A UAB Dynasty: 2005 (TCY)

[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  

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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.

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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  

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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 1

A 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  

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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]

Originally Posted by 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..

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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