A UAB Dynasty 2009 (TCY)

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After winning their first conference title, the Blazers are back and looking for more.

Previous seasons:
UAB 2004
UAB 2005
UAB 2006
UAB 2007
UAB 2008

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Quick History of the B.B. Gunn era:

Year  Team                  Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV   Tick Don  Score  
2008  UAB                   7-5    Yes  58   65   55   90   65   21   65   58     
2007  UAB                   4-7    No   101  67   56   90   0    2    54   47     
2006  UAB                   2-9    No   115  2    66   89   51   5    33   33     
2005  UAB                   3-8    No   107  0    64   87   0    7    0    20     
2004  UAB                   7-4    No   59   65   49   90   40   11   61   52     
   
Post - Post-Season Appearance, Perf - Team Performance Score, Acad - Academic  
Performance Score, Recr - Recruiting Score, TV - Television Revenue Score,  
Tick - Ticket Revenue Score, Don - Alumni Donations Score 

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WR LANG LEAVES UAB

WR Matt Lang suffered a degenerative hip condition and has to leave the UAB Blazer program before his eligibility is up. It's unfortunate for the guy. But in football terms, the loss only hurts our depth at WR. Ben Patton has established himself as the guy to go to when we pass (him and TE Dean Snyder).

THE BEAVERS WANT ME

Oregon State, for the second straight year, is trying to get me to go out west. But I'm not moving yet, at least not until the Koehler/McLemore era is over.

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Unfortunately, there weren't many good replacement candidates out there that were willing to come to UAB, so we're stuck with our defensive coordinator for another year. He should consider this a second chance.

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Let's break down the rosters.

McLemore, Kim           10   QB   So    32                73                  
Weaver, Seth            14   QB   Jr*   24                66                  
Raphael, Charles        11   QB   Sr*   19                45                  
Cox, Deron              18   QB   Sr    17                17                  
Hurnblad, Dixon         19   QB   Fr    12                85       

McLemore will return as starter, while Weaver will remain the backup. Hurnblad will redshirt, but he'll be good in the future.

Castillo, Alvin         33   RB   So*   64                80                  
Koehler, Juan           44   RB   Sr*   56                90                  
Razo, Mercury           39   RB   Sr*   49                61                  
Kemp, Cole              28   RB   Jr*   23                70                  
Barrows, Tyrell         36   FB   Jr*   49                49                  
Fox, Edgar              31   FB*  Sr*   9                 18           

Koehler will still be our number one RB. However, it is possible that he gets less carries this year, as Alvin Castillo is a real threat. We're going to utilize both our starting tailbacks a lot. In any case, the Thunder and Lightning era is over. It'll be the Castillo and Lightning era from now on.

Barrows at FB is a no-brainer. We'll definitely be recruiting a FB this year.

Snyder, Dean            86   TE   Sr    70                100                 
Clark, Tom              83   TE   So*   42                43                  
Cook, Al                89   TE   Fr    22                70                  
Dunn, Arnold            84   TE   Jr    18                42                  
Harrison, Earnest       88   TE*  Sr    13                13                  
Patton, Ben             6    WR   Jr*   30                66                  
Reyes, Phillip          85   WR   So    24                52                  
Cofield, Phillip        87   WR   Sr    16                32                  
Shelton, Matt           9    WR*  Sr*   5                 5      

Snyder returns at TE (hopefully without injury), while Patton will be the starter at WR.

So far, so good on offense.

Peachey, Dale           56   C    Sr    57                67                  
Henson, Donovan         57   C    Jr*   23                71                  
Carlisle, Ty            69   G    Sr*   34                74                  
Lerner, Everett         70   G    Sr    26                42                  
Bullock, Trevor         75   G    Jr*   21                29                  
Hutton, Derrick         65   G    Fr    21                84                  
Pirtle, Dominic         63   G    So*   17                58                  
Perlman, Jackie         78   G    Sr*   16                38                  
Pietraszak, Grant       74   T    Jr*   56                72                  
Downs, Colin            66   T    Sr*   43                56                  
Osburn, Jim             61   T    Sr*   17                18                  
Westbrook, Bryce        73   T    Fr    17                72                  
Evans, Kendrick         68   T    So*   12                40                  
Coates, Marlon          67   T    Sr    10                10                  

At C, Peachey returns for his last year here. At G, it'll be Carlisle on the left and true freshman Hutton on the right. This will be the weaker part of the O-line at first, but look for these two guys to improve a lot. At T, it'll be Pietraszak on the left and Downs on the right.

Harper, Eddie           17   P    Sr    44                44                  
Finley, Bernard         2    P    Jr*   33                64                  
Douglas, Allen          13   P*   Fr    10                10                  
Garrison, Jake          4    K    Sr*   33                86                  
Harper, Jose            15   K*   So    4                 48                  
Windsor, Van            7    K*   So*   0                 20       

Harper will be the new punter and Garrison will keep his job at kicker.

The offense looks improved! Of course, I'm sticking with the Wishbone. I'm beginning to think we can succeed with that formation here.

Now for the defense (which will be in a 4-3 formation again):

Davila, Michael         92   DE   Sr    49                54                  
Riffle, Les             76   DE   So    37                67                  
Harms, Howie            98   DE   Sr    31                32                  
Brady, Ralph            97   DE   Fr    22                55                  
Ornelas, Broderick      90   DE   Jr*   16                30                  
Norton, Jeremy          50   DE*  Jr    6                 6                   
Welch, Rod              91   DT   Sr*   43                78                  
Ponder, Devin           72   DT   So*   28                77                  
Desmond, Deron          60   DT   Jr*   20                32                  
Stowe, Dominic          99   DT   Sr    17                26                  
Kindred, Rico           96   DT   Fr    16                89                  
Salvatori, Brady        79   DT   Jr*   15                52         

Riffle and Davila will be the starting DEs, while at DT it'll be Welch and new starter Devin Ponder.

Guthrie, Lincoln        53   ILB  Sr*   18                40                  
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  Sr    15                47                  
Franz, J.T.             40   ILB  So    14                18                  
Cohen, Leo              52   ILB  Fr    12                45                  
Bertsch, Derrick        47   ILB* Jr    8                 23                  
Barnes, Bubba           41   ILB* Jr    5                 5                   
Schroeder, Leon         55   OLB  Jr*   48                80                  
Roosenraad, Kurt        58   OLB  Sr*   38                38                  
Stubbs, Al              54   OLB  Jr*   32                50                  
Palma, Vinny            93   OLB  Fr    18                76                  
Rutherford, Derrick     51   OLB  So*   13                63                  
May, Darnell            49   OLB* Sr    6                 6                   
Sims, Floyd             59   OLB* Jr*   6                 6             

It'll be Schroeder and Roosenraad on the outside (Palma will redshirt), while on the inside Guthrie will start over injury-prone McCrory. Cohen was disappointing this spring.

Roberson, Bart          48   CB   Sr    76                76                  
Owens, Blaine           42   CB   So    44                83                  
Costello, Byron         45   CB   Sr*   33                41                  
Durham, Bobby           37   CB   Jr    24                29                  
Smothers, Todd          22   CB   Fr    7                 49                  
Halbert, Andrew         25   CB*  So    10                25                  
Gambrell, Emmanuel      38   CB*  So    2                 2                   
Springer, Brenden       34   S    Sr    61                83                  
Caban, Warren           29   S    Sr*   28                58                  
Blake, Edward           27   S    So*   26                66                  
Jaster, Don             30   S    Fr    25                68                  
Tavares, Heath          24   S    Jr*   21                48                  
Dole, Jose              35   S    Sr    18                42                  
Schwarzhaupt, Greg      23   S    Fr    16                53                 

Oh, I was right the first time... Roberson returns. It'll be him and Owens at CB. At S, All-Everything Brenden Springer returns, along with Caban.

We still have a hole in the middle of our defense (ILB) - that worries me. Hopefully Guthrie will improve quickly, and hopefully Cohen will add something in 2010.

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NOLAN: Hey, Birmingham! I'm Skip Nolan, along with Bobby Forbes...

FORBES: UAB class of 2004, baby! This is the 2009 Blazer preview show...

NOLAN: Let's look at the schedule...

2009 UAB Schedule
   
Rival: Memphis
Stadium Capacity: 83,100
Season Tickets Sold: 29,000
   
  Week  Opponent                   Result    Attendance  Weather     Television  
2       FAIRBANKS                                                       
4       at (12) Ohio State                                              
5       ARKANSAS STATE                                                  
$$6     at (46) Louisville                                              
$$7     (34) TULANE                                                     
$$8     ARMY                                                            
$$9     at South Florida                                                
$$10    EAST CAROLINA                                                   
$$11    at (36) TCU                                                     
$$12    at Houston                                                      
$$13    MEMPHIS                                                         
   
Home Games in ALL CAPS  
$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games 

NOLAN: First, the non-conference games. Fairbanks comes back to Alabama for the 2nd straight year. UAB should be much improved from that debacle against them last year.

FORBES: Hopefully.

NOLAN: The Arkansas State match should be a win as well, but of course, there's the Buckeyes...

FORBES: As much as I would love to see an upset there, it ain't happening... not in Columbus. This OSU team is stacked.

NOLAN: Now for the C-USA slate... the Blazers play all the heavyweights: Louisville, TCU, Tulane and East Carolina.

FORBES: They beat Tulane and ECU last year, but not Louisville, and they didn't play TCU. I'd say they lose 2 of those.

NOLAN: I agree. As for the rest, they should be able to beat Army and Houston. USF gives the Blazers trouble sometimes...

FORBES: They should be able to beat the Bulls again... that team is down. And for Memphis, that game is always tough, but the Blazers should come out on top as well.

NOLAN: So we're looking at an 8-3 year, 6-2 in conference. Will that be good enough for the conference title?

FORBES: Depends on how well Louisville, TCU and/or Tulane do.

NOLAN: Let's look at the coaches predictions for C-USA:

Tulane                  0-0     USA   34    44    39.00   37      
TCU                     0-0     USA   36    31    33.50   34      
Louisville              0-0     USA   46    73    59.50   52      
East Carolina           0-0     USA   54    75    64.50   61      
**UAB                   0-0     USA   65    82    73.50   68      
South Florida           0-0     USA   78    80    79.00   78      
Houston                 0-0     USA   84    104   94.00   90      
Memphis                 0-0     USA   98    93    95.50   98      
Southern Miss           0-0     USA   104   99    101.50  105     
Cincinnati              0-0     USA   108   84    96.00   104     
Army                    0-0     USA   118   112   115.00  119     

NOLAN: UAB is 5th... wow, no respect, even though, talentwise, UAB is at least as good as last year.

FORBES: I can see putting us behind Louisville and TCU. And Tulane will be good. But still... at least 3rd.

NOLAN: I think coaches believe that the close games will start to go against the Blazers this year.

FORBES: Let's hope not... let's hope for a good year...

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WEEK 1
No game for UAB this week.

C-USA
Southern Miss 28, N.C. State 24
Texas Tech 20, South Florida 17
Tulane 14, Temple 3
TCU 40, Sitka 17

RECRUITING
Same rules apply:
*Due to our conference championship last year, our recruiting radius has been extended to 500 miles. This takes us into Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and deep into Florida.
*A winning season brings us an additional 50 mi. A conference title: +100 miles. An unlikely national title: +200 mi.
*Only those players with over a 1000 SAT score are recruited.

This year, we're going after these positions: RB, FB, WR, C, G, T, DT, ILB, CB, S, K (walk-on).

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WEEK 2 PREVIEW:
Fairbanks (0-1) at UAB (0-0)(-4)

[JeffW]

Originally Posted by hermangunn

THE BEAVERS WANT ME

Oregon State, for the second straight year, is trying to get me to go out west. But I'm not moving yet, at least not until the Koehler/McLemore era is over.

If my vote counts, I vote that you just stick with the Blazers and lead them to a National Title.

[JeffW]

Originally Posted by hermangunn

We still have a hole in the middle of our defense (ILB) - that worries me. Hopefully Guthrie will improve quickly, and hopefully Cohen will add something in 2010.

Convert an OLB to ILB?

I like the way your team is looking. Biggest needs look like FB, ILB and CB. I have noticed that some of your senior players look underdeveloped, might want to look for players with better Athletic Prep if you can.

-Jeff

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Originally Posted by JeffW

If my vote counts, I vote that you just stick with the Blazers and lead them to a National Title.

Yep, your vote certainly does. If I can win a national title with UAB, that would be awesome.

Originally Posted by JeffW

Convert an OLB to ILB?

I like the way your team is looking. Biggest needs look like FB, ILB and CB. I have noticed that some of your senior players look underdeveloped, might want to look for players with better Athletic Prep if you can.

-Jeff

Thanks for the advice. You're right - I've certainly neglected Athletic Prep... I'll be paying closer attention to that from now on.

And I've been thinking about taking true freshman Vinny Palma and moving him to ILB and removing his redshirt. We have plenty of good prospective OLBs in this year's recruiting ranks, but no ILBs (like usual). Anyway, I'll have to do that after the first game (already simmed).

[MizzouRah]

I'm still following along!! Go UAB!!

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UAB 31, Fairbanks 0

BIRMINGHAM - A UAB-record 44,000 fans showed up at Legion Field to see what could be called "The Kim McLemore Show." The sophomore QB became the first Blazer QB to rush for 100 yards (he had 109 total), and he also threw for 279 yards, breaking the previous passing record set by himself, as UAB (1-0) slaughtered Fairbanks (0-2).

"Everything just clicked for me today," McLemore said after the game.

WR Ben Patton had 3 catches for 91 yards. However, the lone TD pass of the game went to RB Juan Koehler, who had a miserable day, by his standards. He had only 3 carries and 24 yards rushing, both career lows. Meanwhile, UAB's much-hyped freshman RB, Alvin Castillo, had only 3 yards on 3 carries.

This begs the question, did McLemore carry the ball himself so much because he was on his game, or because Koehler and Castillo were very much off of theirs? Some are wondering if there's something wrong with Koehler, who usually shines against weak teams like Fairbanks.

Despite the McLemore display, it would be unfair to say that he won the game singlehandedly. UAB's oft-criticized defense answered cynics by shutting out a team for the first time under the B.B. Gunn era.

Box Score: Fairbanks at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 2, 2009  
  
Attendance: 44,000 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 79 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 12:56 UABB - Kim McLemore 53 run.  
1Q: 12:56 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
1Q: 00:57 UABB - Tyrell Barrows 3 run.  
1Q: 00:57 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
3Q: 07:24 UABB - Juan Koehler 5 run.  
3Q: 07:24 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
3Q: 04:13 UABB - Juan Koehler 36 pass from Kim McLemore.  
3Q: 04:13 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
4Q: 08:55 UABB - Jake Garrison 24 field goal.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 10 Kim McLemore  
  
Fairbanks         0      0      0      0      -      0  
UAB               14     0      14     3      -      31  
  
Team Statistics          FAIR          UABB  
  
First Downs              11            21  
  
Total Rushes             31            40  
Net Rushing Yards        50            204  
Yards Per Carry          1.6           5.1  
Rushing Yards            78            214  
Tckld Loss/Yards         5-14          5-10  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-14          0-0  
  
Pass Attempts            27            24  
Completions              12            13  
Passing Yards            189           279  
Yards Per Attempt        7.0           11.6  
Interceptions            1             0  
Fumbles/Lost             2/1           0/0  
  
Total Plays              58            64  
Total Yards              239           483  
Yards Per Play           4.1           7.5  
  
3rd Down Plays           5/16          3/13  
  
Penalties                3             6  
Penalty Yards            14            60  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 26        OWN 30  
Time Of Possession       29:37         30:23  

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UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
10 McLemore              21     109    5.1    53     1      4      0  
36 Barrows               9      39     4.3    11     1      2      0  
44 Koehler               3      24     8.0    14     1      0      0  
33 Castillo              3      3      1.0    2      0      1      0  
31 Fox                   2      8      4.0    9      0      1      0  
39 Razo                  1      2      2.0    2      0      0      0  
6 Patton                 1      19     19.0   19     0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
10 McLemore              24     13     279    11.6   45     1      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
33 Castillo              4      72     18.0   4      42     0  
86 Snyder                3      62     20.6   2      32     0  
6 Patton                 3      91     30.3   6      45     0  
44 Koehler               1      36     36.0   28     36     1  
36 Barrows               1      1      1.0    2      1      0  
85 Reyes                 1      17     17.0   2      17     0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              6      70     11.6   0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
17 Harper                8      276    34.5   43     3  
The College Years
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
4 Garrison               1      1      24     4      4  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
45 Costello              6      0      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 5      0      1.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                3      0      1.0    0      0      0  
34 Springer              3      3      0.0    1      0      0  
42 Owens                 3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Harms                 3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
72 Ponder                3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
27 Blake                 3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
53 Guthrie               2      3      0.0    0      0      0  
48 Roberson              2      2      0.0    0      0      0  
24 Tavares               2      2      0.0    0      0      0  
86 Snyder                2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Riffle                2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
25 Halbert               2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
70 Lerner                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
99 Stowe                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
35 Dole                  1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
87 Cofield               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
58 Roosenraad            1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
6 Patton                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
57 Henson                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
37 Durham                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
68 Evans                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
29 Caban                 0      1      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
56 Peachey               0      0      0      0      3      0  
69 Carlisle              0      0      0      0      3      0  
66 Downs                 0      0      0      0      2      0  
74 Pietraszak            0      0      0      0      2      0  
65 Hutton                0      0      0      0      2      0  
48 Roberson              0      0      1      0      0      0  
86 Snyder                0      0      0      0      1      0  
58 Roosenraad            0      1      0      0      0      0  
45 Costello              0      1      0      0      0      0   

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C-USA - WEEK 2
N.C. State 23, Tulane 20
Nebraska 34, Memphis 7
Cincinnati 21, Kentucky 14
Alabama 21, Southern Miss 16
Bowling Green 40, East Carolina 31

COACHES TOP 25

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Georgia                 1-0     SEC   1     1     1.00    8       
Miami (FL)              2-0     ACC   2     2     2.00    1       
Michigan                1-0     B10   3     3     3.00    9       
Florida                 1-0     SEC   4     4     4.00    19      
USC                     1-0     PAC   5     5     5.00    14      
Nebraska                1-0     B12   6     6     6.00    11      
Penn State              2-0     B10   7     7     7.00    3       
Colorado                1-0     B12   8     8     8.00    4       
UCLA                    1-0     PAC   9     9     9.00    6       
Oklahoma                1-0     B12   10    10    10.00   15      
Ohio State              1-0     B10   11    12    11.50   5       
Florida State           1-0     ACC   12    15    13.50   13      
California              1-0     PAC   13    14    13.50   20      
Texas                   2-0     B12   14    11    12.50   2       
Syracuse                1-0     BET   15    25    20.00   25      
Notre Dame              1-0     IND   16    17    16.50   7       
Virginia                1-0     ACC   17    16    16.50   30      
Texas A&M               1-0     B12   18    13    15.50   12      
Wisconsin               1-0     B10   19    22    20.50   21      
Bowling Green           1-0     MAC   20    18    19.00   34      
West Virginia           2-0     BET   21    28    24.50   17      
Maryland                1-0     ACC   22    21    21.50   18      
Iowa                    1-0     B10   23    26    24.50   24      
TCU                     1-0     USA   24    23    23.50   29      
Marshall                1-0     MAC   25    24    24.50   39       

TCU is in at #24. Meanwhile, UAB actually received a few votes. It's too bad we have to play #11 Ohio State next.

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WEEK 3 - PREVIEW
No game for UAB in week 3. An extra week to prepare for the Buckeyes.

UAB INJURIES
None whatsoever!

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C-USA - WEEK 3
East Carolina 42, Wake Forest 28
Purdue 34, Southern Miss 13
Louisville 42, Texas Tech 24
Arizona State 40, Memphis 24
Fresno State 43, Houston 21

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
**UAB                    1  0  0  1.000 31  0   0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
TCU                      1  0  0  1.000 40  17  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
Cincinnati               1  0  0  1.000 21  14  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Louisville               1  0  0  1.000 42  24  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
East Carolina            1  1  0  .500  73  68  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Tulane                   1  1  0  .500  34  26  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Southern Miss            1  2  0  .333  57  79  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
Army                     0  0  0  .000  0   0   0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 3      
South Florida            0  1  0  .000  17  20  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Houston                  0  1  0  .000  21  43  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Memphis                  0  2  0  .000  31  74  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 4 

COACHES TOP 25

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Georgia                 2-0     SEC   1     1     1.00    14      
Miami (FL)              2-0     ACC   2     2     2.00    9       
Florida                 2-0     SEC   3     3     3.00    4       
USC                     2-0     PAC   4     4     4.00    11      
Penn State              3-0     B10   5     5     5.00    1       
UCLA                    2-0     PAC   6     7     6.50    5       
Colorado                1-0     B12   7     6     6.50    15      
Oklahoma                2-0     B12   8     8     8.00    26      
Boston College          1-0     BET   9     9     9.00    6       
California              2-0     PAC   10    11    10.50   12      
Texas                   3-0     B12   11    10    10.50   3       
Syracuse                2-0     BET   12    21    16.50   24      
Notre Dame              2-0     IND   13    13    13.00   2       
Virginia                2-0     ACC   14    14    14.00   30      
Texas A&M               2-0     B12   15    12    13.50   20      
Wisconsin               2-0     B10   16    18    17.00   21      
Bowling Green           2-0     MAC   17    15    16.00   7       
West Virginia           3-0     BET   18    24    21.00   18      
Iowa                    2-0     B10   19    22    20.50   10      
Michigan                1-1     B10   20    23    21.50   13      
Marshall                2-0     MAC   21    19    20.00   17      
TCU                     1-0     USA   22    20    21.00   19      
Tennessee               2-0     SEC   23    16    19.50   25      
Fresno State            2-0     WAC   24    28    26.00   34      
Alabama                 1-0     SEC   25    17    21.00   8       

TCU moves to #22 during an off week. Meanwhile, our next opponent, Ohio State, falls from the rankings after a blowout loss to #6 UCLA.

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UAB (1-0) at Ohio State(1-1)(-6)
Can UAB do the impossible and win at the Horseshoe? Can they even make it close?

[bbgunn]

NOTE: I moved OLB true freshman Vinny Palma to ILB to help us out in the middle. He'll see playing time against the Buckeyes.

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Ohio State 24, UAB 17

COLUMBUS, OH - RB Alvin Castillo had his coming out party, rushing for over 100 yards, but QB Kim McLemore had a terrible day, throwing for 4 picks, as UAB (1-1) went down in Columbus to the Buckeyes (2-1).

Shocking a lot of people, UAB made this game a true contest, holding the lead twice, once in the 2nd quarter and once in the 3rd. But in the end, McLemore's mistakes cost UAB.

"I think he put too much pressure on himself," said FB Tyrell Barrows. "He was trying to live up to what he did in the Fairbanks game. He just needs to relax and be Kim."

Coach B.B. Gunn was nevertheless pleased with the effort. "To come to the horseshoe and keep it competitive like we did, and not get blown out... that shows where we are now. This team is a good team, and they showed it today. We're not on the level of an Ohio State, but as you can see, we're close."

Box Score: UAB at Ohio State  
Columbus, OH.  
  
Week 4, 2009  
  
Attendance: 101,600 (101,600).  
  
  
Weather: 65 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 10:54 OHST - Jack Johnston 22 field goal.  
1Q: 05:46 UABB - Jake Garrison 23 field goal.  
2Q: 03:51 UABB - Alvin Castillo 8 run.  
2Q: 03:51 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
2Q: 00:30 OHST - Donovan Griffin 6 run.  
2Q: 00:30 OHST - Jack Johnston extra point.  
3Q: 08:21 UABB - Ben Patton 16 pass from Kim McLemore.  
3Q: 08:21 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
3Q: 03:09 OHST - Donovan Griffin 4 run.  
3Q: 03:09 OHST - Jack Johnston extra point.  
4Q: 12:56 OHST - T.J. McGill 3 run.  
4Q: 12:56 OHST - Jack Johnston extra point.  
  
Game MVP: OHST 20 Donovan Griffin  
  
UAB               3      7      7      0      -      17  
Ohio State        3      7      7      7      -      24  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          OHST  
  
First Downs              19            24  
  
Total Rushes             40            37  
Net Rushing Yards        170           133  
Yards Per Carry          4.2           3.5  
Rushing Yards            184           166  
Tckld Loss/Yards         2-6           5-9  
Sacked/Yards Lost        1-8           4-24  
  
Pass Attempts            25            25  
Completions              9             15  
Passing Yards            106           194  
Yards Per Attempt        4.2           7.7  
Interceptions            4             0  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           1/0  
  
Total Plays              65            62  
Total Yards              276           327  
Yards Per Play           4.2           5.2  
  
3rd Down Plays           7/14          4/11  
  
Penalties                2             9  
Penalty Yards            22            70  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 28        OWN 34  
Time Of Possession       30:58         29:02  

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UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
33 Castillo              21     107    5.0    23     1      1      0  
10 McLemore              9      34     3.7    20     0      1      1  
44 Koehler               6      23     3.8    11     0      2      0  
36 Barrows               4      6      1.5    5      0      2      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
10 McLemore              25     9      106    4.2    19     1      4  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
86 Snyder                4      56     14.0   19     19     0  
36 Barrows               2      17     8.5    0      9      0  
44 Koehler               1      14     14.0   7      14     0  
6 Patton                 1      16     16.0   20     16     1  
33 Castillo              1      3      3.0    0      3      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              3      23     7.6    0  
34 Springer              1      6      6.0    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              2      61     30.5   0  
The College Years
34 Springer              1      23     23.0   0  
35 Dole                  1      16     16.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
17 Harper                3      112    37.3   42     0  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
4 Garrison               1      1      23     2      2  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
93 Palma                 8      2      1.0    0      0      0  
55 Schroeder             7      0      0.0    0      0      0  
48 Roberson              6      1      0.0    0      0      0  
34 Springer              5      2      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 4      2      1.0    0      0      0  
58 Roosenraad            4      0      1.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                4      1      0.5    0      0      0  
42 Owens                 4      2      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Riffle                3      2      0.5    0      0      0  
99 Stowe                 2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
6 Patton                 2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
10 McLemore              2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
27 Blake                 1      2      0.0    0      0      0  
72 Ponder                1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
86 Snyder                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
87 Cofield               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
36 Barrows               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
38 Gambrell              1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
45 Costello              0      1      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
65 Hutton                0      0      0      0      1      1  
56 Peachey               0      0      0      0      4      0  
86 Snyder                1      0      1      0      2      0  
69 Carlisle              0      0      0      0      2      0  
66 Downs                 0      0      0      0      1      0  
36 Barrows               0      0      0      0      1      0  
55 Schroeder             0      1      0      0      0      0   

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C-USA - WEEK 4
#16 Wisconsin 31, East Carolina 24
Missouri 12, #22 TCU 10
#12 Syracuse 59, Louisville 13
#6 UCLA 56, Cincinnati 13
Tulane 23, LSU 14 (Tulane has OWNED LSU the past 3 years)
Ole Miss 38, Army 16
Miss. State 37, Memphis 31
#17 Bowling Green 37, South Florida 7

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Tulane                   2  1  0  .666  57  40  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
TCU                      1  1  0  .500  50  29  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
**UAB                    1  1  0  .500  48  24  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Cincinnati               1  1  0  .500  34  70  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Louisville               1  1  0  .500  55  83  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
East Carolina            1  2  0  .333  97  99  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Southern Miss            1  2  0  .333  57  79  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
Houston                  0  1  0  .000  21  43  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Army                     0  1  0  .000  16  38  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 4      
South Florida            0  2  0  .000  24  57  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
Memphis                  0  3  0  .000  62  111 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 5 

COACHES TOP 25

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Georgia                 3-0     SEC   1     1     1.00    16      
Florida                 3-0     SEC   2     2     2.00    2       
USC                     2-0     PAC   3     3     3.00    6       
Penn State              3-0     B10   4     4     4.00    1       
UCLA                    3-0     PAC   5     5     5.00    4       
Oklahoma                3-0     B12   6     6     6.00    12      
Boston College          2-0     BET   7     7     7.00    18      
California              3-0     PAC   8     9     8.50    5       
Texas                   3-0     B12   9     8     8.50    9       
Syracuse                3-0     BET   10    18    14.00   7       
Notre Dame              3-0     IND   11    11    11.00   3       
Michigan                2-1     B10   12    14    13.00   21      
Miami (FL)              2-1     ACC   13    13    13.00   11      
Virginia                2-0     ACC   14    10    12.00   10      
Wisconsin               3-0     B10   15    16    15.50   19      
Bowling Green           3-0     MAC   16    12    14.00   14      
West Virginia           3-0     BET   17    23    20.00   13      
Nebraska                2-1     B12   18    19    18.50   28      
Iowa                    3-0     B10   19    20    19.50   22      
Marshall                3-0     MAC   20    17    18.50   8       
Tennessee               2-0     SEC   21    15    18.00   30      
Fresno State            3-0     WAC   22    26    24.00   27      
Ohio State              2-1     B10   23    24    23.50   26      
San Jose State          3-0     WAC   24    31    27.50   25      
Florida State           2-1     ACC   25    29    27.00   15       

TCU falls out.

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WEEK 4 - PREVIEW
Arkansas State (0-2) at UAB (1-1)(-16)

UAB INJURIES

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Patton, Ben             6    WR   Jr*   Out          Dislocated Elbow  8 Weeks    

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UAB 36, Arkansas State 31

BIRMINGHAM - UAB overcame a horrible 1st quarter to rally and get the victory here at Legion Field.

Arkansas State (0-3) would take a 14-0 lead by the last minute of the 1st quarter. The next 50 seconds would be wacky, as on the next kickoff, Bart Roberson fumbled as he was being tackled on the kickoff return. ASU took it into the end zone for a 21-0 lead.

On UAB's next valid play after that, QB Kim McLemore threw an interception that was returned for a TD. Like that, UAB was down 28-0.

Amazingly, UAB (2-1) didn't let that get them down, as they went ahead and dominated the next 3 quarters. They finally took the lead in the 4th quarter, when Jake Garrison's field goal kick made it 29-28. ASU would regain the lead later, 31-29. Then with less than 2 minutes remaining, FB Tyrell Barrows ran in the winning TD.

"This team blows my mind," said TE Dean Snyder, the Game MVP. "We didn't give up after being down 28-0, and we ended up winning. Amazing."

Box Score: Arkansas State at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 5, 2009  
  
Attendance: 39,900 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 73 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 08:54 ARST - Rodney Greene 13 pass from Eddie Emerson.  
1Q: 08:54 ARST - Ronald Hayward extra point.  
1Q: 01:00 ARST - Blake Sellers 2 run.  
1Q: 01:00 ARST - Ronald Hayward extra point.  
1Q: 00:53 ARST - Marshall Hadden 34 fumble return.  
1Q: 00:53 ARST - Ronald Hayward extra point.  
1Q: 00:10 ARST - Broderick Ramsey 53 interception return.  
1Q: 00:10 ARST - Ronald Hayward extra point.  
2Q: 13:14 UABB - Jake Garrison 40 field goal.  
2Q: 11:01 UABB - Phillip Reyes 47 pass from Kim McLemore.  
2Q: 11:01 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
2Q: 04:02 UABB - Juan Koehler 11 run.  
2Q: 04:02 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point failed.  
3Q: 09:56 UABB - Dean Snyder 8 pass from Kim McLemore.  
3Q: 09:56 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
3Q: 03:22 UABB - Jake Garrison 27 field goal.  
4Q: 13:05 UABB - Jake Garrison 40 field goal.  
4Q: 08:32 ARST - Ronald Hayward 40 field goal.  
4Q: 01:53 UABB - Tyrell Barrows 2 run.  
4Q: 01:53 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 86 Dean Snyder  
  
Arkansas State    28     0      0      3      -      31  
UAB               0      16     10     10     -      36  
  
Team Statistics          ARST          UABB  
  
First Downs              15            23  
  
Total Rushes             29            44  
Net Rushing Yards        133           186  
Yards Per Carry          4.5           4.2  
Rushing Yards            147           193  
Tckld Loss/Yards         2-2           4-7  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-12          0-0  
  
Pass Attempts            25            20  
Completions              14            13  
Passing Yards            136           215  
Yards Per Attempt        5.4           10.7  
Interceptions            0             1  
Fumbles/Lost             1/1           2/2  
  
Total Plays              54            64  
Total Yards              269           401  
Yards Per Play           4.9           6.2  
  
3rd Down Plays           5/12          8/13  
  
Penalties                7             7  
Penalty Yards            45            48  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 30        OWN 40  
Time Of Possession       27:11         32:49   

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UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               27     112    4.1    23     1      7      0  
10 McLemore              9      44     4.8    12     0      1      0  
33 Castillo              6      22     3.6    19     0      3      0  
36 Barrows               1      2      2.0    2      1      0      0  
85 Reyes                 1      6      6.0    6      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
10 McLemore              20     13     215    10.7   47     2      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
86 Snyder                6      98     16.3   34     21     1  
85 Reyes                 3      100    33.3   49     47     1  
44 Koehler               2      14     7.0    10     9      0  
36 Barrows               2      3      1.5    0      8      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
The College Years
48 Roberson              3      17     5.6    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              5      102    20.4   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
17 Harper                1      27     27.0   27     0  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
4 Garrison               3      3      40     3      4  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
48 Roberson              13     1      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                6      1      1.5    0      0      0  
34 Springer              3      2      0.0    0      0      0  
55 Schroeder             3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
27 Blake                 3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Riffle                3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
58 Roosenraad            2      1      0.0    0      0      0  
35 Dole                  2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
53 Guthrie               2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
42 Owens                 2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Harms                 1      1      0.5    0      0      0  
93 Palma                 1      2      0.0    0      0      0  
45 Costello              1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
99 Stowe                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
79 Salvatori             1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
54 Stubbs                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
37 Durham                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
85 Reyes                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
74 Pietraszak            0      0      0      0      5      0  
56 Peachey               0      0      0      0      3      0  
48 Roberson              2      0      0      0      0      0  
65 Hutton                0      0      0      0      2      0  
35 Dole                  0      1      0      0      0      0  
86 Snyder                0      0      0      0      1      0  
69 Carlisle              0      0      0      0      1      0  
66 Downs                 0      0      0      0      1      0  
38 Gambrell              0      0      1      0      0      0   

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C-USA - WEEK 5
Army 28, Cincinnati 0
TCU 27, East Carolina 21
Tulane 35, Houston 7
Louisville 31, Southern Miss 10

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Tulane                   3  1  0  .750  92  47  1  0  0  1.000 35  7   Won 2       
TCU                      2  1  0  .666  77  50  1  0  0  1.000 27  21  Won 1       
Louisville               2  1  0  .666  86  93  1  0  0  1.000 31  10  Won 1       
Army                     1  1  0  .500  44  38  1  0  0  1.000 28  0   Won 1       
**UAB                    2  1  0  .666  84  55  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
South Florida            0  2  0  .000  24  57  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
Memphis                  0  3  0  .000  62  111 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 5      
Cincinnati               1  2  0  .333  34  98  0  1  0  .000  0   28  Lost 2      
East Carolina            1  3  0  .250  118 126 0  1  0  .000  21  27  Lost 2      
Southern Miss            1  3  0  .250  67  110 0  1  0  .000  10  31  Lost 3      
Houston                  0  2  0  .000  28  78  0  1  0  .000  7   35  Lost 2   

COACHES TOP 25

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Georgia                 3-0     SEC   1     1     1.00    11      
Florida                 4-0     SEC   2     2     2.00    4       
USC                     3-0     PAC   3     3     3.00    9       
Penn State              4-0     B10   4     4     4.00    1       
UCLA                    4-0     PAC   5     5     5.00    2       
Miami (FL)              3-1     ACC   6     7     6.50    6       
California              4-0     PAC   7     8     7.50    7       
Texas                   4-0     B12   8     6     7.00    10      
Syracuse                3-0     BET   9     16    12.50   8       
Notre Dame              3-0     IND   10    10    10.00   3       
Michigan                2-1     B10   11    12    11.50   16      
Virginia                3-0     ACC   12    9     10.50   5       
Bowling Green           4-0     MAC   13    11    12.00   17      
West Virginia           4-0     BET   14    22    18.00   12      
Oklahoma                3-1     B12   15    14    14.50   30      
Ohio State              3-1     B10   16    19    17.50   14      
Colorado                2-1     B12   17    17    17.00   18      
Marshall                4-0     MAC   18    15    16.50   13      
Boston College          2-1     BET   19    21    20.00   25      
Tennessee               3-0     SEC   20    13    16.50   27      
Pittsburgh              4-1     BET   21    18    19.50   15      
Fresno State            3-0     WAC   22    23    22.50   22      
San Jose State          4-0     WAC   23    27    25.00   23      
Arizona State           2-1     PAC   24    20    22.00   29      
Wisconsin               3-1     B10   25    26    25.50   28       

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WEEK 6 - PREVIEW
UAB (2-1) at Louisville (2-1)(-6) - TV5
The first conference game for the Blazers. Their only C-USA loss last year was to the Cardinals. Can UAB pull off the shocker?

UAB INJURIES

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Patton, Ben             6    WR   Jr*   Out          Dislocated Elbow  7 Weeks    
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   Sr    Probable     Concussion        5 Weeks    

RECRUITING
I forgot to mention that a few weeks ago, due to an earlier suggestion, I reassessed my recruiting strategy, and am now only going after players in the radius with a 1000 SAT and at least a 50 Athletic Prep.

Now, for our first recruit of 2009:

Recruiting List, Worksheet View
   
  Player                  Pos   ST   Visit Cost  Dist.   Fit Score
Battle, Ron               T     LA   343         426     91            
   
  Player                  Scout   Phone   Visit   Emphasis    Status
Battle, Ron               82+     2       2       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
   
Rough Estimate of Player Interest: No Prefix - player unlikely to be  
interested, ** - a bit of a stretch for your school, $$ - likely interest,  
## - almost certain interest.  

Our OL will be strong, thanks to this tackle.

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NOTE: It turns out that Alvin Castillo has only a 3 in endurance, causing havoc in my game planning. I decided to move him to FB.

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UAB 42, Louisville 34

LOUISVILLE - In front of a regional TV audience, UAB (3-1) avenged the only C-USA loss they had last year by defeating the Cardinals (2-2) in Louisville.

UAB held the lead for most of this one, but it was a close match for a while. Louisville had more yards by far in this one, thanks to a 465-yard passing performance. What eventually did Louisville in were the penalties and turnovers that they had.

Juan Koehler was the Game MVP. "Lightning" is quickly making people forget about his horrible Fairbanks game.

Meanwhile, people heard a bit of "Thunder" today, as Mercury Razo made his first 2009 start, replacing Alvin Castillo. The RB has 22 yards rushing and a TD, while also receiving for 22 yards and a TD. Castillo, in his first game as starting FB, did not have a carry.

Box Score: UAB at Louisville  
Louisville, KY.  
  
Week 6, 2009  
  
Attendance: 21,200 (42,000).  
  
  
Weather: 55 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 07:35 LOUV - Jimmy Kiluk 3 pass from George Madrid.  
1Q: 07:35 LOUV - Ed Parker extra point.  
1Q: 04:26 UABB - Bart Roberson 82 punt return.  
1Q: 04:26 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
1Q: 03:01 UABB - Gerald McCrory 3 blocked punt return.  
1Q: 03:01 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
2Q: 14:51 LOUV - Cedric Starks 20 pass from George Madrid.  
2Q: 14:51 LOUV - Ed Parker extra point.  
2Q: 04:35 UABB - Mercury Razo 7 run.  
2Q: 04:35 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
2Q: 00:12 LOUV - Ed Parker 21 field goal.  
3Q: 14:05 UABB - Blaine Owens 46 interception return.  
3Q: 14:05 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
3Q: 09:07 LOUV - Tom Ramsey 27 pass from George Madrid.  
3Q: 09:07 LOUV - Ed Parker extra point.  
3Q: 04:58 UABB - Juan Koehler 6 run.  
3Q: 04:58 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
3Q: 01:39 LOUV - Jimmy Kiluk 19 pass from George Madrid.  
3Q: 01:39 LOUV - Ed Parker extra point.  
4Q: 11:53 LOUV - Ed Parker 24 field goal.  
4Q: 06:07 UABB - Mercury Razo 10 pass from Kim McLemore.  
4Q: 06:07 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 44 Juan Koehler  
  
UAB               14     7      14     7      -      42  
Louisville        7      10     14     3      -      34  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          LOUV  
  
First Downs              18            29  
  
Total Rushes             46            25  
Net Rushing Yards        158           31  
Yards Per Carry          3.4           1.2  
Rushing Yards            172           90  
Tckld Loss/Yards         4-10          9-18  
Sacked/Yards Lost        1-4           5-41  
  
Pass Attempts            15            60  
Completions              8             34  
Passing Yards            89            465  
Yards Per Attempt        5.9           7.7  
Interceptions            0             1  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           1/1  
  
Total Plays              61            85  
Total Yards              247           496  
Yards Per Play           4.0           5.8  
  
3rd Down Plays           6/14          10/19  
  
Penalties                4             5  
Penalty Yards            33            55  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 28        OWN 28  
Time Of Possession       27:42         32:18   

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UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               32     113    3.5    12     1      7      0  
10 McLemore              7      13     1.8    11     0      2      1  
39 Razo                  6      22     3.6    7      1      0      0  
85 Reyes                 1      10     10.0   10     0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
10 McLemore              15     8      89     5.9    23     1      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
39 Razo                  3      22     7.3    11     10     1  
85 Reyes                 2      43     21.5   11     23     0  
The College Years
44 Koehler               1      12     12.0   1      12     0  
86 Snyder                1      10     10.0   1      10     0  
43 Castillo              1      2      2.0    3      2      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              3      101    33.6   1  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
34 Springer              1      22     22.0   0  
38 Gambrell              1      16     16.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
17 Harper                6      221    36.8   42     1  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
4 Garrison               0      0      0      6      6  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
48 Roberson              8      1      0.0    0      0      0  
27 Blake                 7      1      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                6      1      1.5    0      0      0  
34 Springer              5      3      0.0    0      0      0  
93 Palma                 4      2      1.0    0      0      0  
55 Schroeder             4      2      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 3      2      1.5    0      0      0  
42 Owens                 3      3      0.0    1      46     1  
58 Roosenraad            2      2      0.5    0      0      0  
72 Ponder                2      1      0.5    0      0      0  
45 Costello              2      1      0.0    0      0      0  
35 Dole                  2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
39 Razo                  2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
54 Stubbs                2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
99 Stowe                 1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Harms                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
86 Snyder                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
66 Downs                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
53 Guthrie               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
29 Caban                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
37 Durham                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Riffle                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
90 Ornelas               0      1      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
65 Hutton                0      0      0      0      4      0  
74 Pietraszak            0      0      0      0      3      0  
86 Snyder                0      0      1      0      1      0  
66 Downs                 0      0      0      0      2      0  
70 Lerner                0      0      0      0      0      1  
56 Peachey               0      0      0      0      4      0  
48 Roberson              0      0      1      0      0      0  
39 Razo                  1      0      0      0      0      0  
69 Carlisle              0      0      0      0      1      0  
95 McCrory               0      0      0      1      0      0  
42 Owens                 0      1      0      0      0      0  

[bbgunn]

C-USA - WEEK 6
Colorado 19, Houston 3
Sitka 30, Army 3
TCU 38, Cincinnati 3
East Carolina 41, Memphis 14
Tulane 31, South Florida 3

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Tulane                   4  1  0  .800  123 50  2  0  0  1.000 66  10  Won 3       
TCU                      3  1  0  .750  115 53  2  0  0  1.000 65  24  Won 2       
**UAB                    3  1  0  .750  126 89  1  0  0  1.000 42  34  Won 2       
Army                     1  2  0  .333  47  68  1  0  0  1.000 28  0   Lost 1      
Louisville               2  2  0  .500  120 135 1  1  0  .500  65  52  Lost 1      
East Carolina            2  3  0  .400  159 140 1  1  0  .500  62  41  Won 1       
Southern Miss            1  3  0  .250  67  110 0  1  0  .000  10  31  Lost 3      
Houston                  0  3  0  .000  31  97  0  1  0  .000  7   35  Lost 3      
South Florida            0  3  0  .000  27  88  0  1  0  .000  3   31  Lost 3      
Memphis                  0  4  0  .000  76  152 0  1  0  .000  14  41  Lost 6      
Cincinnati               1  3  0  .250  37  136 0  2  0  .000  3   66  Lost 3  

COACHES TOP 25

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Georgia                 4-0     SEC   1     1     1.00    10      
Florida                 5-0     SEC   2     2     2.00    2       
USC                     4-0     PAC   3     3     3.00    8       
UCLA                    5-0     PAC   4     4     4.00    1       
California              5-0     PAC   5     6     5.50    9       
Michigan                3-1     B10   6     10    8.00    6       
Miami (FL)              3-1     ACC   7     8     7.50    7       
Texas                   4-0     B12   8     5     6.50    5       
Syracuse                4-0     BET   9     17    13.00   12      
Notre Dame              4-0     IND   10    9     9.50    3       
Virginia                3-0     ACC   11    7     9.00    4       
Bowling Green           5-0     MAC   12    11    11.50   17      
Penn State              4-1     B10   13    12    12.50   11      
West Virginia           5-0     BET   14    21    17.50   13      
Oklahoma                4-1     B12   15    13    14.00   22      
Colorado                3-1     B12   16    15    15.50   16      
Ohio State              4-1     B10   17    18    17.50   14      
Boston College          3-1     BET   18    20    19.00   24      
Marshall                5-0     MAC   19    16    17.50   15      
Tennessee               4-0     SEC   20    14    17.00   25      
Pittsburgh              5-1     BET   21    19    20.00   20      
San Jose State          5-0     WAC   22    24    23.00   27      
Wisconsin               4-1     B10   23    23    23.00   21      
Colorado State          4-1     MWC   24    22    23.00   19      
Nebraska                2-2     B12   25    26    25.50   40       

The better Ohio State does, the better our 24-17 loss to them looks.

[bbgunn]

WEEK 7 - PREVIEW
Tulane (4-1)(-1) at UAB (3-1) - TV3
These two good C-USA teams will meet in front of a large regional TV audience. A win here would probably establish UAB as the team to beat in C-USA.

UAB INJURIES

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Patton, Ben             6    WR   Jr*   Out          Dislocated Elbow  6 Weeks    
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   Sr    Probable     Concussion        4 Weeks     

[bbgunn]

UAB 10, Tulane 7

BIRMINGHAM - UAB won its third straight game, defeating the Green Wave (4-2) in a game devoid of any offense.

The Blazers (4-1) won the game by going to the air, passing for more yardage than Tulane, a team better suited to taking to the air.

51,500 fans attended the game at Legion Field, breaking the previous record set earlier this year against Fairbanks. Looks like the Wishbone is beginning to make noise in Birmingham.

Box Score: Tulane at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 7, 2009  
  
Attendance: 51,500 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 61 degrees, rain.  
  
3Q: 02:58 UABB - Jake Garrison 18 field goal.  
4Q: 10:45 TULA - Tyrus Pearson 7 pass from Rick Singleton.  
4Q: 10:45 TULA - Korey Whiting extra point.  
4Q: 07:44 UABB - Juan Koehler 4 pass from Kim McLemore.  
4Q: 07:44 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 92 Michael Davila  
  
Tulane            0      0      0      7      -      7  
UAB               0      0      3      7      -      10  
  
Team Statistics          TULA          UABB  
  
First Downs              15            14  
  
Total Rushes             44            39  
Net Rushing Yards        108           98  
Yards Per Carry          2.4           2.5  
Rushing Yards            157           135  
Tckld Loss/Yards         8-19          11-24  
Sacked/Yards Lost        5-30          2-13  
  
Pass Attempts            21            19  
Completions              10            10  
Passing Yards            115           180  
Yards Per Attempt        5.4           9.4  
Interceptions            1             1  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           0/0  
  
Total Plays              65            58  
Total Yards              223           278  
Yards Per Play           3.4           4.7  
  
3rd Down Plays           9/18          3/13  
  
Penalties                6             6  
Penalty Yards            81            41  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 30        OWN 29  
Time Of Possession       32:16         27:44  

[bbgunn]

UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               21     63     3.0    24     0      10     0  
39 Razo                  9      23     2.5    12     0      3      0  
10 McLemore              9      12     1.3    10     0      2      2  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
10 McLemore              19     10     180    9.4    55     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
86 Snyder                3      43     14.3   20     19     0  
85 Reyes                 3      110    36.6   27     55     0  
44 Koehler               2      7      3.5    1      4      1  
43 Castillo              2      20     10.0   7      13     0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              4      35     8.7    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
34 Springer              1      20     20.0   0  
35 Dole                  1      21     21.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
17 Harper                2      73     36.5   39     1  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
4 Garrison               1      2      18     1      1  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
34 Springer              9      5      0.0    0      0      0  
93 Palma                 7      0      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                6      3      2.0    0      0      0  
42 Owens                 6      1      0.0    0      0      0  
The College Years
27 Blake                 5      2      0.0    0      0      0  
55 Schroeder             4      2      0.0    0      0      0  
58 Roosenraad            4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
72 Ponder                4      0      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 2      5      0.5    0      0      0  
99 Stowe                 2      0      0.5    0      0      0  
85 Reyes                 2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Harms                 1      2      1.0    0      0      0  
45 Costello              1      1      0.5    0      0      0  
76 Riffle                1      1      0.5    0      0      0  
53 Guthrie               1      2      0.0    0      0      0  
87 Cofield               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
38 Gambrell              1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
48 Roberson              0      1      0.0    1      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
65 Hutton                0      0      0      0      3      1  
74 Pietraszak            0      0      0      0      2      0  
69 Carlisle              0      0      0      0      0      1  
56 Peachey               0      0      0      0      3      0  
66 Downs                 0      0      0      0      1      0  

[bbgunn]

C-USA - WEEK 7
Army 17, TCU 9 (WOW)
Cincinnati 38, Southern Miss 27
Houston 17, South Florida 10
Memphis 28, Louisville 13

 School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
**UAB                    4  1  0  .800  136 96  2  0  0  1.000 52  41  Won 3       
Army                     2  2  0  .500  64  77  2  0  0  1.000 45  9   Won 1       
Tulane                   4  2  0  .666  130 60  2  1  0  .666  73  20  Lost 1      
TCU                      3  2  0  .600  124 70  2  1  0  .666  74  41  Lost 1      
East Carolina            2  3  0  .400  159 140 1  1  0  .500  62  41  Won 1       
Houston                  1  3  0  .250  48  107 1  1  0  .500  24  45  Won 1       
Memphis                  1  4  0  .200  104 165 1  1  0  .500  42  54  Won 1       
Louisville               2  3  0  .400  133 163 1  2  0  .333  78  80  Lost 2      
Cincinnati               2  3  0  .400  75  163 1  2  0  .333  41  93  Won 1       
Southern Miss            1  4  0  .200  94  148 0  2  0  .000  37  69  Lost 4      
South Florida            0  4  0  .000  37  105 0  2  0  .000  13  48  Lost 4  

UAB and Army play next week.

COACHES TOP 25

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Florida                 6-0     SEC   1     1     1.00    2       
UCLA                    6-0     PAC   2     2     2.00    1       
Georgia                 4-1     SEC   3     4     3.50    15      
Michigan                4-1     B10   4     7     5.50    4       
Miami (FL)              4-1     ACC   5     6     5.50    5       
California              6-0     PAC   6     5     5.50    7       
Texas                   5-0     B12   7     3     5.00    6       
Syracuse                5-0     BET   8     14    11.00   8       
Notre Dame              5-0     IND   9     8     8.50    3       
USC                     4-1     PAC   10    10    10.00   13      
Bowling Green           5-0     MAC   11    9     10.00   16      
West Virginia           6-0     BET   12    17    14.50   10      
Penn State              4-1     B10   13    11    12.00   9       
Colorado                4-1     B12   14    12    13.00   12      
Ohio State              4-1     B10   15    16    15.50   11      
Marshall                5-0     MAC   16    13    14.50   14      
Pittsburgh              6-1     BET   17    15    16.00   18      
San Jose State          6-0     WAC   18    23    20.50   20      
Wisconsin               5-1     B10   19    21    20.00   21      
Colorado State          5-1     MWC   20    18    19.00   17      
Oklahoma                4-2     B12   21    19    20.00   30      
Virginia                3-1     ACC   22    20    21.00   22      
Boston College          3-2     BET   23    26    24.50   23      
Vanderbilt              5-0     SEC   24    25    24.50   19      
Tennessee               4-1     SEC   25    22    23.50   27       

[bbgunn]

WEEK 8 - PREVIEW
Army (2-2) at UAB (4-1)(-15) - TV4
This is a game for first place in the conference? UAB will take it. Army is 2-0 in C-USA, including a surprising win over TCU last week. They've had to win by defense; their run-and-shoot offense has been terrible. They're good at limiting rushes by opposing teams - not a good sign for UAB.

UAB INJURIES

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   Sr    Out          Repetitive Concus 77 Weeks   
Patton, Ben             6    WR   Jr*   Out          Dislocated Elbow  5 Weeks   

The Snyder injury is devastating... we were hoping for a big senior year from him. Now his career has prematurely ended.

RECRUITING
3 more recruits:

 Player                  Pos   ST   Visit Cost  Dist.   Fit Score
Battle, Ron               T     LA   343         426     91            
Brewer, Oliver            FB    NC   396         347     96            
**McCormick, Marshall     RB    MO   422         409     87            
**Mueller, C.J.           C     GA   331         281     86            
   
  Player                  Scout   Phone   Visit   Emphasis    Status
Battle, Ron               82+     2       2       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
Brewer, Oliver            79+     2       3       Prest*/Dist Committed *      
**McCormick, Marshall     76+     2       3       Acad/Prest  Committed *      
**Mueller, C.J.           72+     2       3       Acad*/Dist  Committed *      
   
Rough Estimate of Player Interest: No Prefix - player unlikely to be  
interested, ** - a bit of a stretch for your school, $$ - likely interest,  
## - almost certain interest. 

Brewer is our FB of the future and near future. McCormick is the latest in a line of great RBs at UAB, and Mueller will be a great replacement for Peachey.

[MizzouRah]

Nice run!!

[Izulde]

Davila is damn consistent in the pass rush.

[fmonster]

What a great history! I have gone back to 2004 and followed it to here. Good stuff all the way around! Thanks for the work!

[bbgunn]

I haven't given up on the Blazers just yet... it's just that things are hectic here in the real world.

What a great history! I have gone back to 2004 and followed it to here. Good stuff all the way around! Thanks for the work!

Thank you for the comment!

[bbgunn]

UAB 27, Army 21

BIRMINGHAM - Juan Koehler had another big game with 178 yards and a TD, and the Blazers came from behind in the 2nd half to defeat Army 27-21 to take sole possession of first place in C-USA.

QB Kim McLemore, who had trouble running the offense early on, let his emotions get the best of him. He shot the finger at UAB fans who were booing his performance, earning McLemore an ejection. Backup QB Seth Weaver came in and did a good job, playing an important role in UAB's (5-1) second half comeback.

Box Score: Army at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 8, 2009  
  
Attendance: 47,400 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 57 degrees, stormy.  
  
1Q: 11:07 UABB - Leon Schroeder 56 interception return.  
1Q: 11:07 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
2Q: 10:50 ARMY - Adrian Moriarty 10 pass from Ryan Kelly.  
2Q: 10:50 ARMY - Herman Spann extra point.  
2Q: 05:22 ARMY - Sedrick Abrams 12 fumble return.  
2Q: 05:22 ARMY - Herman Spann extra point.  
3Q: 02:52 UABB - Alvin Castillo 9 pass from Seth Weaver.  
3Q: 02:52 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
4Q: 08:47 UABB - Jake Garrison 30 field goal.  
4Q: 06:49 UABB - Juan Koehler 4 run.  
4Q: 06:49 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
4Q: 06:17 ARMY - Deon Cailao 66 pass from Ryan Kelly.  
4Q: 06:17 ARMY - Herman Spann extra point.  
4Q: 01:50 UABB - Jake Garrison 22 field goal.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 56 Dale Peachey  
  
Army              0      14     0      7      -      21  
UAB               7      0      7      13     -      27  
  
Team Statistics          ARMY          UABB  
  
First Downs              15            19  
  
Total Rushes             16            52  
Net Rushing Yards        -11           217  
Yards Per Carry          0.6           4.1  
Rushing Yards            38            228  
Tckld Loss/Yards         1-1           3-3  
Sacked/Yards Lost        7-48          1-8  
  
Pass Attempts            40            19  
Completions              22            14  
Passing Yards            316           138  
Yards Per Attempt        7.9           7.2  
Interceptions            2             1  
Fumbles/Lost             1/1           1/1  
  
Total Plays              56            71  
Total Yards              305           355  
Yards Per Play           5.4           5.0  
  
3rd Down Plays           5/13          7/16  
  
Penalties                5             8  
Penalty Yards            49            63  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 23        OWN 35  
Time Of Possession       22:52         37:08   

[bbgunn]

UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               35     178    5.0    15     1      3      0  
14 Weaver                8      33     4.1    19     0      3      0  
39 Razo                  6      8      1.3    3      0      2      0  
10 McLemore              2      -5     -2.5   3      0      0      1  
85 Reyes                 1      3      3.0    3      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
14 Weaver                12     9      89     7.4    27     1      0  
10 McLemore              7      5      49     7.0    19     0      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
39 Razo                  4      24     6.0    1      7      0  
85 Reyes                 4      60     15.0   8      27     0  
83 Clark                 3      39     13.0   0      15     0  
44 Koehler               2      6      3.0    5      3      0  
43 Castillo              1      9      9.0    0      9      1  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              2      29     14.5   0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              1      23     23.0   0  
34 Springer              1      26     26.0   0  
35 Dole                  1      21     21.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
17 Harper                5      207    41.4   52     2  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
4 Garrison               2      2      30     3      3  
  
The College Years
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
58 Roosenraad            9      0      1.5    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 4      0      1.5    0      0      0  
93 Palma                 4      2      0.5    0      0      0  
42 Owens                 4      0      0.0    1      27     0  
34 Springer              4      0      0.0    0      0      0  
72 Ponder                3      0      0.5    0      0      0  
55 Schroeder             2      1      0.0    1      56     1  
48 Roberson              2      2      0.0    0      0      0  
88 Harrison              2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Harms                 1      0      1.0    0      0      0  
99 Stowe                 1      0      1.0    0      0      0  
35 Dole                  1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
66 Downs                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
74 Pietraszak            1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
54 Stubbs                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
43 Castillo              1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
38 Gambrell              1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                0      2      1.0    0      0      0  
29 Caban                 0      2      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Riffle                0      1      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
74 Pietraszak            0      0      0      0      4      0  
69 Carlisle              0      0      0      0      1      1  
56 Peachey               0      0      0      0      6      0  
65 Hutton                0      0      0      0      2      0  
34 Springer              0      0      1      0      0      0  
44 Koehler               1      0      0      0      0      0  
66 Downs                 0      0      0      0      1      0  
27 Blake                 0      1      0      0      0      0   

[fmonster]

WOOHOO! UAB is BACK!!

[bbgunn]

C-USA - WEEK 8
Houston 27, Cincinnati 17
East Carolina 59, Southern Miss 24
Tulane 20, Louisville 14
South Florida 52, Memphis 24

 School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
**UAB                    5  1  0  .833  163 117 3  0  0  1.000 79  62  Won 4       
Tulane                   5  2  0  .714  150 74  3  1  0  .750  93  34  Won 1       
TCU                      3  2  0  .600  124 70  2  1  0  .666  74  41  Lost 1      
East Carolina            3  3  0  .500  218 164 2  1  0  .666  121 65  Won 2       
Army                     2  3  0  .400  85  104 2  1  0  .666  66  36  Lost 1      
Houston                  2  3  0  .400  75  124 2  1  0  .666  51  62  Won 2       
South Florida            1  4  0  .200  89  129 1  2  0  .333  65  72  Won 1       
Memphis                  1  5  0  .166  128 217 1  2  0  .333  66  106 Lost 1      
Louisville               2  4  0  .333  147 183 1  3  0  .250  92  100 Lost 3      
Cincinnati               2  4  0  .333  92  190 1  3  0  .250  58  120 Lost 1      
Southern Miss            1  5  0  .166  118 207 0  3  0  .000  61  128 Lost 5      

COACHES TOP 25

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
UCLA                    7-0     PAC   1     1     1.00    1       
Michigan                5-1     B10   2     5     3.50    5       
Miami (FL)              5-1     ACC   3     3     3.00    2       
Florida                 6-1     SEC   4     4     4.00    9       
Texas                   6-0     B12   5     2     3.50    3       
Syracuse                6-0     BET   6     10    8.00    4       
USC                     5-1     PAC   7     7     7.00    10      
Bowling Green           6-0     MAC   8     6     7.00    8       
Penn State              5-1     B10   9     8     8.50    6       
Georgia                 4-2     SEC   10    13    11.50   21      
California              6-1     PAC   11    12    11.50   15      
Marshall                6-0     MAC   12    9     10.50   7       
Notre Dame              5-1     IND   13    14    13.50   12      
Pittsburgh              6-1     BET   14    11    12.50   11      
San Jose State          7-0     WAC   15    20    17.50   16      
Wisconsin               6-1     B10   16    17    16.50   20      
Colorado State          6-1     MWC   17    16    16.50   18      
West Virginia           6-1     BET   18    24    21.00   14      
Virginia                4-1     ACC   19    15    17.00   17      
Colorado                4-2     B12   20    19    19.50   23      
Ohio State              4-2     B10   21    23    22.00   19      
Vanderbilt              6-0     SEC   22    22    22.00   13      
Tennessee               5-1     SEC   23    18    20.50   22      
Boston College          3-2     BET   24    27    25.50   27      
Alabama                 5-1     SEC   25    21    23.00   34      

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Originally Posted by fmonster

WOOHOO! UAB is BACK!!

Yes, indeed! Hopefully there will be no more 2 month layoffs.

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WEEK 9 - PREVIEW
UAB (5-1)(-12) at South Florida (1-4)

UAB INJURIES

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Stowe, Dominic          99   DT   Sr    Doubtful     Torn Thumb Ligame 7 Weeks    
Davila, Michael         92   DE   Sr    Probable     Sprained Ankle    1 Week     
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   Sr    Out          Repetitive Concus 76 Weeks   
Reyes, Phillip          85   WR   So    Probable     Influenza         1 Week     
Patton, Ben             6    WR   Jr*   Doubtful     Dislocated Elbow  4 Weeks    

RECRUITING
4 more recruits:

 Player                  Pos   ST   Visit Cost  Dist.   Fit Score
**Burroughs, Kenyon       S     AL   257         73      84            
Battle, Ron               T     LA   343         426     91            
**Kimbrell, Mitch         G     WV   463         408     85            
Brewer, Oliver            FB    NC   396         347     96            
**McCormick, Marshall     RB    MO   422         409     87            
**Mueller, C.J.           C     GA   331         281     86            
$$Bernhardt, Vince        DT    IN   377         444     97            
$$Strong, Jackie          ILB   IL   394         450     93            
   
  Player                  Scout   Phone   Visit   Emphasis    Status
**Burroughs, Kenyon       87-     2       3       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
Battle, Ron               82+     2       2       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
**Kimbrell, Mitch         80+     2       3       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
Brewer, Oliver            79+     2       3       Prest*/Dist Committed *      
**McCormick, Marshall     76+     2       3       Acad/Prest  Committed *      
**Mueller, C.J.           72+     2       3       Acad*/Dist  Committed *      
$$Bernhardt, Vince        51+     3       2       Prest*/Acad Committed *      
$$Strong, Jackie          46+     0       2       Acad/Prest  Committed *     

Burroughs will add to our evolving history of great safeties. Kimbrell will definitely add to our OL, and Bernhardt and Strong will make great backups.

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UAB 27, South Florida 6

TAMPA - In a place where UAB often has trouble playing, they didn't have much trouble today. UAB (6-1) won its 11th straight conference game as they dominated USF (1-5).

The win was perhaps the first "true" Thunder-and-Lightning game. Star tailback Juan Koehler had a monster day: 188 yards and 2 TDs. Meanwhile, Mercury Razo had 52 yards and a rushing TD. QB Kim McLemore, in his first game since being ejected against Army, went 11-16 for 123 yards and didn't throw a pick.

UAB is now bowl eligible for the second straight year. They have a big test coming up against East Carolina next week in Birmingham.

Box Score: UAB at South Florida  
Tampa, FL.  
  
Week 9, 2009  
  
Attendance: 22,500 (41,400).  
  
  
Weather: 67 degrees, stormy.  
  
1Q: 07:12 UABB - Juan Koehler 24 run.  
1Q: 07:12 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
2Q: 14:05 UABB - Mercury Razo 4 run.  
2Q: 14:05 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
2Q: 01:09 UABB - Juan Koehler 2 run.  
2Q: 01:09 UABB - Jake Garrison extra point.  
3Q: 07:37 UABB - Jake Garrison 30 field goal.  
4Q: 12:11 UABB - Jake Garrison 21 field goal.  
4Q: 08:57 SFLA - Fernando Hoke 27 field goal.  
4Q: 04:39 SFLA - Fernando Hoke 53 field goal.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 74 Grant Pietraszak  
  
UAB               7      14     3      3      -      27  
South Florida     0      0      0      6      -      6  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          SFLA  
  
First Downs              29            9  
  
Total Rushes             62            23  
Net Rushing Yards        275           23  
Yards Per Carry          4.4           1.0  
Rushing Yards            301           68  
Tckld Loss/Yards         13-26         5-14  
Sacked/Yards Lost        0-0           5-31  
  
Pass Attempts            17            25  
Completions              12            8  
Passing Yards            139           115  
Yards Per Attempt        8.1           4.6  
Interceptions            0             1  
Fumbles/Lost             3/3           1/1  
  
Total Plays              79            48  
Total Yards              414           138  
Yards Per Play           5.2           2.8  
  
3rd Down Plays           8/15          1/12  
  
Penalties                4             4  
Penalty Yards            30            24  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 35        OWN 29  
Time Of Possession       39:32         20:28  

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UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               37     188    5.0    24     2      10     0  
39 Razo                  16     52     3.2    12     1      5      0  
10 McLemore              6      31     5.1    11     0      1      0  
14 Weaver                2      -2     -1.0   -1     0      2      0  
43 Castillo              1      6      6.0    6      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
10 McLemore              16     11     123    7.6    18     0      0  
14 Weaver                1      1      16     16.0   16     0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
39 Razo                  3      23     7.6    3      9      0  
6 Patton                 3      48     16.0   1      18     0  
83 Clark                 2      23     11.5   2      16     0  
85 Reyes                 2      23     11.5   5      16     0  
84 Dunn                  1      16     16.0   0      16     0  
43 Castillo              1      6      6.0    0      6      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
34 Springer              2      6      3.0    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              1      25     25.0   0  
The College Years
34 Springer              1      26     26.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
17 Harper                4      165    41.2   51     1  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
4 Garrison               2      2      30     3      3  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
34 Springer              5      1      0.0    0      0      0  
58 Roosenraad            4      1      1.0    0      0      0  
93 Palma                 3      0      1.0    0      0      0  
27 Blake                 3      3      0.0    1      28     0  
92 Davila                3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Harms                 2      0      2.0    0      0      0  
45 Costello              2      0      1.0    0      0      0  
66 Downs                 2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
53 Guthrie               2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
29 Caban                 2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
48 Roberson              1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
54 Stubbs                1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
55 Schroeder             1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
42 Owens                 1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
35 Dole                  1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
39 Razo                  1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
44 Koehler               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
87 Cofield               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
95 McCrory               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Riffle                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 0      2      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
74 Pietraszak            0      0      0      0      11     0  
69 Carlisle              0      0      0      0      7      0  
65 Hutton                0      0      0      0      6      0  
70 Lerner                0      0      0      0      2      0  
48 Roberson              0      1      0      0      0      0  
34 Springer              1      0      0      0      0      0  
39 Razo                  1      0      0      0      0      0  
44 Koehler               1      0      0      0      0      0  
66 Downs                 0      0      0      0      1      0  
91 Welch                 0      0      1      0      0      0  

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C-USA - WEEK 9
Army 59, Memphis 16
Louisville 19, Cincinnati 10
TCU 31, Houston 10

 School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
**UAB                    6  1  0  .857  190 123 4  0  0  1.000 106 68  Won 5       
Tulane                   5  2  0  .714  150 74  3  1  0  .750  93  34  Won 1       
Army                     3  3  0  .500  144 120 3  1  0  .750  125 52  Won 1       
TCU                      4  2  0  .666  155 80  3  1  0  .750  105 51  Won 1       
East Carolina            3  3  0  .500  218 164 2  1  0  .666  121 65  Won 2       
Houston                  2  4  0  .333  85  155 2  2  0  .500  61  93  Lost 1      
Louisville               3  4  0  .428  166 193 2  3  0  .400  111 110 Won 1       
South Florida            1  5  0  .166  95  156 1  3  0  .250  71  99  Lost 1      
Memphis                  1  6  0  .142  144 276 1  3  0  .250  82  165 Lost 2      
Cincinnati               2  5  0  .285  102 209 1  4  0  .200  68  139 Lost 2      
Southern Miss            1  5  0  .166  118 207 0  3  0  .000  61  128 Lost 5      

COACHES TOP 25

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
UCLA                    8-0     PAC   1     1     1.00    1       
Michigan                6-1     B10   2     4     3.00    5       
Miami (FL)              6-1     ACC   3     3     3.00    2       
Texas                   7-0     B12   4     2     3.00    6       
Syracuse                6-0     BET   5     8     6.50    4       
Bowling Green           7-0     MAC   6     5     5.50    8       
Penn State              6-1     B10   7     6     6.50    3       
Georgia                 5-2     SEC   8     9     8.50    16      
California              7-1     PAC   9     10    9.50    12      
Florida                 6-2     SEC   10    11    10.50   18      
Marshall                7-0     MAC   11    7     9.00    7       
USC                     5-2     PAC   12    14    13.00   23      
Notre Dame              5-1     IND   13    15    14.00   14      
Pittsburgh              6-1     BET   14    12    13.00   9       
West Virginia           7-1     BET   15    21    18.00   13      
Virginia                5-1     ACC   16    13    14.50   11      
Wisconsin               6-1     B10   17    18    17.50   17      
Colorado State          6-1     MWC   18    16    17.00   15      
Vanderbilt              7-0     SEC   19    19    19.00   10      
Tennessee               6-1     SEC   20    17    18.50   21      
San Jose State          7-1     WAC   21    27    24.00   22      
Fresno State            6-1     WAC   22    25    23.50   20      
Alabama                 5-1     SEC   23    20    21.50   29      
Texas A&M               5-2     B12   24    22    23.00   27      
Nebraska                4-3     B12   25    29    27.00   40      

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WEEK 10 - PREVIEW
East Carolina (3-3) at UAB (6-1)(-6) - TV5

UAB INJURIES
No new developments.

RECRUITING
A new recruit:
CB Peter Devore
5-9, 167
Fort Smith, AR (Southside)
Rating: 89+ (Ath Prep: 58)

A blue-chipper indeed. The biggest recruit of the class of 2009. Our secondary continues to improve.