11-10-2020, 06:05 PM
Blazer Football Almanac – Game Eight
By the Numbers:
0 - UAB's current home winning streak starts over after the loss to Louisiana.
1 - Dwayne McBride's 75 yard touchdown run against Louisiana Tech broke the school record for longest TD run. The old record of 72 yards by Percy Coleman stood since 1999.
1 - UAB's 19-14 win at North Texas in 1995 was the Blazers first ever victory against Division I-A (FBS) competition.
2 - Spencer Brown with 3,862 yards is the 2nd career active rusher.
3 - UAB is 3-0 in games played on November 14th (1-0 in games played at Legion Field)
• UAB 31, Clinch Valley 30 (1992)
• UAB 26, Middle Tennessee State 17 (1998)
• UAB 31, Memphis 21 (2009)
3 - UAB has allowed only 3 sacks this season, that ranks as the 4th best in the nation.
4 - UAB leads the all-time series against the Mean Green with a record of 4-1 (.800). UAB has never lost to North Texas at Legion Field (2-0)
5 - Spencer Brown has 5 100-yard rushing games in 2020.
6 - UAB has recovered 6 fumbles this season, the 13th most in FBS.
8 - Spencer Brown's 740 Rushing Yards is 8th most this season.
8 - UAB ranks 8th in Red Zone offense. The Blazers have scored 29 times (22 TD/7FG) in 31 trips to the Red Zone. (minimum of 3 games played)
8 - Austin Watkins, Jr. has moved into 8th place on UAB's Career Receiving Yards list (1560 yds). He needs 37 yards to pass Darrius Malone for 7th place.
10 - Spencer Brown's 41 career rushing touchdowns is 10th best in C-USA history.
10 - Spencer Brown's 10 Rushing Touchdowns is tied for the 5th most rushing touchdowns this season and the 8th most total touchdowns scored by any player this year.
11 - Spencer Brown's 3862 career rushing yards currently ranks as the 11th highest in C-USA history.
15 - UAB ranks 15th 3rd down defense efficiency - allowing opponents only 32 conversions in 100 attempts.
18 - Spencer Brown now has 18 100-yard rushing games in his career at UAB.
22 - After a slow start to the season defensively, the Blazers now rank 22nd in Total Defense, allowing just 328.6 yards per game.
23 - UAB is tied for 23rd in 4th down conversions, having been successful on 6 of 8 fourth downs this season.
23 - Hayden Pittman has caught at least one pass in 23 straight games dating back to the 2018 season.
24 - UAB's home record under Bill Clark (24-4 (.857))
25 - Austin Watkins Jr. has caught at least one pass in 25 straight games dating back to the 2018 season.
26 - UAB is 26-11 (.703) in Conference USA games under Bill Clark.
28 - UAB is 28-23 (.549) all-time in home games (all but one at Legion Field) during the month of November.
29 - UAB is 29-18 (.617) all-time against opponents from the state of Texas.
29 - UAB is 29-23 (.558) current members of the Conference USA - West Division
32 - UAB has a record of 32-16 (.667) since the Return, Most wins of any Conference USA team since 2017
38 - Victories under Bill Clark (38-22 (.633))
41 - Spencer Brown's 41 career touchdowns tied for 10th most in C-USA history.
44 - UAB is 44-46 (.489) current members of the Conference USA.
49 - UAB is 49-48-0 (.505) all-time during the month of November.
68 - UAB is currently rated at #68 in the Sagarin Ratings
70 - CBS Sports currently rates UAB as the 70th best team in FBS
71 - UAB is currently the 71st highest rated team of FBS teams playing this fall according to ESPN's FPI.
87 - UAB is 87-45-1 (.658) in Saturday games played at Legion Field.
96 - UAB has won 96 games at Legion Field (96-55-1 (.635))
98 - UAB has won 98 home games all-time (Legion Field-96;Lawson Field-1;Hoover Metropolitan Stadium-1) (98-55-1 (.640))
100 - UAB has won 100 games played within the State of Alabama (100-62-1(.617))
151 - UAB's record is 151-169-2 (.472) all-time.
2541 - At game time it will have been 2,541 days (363 weeks) since UAB last had a three game losing streak. UAB has never lost 3 consecutive games under current Head Coach Bill Clark.
By the Numbers:
0 - UAB's current home winning streak starts over after the loss to Louisiana.
1 - Dwayne McBride's 75 yard touchdown run against Louisiana Tech broke the school record for longest TD run. The old record of 72 yards by Percy Coleman stood since 1999.
1 - UAB's 19-14 win at North Texas in 1995 was the Blazers first ever victory against Division I-A (FBS) competition.
2 - Spencer Brown with 3,862 yards is the 2nd career active rusher.
3 - UAB is 3-0 in games played on November 14th (1-0 in games played at Legion Field)
• UAB 31, Clinch Valley 30 (1992)
• UAB 26, Middle Tennessee State 17 (1998)
• UAB 31, Memphis 21 (2009)
3 - UAB has allowed only 3 sacks this season, that ranks as the 4th best in the nation.
4 - UAB leads the all-time series against the Mean Green with a record of 4-1 (.800). UAB has never lost to North Texas at Legion Field (2-0)
5 - Spencer Brown has 5 100-yard rushing games in 2020.
6 - UAB has recovered 6 fumbles this season, the 13th most in FBS.
8 - Spencer Brown's 740 Rushing Yards is 8th most this season.
8 - UAB ranks 8th in Red Zone offense. The Blazers have scored 29 times (22 TD/7FG) in 31 trips to the Red Zone. (minimum of 3 games played)
8 - Austin Watkins, Jr. has moved into 8th place on UAB's Career Receiving Yards list (1560 yds). He needs 37 yards to pass Darrius Malone for 7th place.
10 - Spencer Brown's 41 career rushing touchdowns is 10th best in C-USA history.
10 - Spencer Brown's 10 Rushing Touchdowns is tied for the 5th most rushing touchdowns this season and the 8th most total touchdowns scored by any player this year.
11 - Spencer Brown's 3862 career rushing yards currently ranks as the 11th highest in C-USA history.
15 - UAB ranks 15th 3rd down defense efficiency - allowing opponents only 32 conversions in 100 attempts.
18 - Spencer Brown now has 18 100-yard rushing games in his career at UAB.
22 - After a slow start to the season defensively, the Blazers now rank 22nd in Total Defense, allowing just 328.6 yards per game.
23 - UAB is tied for 23rd in 4th down conversions, having been successful on 6 of 8 fourth downs this season.
23 - Hayden Pittman has caught at least one pass in 23 straight games dating back to the 2018 season.
24 - UAB's home record under Bill Clark (24-4 (.857))
25 - Austin Watkins Jr. has caught at least one pass in 25 straight games dating back to the 2018 season.
26 - UAB is 26-11 (.703) in Conference USA games under Bill Clark.
28 - UAB is 28-23 (.549) all-time in home games (all but one at Legion Field) during the month of November.
29 - UAB is 29-18 (.617) all-time against opponents from the state of Texas.
29 - UAB is 29-23 (.558) current members of the Conference USA - West Division
32 - UAB has a record of 32-16 (.667) since the Return, Most wins of any Conference USA team since 2017
38 - Victories under Bill Clark (38-22 (.633))
41 - Spencer Brown's 41 career touchdowns tied for 10th most in C-USA history.
44 - UAB is 44-46 (.489) current members of the Conference USA.
49 - UAB is 49-48-0 (.505) all-time during the month of November.
68 - UAB is currently rated at #68 in the Sagarin Ratings
70 - CBS Sports currently rates UAB as the 70th best team in FBS
71 - UAB is currently the 71st highest rated team of FBS teams playing this fall according to ESPN's FPI.
87 - UAB is 87-45-1 (.658) in Saturday games played at Legion Field.
96 - UAB has won 96 games at Legion Field (96-55-1 (.635))
98 - UAB has won 98 home games all-time (Legion Field-96;Lawson Field-1;Hoover Metropolitan Stadium-1) (98-55-1 (.640))
100 - UAB has won 100 games played within the State of Alabama (100-62-1(.617))
151 - UAB's record is 151-169-2 (.472) all-time.
2541 - At game time it will have been 2,541 days (363 weeks) since UAB last had a three game losing streak. UAB has never lost 3 consecutive games under current Head Coach Bill Clark.