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Shropshire, UAB beat Marshall 22-13 in C-USA title game
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Trea Shropshire had five receptions for 180 yards - including a 71-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter - and Spencer Brown had 30 carries for 149 yards rushing to help UAB beat Marshall 22-13 on Friday night for the Blazers' second Conference USA championship in the last three years.
Tyler Johnston III was 12-of-22 passing for 252 yards and two touchdowns for UAB (6-3).
UAB became the first school to reach the championship game for the third straight season, all on the road. The Blazers, who resumed their football program in 2017 after it was cut following the 2014 season, won the title at Middle Tennessee in 2018 and lost at Florida Atlantic last year.
Grant Wells was 8-of-23 passing for 138 yards and two touchdowns for the Thundering Herd (7-2).
UAB was clinging to a two-point lead and facing a third-and-6 from its own 29 when Johnston lofted a ball to Shropshire, who caught it near midfield and raced to the end zone to cap the scoring with 4:02 left.
Marshall entered the game with the nation's top scoring defense (11.4 points per game) and the second-best rushing defense (73 yards per game). The Thundering Herd gave up more than 20 points for the first time this season and allowed a season-high 216 yards rushing.
Marshall, which won its first seven games and rose as high as No. 15 in the AP poll, went three-and-out five times, and didn't have a drive of longer than 24 yards, in its first eight possessions. Eli Neal recovered a fumble by UAB's Tyler Johnson III near midfield to set up a six-play, 49-yard drive capped by a 7-yard touchdown pass from Wells to Artie Henry with 6:17 left in the third quarter to trim the Thundering Herd's deficit to 9-7.
Wells hit Xavier Gaines in stride for a 70-yard touchdown catch-and-run but the 2-point conversion attempt failed and Marshall trailed 15-13 with 5:38 remaining. Three plays from scrimmage later, Shropshire's TD sealed it.
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T. Shropshire
11 WR 180 ReYds, ReTD, 5 RECs |
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G. Wells
8 QB 138 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, 16 RuYds |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 21 | 10 |
Rushing | 10 | 6 |
Passing | 10 | 4 |
Penalty | 1 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 8-18 | 2-12 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Total Net Yards | 468 | 268 |
Total Plays | 74 | 51 |
Avg Gain | 6.3 | 5.3 |
Net Yards Rushing | 216 | 130 |
Rush Attempts | 52 | 27 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.2 | 4.8 |
Yards Passing | 252 | 138 |
Comp. - Att. | 12-22 | 8-24 |
Yards Per Pass | 10.8 | 5.8 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-50 | 3-42 |
Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 5-35.4 | 7-44.1 |
Return Yards | 3 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
T. Johnston III
17 QB
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T. Johnston III | 12/22 | 252 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
S. Brown
4 RB
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S. Brown | 30 | 149 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. McBride
22 RB
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D. McBride | 8 | 43 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Brown Jr.
1 RB
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J. Brown Jr. | 4 | 14 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Wooden
25 RB
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L. Wooden | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Stanley
2 RB
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L. Stanley | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Johnston III
17 QB
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T. Johnston III | 4 | -4 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Shropshire
15 WR
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T. Shropshire | 9 | 5 | 180 | 1 | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Pittman
10 TE
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H. Pittman | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Johnson-Sanders
3 WR
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R. Johnson-Sanders | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Rudolph
35 WR
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S. Rudolph | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Mitchell
5 WR
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M. Mitchell | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Brown Jr.
1 RB
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J. Brown Jr. | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Turner
14 S
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D. Turner | 7-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Moll
6 LB
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K. Moll | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Moultrie
44 DL
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A. Moultrie | 5-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Smith
22 LB
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J. Smith | 5-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Harris
1 CB
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B. Harris | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Miller
26 S
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D. Miller | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Swoopes
0 CB
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K. Swoopes | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Boler
21 S
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W. Boler | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Daniels
3 CB
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C. Daniels | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Wilder
50 LB
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N. Wilder | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Marshall
8 CB
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T. Marshall | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Fair
90 DL
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T. Fair | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Wright
16 LB
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A. Wright | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Cash
12 S
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G. Cash | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Turner
10 DL
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T. Turner | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Taylor
23 LB
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T. Taylor | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Quinn
19 K
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M. Quinn | 3/3 | 48 | 1/2 | 10 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
K. Greenwell
98 P
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K. Greenwell | 5 | 35.4 | 4 | 40 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Brown Jr.
1 RB
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J. Brown Jr. | 2 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Mitchell 5 WR
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M. Mitchell | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
B. Knox
20 RB
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B. Knox | 17 | 67 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
X. Gaines
11 TE
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X. Gaines | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Johnson
1 WR
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W. Johnson | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Wells
8 QB
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G. Wells | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Evans
5 RB
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S. Evans | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
X. Gaines
11 TE
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X. Gaines | 6 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Johnson
1 WR
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W. Johnson | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Henry
2 WR
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A. Henry | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Gammage
7 WR
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C. Gammage | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Miller
83 TE
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D. Miller | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Knox
20 RB
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B. Knox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Keaton
9 WR
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T. Keaton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Beckett
4 LB
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T. Beckett | 13-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Johnson
13 S
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N. Johnson | 13-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Neal
24 LB
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E. Neal | 7-4 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Edwards
99 DL
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J. Edwards | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Beauplan
41 LB
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A. Beauplan | 3-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. McClain-Sapp
7 DB
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J. McClain-Sapp | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Pitts
1 S
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D. Pitts | 3-6 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Carpenter
90 DL
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E. Carpenter | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hodge
2 DL
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D. Hodge | 3-7 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Bush
59 DL
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I. Bush | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Drayton
8 S
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B. Drayton | 2-6 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Croom
92 DL
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R. Croom | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Johnson
15 DL
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T. Johnson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Gilmore
3 DB
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S. Gilmore | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Cumberlander
32 DL
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