The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Thursday, August 31
Protective Stadium
7 p.m. CT
UAB
1-0 , 0-0
35
vs
6
North Carolina A&T
0-1 , 0-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.C. A&T | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| UAB | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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Zeno Sets School Record in 35-6 Win Over North Carolina A&T
8/31/2023 11:24:00β―PM | Football
BIRMINGHAM β Quarterback Jacob Zeno set a school record with 38 pass completions to lead the UAB football team past North Carolina A&T 35-6 on Thursday night at Protective Stadium.
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Zeno was 38-of-41 overall for 291 yards and three touchdowns. He surpassed the previous record of 33 completions held by John Whitcomb set back in 1994. The three touchdown passes were also a career high.
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Zeno's completion percentage of 92.7 percent was also the fourth highest completion percentage in American Athletic Conference history.
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The victory was also the first for Head Coach Trent Dilfer and UAB has now won eight straight season openers.
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Defensively, UAB held North Carolina A&T to just 163 yards of total offense and just 16 total passing yards. Linebacker Jackson Bratton led the charge with a career-high 12 tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble. Overall, UAB had six sacks and nine TFL.
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UAB (1-0) won the toss, elected to receive, and marched straight down the field on 13 plays to score a touchdown on its first possession of the season. Jermaine Brown Jr. capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to give UAB the early lead.
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The Aggies converted a 37-yard field goal on their first possession, but the Blazer surged ahead with another touchdown run from Brown Jr., this time a 4-yard score, to give the Blazers a 14-3 lead at the 12:07 mark of the second quarter. For Brown, it was his 20th career rushing touchdown.
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UAB was unable to score on its third possession, but the Blazers turned right back around and scored on their fourth possession with :25 second left for a commanding 21-3 halftime lead. The touchdown was an incredible throw and catch from Zeno to Tejhaun Palmer in the corner of the end zone.
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Zeno was 18-of-19 in the first half for 129 yards and a touchdown.
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A 34-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Jones late in the third and a 4-yard pass to Iverson "Strap" Hooks in the fourth capped the scoring for UAB as they cruised to the 29-point victory.
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Zeno found 13 different receivers throughout the evening with five players sharing a game-high four catches and nine players having at least three.
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The Blazers now hit the road for a Week 2 contest at Georgia Southern next Saturday, Sept. 9, in Statesboro.
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For more information on the UAB Football team, be sure to follow @UAB_FB on Twitter and Instagram.
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Zeno was 38-of-41 overall for 291 yards and three touchdowns. He surpassed the previous record of 33 completions held by John Whitcomb set back in 1994. The three touchdown passes were also a career high.
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Zeno's completion percentage of 92.7 percent was also the fourth highest completion percentage in American Athletic Conference history.
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The victory was also the first for Head Coach Trent Dilfer and UAB has now won eight straight season openers.
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Defensively, UAB held North Carolina A&T to just 163 yards of total offense and just 16 total passing yards. Linebacker Jackson Bratton led the charge with a career-high 12 tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble. Overall, UAB had six sacks and nine TFL.
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UAB (1-0) won the toss, elected to receive, and marched straight down the field on 13 plays to score a touchdown on its first possession of the season. Jermaine Brown Jr. capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to give UAB the early lead.
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The Aggies converted a 37-yard field goal on their first possession, but the Blazer surged ahead with another touchdown run from Brown Jr., this time a 4-yard score, to give the Blazers a 14-3 lead at the 12:07 mark of the second quarter. For Brown, it was his 20th career rushing touchdown.
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UAB was unable to score on its third possession, but the Blazers turned right back around and scored on their fourth possession with :25 second left for a commanding 21-3 halftime lead. The touchdown was an incredible throw and catch from Zeno to Tejhaun Palmer in the corner of the end zone.
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Zeno was 18-of-19 in the first half for 129 yards and a touchdown.
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A 34-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Jones late in the third and a 4-yard pass to Iverson "Strap" Hooks in the fourth capped the scoring for UAB as they cruised to the 29-point victory.
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Zeno found 13 different receivers throughout the evening with five players sharing a game-high four catches and nine players having at least three.
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The Blazers now hit the road for a Week 2 contest at Georgia Southern next Saturday, Sept. 9, in Statesboro.
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For more information on the UAB Football team, be sure to follow @UAB_FB on Twitter and Instagram.
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Team Stats
NCA
UAB
Total Yards
163
458
Pass Yards
16
291
Rushing Yards
147
167
Penalty Yards
10
45
1st Downs
12
31
3rd Downs
4
8
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
28:52
31:08
1st Quarter
NCA 0, UAB 7
UAB - Brown Jr.,Jermaine 10 yd run (Quinn,Matt kick), 13 plays, 81 yards, TOP 05:22
NCA 3, UAB 7
NCA - Daffer,Owen 37 yd field goal 12 plays, 45 yards, TOP 07:01
2nd Quarter
NCA 3, UAB 14
UAB - Brown Jr.,Jermaine 4 yd run (Quinn,Matt kick), 13 plays, 67 yards, TOP 05:08
NCA 3, UAB 21
UAB - Palmer,Tejhaun 4 yd pass from Zeno,Jacob (Quinn,Matt kick) 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 04:05
3rd Quarter
NCA 3, UAB 28
UAB - Jones,TJ 34 yd pass from Zeno,Jacob (Quinn,Matt kick) 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:48
4th Quarter
NCA 6, UAB 28
NCA - Daffer,Owen 33 yd field goal 12 plays, 62 yards, TOP 05:50
NCA 6, UAB 35
UAB - Hooks,Iverson 4 yd pass from Zeno,Jacob (Quinn,Matt kick) 11 plays, 99 yards, TOP 03:57
Game Leaders
CMP
38
TD
3
YDS
291
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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