BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - In his second collegiate start, Austin Brown bolstered Alabama-Birmingham to a 28-point halftime lead as the Blazers earned their first win of the season - a 52-3 trouncing of Southeastern Louisiana Saturday.
A week after amassing 337 yards and three scores through the air in a loss to Tulsa, Brown helped beat the Lions (2-4) by completing 16 of 22 passes for 266 yards and a touchdown, all before the half.
UAB (1-4) went on scoring drives of 68, 78, 59 and 56 yards in the first half, and also scored on Marvin Burdette's 36-yard interception return for a touchdown.
The Blazers' defense held Southeastern Louisiana to 125 yards of offense, including just 47 yards on the ground.
Nathan Stanley was 10-of-23 passing for 78 yards for the Lions, tossing one interception as the team totaled just nine first downs.
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| Scoring Summary |
| UAB | Marvin Burdette 36 yd interception return (Ty Long kick) |
| UAB | Greg Franklin 53 yd pass from Austin Brown (Ty Long kick) |
| UAB | Greg Franklin 16 yd run (Ty Long kick) |
| UAB | Darrin Reaves 1 yd run (Ty Long kick) |
| UAB | Ty Long 53 yd FG |
| SELOU | Seth Sebastian 33 yd FG |
| UAB | Jay Davis 8 yd pass from Jonathan Perry (Ty Long kick) |
| UAB | Nick Adams 18 yd pass from Jonathan Perry (Ty Long kick) |
| UAB | Bashr Coles 35 yd run (Ty Long kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| SELOU | UAB | |
| First Downs | 9 | 26 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 1-14 | 8-12 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 54-125 | 70-512 |
| Rushes-Yds | 30-47 | 38-156 |
| Passing Yds | 78 | 356 |
| Kick Return Yds | 179 | 0 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 25 |
| Passes | 10-24-1 | 24-32-0 |
| Punts | 8-357 | 1-32 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 7-64 | 7-70 |
| Time of Poss. | 26:12 | 33:48 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| SELOU: Xavier Roberson 13-37, Rasheed Harrell 4-14, Brian Young 2-5, LaTruan Weary 1-3, Marquis Fruge 1-2, Tony McCrea 1-1, Jeff Smiley 2-0, Jarrett Johnson 1-0, Nathan Stanley 5--15 |
| UAB: Bashr Coles 11-84, Darrin Reaves 14-53, Greg Franklin 7-34, Jonathan Perry 2--1, Team 2--4, Austin Brown 2--10 |
| PASSING |
| SELOU: Nathan Stanley 10-23-78-1, Brian Young 0-1-0-0 |
| UAB: Austin Brown 16-22-266-0, Jonathan Perry 8-10-90-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| SELOU: Jeff Smiley 3-37, Tony McCrea 2-9, Blaine LeBlanc 1-13, Stanley Moore 1-10, Jeremy Meyers 1-9, Reshad Douglas 1-3, Marquis Fruge 1--3 |
| UAB: Greg Franklin 4-86, Nick Adams 4-68, Jackie Williams 4-59, Kennard Backman 4-43, Darrin Reaves 3-57, Jay Davis 2-18, Santonio Jones 1-10, Stephen Herring 1-8, Sam Accursio 1-7 |
