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Tigers Fall Short Against UAB, 31-17
Sep 28, 2002 | Football
Sept 28, 2002
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Freshman quarterback Darrell Hackney, making his first start, ran for a touchdown and completed 13 of 22 passes to lead UAB to a 31-17 win over Memphis Saturday night.
UAB (2-3, 1-0 Conference USA) played without leading rusher Kendal Gibson, who was out with a hamstring injury. But Theron Dudley ran for 102 yards on 14 carries and Dan Burks ran for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Danny Wimprine completed 22-of-39 passes for 259 yards and a touchdown to lead Memphis (2-3, 1-2).
UAB outrushed Memphis 223-68 and recovered two fumbles in the endzone for touchdowns.
The first fumble recovery came after touchdown runs of three yards by Hackney and 12 yards by Burks, giving UAB a 14-3 lead. Memphis lined up for a punt from its own 33 yard line, but the snap went over punter James Gaither's head and bounced toward the Tigers' goal line.
Gaither tried to kick the ball out of the back of the endzone, but UAB's Chris Brown recovered in the endzone for a touchdown, making it 21-3.
Memphis closed to within 21-17 on a 21-yard scoring run by Dante Brown and a 20-yard touchdown pass from Wimprine to Travis Anglin.
With less than a minute left in the first half, UAB had the ball at the Memphis 47 yard line. Jhun Cook took a pass from Hackney and carried it inside the Memphis 5, where Cook fumbled as he was tackled. The ball bounced into the end zone and was recovered by UAB's Chico Cleveland for a touchdown. That gave UAB a 28-17 lead at halftime.
The only scoring of the second half came on a 20-yard field goal by UAB's Nick Hayes a few seconds into the fourth quarter.
Roddy White caught four passes for 47 yards and Cook added three catches for 49 yards for UAB. Dante Brown carried 12 times for 81 yards to lead Memphis in rushing.
Tavares Gideon was the Tigers' leading receiver with five catches for 52 yards.
