UAB Ends Regular Season with 27-3 Loss at Middle Tennessee

Saturday, November 24

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

2 p.m.

UAB

Middle Tennessee

UAB Ends Regular Season with 27-3 Loss at Middle Tennessee

11/24/2018 5:54:00 PM | Football

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – In a preview of next week's Conference USA championship game, the UAB football team lost its regular season finale 27-3 to Middle Tennessee on Saturday afternoon at Floyd Stadium.

UAB concludes the regular season at 9-3 overall and 7-1 in C-USA action, both of which are new school records. With the win, Middle Tennessee (8-4, 7-1 C-USA) clinched home field advantage for the title game which will be played next Saturday, Dec. 1 at 12:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.

Dealing with multiple players not being able to play today, the Blazers had a rough day all around en route to their first conference loss of the year. MT outgained UAB 394-89 and registered seven quarterback sacks.

Chris Woolbright finished the season as UAB's leading tackler with 67 stops and led the team today with eight. UAB had two sacks and hit its season average of eight tackles for loss.

The Blazers received the opening kickoff and took it 40 yards before Nick Vogel converted a 35-yard field goal. That would be the only points for UAB in the game and the Blazers headed into halftime trailing 13-3.

Middle Tennessee's Crews Holt converted 28 and 24-yard field goals on back-to-back Blue Raiders drives in the second quarter, and Brent Stockstill found Ty Lee on a 12-yard touchdown pass with 2:35 left in the half for Middle's 13-3 lead heading into the break.

After both teams stalled in the beginning of the second half, Middle Tennessee took its third possession 83 yards and capped it with another 12-yard touchdown pass by Stockstill, this time to Zack Dobson, for a 20-3 lead with 4:40 remaining in the third.

Dobson added another touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 45-yard run to bring the score to 27-3, which would be the final points of the day.

UAB will look to win its first-ever Conference USA title next Saturday in a rematch with the Blue Raiders. Tickets are available for the title game by clicking here.