UAB Falls at No. 2 Georgia - UAB Athletics

Saturday, September 11

Athens, Ga.

2:30 p.m.

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Georgia

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UAB

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Georgia

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Andrew Smith Jr.

UAB Falls at No. 2 Georgia

9/11/2021 6:39:00 PM | Football

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ATHENS, Ga. – The UAB football team suffered a 56-7 loss to No. 2 Georgia on Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium.

UGA quarterback Stetson Bennett threw five touchdown passes in the first half and the Bulldogs threw six overall. Bennett finished the game 9-of-11 for 279 yards.

Georgia did most of its damage through the air, compiling 376 of its 539 yards via the pass.

Keondre Swoopes provided the only points for UAB with a 61-yard pick six in the fourth quarter. UAB had 174 total yards of offense with 127 of them coming on the ground.

The Blazers trailed 21-0 after the opening quarter as Georgia scored on three of its first four possessions, including touchdown passes of 73 and 89 yards from Bennett to Jermaine Burton and Brock Bowers.

Bennett added two additional touchdown passes in the second quarter of 61 and nine yards to give UGA a 35-0 advantage at halftime.

UGA tacked on two touchdowns in the third quarter and a defensive touchdown in the fourth.

UAB (1-1) opens Conference USA play next Saturday when the Blazers visit North Texas. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Stadium (Fox RSN).

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Team Stats

UAB

UGA

Total Yards

174

539

Pass Yards

47

376

Rushing Yards

127

163

Penalty Yards

78

47

1st Downs

11

23

3rd Downs

1

6

4th Downs

1

0

TOP

29:52

29:20

1st Quarter

UAB 0, UGA 7

UGA - Burton,Jermaine 73 yd pass from Bennett,Stetson (Podlesny,Jack kick) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:38

UAB 0, UGA 14

UGA - McIntosh,Kenny 12 yd pass from Bennett,Stetson (Podlesny,Jack kick) 5 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:13

UAB 0, UGA 21

UGA - Bowers,Brock 89 yd pass from Bennett,Stetson (Podlesny,Jack kick) 1 plays, 89 yards, TOP 00:14

2nd Quarter

UAB 0, UGA 28

UGA - Smith,Arian 61 yd pass from Bennett,Stetson (Podlesny,Jack kick) 1 plays, 61 yards, TOP 00:10

UAB 0, UGA 35

UGA - Bowers,Brock 9 yd pass from Bennett,Stetson (Podlesny,Jack kick) 6 plays, 17 yards, TOP 02:48

3rd Quarter

UAB 0, UGA 42

UGA - Cook,James 14 yd run (Podlesny,Jack kick), 8 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:13

UAB 0, UGA 49

UGA - Robinson,Justin 12 yd pass from Beck,Carson (Podlesny,Jack kick) 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:18

4th Quarter

UAB 0, UGA 56

UGA - Dumas-Johnson,Jamon 20 yd interception (Podlesny,Jack kick)

UAB 7, UGA 56

UAB - Swoopes,Keondre 61 yd interception (Quinn,Matt kick)

Tyler Johnston III

CMP

6

TD

0

YDS

39

INT

3

Dylan Hopkins

CMP

2

TD

0

YDS

8

INT

0

Keondre Swoopes

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