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FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Blazers Rout Florida Atlantic, 56-29
11/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 7, 2009
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ----- Senior quarterback Joe Webb threw four touchdown passes and rushed for two other scores to lead UAB to a 56-29 rout over Florida Atlantic Saturday at Legion Field.
Webb was 14-for-19 passing for 292 yards for the Blazers (4-5), while the quarterback also ran for 120 yards on 15 carries. He passed for touchdowns of 36, 22, 24 and 17 yards. He also had rushing scores of 65 and 2 yards.
Webb, a product of Birmingham who is having another record-setting season, eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the 2009 season -- the second-straight year he's gone over that mark.
It didn't take UAB long to get on the scoreboard. After forcing the Owls to a punt situation on the opening drive of the game, the Blazers scored three plays into their first possession as Webb bolted 65 yards for a touchdown. The run was the second-longest of Webb's career.
Rashaud Slaughter rushed for a career-best 104 yards on four carries, including a 31-yard rushing score to give UAB a 35-14 lead in the first half.
UAB's offensive total of 622 yards was the Blazers' third-highest total in school history and the most since a 649-yard effort vs. Tulane in 2004. UAB also rushed for 330 yards, the eighth-highest single-game total in Blazer history.
"This was a good win for us," said UAB head coach Neil Callaway. "Obviously, we were able to do some things offensively today. (Offensive coordinator) Kim Helton did a great job with the play calling. Defensively, I was disappointed in the first half, but I knew they were a good offensive team. and that we were a little short-handed, particularly in the secondary.
"In the second half, the defense accepted the challenge and only gave up one touchdown." The Owls (2-6) cut the lead to 35-21 just before halftime on Jeff Van Camp's 22-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Grant. But Florida Atlantic would get no closer as the Blazers answered with three straight touchdowns in the third quarter.
Van Camp was 24-for-36 passing for 254 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions for the Owls.
