Brown, Erdely help UAB beat Charlotte 28-7
UAB WR won't go down
UAB's Andre Wilson breaks a couple of tackles before getting into the end zone to take 7-0 lead.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A.J. Erdely passed for a score and ran for another and Spencer Brown had two rushing touchdowns to help UAB beat Charlotte 28-7 on Saturday night.
Erdely was 13-of-16 passing for 214 yards with no interceptions and Brown finished with 18 carries for 68 yards. The Blazers (3-1, 1-0 Conference USA), who lost the first-ever meeting between the teams last season, have won a program-record nine consecutive home games.
Erdely hit Andre Wilson for a 35-yard touchdown to cap the opening seven-play, 73-yard drive and Brown scored on a 2-yard run to make it 14-0 late in the first quarter. Erdely hit Collin Lisa for an 18-yard gain and connected with Austin Watkins for 8 yards on -- both on third-and-6 -- before his 4-yard TD run with 4:28 left in the first half gave UAB a 21-0 lead.
Chris Reynolds completed 17 of 25 passes for 194 yards with one interception and had a 4-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for Charlotte (2-3, 1-1).
The Blazers came in averaging 280.0 yards rushing per game, No. 8 nationally, but ran for a season-low 116 yards Saturday.
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2023 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| SMU | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| Tulane | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| UTSA | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| Memphis | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| South Florida | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Rice | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Navy | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| North Texas | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| UAB | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Charlotte | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Tulsa | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Temple | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 2-10 |
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