Balanced Attack Leads UAB to 34-24 Victory Over Temple

Saturday, November 18

Birmingham, Ala.

2 p.m. CT

UAB

4-7 , 3-4

Temple

3-8 , 1-6

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Balanced Attack Leads UAB to 34-24 Victory Over Temple

11/18/2023 7:49:00 PM | Football

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BIRMINGHAM – A career-high 153 rushing yards from Jermaine Brown Jr. and a very balanced Blazer attack led the UAB football team to a 34-24 victory over Temple on Senior Day at Protective Stadium Saturday afternoon.

Brown's 153 yards came on 20 carries (7.6 YPC) and he paced the offense which had 259 rushing yards and 246 passing yards. Brown also had five receptions today and became the new school record holder for career receptions by a running and now has 94 career catches. Additionally, he moved into third place on UAB's career rushing list (2,962).

UAB (4-7, 3-4 AAC) had 505 total yards of offense and surpassed 500 yards for a third time this season. Jacob Zeno was 20-of-28 for 246 yards and a touchdown, which went to Tejhaun Palmer who notched his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season with eight catches for 125 yards.

Redshirt freshman running back Lee Beebe added a career high 70 rushing yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.

Defensively, UAB held a high-powered Temple offense to 378 yards and just 122 yards in the second half. The Blazers applied pressure in the backfield the entire night which resulted in two sacks, three TFL, 10 quarterback hurries, nine pass breakups and a fumble recovery. Seven different players had a pass breakup, led by freshman linebacker Everett Roussaw Jr., while Jackson Bratton and Nikia Eason Jr. each had three QBH.

Temple (3-8, 1-6 AAC) took an early 7-0 lead on a 71-yard touchdown pass from E.J. Warner to Dante Wright with 11:33 left in the first.

It took the Blazers until 4:22 left in the first half to find the end zone, and Beebe's second touchdown of the season evened the game at 7-7.

Temple scored on its next possession as Warner found David Martin-Robinson on a 47-yard connection. A 29-yard field goal from UAB's Matt Quinn as the first half expired made the score 14-10 at the half.

UAB outscored Temple 24-10 in the second half but the game was back-and-forth until the final two minutes when UAB surged ahead by 10.

UAB took a 17-14 lead with 5:19 left in the third as senior Demetrius Battle scored his first touchdown as a Blazer on a 3-yard rush. The Owls then tied the game on a 40-yard field at the 2:03 mark of the third.

Palmer gave UAB a 24-17 lead with 14:24 left on a spectacular 22-yard catch for his sixth receiving touchdown of the season. However, Temple once again tied it up in a 1-yard rush from Martin-Robinson for his second touchdown of the game.

On UAB's ensuing drive, the Blazers put together a 12-play 66-yard drive which took 6:26 off the clock and gave the Blazers a 27-24 advantage after a 26-yard field goal from Quinn.

A defensive stop gave the ball back to the Blazers and Brown Jr. capped an 8-play drive with a 2-yard rushing touchdown for a 34-24 lead which would be the final points of the game.

The Blazers controlled the second half clock and almost doubled up Temple on time of possession (19:21-10:39) in the final half.

UAB finished the 2023 home season with a record of 4-2 and is now 12-5 at Protective Stadium and 33-6 in Birmingham since returning to action in 2017.

UAB concludes the season next Saturday at North Texas. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+.