Southern Miss
1-6 , 0-3
UAB
5-2 , 3-0
Southern Miss Falls at Home to UAB
10/16/2021 6:50:00 PM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -- Dylan Hopkins threw for one touchdown and ran for another to lead UAB to a 34-0 win over Southern Miss on Saturday.
Noah Wilder had 14 tackles to lead a defense that held the Golden Eagles to 107 yards of offense and Grayson Cash blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone.
Hopkins and Gerrit Prince hooked up for a 34-yard touchdown on the first play of the second quarter and then Cash made his big play on special teams barely a minute later to put the Blazers (5-2, 3-0 Conference USA) up 17-0.
DeWayne McBride scored on a 31-yard run the next time UAB got the ball and late in the quarter Hopkins capped a drive with a short run and the Blazers led 31-0.
Matt Quinn's second field goal, a 52-yarder in the third quarter, was the only scoring in the second half.
McBride had 137 yards rushing on 17 carries. Southern Miss' Josh Ratcliff recovered a fumble late in the game.
The Golden Eagles (1-6, 0-3) had one turnover and nine punts.
Team Stats
UAB 3, USM 0
UAB - Quinn,Matt 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:14
UAB 10, USM 0
UAB - Prince,Gerrit 34 yd pass from Hopkins,Dylan (Quinn,Matt kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:26
UAB 17, USM 0
UAB - Cash,Grayson 0 yd punt return (Quinn,Matt kick)
UAB 24, USM 0
UAB - McBride,DeWayne 31 yd run (Quinn,Matt kick), 4 plays, 66 yards, TOP 02:03
UAB 31, USM 0
UAB - Hopkins,Dylan 3 yd run (Quinn,Matt kick), 12 plays, 57 yards, TOP 06:41
UAB 34, USM 0
UAB - Quinn,Matt 52 yd field goal 9 plays, 42 yards, TOP 03:57
