BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Brandon Hayes ran for 127 yards and three scores and Jacob Karam lobbed three touchdown passes as Memphis routed Alabama-Birmingham 46-9 Saturday in Conference USA action.
Hayes kicked off the scoring just over six minutes in, capping a 66-yard drive with a 7-yard TD run. The Tigers (3-8, 3-4) led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter after Karam threw TD passes of 30 and 25 yards to Keiwone Malone and Alan Cross, respectively.
Karam found Jesse Milleson for a 2-yard touchdown pass with 6:41 left in the second quarter for a 28-3 halftime lead. The quarterback finished 14-of-16 passing for 147 yards.
The Blazers managed just 26 yards on the ground and 213 total. Kennard Backman scored UAB's lone TD on a 4-yard pass from Austin Brown with 6:00 left. Memphis blocked the extra-point try and returned it for two points and the final 46-9 advantage.
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| Scoring Summary |
| MEMP | Brandon Hayes 7 yd run (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| MEMP | Keiwone Malone 30 yd pass from Jacob Karam (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| MEMP | Alan Cross 25 yd pass from Jacob Karam (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| UAB | Ty Long 48 yd FG |
| MEMP | Jesse Milleson 2 yd pass from Jacob Karam (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| MEMP | Paulo Henriques 51 yd FG |
| MEMP | Brandon Hayes 5 yd run (missed kick) |
| MEMP | Brandon Hayes 46 yd run (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| UAB | Kennard Backman 4 yd pass from Austin Brown (blocked XP) |
| MEMP | Charles Harris returned XP |
| Team Stats | ||
| MEMP | UAB | |
| First Downs | 20 | 16 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-11 | 4-16 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 59-333 | 70-213 |
| Rushes-Yds | 42-173 | 28-26 |
| Passing Yds | 160 | 187 |
| Kick Return Yds | 27 | 24 |
| Punt Return Yds | 138 | -1 |
| Passes | 15-17-0 | 23-42-1 |
| Punts | 3-119 | 8-323 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-60 | 6-54 |
| Time of Poss. | 31:5 | 28:55 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| MEMP: Brandon Hayes 19-127, Jai Steib 6-26, Carl Harris 4-11, Jacob Karam 8-7, Eric Mathews 3-4, Team 2--2 |
| UAB: Darrin Reaves 14-38, Dontavius Jackson 4-11, Bashr Coles 3-6, Austin Brown 7--29 |
| PASSING |
| MEMP: Jacob Karam 14-16-147-0, Keiwone Malone 1-1-13-0 |
| UAB: Austin Brown 23-41-187-1, Joe Bento 0-1-0-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| MEMP: Marcus Rucker 4-25, Alan Cross 3-36, Jesse Milleson 3-24, Keiwone Malone 2-42, Brandon Hayes 1-17, Jacob Karam 1-13, Carl Harris 1-3 |
| UAB: Nick Adams 5-42, Patrick Hearn 4-44, Jackie Williams 3-44, Sam Accursio 3-20, Kennard Backman 3-18, Darrin Reaves 3--1, Jay Davis 2-20 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Memphis | 3rd Conference USA East | 4-4 | 4-8 |
| UAB | 5th Conference USA East | 2-6 | 3-9 |
