Peachey, Dale 56 C Fr 16 67
Webster, Korey 53 C So 12 37
Clanton, Tyrus 60 G Sr 42 42
Player, Heath 66 G Sr 27 27
Powell, Brad 64 G So 14 47
Cox, Sherman 68 G So 10 11
Lerner, Everett 70 G Fr 4 42
LaPorte, Mark 62 T Sr* 24 24
Coates, Marlon 67 T Fr 5 7
Charles, Earl 73 T Fr 3 19
Harper, Leland 77 T* So 12 36
Muterspaugh, Jamie 5 P So* 25 57
Harper, Eddie 17 P Fr 19 34
Elliott, Korey 10 K Jr* 21 57
Booker, Nick 15 K* Fr 0 0
Lazetti, Sean 75 DE Jr 29 38
Singleton, Carlos 91 DE Sr 24 24
Davila, Michael 92 DE Fr 16 54
Stephenson, Peter 74 DE Jr 15 23
Talley, Fred 79 DE Jr 12 21
Ashraf, Jake 97 DE So* 9 29
Harms, Howie 98 DE Fr 4 32
Stephenson, Tito 78 DE* Sr 16 16
Leatherman, Kerry 95 DT Sr 25 41
Nelson, Bennie 72 DT Jr* 13 34
Sawyer, Adam 76 DT Jr* 8 35
Stowe, Dominic 99 DT Fr 2 26
Sanford, Rufus 41 ILB Sr 20 28
Rayburn, Trevor 55 ILB Jr 20 20
Johnson, Tim 50 ILB Jr 14 24
Harvey, Richie 51 ILB So 8 14
Morgenstern, Spencer 58 OLB Sr 29 42
Small, John 47 OLB Jr 13 33
Battle, Dave 90 OLB Sr* 5 18
Wheeler, Luther 93 OLB Fr 2 17
Kennedy, Dennis 24 CB Sr* 28 28
Roberson, Bart 48 CB Fr 23 72
Gardner, Jonathan 37 CB Sr* 22 22
Phillips, Bryant 38 CB Sr 21 36
Medley, Lincoln 26 CB So 11 13
Springer, Brenden 34 S Fr 19 83
Corbett, Cole 46 S So 19 19
Rudy, Billy 23 S So 15 43
Kalter, Fred 28 S Sr* 15 15
Dole, Jose 35 S Fr 9 41
McElroy, Marco 33 S So 7 8

* in eligibility - Player has been red-shirted. * in position - Player is
walk-on. ** before name - Player is in danger of becoming academically ineligible.

[Izulde]

You're making me want to play TCY again and start yet another failed dynasty. :D

[CraigSca]

You're making me want to play TCY again and start yet another failed dynasty. :D

Do it, Izulde! I'm a sucker for TCY dynasties!

[Izulde]

A quick look at this year's players:
Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Mardeusz, Lamar 12 QB Jr* 9 23
Cox, Deron 18 QB Fr 6 14
Naquin, Rodney 8 QB* Jr* 8 37
Parker, Vernon 19 QB* Jr* 4 33
Stewart, Moe 25 RB Sr 46 46
Maxwell, Maurice 32 RB Jr 19 37
Schneider, Luther 43 RB Fr 8 32
Schulz, Percy 20 FB Fr 23 52
Deberry, Leslie 30 FB Sr 21 22
Buckley, Bill 40 FB So 16 47
Madison, Jeremy 84 TE Sr 12 20
Lee, Lorenzo 86 TE Sr 11 26
Tanner, Shannon 96 TE* Fr 2 2
Hodges, Byron 3 WR Sr* 23 23
Lang, Matt 1 WR Fr 17 35
Prewitt, Bryce 7 WR Sr 14 14
McClung, Donny 85 WR Sr* 11 11
Marsh, Bob 83 WR So* 10 15
Spencer, Rick 89 WR* Sr 15 28
Swift, Luther 80 WR* Jr* 7 24
Jordan, Vernon 57 C Sr 26 48
Peachey, Dale 56 C Fr 16 67
Webster, Korey 53 C So 12 37
Clanton, Tyrus 60 G Sr 42 42
Player, Heath 66 G Sr 27 27
Powell, Brad 64 G So 14 47
Cox, Sherman 68 G So 10 11
Lerner, Everett 70 G Fr 4 42
LaPorte, Mark 62 T Sr* 24 24
Coates, Marlon 67 T Fr 5 7
Charles, Earl 73 T Fr 3 19
Harper, Leland 77 T* So 12 36
Muterspaugh, Jamie 5 P So* 25 57
Harper, Eddie 17 P Fr 19 34
Elliott, Korey 10 K Jr* 21 57
Booker, Nick 15 K* Fr 0 0
Lazetti, Sean 75 DE Jr 29 38
Singleton, Carlos 91 DE Sr 24 24
Davila, Michael 92 DE Fr 16 54
Stephenson, Peter 74 DE Jr 15 23
Talley, Fred 79 DE Jr 12 21
Ashraf, Jake 97 DE So* 9 29
Harms, Howie 98 DE Fr 4 32
Stephenson, Tito 78 DE* Sr 16 16
Leatherman, Kerry 95 DT Sr 25 41
Nelson, Bennie 72 DT Jr* 13 34
Sawyer, Adam 76 DT Jr* 8 35
Stowe, Dominic 99 DT Fr 2 26
Sanford, Rufus 41 ILB Sr 20 28
Rayburn, Trevor 55 ILB Jr 20 20
Johnson, Tim 50 ILB Jr 14 24
Harvey, Richie 51 ILB So 8 14
Morgenstern, Spencer 58 OLB Sr 29 42
Small, John 47 OLB Jr 13 33
Battle, Dave 90 OLB Sr* 5 18
Wheeler, Luther 93 OLB Fr 2 17
Kennedy, Dennis 24 CB Sr* 28 28
Roberson, Bart 48 CB Fr 23 72
Gardner, Jonathan 37 CB Sr* 22 22
Phillips, Bryant 38 CB Sr 21 36
Medley, Lincoln 26 CB So 11 13
Springer, Brenden 34 S Fr 19 83
Corbett, Cole 46 S So 19 19
Rudy, Billy 23 S So 15 43
Kalter, Fred 28 S Sr* 15 15
Dole, Jose 35 S Fr 9 41
McElroy, Marco 33 S So 7 8

* in eligibility - Player has been red-shirted. * in position - Player is
walk-on. ** before name - Player is in danger of becoming academically ineligible.

Ye gods that's an ugly offense. :D

Question: How do you get this and the stats over to Notepad? Whenever I press Print, it nags about me needing a printer set up.

[MizzouRah]

Izulde,

Add a printer and when it says what port, select FILE (print to file) and then select the generic/text printer (first one in the list). When you hit the print button within TCY or FOF, select that printer and it will ask you for a name. Name it whatever you want and hit OK. From there, find that file and then associate it with notepad and you're set.

I agree... I'm also a sucker for TCY dynasties!

[bbgunn]

Izulde,

Add a printer and when it says what port, select FILE (print to file) and then select the generic/text printer (first one in the list). When you hit the print button within TCY or FOF, select that printer and it will ask you for a name. Name it whatever you want and hit OK. From there, find that file and then associate it with notepad and you're set.

I agree... I'm also a sucker for TCY dynasties!

Yep, that's exactly what I did.

And yeah, the offense is extremely horrible. The only way we're going to win is 3 to nothing, or 7 to 3. If you want a lot of points, find another dynasty. :(

[bbgunn]

Quarterbacks
Take a good look at the QBs on the roster above. This group is downright terrible. Every one of these guys is rated in the single digits. Unbelievable. Not only that, our walk-ons have more potential than our scholarship QBs. That's crazy. That has to change.

It probably doesn't matter who we stick in the starting lineup. Rodney Naquin (Jr., walk-on) will probably get the opening day start, because he's the only one with any game experience at all. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Vernon Parker (Jr., walk-on) takes over during the season. He seems to have more potential talent than his ratings suggest. We're going to give him a scholarship and tempt him to prove us wrong.

Lamar Mardeusz (Jr.) can't be ruled out as well. He may be a factor. Deron Cox (Fr.) will be redshirted, but his camp was terrible. We're very disappointed in this recruit. He won't be a factor in the future. We gotta recruit hard for a QB this year.

Running Backs
Obviously Moe Stewart (Sr) will be one of our tailback starters. The second slot will go to Maurice Maxwell (Jr). Recruit Luther Schneider won't be redshirted, as we have a serious lack of depth at the RB position.

At FB, we like what we see in recruit Percy Schulz. He'll be our starter as a true freshman on opening day.

Receivers
Selecting a starting WR is a bit difficult. Bryce Prewitt (Sr) looked great as a part-time starter last year, but Byron Hodges (Sr) looked good in camp. They'll probably split duties. Walk on Rick Spencer (Sr) is not bad either, giving us the luxury of redshirting freshman Matt Lang, who will eventually be better than all the above.

At TE, it's gonna be very very hard to replace C-USA first teamer Walter Lowe this year. Our TEs stink. We'll go with Jeremy Madison (Sr) for now. Lorenzo Lee (Sr) could get in the mix as well.

Offensive Line
At center, Vernon Jordan (Sr) will once again be our starter. Stud recruit Dale Peachey will be redshirted and should fill in immediately for Jordan in 2006.

At guard, our two starters from last year, C-USA first teamer Tyrus Clanton (Sr) and Heath Player (Sr) will return for their final years, giving us a good inside OL. This allows us to redshirt freshman Everett Lerner, who will be as good as these guys when all is said and done.

At tackle, we have to replace both tackles, including C-USA first teamer Mo Gomez. The obvious two to take over are Mark LaPorte (Sr) and walkon Leland Harper (So). If they go down, all we have left are our two horrible freshmen, Marlon Coates and Earl Charles. If that happens, we're only running plays down the middle. We will certainly hit the tackle market hard in recruiting this year.

Defensive breakdown to come...

[bbgunn]

By the way, thank you all for reading this dynasty. I really appreciate the comments. Hopefully this season won't drive you away. :D

[MizzouRah]

By the way, thank you all for reading this dynasty. I really appreciate the comments. Hopefully this season won't drive you away. :D

No way, this is when it gets good. Time to see what type of a coach you really are! :D

[bbgunn]

After getting depressed from writing up that offensive overview, writing about the other side of the ball should make for some cheering up...

Kickers
Hmmm... perhaps this should have been in the offensive overview, but what the heck. Our kicker will definitely be Korey Elliott (Jr), as the other option is... well... terrible. Jamie Muterspaugh (So) will be our punter for the next few years.

Defensive Line
At DE, our two starters from last year return: Carlos Singleton (Sr) and Sean Lazetti (Jr). This allows us to redshirt our two decent DE recruits. One of them, Michael Davila, will be a force on the line, perhaps as early as next year. We return another starter at DT in Kerry Leatherman (Sr). Talent-wise, these guys aren't great, but the experience certainly will help out this year.

Linebackers
We return our two starting ILB, Rufus Sanford (Sr, and our leading returning tackler) and Trevor Rayburn (Jr). Plus, we return one of our starting OLB, Spenser Morgenstern (Sr). The other OLB slot will be filled by junior John Small, who won't be as good as Morgenstern will be, but will be okay in this defense. Luther Wheeler, our recruit at OLB, looked horrible in camp.

Secondary
C-USA first teamer Dennis Kennedy (Sr) will return as a starting CB. The other slot will be filled by promising junior Bryant Phillips. A favorite of mine, Lincoln Medley (So), should be a great backup. Those looking for star recruit Bart Roberson to wreak havoc on opposing QBs will have to wait a while; we're going to redshirt him.

At safety, we'll have two super sophs. Cole Corbett will start again, and Billy Rudy, who has a lot of potential, will replace the ineffective Marco McElroy (So). Freshmen Brenden Springer and Jose Dole will be redshirted. Springer has the best pro prospects of all the players currently on our roster, even more than Roberson. I'm excited to see what this secondary will do to passing teams this year.

[bbgunn]

It's time to kick off our coverage of the 2005 UAB Blazer football season. This is Year 2 of the B.B. Gunn era and Year 2 of the Wishbone in Birmingham...

...The only talent the offense has this year is Moe Stewart and 3 decent interior linemen. The only way the UAB offense will excel this year will be to hand off to Stewart and have him run down the middle. If Stewart goes down, this offense is dead.

Meanwhile, the defense looks improved from last year. The new defensive coordinator should also have a good effect on that side of the ball...

The coaches have made their C-USA predictions. Let's take a look at those:

1. TCU
2. Louisville
3. Memphis
4. Southern Miss
5. Tulane
6. **UAB
7. East Carolina
8. South Florida
9. Houston
10. Cincinnati
11. Army


UAB certainly has come a long way since this time last year, so a 6th place prediction seems decent. But below Tulane? We are skeptical.

By the way, here's the nation's preseason top 10:
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
Oklahoma 0-0 B12 1 1 1.00 1
Nebraska 0-0 B12 2 2 2.00 2
Miami (FL) 0-0 ACC 3 4 3.50 3
Georgia 0-0 SEC 4 8 6.00 4
USC 0-0 PAC 5 7 6.00 6
Florida 0-0 SEC 6 3 4.50 5
Michigan 0-0 B10 7 9 8.00 7
Florida State 0-0 ACC 8 17 12.50 10
Ohio State 0-0 B10 9 12 10.50 9
Texas 0-0 B12 10 5 7.50 8

Let's look at the 2005 Blazer schedule:
Week Opponent
2 at Fairbanks
3 at (15) Alabama
4 at Central Florida
$$5 at Army
$$6 HOUSTON
$$7 TULANE
$$8 at East Carolina
$$9 at Southern Miss
$$10 CINCINNATI
$$11 at (34) TCU
$$13 MEMPHIS


If you think the offense was terrible, look at this schedule. UAB has only 4 home games out of 11. The first four games of the season are on the road, including a prime match with Big Brother, the University of Alabama, in Week 3. Note that UAB again avoids playing Louisville.

UAB can realistically aim for 4-1 to begin the season. However, when the meat of the C-USA slate hits, things can go awry. We could be looking at another 7-4, 5-3 in C-USA season, folks, but we think that the terrible offense will lose a game it shouldn't lose. Our prediction: 6-5 (4-4).

[bbgunn]

UAB didn't play in Week 1, but there was action around C-USA:

#24 Colorado 52, Houston 22
Iowa St. 30, Louisville 14
TCU 17, Troy 0
Memphis 50, Bethel 0

Recruiting

Like last season, I'll post on players that commit to UAB. I did hit the recruiting trail hard in Week 1. Our priorities are QB, RB, TE and T. We think we found suitable candidates at all those positions, but it's only a matter of time before bigger schools start coming.

Due to the difficulty in recruiting from last year, I've changed our recruiting limits. Now we can recruit from all areas within a 400 mile radius. This takes us into Arkansas and Louisiana in the west, and the Carolinas in the east. Hopefully this can help us turn into a premier program.

Everytime we have a winning season, I add 50 miles to that. If we win a conference championship, 100 miles. I doubt if we'll win a national championship here, but if we do, I'll add 200 miles.

[bbgunn]

UAB (0-0) at Fairbanks (0-1)
Coaches Poll: UAB #76, Fairbanks #118
Line: Fairbanks by 3
Weather: 43 degrees, sunny
TV: none

For its first game of the season, the UAB Blazers head up to the Last Frontier to face the University of Fairbanks of the Alaska Eight in what is easily the longest road trip ever in UAB history. This game will be the first of an annual series between the two schools.

Fairbanks runs a single back offense, one that wasn't too effective in last week's game against UNLV. The school had to change its QB in that game. UAB's improved secondary should be able to handle Fairbanks offense. The question is, can UAB's wishbone offense then put up enough points to win the game? Even after the offseason, there are still many question marks about UAB's offense. We hate to be pessimists, but that, plus the forecasted cold September weather in Fairbanks, makes us wonder.

Our prediction: Fairbanks 13, UAB 3.

[bbgunn]

UAB 44, Fairbanks 7

FAIRBANKS, AK - The fears about UAB's offense have subsided... at least for now.

In a record-setting day, RB Moe Stewart ran for 3 touchdowns and caught another, as UAB beat Fairbanks 44-7. UAB had their way in the cold, running for 321 net rushing yards, their highest total ever under the wishbone. The big rushing game seemed to quell doubts about the offense working well after losing 6 starters from last year's 2nd place team.

"We proved a lot of people wrong," Stewart said after the game. "The line had us down by, what, 4 points or something? We proved them wrong."

Stewart's 368 all-purpose yards set a national record, while his 294 rushing yards set a Conference USA record. Both, of course, are school records. He was easily the MVP of the game. Not only that, he was the National Player of the Week for Week 2, something his predecessor, Bobby Forbes, never accomplished.

The other starting tailback, Maurice Maxwell, ran for 32 yards and a TD. QB Rodney Naquin had a day reminiscent of last year's QB Skip Nolan: simple and consistent. He threw for a TD and, most importantly, no INTs. G Tyrus Clanton and C Vernon Jordan were also player of the week nominees for their blocking prowess today.

Box Score: UAB at Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK.

Week 2, 2005

Attendance: 24,000 (33,000).


Weather: 43 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:51 UABB - Moe Stewart 22 run.
1Q: 12:51 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
1Q: 08:11 UABB - Korey Elliott 36 field goal.
2Q: 09:12 UABB - Maurice Maxwell 6 run.
2Q: 09:12 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
2Q: 08:25 UABB - Moe Stewart 8 run.
2Q: 08:25 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
2Q: 02:25 FAIR - Rondell Orta 1 pass from Charles Gilmore.
2Q: 02:25 FAIR - Gino Cartwright extra point.
2Q: 00:19 UABB - Korey Elliott 27 field goal.
3Q: 06:27 UABB - Korey Elliott 29 field goal.
3Q: 01:05 UABB - Moe Stewart 34 pass from Rodney Naquin.
3Q: 01:05 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
4Q: 05:40 UABB - Moe Stewart 4 run.
4Q: 05:40 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.

Game MVP: UABB 25 Moe Stewart

UAB 10 17 10 7 - 44
Fairbanks 0 7 0 0 - 7

Team Statistics UABB FAIR

First Downs 26 8

Total Rushes 56 21
Net Rushing Yards 321 50
Yards Per Carry 5.7 2.3
Rushing Yards 336 69
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-2 4-7
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-13 2-12

Pass Attempts 22 23
Completions 12 10
Passing Yards 134 145
Yards Per Attempt 6.0 6.3
Interceptions 0 3
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1

Total Plays 78 44
Total Yards 455 195
Yards Per Play 5.8 4.4

3rd Down Plays 9/16 3/11

Penalties 4 5
Penalty Yards 38 30

Avg. Drive Start OWN 48 OWN 21
Time Of Possession 38:28 21:32

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 36 294 8.1 47 3 1 0
32 Maxwell 12 31 2.5 9 1 3 0
8 Naquin 5 -13 -2.6 1 0 2 2
89 Spencer 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0
43 Schneider 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0
20 Schulz 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
8 Naquin 21 11 127 6.0 34 1 0
12 Mardeusz 1 1 7 7.0 7 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
25 Stewart 4 66 16.5 51 34 1
86 Lee 2 20 10.0 7 11 0
3 Hodges 2 21 10.5 7 13 0
20 Schulz 2 21 10.5 2 11 0
89 Spencer 1 7 7.0 4 7 0
43 Schneider 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0

[bbgunn]

C-USA Scores:
Purdue 69, Cincinnati 0
Kansas 44, Army 31
Kansas State 31, Southern Miss 7
Nebraska 52, Tulane 0
Lousiville 24, Kentucky 17
East Carolina 45, Idaho 21
Houston 23, Rice 9
Bowling Green 52, South Florida 14


School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Memphis 1 0 0 1.000 50 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
**UAB 1 0 0 1.000 44 7 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
East Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 45 21 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
TCU 1 0 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
Louisville 1 1 0 .500 38 47 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
Houston 1 1 0 .500 45 61 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
Army 0 1 0 .000 31 44 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
Southern Miss 0 1 0 .000 7 31 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
South Florida 0 1 0 .000 14 52 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 2
Tulane 0 1 0 .000 0 52 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 2
Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 0 69 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1

[bbgunn]

UAB (1-0) at Alabama (0-0)
Coaches Poll: UAB #45, Alabama #59
Line: Alabama by 13
Weather: 55 degrees, sunny
TV: TV5

After going all the way up to Alaska for their first game of the season, the UAB Blazers return home for Week 3... sort of.

UAB will make the 60-mile trip west to Tuscaloosa to face Big Brother, the University of Alabama, for the first time ever in football. UAB fans have had this day circled on their calendars ever since the official schedule was first released. The game will be televised on regional TV.

Alabama runs a veer formation and, if preseason is any indication, is great all around on both offense and defense. This is a team that was ranked #15 in the preseason coaches poll, but fell out, mainly due to not playing a game until now. Meanwhile, UAB had a lot of questions answered about their wishbone, as RB Moe Stewart clearly established himself as the force of the offense.

UAB coaches, players and fans feel a lot better about their offense. However, running against an Alabama defense is going to be a lot more difficult than running against Fairbanks. UAB will be lucky to get half the points that they had in last week's win. Meanwhile, while UAB's defense is among the best in C-USA, it'll be lucky if it can stop one of the SEC's top offenses. The question won't be if UAB can win, but how close they can make the score.

Our prediction: Alabama 35, UAB 10.

[mrsimperless]

I'm excited to see what this secondary will do to passing teams this year.

I agree. And even more so for NEXT year! =)

[bbgunn]

Alabama 48, UAB 3

TUSCALOOSA, AL - UAB annihilated their opponents last week. This week, they were the ones who were destroyed.

The Crimson Tide clearly reminded the Blazers who the king of the University of Alabama system is with a 48-3 win on Saturday. Alabama (1-0) did in the Blazers with a balanced attack, rushing for 277 yards and passing for 191, and then a sellout crowd watched the Tide defense do the rest.

UAB (1-1) had no chance. RB Moe Stewart, who set a national record with 368 all-purpose yards in the Fairbanks game last week, was held to just 33 total yards, including -1 rushing. Forced to pass, walk-on QB Rodney Naquin couldn't, completing just 5 of 15 passes for 48 yards. Not that it was totally his fault; none of the completions went to a wide receiver or a tight end.

UAB only made it into Crimson Tide territory 3 times, and never into the red zone. Meanwhile, Alabama was forced to punt just once.

"A complete beatdown," said coach B.B. Gunn after the game. "Alabama was just better today, plain and simple. When their on their game, they are unstoppable. They were on their game today, and we weren't, so we didn't have a chance."

No word yet on whether or not UAB will seek to play the Crimson Tide again in the future.

Box Score: UAB at Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL.

Week 3, 2005

Attendance: 83,800 (83,800).


Weather: 55 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 10:42 ALAB - Stan Leake 34 pass from Alonzo Bethea.
1Q: 10:42 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.
1Q: 01:49 ALAB - T.J. Shepard 5 run.
1Q: 01:49 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.
2Q: 08:07 UABB - Korey Elliott 39 field goal.
2Q: 04:51 ALAB - Alonzo Bethea 15 run.
2Q: 04:51 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.
2Q: 01:17 ALAB - Zack Guliford 3 pass from Alonzo Bethea.
2Q: 01:17 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.
3Q: 05:41 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz 27 field goal.
3Q: 02:39 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz 34 field goal.
4Q: 10:11 ALAB - T.J. Shepard 1 run.
4Q: 10:11 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.
4Q: 03:40 ALAB - Richie Reilly 20 pass from Alonzo Bethea.
4Q: 03:40 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.

Game MVP: ALAB 15 Alonzo Bethea

UAB 0 3 0 0 - 3
Alabama 14 14 6 14 - 48

Team Statistics UABB ALAB

First Downs 5 28

Total Rushes 31 53
Net Rushing Yards 15 277
Yards Per Carry 0.4 5.2
Rushing Yards 59 290
Tckld Loss/Yards 14-33 5-13
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-11 0-0

Pass Attempts 15 16
Completions 5 14
Passing Yards 48 191
Yards Per Attempt 3.2 11.9
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 3/3

Total Plays 46 69
Total Yards 63 468
Yards Per Play 1.3 6.7

3rd Down Plays 0/13 7/11

Penalties 5 5
Penalty Yards 31 30

Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 45
Time Of Possession 23:17 36:43

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 14 -1 0.0 6 0 9 0
32 Maxwell 8 17 2.1 12 0 3 0
8 Naquin 7 4 0.5 6 0 1 2
3 Hodges 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 1 0
43 Schneider 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
8 Naquin 15 5 48 3.2 27 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
25 Stewart 2 34 17.0 4 27 0
20 Schulz 2 8 4.0 4 5 0
32 Maxwell 1 6 6.0 0 6 0

[bbgunn]

I agree. And even more so for NEXT year! =)

Definitely. This secondary will be the best in C-USA in the next few years.

[MizzouRah]

Yes, hermangunn has updated his dynasty! :)

[bbgunn]

Yes, hermangunn has updated his dynasty! :)
I'm glad somebody cares! :p Thanks.

Speaking of which, I don't have as much free time as I would like, so I can only post a week of TCY game action a day, two weeks if I'm lucky. Sorry about that. Hopefully that will change in the future.

[bbgunn]

Action from around Conference USA in Week 3:
#16 Penn St. 65, Cincinnati 3
Purdue 62, Tulane 0
Oregon 59, Lousiville 26
East Carolina 28, Stanford 23
Ole Miss 59, South Florida 14
Memphis 52, Mississippi St. 6 (Memphis is looking good. They're our rivals in TCY... uh-oh.)
Army 32, Arkansas St. 29
Southern Miss 62, La.-Monroe 0
TCU 45, Rice 21

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Memphis 2 0 0 1.000 102 6 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 2
TCU 2 0 0 1.000 62 21 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 2
East Carolina 2 0 0 1.000 73 44 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 2
Southern Miss 1 1 0 .500 69 31 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
**UAB 1 1 0 .500 47 55 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
Army 1 1 0 .500 63 73 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
Houston 1 1 0 .500 45 61 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
Louisville 1 2 0 .333 64 106 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
South Florida 0 2 0 .000 28 111 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 3
Tulane 0 2 0 .000 0 114 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 3
Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 3 134 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 2

COACHES POLL - TOP 25
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
Oklahoma 3-0 B12 1 1 1.00 2
Nebraska 1-0 B12 2 2 2.00 18
Georgia 1-0 SEC 3 5 4.00 7
Florida 2-0 SEC 4 3 3.50 9
USC 1-0 PAC 5 6 5.50 25
Michigan 2-0 B10 6 8 7.00 5
Florida State 1-0 ACC 7 13 10.00 15
Texas 2-0 B12 8 7 7.50 27
LSU 2-0 SEC 9 4 6.50 1
Washington State 3-0 PAC 10 10 10.00 3
Alabama 1-0 SEC 11 9 10.00 13
Kansas State 2-0 B12 12 18 15.00 14
UCLA 1-0 PAC 13 11 12.00 4
Virginia 2-0 ACC 14 14 14.00 43
Penn State 2-0 B10 15 15 15.00 17
Texas A&M 2-0 B12 16 16 16.00 23
Boston College 2-0 BET 17 17 17.00 11
Colorado 3-0 B12 18 12 15.00 8
Washington 2-0 PAC 19 20 19.50 10
California 2-0 PAC 20 19 19.50 6
Clemson 2-0 ACC 21 27 24.00 29
South Carolina 2-0 SEC 22 23 22.50 35
TCU 2-0 USA 23 22 22.50 36
Georgia Tech 1-0 ACC 24 31 27.50 24
Purdue 2-0 B10 25 24 24.50 26
TCU moves into the Top 25 for the first time this year, at #23. After their great game against us, Alabama is now #11.

[bbgunn]

Injuries

Starting T Mark LaPorte suffered a strained hamstring. It is unknown how long it will take to heal, but he'll probably play through the pain and is listed as probable.

[bbgunn]

UAB (1-1) at UCF (1-1)
Coaches Poll: UAB #67, UCF #66
Line: UCF by 5
Weather: 82 degrees, sunny
TV: none

UAB heads down to Orlando to face the Golden Knights of Central Florida. UAB hopes to get the thoughts of the blowout loss to Alabama out of their heads, while UCF hopes to capitalize on the momentum of their win against Temple last week.

UCF runs a veer formation, but leans more towards the past, since their run has not been effective this year. That's good for UAB's defense, which is third in pass coverage in C-USA so far. The big question will be if UAB can jump-start their run attack after being destroyed by the Crimson Tide. Even though the oddsmakers favor UCF in this matchup, we give the slight edge to UAB, but it won't be easy.

Our prediction: UAB 34, UCF 28 (OT).

[bbgunn]

UCF 37, UAB 29

ORLANDO - UAB gave a decent game, but could not do enough to win as the Central Florida Golden Knights came away with victory in this matchup. UAB never had the lead, but the Blazers (1-2) kept UCF (2-1) on its toes by answering almost all of UCF's scoring drives.

UCF caught the UAB defense off guard by running for 233 yards, while they also kept up their consistency in the passing game, gaining 213 yards.

UAB RB Moe Stewart had a good day with 128 rushing yards, but could not find the end zone. Walk-on QB Vernon Parker made his first start. He effectively ran the option and passed for 185 yards and 2 TDs in his first-ever college game. However, his 3 interceptions are what ultimately did his team in - that and failing to control the ball more than UCF did.

WR Byron Hodges had a big day as well in the loss, gaining 92 yards and a TD.

Box Score: UAB at Central Florida
Orlando, FL.

Week 4, 2005

Attendance: 38,200 (70,200).


Weather: 82 degrees, fair.

1Q: 05:57 CFLA - Roy Grasmanis 1 pass from Kerry Underwood.
1Q: 05:57 CFLA - Sam Meier extra point.
1Q: 00:00 UABB - Maurice Maxwell 1 run.
1Q: 00:00 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
2Q: 07:27 CFLA - Bert Arnold 6 run.
2Q: 07:27 CFLA - Sam Meier extra point.
2Q: 05:03 UABB - Byron Hodges 36 fumble return.
2Q: 05:03 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
2Q: 01:53 CFLA - Sam Meier 45 field goal.
3Q: 04:26 CFLA - Roy Grasmanis 10 pass from Kerry Underwood.
3Q: 04:26 CFLA - Sam Meier extra point.
3Q: 00:47 UABB - Byron Hodges 10 pass from Vernon Parker.
3Q: 00:47 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
4Q: 08:33 CFLA - Sam Meier 21 field goal.
4Q: 05:54 CFLA - Sam Meier 34 field goal.
4Q: 02:36 CFLA - Jackie Schultz 34 pass from Kerry Underwood.
4Q: 02:36 CFLA - Sam Meier extra point.
4Q: 01:05 UABB - Rick Spencer 36 pass from Vernon Parker.
4Q: 01:05 UABB - Vernon Parker pass to Moe Stewart for conversion

Game MVP: CFLA 67 Jimmy Jimenez

UAB 7 7 7 8 - 29
Central Florida 7 10 7 13 - 37

Team Statistics UABB CFLA

First Downs 16 26

Total Rushes 29 46
Net Rushing Yards 144 233
Yards Per Carry 4.9 5.0
Rushing Yards 146 241
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-2 5-8
Sacked/Yards Lost 0-0 0-0

Pass Attempts 25 24
Completions 11 16
Passing Yards 185 213
Yards Per Attempt 7.4 8.8
Interceptions 3 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1

Total Plays 54 70
Total Yards 329 446
Yards Per Play 6.0 6.3

3rd Down Plays 3/11 6/14

Penalties 11 5
Penalty Yards 64 36

Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 39
Time Of Possession 24:47 35:13

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 22 128 5.8 22 0 2 0
19 Parker 4 11 2.7 11 0 2 0
32 Maxwell 2 2 1.0 1 1 0 0
20 Schulz 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
19 Parker 25 11 185 7.4 36 2 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
3 Hodges 5 92 18.4 24 32 1
32 Maxwell 2 16 8.0 5 13 0
89 Spencer 2 44 22.0 22 36 1
84 Madison 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
86 Lee 1 21 21.0 5 21 0

[bbgunn]

SCORES:
Wake Forest 41, East Carolina 23
Miami (FL) 49, South Florida 17
Memphis 51, Temple 3 (wow)
#11 Alabama 34, Southern Miss 10
#9 LSU 48, Tulane 13
Miami (OH) 45, Houston 14

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Memphis 3 0 0 1.000 153 9 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 3
TCU 2 0 0 1.000 62 21 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 2
East Carolina 2 1 0 .666 96 85 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
Army 1 1 0 .500 63 73 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 1
Southern Miss 1 2 0 .333 79 65 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
**UAB 1 2 0 .333 76 92 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 2
Louisville 1 2 0 .333 64 106 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
Houston 1 2 0 .333 59 106 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 1
Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 3 134 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 2
South Florida 0 3 0 .000 45 160 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 4
Tulane 0 3 0 .000 13 162 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lost 4
Look how good that Memphis team is! They're going to be hard to play. But they have only played Bethel, Miss. St. and Temple.

COACHES TOP 25
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
Oklahoma 3-0 B12 1 2 1.50 14
Nebraska 2-0 B12 2 1 1.50 2
Georgia 2-0 SEC 3 5 4.00 1
USC 2-0 PAC 4 7 5.50 20
Florida 2-0 SEC 5 3 4.00 7
Michigan 3-0 B10 6 8 7.00 3
Florida State 1-0 ACC 7 13 10.00 11
Texas 3-0 B12 8 6 7.00 12
LSU 3-0 SEC 9 4 6.50 4
Washington State 3-0 PAC 10 10 10.00 8
Alabama 2-0 SEC 11 9 10.00 15
Kansas State 3-0 B12 12 18 15.00 18
UCLA 2-0 PAC 13 11 12.00 5
Virginia 3-0 ACC 14 14 14.00 29
Penn State 3-0 B10 15 15 15.00 10
Texas A&M 3-0 B12 16 16 16.00 9
Boston College 3-0 BET 17 17 17.00 17
Colorado 3-0 B12 18 12 15.00 13
Washington 3-0 PAC 19 20 19.50 26
Miami (FL) 2-1 ACC 20 27 23.50 40
California 3-0 PAC 21 19 20.00 6
Clemson 2-0 ACC 22 26 24.00 24
Georgia Tech 2-0 ACC 23 32 27.50 23
South Carolina 2-0 SEC 24 22 23.00 32
TCU 2-0 USA 25 24 24.50 46
TCU drops to #25 after an off week.

[bbgunn]

Injuries

NEW: Starting OLB John Small suffered a severe wrist sprain in the UCF game and will be out for 7 weeks.

[bbgunn]

UAB (1-2) at Army (1-1)
Coaches Poll: Army #75, UAB #76
Line: Army by 8
Weather: 54 degrees, sunny
TV: none

UAB takes the long road trip to West Point to face Army in the first C-USA game of the year for both teams.

Army runs a run-and-shoot offense, which may give UAB a good shot at winning. UAB QB Vernon Parker is said to be the starter for the Army game. The key will be if he can avoid interceptions and instead show brilliance with his mind, arm and legs.

If UAB doesn't turn over the ball like usual, they should be okay against this Army team. Our prediction: UAB 29, Army 17.

[bbgunn]

Army 35, UAB 24

WEST POINT, NY - UAB let one get away on the shores of the Hudson in their first C-USA game.

UAB had led for the entire game going into the 4th quarter. At the beginning of that quarter, it was 21-19. Then UAB (1-3) kicked a field goal to make it 24-19. Army (2-1) then proceeded to happily pass all over the UAB secondary and engineer a comeback which will be talked about for days at West Point.

UAB RB Moe Stewart had his second straight 100-yard game and third overall this year. He also had 2 TD runs. However, an inconsistent game from QB Vernon Parker, including 1 interception, kept UAB from doing much to quell Army's comeback in the 4th quarter.

"The Parker experiment is over," said a disappointed B.B. Gunn after the game. "We're going with Naquin for the Houston game." UAB is 1-1 and no interceptions with QB Rodney Naquin, while they are 0-2 and 4 interceptions with Parker.

DE Sean Lazetti had a great day defending the run. His stats included 3 sacks.

Box Score: UAB at Army
West Point, NY.

Week 5, 2005

Attendance: 21,000 (40,000).


Weather: 54 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:47 UABB - Byron Hodges 3 pass from Vernon Parker.
1Q: 09:47 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
2Q: 14:24 ARMY - Irv Gordon 10 pass from Lawrence Reeves.
2Q: 14:24 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point.
2Q: 10:58 UABB - Moe Stewart 6 run.
2Q: 10:58 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
2Q: 00:27 ARMY - Lenny Reynoso 1 run.
2Q: 00:27 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point failed.
3Q: 11:06 UABB - Moe Stewart 16 run.
3Q: 11:06 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
3Q: 09:40 ARMY - Bo Leathers 11 pass from Lawrence Reeves.
3Q: 09:40 ARMY - Lawrence Reeves pass for conversion failed.
4Q: 14:55 UABB - Korey Elliott 41 field goal.
4Q: 08:59 ARMY - Bo Leathers 4 pass from Lawrence Reeves.
4Q: 08:59 ARMY - Lewis Anthony run for conversion failed.
4Q: 02:25 ARMY - Bo Leathers 7 pass from Lawrence Reeves.
4Q: 02:25 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point.
4Q: 00:20 ARMY - Howie Simmons 38 field goal.

Game MVP: ARMY 6 Roosevelt Guynes

UAB 7 7 7 3 - 24
Army 0 13 6 16 - 35

Team Statistics UABB ARMY

First Downs 16 27

Total Rushes 35 33
Net Rushing Yards 198 43
Yards Per Carry 5.6 1.3
Rushing Yards 204 97
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 4-10
Sacked/Yards Lost 1-6 7-44

Pass Attempts 21 43
Completions 9 27
Passing Yards 72 321
Yards Per Attempt 3.4 7.4
Interceptions 1 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 6/0

Total Plays 56 76
Total Yards 270 364
Yards Per Play 4.8 4.7

3rd Down Plays 3/11 7/16

Penalties 5 7
Penalty Yards 24 43

Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 37
Time Of Possession 26:48 33:12

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 25 136 5.4 25 2 1 0
19 Parker 5 28 5.6 23 0 1 1
32 Maxwell 4 27 6.7 17 0 1 0
3 Hodges 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
19 Parker 21 9 72 3.4 17 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
3 Hodges 3 33 11.0 5 17 1
25 Stewart 2 7 3.5 3 5 0
89 Spencer 2 19 9.5 0 15 0
86 Lee 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
20 Schulz 1 8 8.0 1 8 0

[bbgunn]

SCORES:
Tulane 38, Cincinnati 3
#25 TCU 51, East Carolina 3 (uh-oh, TCU's back)
Houston 49, South Florida 42 (it was USF's run against UH's pass)
Southern Miss 48, Louisville 31

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
TCU 3 0 0 1.000 113 24 1 0 0 1.000 51 3 Won 3
Army 2 1 0 .666 98 97 1 0 0 1.000 35 24 Won 2
Southern Miss 2 2 0 .500 127 96 1 0 0 1.000 48 31 Won 1
Houston 2 2 0 .500 108 148 1 0 0 1.000 49 42 Won 1
Tulane 1 3 0 .250 51 165 1 0 0 1.000 38 3 Won 1
Memphis 3 0 0 1.000 153 9 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Won 3
East Carolina 2 2 0 .500 99 136 0 1 0 .000 3 51 Lost 2
**UAB 1 3 0 .250 100 127 0 1 0 .000 24 35 Lost 3
Louisville 1 3 0 .250 95 154 0 1 0 .000 31 48 Lost 2
Cincinnati 0 3 0 .000 6 172 0 1 0 .000 3 38 Lost 3
South Florida 0 4 0 .000 87 209 0 1 0 .000 42 49 Lost 5

COACHES TOP 25
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
Oklahoma 4-0 B12 1 1 1.00 9
Nebraska 3-0 B12 2 2 2.00 3
Georgia 3-0 SEC 3 5 4.00 1
USC 3-0 PAC 4 6 5.00 13
Florida 3-0 SEC 5 3 4.00 4
Michigan 4-0 B10 6 7 6.50 2
Florida State 2-0 ACC 7 12 9.50 12
Texas 3-0 B12 8 4 6.00 7
Washington State 4-0 PAC 9 9 9.00 10
Alabama 3-0 SEC 10 8 9.00 15
Kansas State 4-0 B12 11 17 14.00 17
Miami (FL) 3-1 ACC 12 16 14.00 29
UCLA 3-0 PAC 13 11 12.00 5
Penn State 4-0 B10 14 13 13.50 8
Texas A&M 4-0 B12 15 14 14.50 14
Colorado 4-0 B12 16 10 13.00 6
California 4-0 PAC 17 18 17.50 11
Ohio State 3-1 B10 18 24 21.00 16
LSU 3-1 SEC 19 15 17.00 23
South Carolina 3-0 SEC 20 19 19.50 20
TCU 3-0 USA 21 20 20.50 27
Clemson 2-0 ACC 22 22 22.00 21
Georgia Tech 2-0 ACC 23 27 25.00 24
Michigan State 3-0 B10 24 26 25.00 26
Iowa 4-0 B10 25 23 24.00 22
TCU is now number 21.

[bbgunn]

Injuries

PREVIOUS: OLB Small
NEW: none

Recruiting

Our first commitment of the year was a good one:

RB Mercury Razo
5-8, 185
Hendersonville, TN
Rating: 72-

#1 RB in TN, #22 RB in the nation. Small guy, but powerful. Great on receiving plays, too. He brings us more talent than Bobby Forbes or Moe Stewart have. He'll be a great replacement for Stewart.

[bbgunn]

Houston (2-2) at UAB (1-3)
Coaches Poll: Houston #76, UAB #87
Line: Houston by 3
Weather: 59 degrees, rainy
TV: none

Finally... UAB gets to play in their own stadium. After playing on the road in the first four games on the season, UAB returns to Legion Field to play the Houston Cougars.

Houston runs a Wing-T formation that looked good in the South Florida game last week, but didn't look that great before that. Rodney Naquin should be back under center for UAB, and if he can be as consistent as he was in the first two games, not throw any interceptions like Vernon Parker, and let Moe Stewart do his thing, UAB will have a chance. However, we're going to pick against the Blazers.

Our prediction: Houston 28, UAB 24.

[bbgunn]

Houston 14, UAB 10

BIRMINGHAM - UAB's slide continues.

These two teams played almost even in the Birmingham rain, but in the end, it was Houston on top. Another disappointing loss for UAB.

Moe Stewart ran for exactly 100 yards, including UAB's only TD. Rodney Naquin, back at QB replacing Vernon Parker, had a Parker-like day, missing most of his passes and throwing one pick.

Box Score: Houston at UAB
Birmingham, AL.

Week 6, 2005

Attendance: 31,600 (83,100).


Weather: 59 degrees, rain.

2Q: 08:50 UABB - Moe Stewart 12 run.
2Q: 08:50 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
2Q: 05:16 HOUS - Calvin Devine 2 run.
2Q: 05:16 HOUS - Chester Muerch extra point.
2Q: 00:16 UABB - Korey Elliott 20 field goal.
4Q: 14:47 HOUS - Calvin Devine 10 run.
4Q: 14:47 HOUS - Chester Muerch extra point.

Game MVP: HOUS 38 Calvin Devine

Houston 0 7 0 7 - 14
UAB 0 10 0 0 - 10

Team Statistics HOUS UABB

First Downs 17 18

Total Rushes 40 43
Net Rushing Yards 170 168
Yards Per Carry 4.2 3.9
Rushing Yards 182 189
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-2 3-4
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-10 3-17

Pass Attempts 18 26
Completions 12 9
Passing Yards 107 138
Yards Per Attempt 5.9 5.3
Interceptions 0 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0

Total Plays 58 69
Total Yards 277 306
Yards Per Play 4.7 4.4

3rd Down Plays 6/13 7/17

Penalties 7 4
Penalty Yards 54 25

Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time Of Possession 28:51 31:09

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 25 100 4.0 13 1 5 0
32 Maxwell 9 67 7.4 21 0 3 0
8 Naquin 8 -1 -0.1 6 0 1 3
3 Hodges 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
8 Naquin 26 9 138 5.3 32 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
3 Hodges 3 55 18.3 10 20 0
20 Schulz 3 21 7.0 15 10 0
25 Stewart 1 12 12.0 1 12 0
84 Madison 1 32 32.0 14 32 0
86 Lee 1 18 18.0 0 18 0

[mrsimperless]

We all have our ups and downs. Don't give up! I'm really enjoying this dynasty, nice work.

[MizzouRah]

Me too!!

[Izulde]

Ouch! So many close, close losses. You could just as easily be 3-2, maybe even 4-1.

[bbgunn]

We all have our ups and downs. Don't give up! I'm really enjoying this dynasty, nice work.

Me too!!

Ouch! So many close, close losses. You could just as easily be 3-2, maybe even 4-1.

Yeah, these close losses are hard to take. Thanks for the encouraging words, though. Hopefully we can win more than we lose from this point on, but it's unlikely, given the schedule.:(

[bbgunn]

SCORES:
#21 TCU 34, Memphis 24 (this establishes TCU as the team in C-USA once again. But Memphis played them close... man)
Tulane 28, Army 21
Louisville 65, Cincinnati 10
East Carolina 51, South Florida 21
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
TCU 4 0 0 1.000 147 48 2 0 0 1.000 85 27 Won 4
Houston 3 2 0 .600 122 158 2 0 0 1.000 63 52 Won 2
Tulane 2 3 0 .400 79 186 2 0 0 1.000 66 24 Won 2
Southern Miss 2 2 0 .500 127 96 1 0 0 1.000 48 31 Won 1
East Carolina 3 2 0 .600 150 157 1 1 0 .500 54 72 Won 1
Army 2 2 0 .500 119 125 1 1 0 .500 56 52 Lost 1
Louisville 2 3 0 .400 160 164 1 1 0 .500 96 58 Won 1
Memphis 3 1 0 .750 177 43 0 1 0 .000 24 34 Lost 1
**UAB 1 4 0 .200 110 141 0 2 0 .000 34 49 Lost 4
Cincinnati 0 4 0 .000 16 237 0 2 0 .000 13 103 Lost 4
South Florida 0 5 0 .000 108 260 0 2 0 .000 63 100 Lost 6
COACHES TOP 25
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
Oklahoma 4-0 B12 1 1 1.00 10
Nebraska 4-0 B12 2 2 2.00 1
Georgia 4-0 SEC 3 6 4.50 2
USC 4-0 PAC 4 5 4.50 3
Florida 4-0 SEC 5 3 4.00 7
Michigan 5-0 B10 6 7 6.50 4
Florida State 3-0 ACC 7 12 9.50 12
Texas 4-0 B12 8 4 6.00 6
Washington State 5-0 PAC 9 9 9.00 8
Alabama 3-0 SEC 10 8 9.00 13
Miami (FL) 4-1 ACC 11 13 12.00 19
UCLA 4-0 PAC 12 11 11.50 9
Colorado 5-0 B12 13 10 11.50 5
Ohio State 4-1 B10 14 19 16.50 16
LSU 4-1 SEC 15 14 14.50 24
South Carolina 4-0 SEC 16 16 16.00 18
TCU 4-0 USA 17 15 16.00 17
Clemson 3-0 ACC 18 17 17.50 14
Michigan State 4-0 B10 19 21 20.00 15
Iowa 5-0 B10 20 18 19.00 11
Kansas State 4-1 B12 21 26 23.50 25
Wisconsin 3-1 B10 22 30 26.00 23
Virginia 4-1 ACC 23 22 22.50 30
Penn State 4-1 B10 24 23 23.50 20
Texas A&M 4-1 B12 25 24 24.50 21
With that big win over Memphis, TCU is now number #17.

[bbgunn]

Injuries
PREVIOUS: Small (5 weeks)
NEW: 2nd starting tailback Maurice Maxwell is out with a severe wrist sprain for 9 weeks. This hurts us a lot, since we have no depth at RB... I may have to move a player to RB.

Starters OLB Spencer Morgenstern (groin) and DE Carlos Singleton (thumb) will play through their injuries.

Recruiting

Our newest commitment, OLB Kurt Roosenraad of SC, is nothing special (Rating:37+). The OLB corps are at a low level this year.

[bbgunn]

Tulane (2-3) at UAB (1-4)
Coaches Poll: Tulane #73, UAB #96
Line: Tulane by 9
Weather: 53 degrees, stormy
TV: none

UAB will try to halt their 4-game losing streak against the Tulane Green Wave on Saturday in Birmingham. Tulane has won 2 straight after getting blown out in their first 3 games.

Tulane runs a balanced wing-T formation that has looked decent in their last 2 games. Many experts say that the Green Wave has an edge over UAB in terms of talent. However, we think that UAB is due for a win, so we'll pick UAB this week. Our predicton: UAB 21, Tulane 17.

[bbgunn]

UAB 16, Tulane 10

BIRMINGHAM - RB Moe Stewart had 171 yards rushing and a TD as the Blazers defeated the Green Wave at home on Saturday.

Things looked bleak for UAB (2-4) at the half, as Tulane led 10-3. But the defense was able to shut down the Green Wave (2-4) for the remainder of the game while UAB's offense was able to get the points needed to win.

G Tyrus Clanton was a Player of the Week nominee, making several key blocks in the win.

Box Score: Tulane at UAB
Birmingham, AL.

Week 7, 2005

Attendance: 27,400 (83,100).


Weather: 53 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 00:22 UABB - Moe Stewart 9 run.
1Q: 00:22 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
2Q: 08:59 TULA - J.J. Jenkins 27 field goal.
2Q: 01:39 TULA - Vince Orenstein 15 pass from Patrick Mancuso.
2Q: 01:39 TULA - J.J. Jenkins extra point.
3Q: 01:13 UABB - Korey Elliott 32 field goal.
4Q: 11:59 UABB - Byron Hodges 10 pass from Rodney Naquin.
4Q: 11:59 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point failed.

Game MVP: UABB 60 Tyrus Clanton

Tulane 0 10 0 0 - 10
UAB 7 0 3 6 - 16

Team Statistics TULA UABB

First Downs 13 14

Total Rushes 31 46
Net Rushing Yards 92 208
Yards Per Carry 2.9 4.5
Rushing Yards 111 228
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-9 6-9
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-10 2-11

Pass Attempts 27 20
Completions 15 13
Passing Yards 140 78
Yards Per Attempt 5.1 3.9
Interceptions 2 1
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2

Total Plays 58 66
Total Yards 232 286
Yards Per Play 4.0 4.3

3rd Down Plays 0/12 2/14

Penalties 5 7
Penalty Yards 40 45

Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 38
Time Of Possession 28:44 31:16

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 35 171 4.8 21 1 8 0
8 Naquin 6 -2 -0.3 6 0 1 2
3 Hodges 3 32 10.6 22 0 0 0
43 Schneider 2 7 3.5 4 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
8 Naquin 20 13 78 3.9 16 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
20 Schulz 7 32 4.5 24 12 0
43 Schneider 2 5 2.5 6 3 0
25 Stewart 1 9 9.0 9 9 0
86 Lee 1 16 16.0 3 16 0
3 Hodges 1 10 10.0 20 10 1
21 Bell 1 6 6.0 3 6 0

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SCORES:
#17 TCU 38, South Florida 13
East Carolina 49, Houston 27
Louisville 41, Memphis 14 (Memphis went in the tank after that TCU loss)
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
TCU 5 0 0 1.000 185 61 3 0 0 1.000 123 40 Won 5
Southern Miss 2 2 0 .500 127 96 1 0 0 1.000 48 31 Won 1
East Carolina 4 2 0 .666 199 184 2 1 0 .666 103 99 Won 2
Louisville 3 3 0 .500 201 178 2 1 0 .666 137 72 Won 2
Houston 3 3 0 .500 149 207 2 1 0 .666 90 101 Lost 1
Tulane 2 4 0 .333 89 202 2 1 0 .666 76 40 Lost 1
Army 2 2 0 .500 119 125 1 1 0 .500 56 52 Lost 1
**UAB 2 4 0 .333 126 151 1 2 0 .333 50 59 Won 1
Memphis 3 2 0 .600 191 84 0 2 0 .000 38 75 Lost 2
Cincinnati 0 4 0 .000 16 237 0 2 0 .000 13 103 Lost 4
South Florida 0 6 0 .000 121 298 0 3 0 .000 76 138 Lost 7

COACHES TOP 25:
No need to post it this week, I guess. TCU rises to #16.

[bbgunn]

Injuries

PREVIOUS: Singleton, Small, Maxwell, Morgenstern.
NEW: The win over Tulane was costly. We lost our top CB, Dennis Kennedy (an all-C-USA player) for the remainder of the season with a broken clavicle. Just in time for the matchup with run-and-shoot East Carolina. :( Anyway, Kennedy's college career is unfortunately over.

ILB Rufus Sanford and T Mark LaPorte both have bruised ribs, but will play.

Roster Movement

We switched WR Bob Marsh to RB to help out our lack of depth.

Recruiting

6 commitments today, and 3 of them were fabulous:

TE Dean Snyder
6-4, 225
Rayville, LA
Rating: 93+

The most talented recruit to ever commit to UAB. Has great hands and great size. He's gonna create problems for defenses in C-USA for a long time. Will probably start next year.

RB Juan Koehler
5-8, 183
Cave City, AR
Rating: 86+

This one trumps the Razo commitment two weeks ago. #16 back in the nation. This guy has some amazing speed. Combined with Razo, Koehler will carry the wishbone to great heights in the future. I can see it now... Koehler will be Lightning and Razo will be Thunder.

QB Charles Raphael
6-3, 183
Bonifay, FL (Bethlehem)
Rating: 62+

You're looking at the QB of the future at UAB. #1 QB in FL. Capable of throwing the deep ball, if needed. Plus he has a bit of mobility, which will help out in the wishbone. Considering our QB situation, he will probably start next year.

[bbgunn]

UAB (2-4) at East Carolina (4-2)
Coaches Poll: East Carolina #53, UAB #87
Line: East Carolina by 18
Weather: 65 degrees, sunny
TV: none

UAB goes on the road for the fifth time in seven games this Saturday as they face the East Carolina Pirates in Greenville.

UAB will try to keep the momentum from the win over Tulane last week, but they have a difficult task. East Carolina has won 2 straight games. They run an explosive run and shoot offense that is one of the top 25 offenses in the nation. That's bad news for a team that lost perhaps their best defensive player, CB Dennis Kennedy, for the season. Also, UAB has struggled to put up points as of late, even with consistent 100-yard games from RB Moe Stewart.

At first glance, it looks like another loss for UAB, but East Carolina's two losses (to TCU and Wake Forest) came to teams with strong running games and ball-control offenses. If UAB can win time of possession plus avoid turning the ball over, they'll have a shot at winning. We think that UAB will definitely cover the spread. However, we think that UAB will get at least one turnover that will cost them the game.

Our prediction: East Carolina 35, UAB 31.

[bbgunn]

East Carolina 31, UAB 9

GREENVILLE, NC - 3 interceptions and a failure to control the clock by UAB allowed East Carolina to easily win this matchup.

UAB actually led 6-3 at the half, their defense seeming to have control of East Carolina's run-and-shoot attack. However, the Pirates (5-2) head coach must have said something inspiring in the locker room, and East Carolina went out and took over the 2nd half. UAB (2-5) led in rushing yards but gave up too many passing yards.

UAB's RB Moe Stewart had his 5th straight 100-yard game, despite the loss. He now leads the nation in rushing yardage and is 5th in rushing yards per game.

Box Score: UAB at East Carolina
Greenville, NC.

Week 8, 2005

Attendance: 18,500 (43,000).


Weather: 65 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:35 UABB - Korey Elliott 20 field goal.
1Q: 04:27 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist 19 field goal.
2Q: 05:08 UABB - Korey Elliott 37 field goal.
3Q: 09:33 ECAR - Erik Ogden 1 pass from Howie Ingram.
3Q: 09:33 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.
4Q: 12:01 UABB - Korey Elliott 34 field goal.
4Q: 02:39 ECAR - Charles Kline 9 pass from Howie Ingram.
4Q: 02:39 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.
4Q: 02:10 ECAR - Charles Kline 40 punt return.
4Q: 02:10 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.
4Q: 00:52 ECAR - Erik Ogden 16 run.
4Q: 00:52 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.

Game MVP: ECAR 89 Charles Kline

UAB 3 3 0 3 - 9
East Carolina 3 0 7 21 - 31

Team Statistics UABB ECAR

First Downs 14 27

Total Rushes 41 33
Net Rushing Yards 191 128
Yards Per Carry 4.6 3.8
Rushing Yards 200 166
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-9 4-7
Sacked/Yards Lost 0-0 5-31

Pass Attempts 20 39
Completions 7 23
Passing Yards 95 279
Yards Per Attempt 4.7 7.1
Interceptions 3 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1

Total Plays 61 72
Total Yards 286 407
Yards Per Play 4.6 5.6

3rd Down Plays 2/14 8/15

Penalties 9 4
Penalty Yards 71 24

Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 29:28 30:32

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 26 105 4.0 24 0 6 0
43 Schneider 11 55 5.0 29 0 3 0
8 Naquin 3 22 7.3 11 0 0 0
20 Schulz 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
8 Naquin 20 7 95 4.7 32 0 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
25 Stewart 4 32 8.0 12 10 0
22 Marsh 1 23 23.0 0 23 0
3 Hodges 1 32 32.0 8 32 0
43 Schneider 1 8 8.0 2 8 0

[bbgunn]

SCORES:
Southern Miss 37, Army 6
Cincinnati 41, South Florida 14
Louisville 22, Houston 11
Memphis 52, Tulane 7
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
TCU 5 0 0 1.000 185 61 3 0 0 1.000 123 40 Won 5
Southern Miss 3 2 0 .600 164 102 2 0 0 1.000 85 37 Won 2
East Carolina 5 2 0 .714 230 193 3 1 0 .750 134 108 Won 3
Louisville 4 3 0 .571 223 189 3 1 0 .750 159 83 Won 3
Houston 3 4 0 .428 160 229 2 2 0 .500 101 123 Lost 2
Tulane 2 5 0 .285 96 254 2 2 0 .500 83 92 Lost 2
Memphis 4 2 0 .666 243 91 1 2 0 .333 90 82 Won 1
Army 2 3 0 .400 125 162 1 2 0 .333 62 89 Lost 2
Cincinnati 1 4 0 .200 57 251 1 2 0 .333 54 117 Won 1
**UAB 2 5 0 .285 135 182 1 3 0 .250 59 90 Lost 1
South Florida 0 7 0 .000 135 339 0 4 0 .000 90 179 Lost 8At least South Florida is keeping us out of last place. Too bad we don't play them this year.

COACHES TOP 25
TCU is now number 15 in the latest poll.

[bbgunn]

Injuries
PREVIOUS: see last week's notes.
NEW: To help us out at the CB position, we removed the redshirt from freshman Bart Roberson, who started against East Carolina. Hopefully that wasn't a bad move, as he suffered a concussion. He is listed as probable, but we'll keep an eye on him.

Recruiting Commitments: 1

DT Rod Welch
6-2. 245
Higdon, AL (North Sand Mountain)
Rating: 56+

Number 3 DT in Alabama. Should help us replenish after we lose the seniors on our D-line.

[bbgunn]

Before The Game
UAB (2-5) at Southern Miss (3-2)
Coaches Poll: USM #53, UAB #94
Line: So. Miss by 23
Weather: 67 degrees, sunny
TV: none

Southern Miss 21, UAB 0

(Well, at least we beat the spread. This game was horrible. Stewart didn't even get 60 yards in this one. We went with Parker today... looks like neither Parker nor Naquin are going to help us.)

Box Score: UAB at Southern Miss
Hattiesburg, MS.

Week 9, 2005

Attendance: 22,800 (33,000).


Weather: 67 degrees, fair.

2Q: 07:50 SMIS - Matthew Messenger 4 pass from Tom Christen.
2Q: 07:50 SMIS - Leslie Fisher extra point.
4Q: 12:48 SMIS - Derek Cote 5 pass from Julio Dalan.
4Q: 12:48 SMIS - Leslie Fisher extra point.
4Q: 03:20 SMIS - Mo Horton 17 pass from Julio Dalan.
4Q: 03:20 SMIS - Leslie Fisher extra point.

Game MVP: SMIS 23 Edward Hicks

UAB 0 0 0 0 - 0
Southern Miss 0 7 0 14 - 21

Team Statistics UABB SMIS

First Downs 8 25

Total Rushes 26 59
Net Rushing Yards 91 270
Yards Per Carry 3.5 4.5
Rushing Yards 97 298
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-6 7-9
Sacked/Yards Lost 0-0 3-19

Pass Attempts 18 14
Completions 6 11
Passing Yards 87 179
Yards Per Attempt 4.8 12.7
Interceptions 2 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1

Total Plays 44 73
Total Yards 178 449
Yards Per Play 4.0 6.1

3rd Down Plays 3/10 9/15

Penalties 5 6
Penalty Yards 39 44

Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 34
Time Of Possession 20:56 39:04

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 20 59 2.9 9 0 3 0
19 Parker 2 5 2.5 3 0 0 0
43 Schneider 2 12 6.0 7 0 0 0
89 Spencer 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0
3 Hodges 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
19 Parker 18 6 87 4.8 28 0 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
25 Stewart 3 44 14.6 20 28 0
89 Spencer 1 16 16.0 7 16 0
3 Hodges 1 17 17.0 3 17 0
20 Schulz 1 10 10.0 1 10 0

[bbgunn]

SCORES:
East Carolina 37, Army 3
Houston 31, Cincinnati 17
Memphis 38, South Florida 7
#15 TCU 20, Tulane 14
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
TCU 6 0 0 1.000 205 75 4 0 0 1.000 143 54 Won 6
Southern Miss 4 2 0 .666 185 102 3 0 0 1.000 106 37 Won 3
East Carolina 6 2 0 .750 267 196 4 1 0 .800 171 111 Won 4
Louisville 4 3 0 .571 223 189 3 1 0 .750 159 83 Won 3
Houston 4 4 0 .500 191 246 3 2 0 .600 132 140 Won 1
Memphis 5 2 0 .714 281 98 2 2 0 .500 128 89 Won 2
Tulane 2 6 0 .250 110 274 2 3 0 .400 97 112 Lost 3
Army 2 4 0 .333 128 199 1 3 0 .250 65 126 Lost 3
Cincinnati 1 5 0 .166 74 282 1 3 0 .250 71 148 Lost 1
**UAB 2 6 0 .250 135 203 1 4 0 .200 59 111 Lost 2
South Florida 0 8 0 .000 142 377 0 5 0 .000 97 217 Lost 9

COACHES TOP 25
TCU is now #14.

[bbgunn]

Injuries
PREVIOUS: Leatherman and Kennedy out, Small, Roberson and Sanford probable, Singleton questionable, Maxwell doubtful.

Recruiting Commitments: 2
An offensive tackle and a kicker committed, but neither are that special.

[bbgunn]

(Oops... forgot to post the line, weather and everything before doing the Cincy game. You can tell I'm rushing through games today. :o I can tell you this, though: UAB was favored for the first time this year... by 3.)

UAB 35, Cincinnati 21

BIRMINGHAM - Moe Stewart ran for 164 yards and a TD as UAB (3-6, 2-4 C-USA) defeated Cincinnati (1-6, 1-4) on a decent football day at Legion Field.

Stewart, the man of the game, was also helped out by a great performance from his quarterback, Rodney Naquin. A week after being benched for the second time this year, Naquin went 11 for 19 in passing, gaining a season-high 193 yards. He made one TD pass.

Box Score: Cincinnati at UAB
Birmingham, AL.

Week 10, 2005

Attendance: 25,800 (83,100).


Weather: 68 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:59 UABB - Maurice Maxwell 4 run.
1Q: 08:59 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
1Q: 07:59 CINC - Perry Tewkesbury 75 run.
1Q: 07:59 CINC - Steven Littlejohn extra point.
1Q: 02:52 CINC - Rex Christy 16 pass from Bruce England.
1Q: 02:52 CINC - Steven Littlejohn extra point.
2Q: 01:06 UABB - Marco McElroy 19 interception return.
2Q: 01:06 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
3Q: 09:13 UABB - Moe Stewart 9 run.
3Q: 09:13 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
4Q: 12:52 UABB - Percy Schulz 7 run.
4Q: 12:52 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
4Q: 12:09 CINC - Tracy Bernard 50 pass from Bruce England.
4Q: 12:09 CINC - Steven Littlejohn extra point.
4Q: 02:36 UABB - Byron Hodges 23 pass from Rodney Naquin.
4Q: 02:36 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.

Game MVP: UABB 25 Moe Stewart

Cincinnati 14 0 0 7 - 21
UAB 7 7 7 14 - 35

Team Statistics CINC UABB

First Downs 22 23

Total Rushes 25 49
Net Rushing Yards 109 225
Yards Per Carry 4.3 4.5
Rushing Yards 161 238
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-2 1-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 8-50 2-10

Pass Attempts 40 19
Completions 22 11
Passing Yards 342 193
Yards Per Attempt 8.5 10.1
Interceptions 3 1
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1

Total Plays 65 68
Total Yards 451 418
Yards Per Play 6.9 6.1

3rd Down Plays 5/12 7/13

Penalties 9 5
Penalty Yards 73 48

Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 25:09 34:51

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 34 164 4.8 22 1 3 0
32 Maxwell 8 47 5.8 14 1 0 0
8 Naquin 5 2 0.4 5 0 0 2
20 Schulz 2 12 6.0 7 1 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
8 Naquin 19 11 193 10.1 51 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
84 Madison 2 36 18.0 2 18 0
86 Lee 2 31 15.5 4 19 0
3 Hodges 2 74 37.0 35 51 1
20 Schulz 2 19 9.5 2 10 0
32 Maxwell 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
25 Stewart 1 8 8.0 7 8 0
89 Spencer 1 17 17.0 0 17 0

[bbgunn]

SCORES:
South Florida 27, Army 20
Memphis 49, East Carolina 21
Louisville 35, Tulane 21
#14 TCU 38, Southern Miss 6

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
TCU 7 0 0 1.000 243 81 5 0 0 1.000 181 60 Won 7
Louisville 5 3 0 .625 258 210 4 1 0 .800 194 104 Won 4
Southern Miss 4 3 0 .571 191 140 3 1 0 .750 112 75 Lost 1
East Carolina 6 3 0 .666 288 245 4 2 0 .666 192 160 Lost 1
Memphis 6 2 0 .750 330 119 3 2 0 .600 177 110 Won 3
Houston 4 4 0 .500 191 246 3 2 0 .600 132 140 Won 1
**UAB 3 6 0 .333 170 224 2 4 0 .333 94 132 Won 1
Tulane 2 7 0 .222 131 309 2 4 0 .333 118 147 Lost 4
Army 2 5 0 .285 148 226 1 4 0 .200 85 153 Lost 4
Cincinnati 1 6 0 .142 95 317 1 4 0 .200 92 183 Lost 2
South Florida 1 8 0 .111 169 397 1 5 0 .166 124 237 Won 1A tie for 7th place... not bad. Could be worse.

COACHES TOP 25
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
Oklahoma 8-0 B12 1 1 1.00 3
USC 7-0 PAC 2 3 2.50 1
Florida 7-0 SEC 3 2 2.50 2
Florida State 7-0 ACC 4 6 5.00 7
Nebraska 7-1 B12 5 7 6.00 8
Georgia 7-1 SEC 6 11 8.50 9
UCLA 7-0 PAC 7 5 6.00 4
Michigan 8-1 B10 8 9 8.50 6
Colorado 8-0 B12 9 4 6.50 5
Ohio State 7-1 B10 10 13 11.50 11
Texas 7-1 B12 11 8 9.50 12
LSU 7-1 SEC 12 10 11.00 16
TCU 7-0 USA 13 12 12.50 14
Wisconsin 7-1 B10 14 15 14.50 10
Miami (FL) 6-2 ACC 15 17 16.00 23
Texas A&M 7-1 B12 16 14 15.00 13
Boston College 7-1 BET 17 16 16.50 21
Utah 7-1 MWC 18 18 18.00 18
South Carolina 7-1 SEC 19 19 19.00 17
Iowa 8-1 B10 20 21 20.50 15
Washington State 7-2 PAC 21 22 21.50 22
Notre Dame 6-2 IND 22 24 23.00 28
Clemson 6-1 ACC 23 23 23.00 19
Bowling Green 6-1 MAC 24 20 22.00 24
Virginia 6-2 ACC 25 25 25.00 30
TCU is now #13. Do I smell BCS? They are #14 in the Series poll.

[bbgunn]

injuries
PREVIOUS: Leatherman and Kennedy out, Singleton and Maxwell questionable, Small, Roberson and Sanford probable.
NEW: none

Recruiting Commitments: 3
We got a decent G and WR, plus a below-average CB. Now we are just waiting on commitments from a safety and an offensive tackle, and we will be set.

[bbgunn]

UAB (3-6) at #13 TCU (7-0)
Coaches Poll: UAB #90
Line: TCU by 28
Weather: 74 degrees, sunny
TV: none

The last two games of UAB's schedule this year will be the toughest of their conference schedule. Before playing rival Memphis in week 13, UAB travels to Fort Worth to play the Horned Frogs of TCU.

TCU has steamrolled through all its competition this year. TCU fans are seriously thinking about a possible BCS berth in January. Meanwhile, UAB fans are thinking about 2006.

TCU splendidly does what UAB aims to do: run the ball a lot and control the clock. UAB fans are hoping the Blazers can end TCU's BCS run, but that is highly unlikely. Our prediction: TCU 45, UAB 10.

[bbgunn]

#13 TCU 38, UAB 7

FORT WORTH, TX - As expected, TCU steamrolled through their competition to improve to 8-0 on the year.

Box Score: UAB at TCU
Fort Worth, TX.

Week 11, 2005

Attendance: 44,000 (44,000).


Weather: 74 degrees, fair.

1Q: 02:40 TCUU - Brady Sweeney 41 run.
1Q: 02:40 TCUU - Claude Gonzalez extra point.
2Q: 11:58 TCUU - Peter Vaughn 20 pass from Greg Donaldson.
2Q: 11:58 TCUU - Claude Gonzalez extra point.
2Q: 04:38 UABB - Moe Stewart 8 pass from Rodney Naquin.
2Q: 04:38 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
3Q: 12:03 TCUU - Brady Sweeney 11 run.
3Q: 12:03 TCUU - Claude Gonzalez extra point.
3Q: 06:23 TCUU - Brady Sweeney 7 run.
3Q: 06:23 TCUU - Claude Gonzalez extra point.
3Q: 03:16 TCUU - Brady Sweeney 5 run.
3Q: 03:16 TCUU - Claude Gonzalez extra point.
4Q: 00:12 TCUU - Claude Gonzalez 33 field goal.

Game MVP: TCUU 27 Brady Sweeney

UAB 0 7 0 0 - 7
TCU 7 7 21 3 - 38

Team Statistics UABB TCUU

First Downs 13 34

Total Rushes 34 41
Net Rushing Yards 81 258
Yards Per Carry 2.3 6.2
Rushing Yards 109 267
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-9 1-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-19 1-6

Pass Attempts 23 34
Completions 10 21
Passing Yards 133 315
Yards Per Attempt 5.7 9.2
Interceptions 0 1
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0

Total Plays 57 75
Total Yards 214 573
Yards Per Play 3.7 7.6

3rd Down Plays 4/13 9/15

Penalties 6 5
Penalty Yards 45 35

Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 35
Time Of Possession 27:42 32:18

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 19 83 4.3 19 0 4 0
8 Naquin 5 -16 -3.2 3 0 1 3
32 Maxwell 4 6 1.5 3 0 1 0
43 Schneider 3 1 0.3 1 0 1 0
40 Buckley 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0
3 Hodges 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
20 Schulz 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
8 Naquin 23 10 133 5.7 42 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
3 Hodges 5 58 11.6 10 19 0
25 Stewart 3 54 18.0 41 42 1
86 Lee 1 18 18.0 8 18 0
20 Schulz 1 3 3.0 6 3 0

[bbgunn]

SCORES:
Louisville 44, Army 7
Memphis 35, Cincinnati 6
Houston 41, Southern Miss 24
South Florida 31, Tulane 17

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
TCU 8 0 0 1.000 281 88 6 0 0 1.000 219 67 Won 8
Louisville 6 3 0 .666 302 217 5 1 0 .833 238 111 Won 5
Memphis 7 2 0 .777 365 125 4 2 0 .666 212 116 Won 4
East Carolina 6 3 0 .666 288 245 4 2 0 .666 192 160 Lost 1
Houston 5 4 0 .555 232 270 4 2 0 .666 173 164 Won 2
Southern Miss 4 4 0 .500 215 181 3 2 0 .600 136 116 Lost 2
**UAB 3 7 0 .300 177 262 2 5 0 .285 101 170 Lost 1
South Florida 2 8 0 .200 200 414 2 5 0 .285 155 254 Won 2
Tulane 2 8 0 .200 148 340 2 5 0 .285 135 178 Lost 5
Army 2 6 0 .250 155 270 1 5 0 .166 92 197 Lost 5
Cincinnati 1 7 0 .125 101 352 1 5 0 .166 98 218 Lost 3 Louisville's back to their old selves again. Memphis remains hot... not good for us two weeks from now.

COACHES TOP 25
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
Oklahoma 9-0 B12 1 1 1.00 3
USC 8-0 PAC 2 3 2.50 2
Florida 8-0 SEC 3 2 2.50 1
Nebraska 8-1 B12 4 4 4.00 6
Georgia 7-1 SEC 5 9 7.00 5
Michigan 8-1 B10 6 7 6.50 4
Texas 8-1 B12 7 5 6.00 7
LSU 8-1 SEC 8 6 7.00 14
Florida State 7-1 ACC 9 12 10.50 13
TCU 8-0 USA 10 8 9.00 11
Wisconsin 8-1 B10 11 14 12.50 8
Miami (FL) 7-2 ACC 12 16 14.00 23
Boston College 8-1 BET 13 15 14.00 18
UCLA 7-1 PAC 14 11 12.50 9
Colorado 8-1 B12 15 10 12.50 10
Texas A&M 7-1 B12 16 13 14.50 15
Ohio State 7-2 B10 17 23 20.00 19
Utah 8-1 MWC 18 17 17.50 21
Iowa 9-1 B10 19 20 19.50 12
Washington State 8-2 PAC 20 21 20.50 22
Clemson 7-1 ACC 21 22 21.50 16
South Carolina 7-1 SEC 22 19 20.50 17
Bowling Green 7-1 MAC 23 18 20.50 24
Notre Dame 6-2 IND 24 24 24.00 28
California 7-2 PAC 25 26 25.50 20
TCU's now #10 in the nation. Meanwhile, Florida is #3 in the coaches poll, but #1 in the BCS.

[MizzouRah]

Now that's a night of football!!

You have some work to do... but I have faith in you.. recruiting seems to be on the up and up..

[bbgunn]

Injuries
Player # Pos Elig Health Injury Full Strn.
Singleton, Carlos 91 DE Sr Probable Torn Thumb Ligame 3 Weeks
Leatherman, Kerry 95 DT Sr Doubtful Severe Wrist Spra 6 Weeks
Maxwell, Maurice 32 RB Jr Questionable Severe Wrist Spra 4 Weeks
Small, John 47 OLB Jr Out Severe Wrist Spra 8 Weeks
Roberson, Bart 48 CB Fr Probable Concussion 2 Weeks
Kennedy, Dennis 24 CB Sr* Out Broken Clavicle 13 Weeks

Recruiting Commitments: 1
We got the tackle to commit. Jim Osburn (AL, 35+) will certainly help out our depth the next few years, but hopefully we can find some more talent at T in the next few recruiting classes.

In the Office
Walk-on sophomore T Leland Harper asked for a scholarship, but we turned him down. We're going to need that for some more talented tackles.

[bbgunn]

UAB had the week off.

SCORES:
#10 TCU 35, Houston 3
Army 36, Cincinnati 10
Louisville 34, East Carolina 18
Southern Miss 34, Memphis 28

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
TCU 9 0 0 1.000 316 91 7 0 0 1.000 254 70 Won 9
Louisville 7 3 0 .700 336 235 6 1 0 .857 272 129 Won 6
Southern Miss 5 4 0 .555 249 209 4 2 0 .666 170 144 Won 1
Memphis 7 3 0 .700 393 159 4 3 0 .571 240 150 Lost 1
East Carolina 6 4 0 .600 306 279 4 3 0 .571 210 194 Lost 2
Houston 5 5 0 .500 235 305 4 3 0 .571 176 199 Lost 1
Army 3 6 0 .333 191 280 2 5 0 .285 128 207 Won 1
**UAB 3 7 0 .300 177 262 2 5 0 .285 101 170 Lost 1
South Florida 2 8 0 .200 200 414 2 5 0 .285 155 254 Won 2
Tulane 2 8 0 .200 148 340 2 5 0 .285 135 178 Lost 5
Cincinnati 1 8 0 .111 111 388 1 6 0 .142 108 254 Lost 4 Believe it or not, TCU has not wrapped up the conference title yet. They'll play Louisville next week, at Louisville, with the winner taking the championship.

COACHES TOP 25
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave BCS
Oklahoma 10-0 B12 1 1 1.00 1
USC 9-0 PAC 2 3 2.50 3
Florida 9-0 SEC 3 2 2.50 2
Nebraska 9-1 B12 4 4 4.00 8
Georgia 8-1 SEC 5 7 6.00 5
Michigan 9-1 B10 6 8 7.00 4
Texas 9-1 B12 7 5 6.00 6
LSU 9-1 SEC 8 6 7.00 12
Florida State 8-1 ACC 9 12 10.50 11
TCU 9-0 USA 10 9 9.50 13
Wisconsin 9-1 B10 11 13 12.00 7
Miami (FL) 8-2 ACC 12 14 13.00 22
UCLA 8-1 PAC 13 11 12.00 9
Colorado 9-1 B12 14 10 12.00 10
Boston College 8-1 BET 15 15 15.00 16
Ohio State 8-2 B10 16 18 17.00 14
Utah 8-1 MWC 17 16 16.50 18
Washington State 8-2 PAC 18 19 18.50 19
Bowling Green 8-1 MAC 19 17 18.00 23
Notre Dame 7-2 IND 20 20 20.00 26
California 8-2 PAC 21 22 21.50 15
Texas A&M 7-2 B12 22 21 21.50 20
Iowa 9-2 B10 23 23 23.00 17
Clemson 7-2 ACC 24 25 24.50 24
Georgia Tech 7-2 ACC 25 28 26.50 27
TCU still at #10, but falls to #13 in the BCS. Meanwhile, looks like the East Coast bias is in effect, with USC being at #3 in the BCS.

[bbgunn]

Now that's a night of football!!

You have some work to do... but I have faith in you.. recruiting seems to be on the up and up..

Yeah, that's one good thing that's happened this year. We have to keep this pace up.

[bbgunn]

Memphis (7-3) at UAB (3-7)
Coaches Poll: Memphis #40, UAB #95
Line: Memphis by 18
Weather: 56 degrees, rainy
TV: none

In the final game of the year for both of these rivals, the Tigers play the Blazers at Legion Field. UAB players think they can pull off the upset here, because Memphis may have suffered a letdown after their loss to Southern Miss last week - a loss which may have cost them a bowl.

Memphis runs a high-octane passing attack. Their QB has thrown 33 TD passes - 5th in the nation. Meanwhile, their run attack has been nonexistant. This normally fares well for UAB's defense, but the secondary has been inconsistent since the Dennis Kennedy injury.

UAB would love nothing more than to end the year on a positive note for their seniors. But we don't see a pretty game here. Our prediction: Memphis 45, UAB 17.

[bbgunn]

Memphis 34, UAB 28

BIRMINGHAM - It was the most exciting game of the year for both teams, but somebody had to lose, and unfortunately it was UAB. UAB played very well against the odds, but Memphis QB and game MVP Lee Riddick ran in an 8-yard TD with just 5 seconds left to lift Memphis to victory.

Both these teams played well in the first half, with just one punt for both teams. Memphis took a 21-14 lead into the locker room. The third quarter was, from an offensive standpoint, boring, but then UAB began a drive that resulted in a touchdown at the beginning of the 4th, tying the game. Memphis would answer that on the next drive, taking a 28-21 lead.

Then, late in the 4th, UAB RB Moe Stewart caught a 34-yard pass from QB Rodney Naquin that went in for a TD with less than 2 minutes remaining, tying the game at 28. The 33,000 fans in attendance - the largest for a UAB home game this year - started chanting "UAB" in unison. It looked like the game was headed into overtime.

Then Riddick, together with unusual help from his running backs, put together a 2-minute drive that would make John Elway proud, going from the Memphis 35 to the UAB 8 in 1:15. Riddick would then run the ball in on a bootleg for the winning score while a shocked UAB defense watched.

"This was certainly one for the ages," said a disappointed B.B. Gunn after the game. "This definitely ups the rivalry. I'm proud of my players, though. We made our mistakes, but they played with a lot of intensity. It's hard to stop Riddick, though. If he's not on the Heisman list, he should be."

UAB players of the game included Stewart, Naquin and 2nd tailback Maurice Maxwell.

Box Score: Memphis at UAB
Birmingham, AL.

Week 13, 2005

Attendance: 33,300 (83,100).


Weather: 56 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:11 MEMP - Lincoln Joseph 4 pass from Lee Riddick.
1Q: 12:11 MEMP - Jeff Henson extra point.
1Q: 04:49 UABB - Moe Stewart 2 run.
1Q: 04:49 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
2Q: 06:41 MEMP - Louie Booker 13 pass from Lee Riddick.
2Q: 06:41 MEMP - Jeff Henson extra point.
2Q: 04:12 MEMP - Robbie Hampton 7 pass from Lee Riddick.
2Q: 04:12 MEMP - Jeff Henson extra point.
2Q: 00:55 UABB - Maurice Maxwell 13 pass from Rodney Naquin.
2Q: 00:55 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
4Q: 14:51 UABB - Moe Stewart 14 run.
4Q: 14:51 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
4Q: 11:33 MEMP - Charlie Durham 2 pass from Lee Riddick.
4Q: 11:33 MEMP - Jeff Henson extra point.
4Q: 01:41 UABB - Moe Stewart 34 pass from Rodney Naquin.
4Q: 01:41 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.
4Q: 00:05 MEMP - Lee Riddick 8 run.
4Q: 00:05 MEMP - Jeff Henson extra point failed.

Game MVP: MEMP 9 Lee Riddick

Memphis 7 14 0 13 - 34
UAB 7 7 0 14 - 28

Team Statistics MEMP UABB

First Downs 23 26

Total Rushes 24 44
Net Rushing Yards 77 174
Yards Per Carry 3.2 3.9
Rushing Yards 90 197
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-8 5-6
Sacked/Yards Lost 1-5 3-17

Pass Attempts 37 26
Completions 23 16
Passing Yards 344 235
Yards Per Attempt 9.2 9.0
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1

Total Plays 61 70
Total Yards 421 409
Yards Per Play 6.9 5.8

3rd Down Plays 3/9 11/17

Penalties 5 6
Penalty Yards 46 58

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time Of Possession 25:55 34:05

UAB Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Stewart 32 175 5.4 20 2 6 0
8 Naquin 6 -14 -2.3 3 0 1 3
32 Maxwell 5 9 1.8 4 0 1 0
20 Schulz 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
8 Naquin 26 16 235 9.0 46 2 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Lee 4 39 9.7 5 13 0
20 Schulz 4 33 8.2 7 17 0
32 Maxwell 3 69 23.0 26 46 1
25 Stewart 2 38 19.0 44 34 1
84 Madison 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
89 Spencer 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
3 Hodges 1 32 32.0 0 32 0

[bbgunn]

SCORES:
#10 TCU 24, Louisville 17 (TCU wins the conference)
Houston 34, Army 14
East Carolina 17, Cincinnati 10
Southern Miss 42, Tulane 13
School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
TCU 10 0 0 1.000 340 108 8 0 0 1.000 278 87 Won 10
Louisville 7 4 0 .636 353 259 6 2 0 .750 289 153 Lost 1
Southern Miss 6 4 0 .600 291 222 5 2 0 .714 212 157 Won 2
Memphis 8 3 0 .727 427 187 5 3 0 .625 274 178 Won 1
East Carolina 7 4 0 .636 323 289 5 3 0 .625 227 204 Won 1
Houston 6 5 0 .545 269 319 5 3 0 .625 210 213 Won 1
South Florida 2 8 0 .200 200 414 2 5 0 .285 155 254 Won 2
Army 3 7 0 .300 205 314 2 6 0 .250 142 241 Lost 1
**UAB 3 8 0 .272 205 296 2 6 0 .250 129 204 Lost 2
Tulane 2 9 0 .181 161 382 2 6 0 .250 148 220 Lost 6
Cincinnati 1 9 0 .100 121 405 1 7 0 .125 118 271 Lost 5

COACHES TOP 25
TCU is still #10, but moves to #10 in the BCS.

[bbgunn]

Correction

Oops... did I say that CB Dennis Kennedy's career was over after that broken clavicle? My bad. He's a 4th-year senior, but he has one year of eligibility left. He'll be back in 2006 - thank goodness.

[bbgunn]

Injuries
Player # Pos Elig Health Injury Full Strn.
Singleton, Carlos 91 DE Sr Probable Torn Thumb Ligame 1 Week
Roberson, Bart 48 CB Fr Probable Strained Quadrice 5 Weeks
Leatherman, Kerry 95 DT Sr Questionable Severe Wrist Spra 4 Weeks
Maxwell, Maurice 32 RB Jr Probable Severe Wrist Spra 2 Weeks
Small, John 47 OLB Jr Doubtful Severe Wrist Spra 6 Weeks
Kennedy, Dennis 24 CB Sr* Out Broken Clavicle 12 Weeks
No new injuries.

Recruiting Commitments: 1
Warren Caban (TN, 42+) will definitely help our depth in the future. This completes our recruiting class.

[bbgunn]

TCU (11-0) doesn't get into a BCS bowl game. They play Virginia Tech (7-4) in the Emerald Bowl. Memphis (8-3) gets the other C-USA automatic bid and plays Syracuse (9-2) in the Portland Bowl. No other C-USA teams made it to the postseason.

Meanwhile, Oklahoma (12-0) will play USC (11-0) for the national title.

[bbgunn]

C-USA BOWLS
Portland Bowl: #22 Syracuse 49, Memphis 6
Emerald Bowl: Virginia Tech 44, #6 TCU 10

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
#2 USC 57, #1 Oklahoma 7

Darren Wheeler of Georgia wins his second Heisman in a row.

FINAL COACHES TOP 25:
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
USC 12-0 PAC 1 1 1.00 1
Oklahoma 12-1 B12 2 2 2.00 5
Georgia 11-1 SEC 3 5 4.00 2
Florida 12-1 SEC 4 3 3.50 3
Texas 11-1 B12 5 4 4.50 4
Miami (FL) 10-2 ACC 6 7 6.50 11
LSU 11-2 SEC 7 6 6.50 10
Ohio State 10-2 B10 8 10 9.00 6
TCU 11-1 USA 9 8 8.50 13
Washington State 10-2 PAC 10 9 9.50 8
Nebraska 9-3 B12 11 12 11.50 15
UCLA 10-2 PAC 12 11 11.50 7
Boston College 10-2 BET 13 14 13.50 16
Michigan 9-3 B10 14 16 15.00 14
California 10-2 PAC 15 13 14.00 9
Florida State 9-3 ACC 16 20 18.00 19
Utah 10-2 MWC 17 15 16.00 18
Notre Dame 9-3 IND 18 19 18.50 24
Iowa 10-2 B10 19 17 18.00 12
Wisconsin 9-3 B10 20 22 21.00 22
Syracuse 10-2 BET 21 23 22.00 23
Colorado 10-3 B12 22 18 20.00 20
Texas A&M 9-3 B12 23 21 22.00 17
Kansas State 8-4 B12 24 30 27.00 27
Virginia Tech 8-4 ACC 25 26 25.50 28
TCU still finished #9... not bad.

[bbgunn]

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
TCU 11 1 0 .916 377 172 8 0 0 1.000 278 87 Lost 1
Southern Miss 7 4 0 .636 322 232 6 2 0 .750 243 167 Won 3
Louisville 7 4 0 .636 353 259 6 2 0 .750 289 153 Lost 1
Memphis 8 4 0 .666 433 236 5 3 0 .625 274 178 Lost 1
East Carolina 7 4 0 .636 323 289 5 3 0 .625 227 204 Won 1
Houston 6 5 0 .545 269 319 5 3 0 .625 210 213 Won 1
Army 3 8 0 .272 222 348 2 6 0 .250 142 241 Lost 2
**UAB 3 8 0 .272 205 296 2 6 0 .250 129 204 Lost 2
South Florida 2 9 0 .181 210 445 2 6 0 .250 165 285 Lost 1
Tulane 2 9 0 .181 161 382 2 6 0 .250 148 220 Lost 6
Cincinnati 1 10 0 .090 128 466 1 7 0 .125 118 271 Lost 6 A tie for 7th... one place below expectations before the season.

2005 Summary for UAB

Record: 3-8
Rank: 98

UAB Team Rank
Rushes 434 38 (T)
Rushing Yards 1816 35
Yards Per Carry 4.18 22
Pass Attempts 235 115
Completions 109 123
Passing Yards 1398 119
Yards Per Attempt 5.94 92 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 34.2 79
Points Per Game 18.6 98
Turnovers 18 36 (T)
Turnover Margin +3 46 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 406 77 (T)
Rushing Yards 1707 82
Yards Per Carry 4.20 79
Pass Attempts 315 33
Completions 194 84 (T)
Passing Yards 2576 81
Yards Per Attempt 8.17 111
3rd Down Conversions 44.0 114
Points Per Game 26.9 66 (T)
Turnovers 21 61 (T)

Primary Formation: Wishbone Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 44 at FAIR (124) 7
3 3 at ALAB (35) 48
4 29 at CFLA (83) 37
5 24 at ARMY (106) 35
6 10 HOUS (62) 14
7 16 TULA (108) 10
8 9 at ECAR (46) 31
9 0 at SMIS (43) 21
10 35 CINC (119) 21
11 7 at TCUU (9) 38
13 28 MEMP (38) 34

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
8 Naquin QB 170 82 1047 6.15 6 6
19 Parker QB 64 26 344 5.37 3 6
Team --- 235 109 1398 5.94 9 12

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
25 Stewart RB 288 1414 4.90 10 48 55
32 Maxwell RB 52 206 3.96 3 12 10
8 Naquin QB 45 -18 -0.40 0 24 104
Team --- 434 1816 4.18 14 96 187

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
3 Hodges WR 61 24 424 17.6 122 4
25 Stewart RB 41 23 304 13.2 192 3
89 Spencer WR 33 8 111 13.8 33 1
20 Schulz FB 33 23 155 6.7 62 0
86 Lee TE 29 13 168 12.9 32 0
84 Madison TE 13 5 96 19.2 16 0
Team --- 235 109 1398 12.8 499 9

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
58 Morgenstern OLB 62 18 1.0 3 0 1
41 Sanford ILB 47 14 0.0 2 0 3
23 Rudy S 46 10 0.0 3 0 5
75 Lazetti DE 41 23 6.5 10 0 0
55 Rayburn ILB 37 19 0.0 2 1 4
38 Phillips CB 34 8 0.0 0 1 2
91 Singleton DE 32 10 2.5 7 0 1
90 Battle OLB 28 10 1.5 5 0 0
37 Gardner CB 25 10 0.0 3 2 3
46 Corbett S 25 4 0.0 0 1 6
74 Stephenson DE 22 7 4.0 7 0 1
24 Kennedy CB 19 5 0.0 4 2 0
48 Roberson CB 19 7 0.0 1 1 5
72 Nelson DT 17 12 1.0 7 0 0
26 Medley CB 16 2 2.0 2 1 1
28 Kalter S 16 10 0.0 1 0 2
76 Sawyer DT 14 11 1.5 3 0 0
95 Leatherman DT 14 7 6.5 5 0 1
50 Johnson ILB 13 2 0.0 3 0 1
25 Stewart RB 12 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Stephenson DE 11 3 1.0 2 0 0
47 Small OLB 11 4 0.5 0 0 0
Team --- 635 205 31.0 74 11 40

Interesting Stats

RB Moe Stewart was 5th nationally in running yards per game (1st in CUSA) with 128.5 and 4th in total rushing yards (1st in CUSA).
G Tyrus Clanton was 14th in the number of key running blocks this year (1st in CUSA) with 49.
In team stats, only TCU and So. Miss had better rushing stats than UAB in-conference. Our passing offense was dead last in C-USA. Also in C-USA, our pass defense was 5th, but our rush defense was 9th.


Awards
C-USA FIRST TEAM
RB Moe Stewart
G Tyrus Clanton

C-USA SECOND TEAM
DE Sean Lazetti

C-USA ACADEMIC TEAM
DE Carlos Singleton
OLB Luther Wheeler

[bbgunn]

So long, guys...

Player # Pos Elig HT WT High School
Clanton, Tyrus 60 G Sr 6-5 299 Selma, AL - Selma
Jordan, Vernon 57 C Sr 6-4 287 Carrollton, AL - Carrollton
Madison, Jeremy 84 TE Sr 6-5 243 Houston, TX - Yates
Player, Heath 66 G Sr 6-1 266 Haleyville, AL - Haleyville
Singleton, Carlos 91 DE Sr 6-2 237 New Iberia, LA - New Iberia
Deberry, Leslie 30 FB Sr 6-2 226 San Antonio, TX - Harlandale
Leatherman, Kerry 95 DT Sr 6-4 273 Bay Minette, AL - Baldwin Coun
Lee, Lorenzo 86 TE Sr 6-5 243 Los Angeles, CA - John Marshal
Morgenstern, Spencer 58 OLB Sr 5-10 206 Northport, AL - Tuscaloosa Cou
Phillips, Bryant 38 CB Sr 5-10 170 Elkmont, AL - Limestone County
Prewitt, Bryce 7 WR Sr 6-3 203 Auburn, AL - Auburn
Sanford, Rufus 41 ILB Sr 6-0 211 Plantation, FL - South Plantat
Spencer, Rick 89 WR* Sr 5-9 172 Guntersville, AL - Guntersvill
Stephenson, Tito 78 DE* Sr 5-10 221 Vincent, AL - Vincent
Stewart, Moe 25 RB Sr 5-10 194 Auburn, AL - Auburn I didn't realize Stewart was from Auburn... how did AU let him get away?

Obviously losing Stewart hurts, but we're also losing the cornerstones of our OL in Clanton, Jordan and Player. Our O-line might not be able to effectively protect our backfield next year. We're losing our top tackler, Morgenstern, plus two starters from a D-line that was pretty bad last year. Other than that, we don't lose much.

Continue on to 2006:

UAB 2006 (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=52425)