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Thu. 8/31	Sat. 9/9	Sat. 9/16	Sat. 9/23	Sat. 9/30
vs. NCA&T TBA	@ GaSo TBA	vs. UL-Laf TBA	@ UGa TBA	@ Tulane TBA

Brown's 2 TDs lead UAB past Miami (OH) 24-20 in Bahamas Bowl

NASSAU Bahamas (AP) Jermaine Brown Jr. rushed for 116 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Trea Shropshire had 183 yards receiving and a score, and UAB held off Miami (Ohio) 24-20 on Friday in the Bahamas Bowl.

UAB (7-6) won its second bowl game in a row - beating No. 13 BYU 31-28 in the Independence Bowl last season - and third in program history. The Blazers won their 50th game since returning in 2017 from a program shutdown.

Shropshire dominated the first half with 120 yards, and his second catch after halftime went for 50 yards to set up Brown's 12-yard rushing touchdown on fourth-and-1 for a 24-20 lead with 1:31 left.

Leaders
Passing Yards:	D. Hopkins	1913
Passing TDs:	D. Hopkins	10
Rushing Yards:	D. McBride	1713
Rushing TDs:	D. McBride	19
Receiving Yards:	T. Shropshire	923
Receiving TDs:	T. Shropshire	6
Interceptions:	G. Cash	3

Schedule 2023
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
8/31	vs. North Carolina A&T	TBA
9/9	at Georgia Southern	TBA
9/16	vs. Louisiana	TBA
9/23	at Georgia	TBA
9/30	at Tulane	TBA
10/7	vs. South Florida	TBA
10/14	at UTSA	TBA
10/21	vs. Memphis	TBA
11/4	vs. Florida Atlantic	TBA
11/11	at Navy	TBA
11/18	vs. Temple	TBA
11/25	at North Texas	TBA

American Athletic Conference
	Conference	Overall
16 Tulane	7-1	12-2
UCF	6-2	9-5
Cincinnati	6-2	9-4
Southern Methodist	5-3	7-6
Houston	5-3	8-5
Navy	4-4	4-8
East Carolina	4-4	8-5
Memphis	3-5	7-6
Tulsa	3-5	5-7
Temple	1-7	3-9
South Florida	0-8	1-11

Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	5700 (32)
Passing Yards:	2641 (98)
Rushing Yards:	3059 (9)
Points per game:	30.1 (56)
Yards per game:	438.5 (32)
Touchdowns:	47 (51)
Field Goals:	14 (76)

Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	4691 (59)
Passing Yards:	2534 (27)
Rushing Yards:	2157 (96)
Points per game:	23.2 (45)
Yards per game:	360.8 (49)
Touchdowns:	39 (68)
Field Goals:	8 (3)

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