The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
1-4 , 0-2
Tulane
4-2 , 2-0
UAB Falls at Home to Tulane, 71-20
10/5/2024 4:29:00 PM | Football
Tulane is now 4-2 overall and 2-0 in AAC play, while UAB falls to 1-4 and 0-2 in league play.
Makhi Hughes and Darian Mensah led the Green Wave with Hughes rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and Mensah completing 80 percent of his passes for 134 yards.
The Green Wave scored on three of their first four drives, including a 51-yard rushing touchdown by Hughes. Hughes had 12 attempts for 97 rushing yards in the first half. Tulane also took advantage of a special teams opportunity with a 100-yard kick return for a touchdown by Rayshawn Pleasant.
UAB added a pair of field goals from sophomore kicker Jonah Delange in the first half and Delange is now 9-of-9 on the season. The scoring ended just before halftime with a 1-yard rushing touchdown by Tulane's Arnold Barnes. The Green Wave led 37-6 at the break.
Yulkeith Brown caught two touchdown passes to open the third quarter to help the Green Wave increase the lead to 57-6 after three.
UAB scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter on a 73-yard reception from Amare Thomas and Solomon Beebe's first career rushing touchdown.
The Blazers head to West Point, N.Y. to face unbeaten and first-place Army next Saturday, Oct. 12. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT on CBS Sports Network.
Team Stats
TUL 7, UAB 0
TUL - Thompson,Ty 3 yd run (Head,Ethan kick), 6 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:26
TUL 7, UAB 3
UAB - Delange,Jonah 33 yd field goal 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:59
TUL 13, UAB 3
TUL - Pleasant,Rayshawn 100 yd kickoff return ()
TUL 20, UAB 3
TUL - Hughes,Makhi 1 yd run (Head,Ethan kick), 2 plays, 12 yards, TOP 01:05
TUL 20, UAB 6
UAB - Delange,Jonah 32 yd field goal 6 plays, 66 yards, TOP 02:13
TUL 27, UAB 6
TUL - Hughes,Makhi 51 yd run (Head,Ethan kick), 3 plays, 65 yards, TOP 00:58
TUL 30, UAB 6
TUL - Head,Ethan 25 yd field goal 13 plays, 53 yards, TOP 06:37
TUL 37, UAB 6
TUL - Barnes III,Arnold 1 yd run (Head,Ethan kick), 11 plays, 61 yards, TOP 04:15
TUL 44, UAB 6
TUL - Brown,Yulkeith 14 yd pass from Mensah,Darian (Head,Ethan kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:47
TUL 50, UAB 6
TUL - Brown,Yulkeith 22 yd pass from Thompson,Ty () 1 plays, 22 yards, TOP 00:06
TUL 57, UAB 6
TUL - Rodgers,Chris 29 yd interception (Barnes,Jacob kick)
TUL 57, UAB 13
UAB - Thomas,Amare 73 yd pass from Kitna,Jalen (Delange,Jonah kick) 3 plays, 79 yards, TOP 01:28
TUL 64, UAB 13
TUL - Barnes III,Arnold 14 yd run (Barnes,Jacob kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:07
TUL 71, UAB 13
TUL - McClure,Jamauri 29 yd run (Barnes,Jacob kick), 1 plays, 29 yards, TOP 00:09
TUL 71, UAB 20
UAB - Beebe,Solomon 6 yd run (Delange,Jonah kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:42
