UAB 23, Marshall 21

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	18	23
Total Yards	367	432
Passing	285	217
Rushing	82	215
Penalties	5-43	4-34
3rd Down Conversions	4-10	5-15
4th Down Conversions	1-1	2-2
Turnovers	2	3
Possession	24:50	35:10

Air/Ground Leaders
Marshall Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Cann 16/26 237 2 1 Anderson 1/1 48 0 0	UAB Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Webb 15/28 217 0 2
Marshall Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Small 15 50 0 10 Marshall 9 35 0 10	UAB Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Webb 20 135 1 28 Slaughter 13 54 1 16
Marshall Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Passmore 6 165 1 71 Milligan 3 47 0 27	UAB Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Wright 4 60 0 38 Anderson 2 57 0 31

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				MRSH	UAB
	SF	14:46	Darius Passmore Tackled By Anthony Barnes In End Zone	0	2
	TD	02:33	Cody Slate 20 Yd Pass From Mark Cann (Craig Ratanamorn Kick)	7	2
SECOND QUARTER				MRSH	UAB
	TD	12:24	Darius Passmore 71 Yd Pass From Mark Cann (Craig Ratanamorn Kick)	14	2
	TD	03:08	Justin Brooks 3 Yd Run (Swayze Waters Kick)	14	9
	TD	00:49	Rashaud Slaughter 1 Yd Run (Joe Webb Pass To Rashaud Slaughter For Two-Point Conversion)	14	17
FOURTH QUARTER				MRSH	UAB
	TD	14:53	Joe Webb 28 Yd Run (Pat Blocked)	14	23
	TD	11:45	Mario Harvey 62 Yd Fumble Return (Craig Ratanamorn Kick)	21	23

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Joe Webb ran 28 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and UAB held off Marshall's late comeback attempt for a 23-21 victory on Saturday.

Webb had 20 carries for 135 yards and completed 15 of 28 passes for 217 yards to help UAB (2-6, 1-3 Conference USA) roll up 432 yards of offense.

Mark Cann completed 16 of 26 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns for Marshall (3-4, 2-1).

Webb's late touchdown with 14:53 left in the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winning play.

A little more than three minutes later, Marshall's Mario Harvey stripped the ball from UAB's Aaron Johns and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown. That pulled the Thundering Herd to within 23-21.

Marshall drove from its own 30 to the UAB 20 in the closing minutes, but the drive stalled, and Craig Ratanamorn came on to attempt a 37-yard field goal that would have given Marshall the lead.

But the kick sailed wide right with 2:50 left.

Darius Passmore finished with six catches for 165 yards and one touchdown for Marshall.

The game got off to a shaky start for Marshall.

The Herd's Chubb Small bobbled the opening kickoff and was tackled on his own 6-yard line after bringing the ball out of the end zone. Marshall tried a reverse, but Passmore was tackled in the end zone by UAB's Anthony Barnes for a 2-0 lead.

Marshall drove 71 yards in nine plays to score on a 21-yard pass from Cann to Cody Slate with 2:33 left in the first quarter.

The Herd appeared to take control when Cann hit Passmore on a 71-yard touchdown pass for a 14-2 lead early in the second quarter.

But UAB turned went on a 19-play, 93-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard scoring run by Justin Brooks.

The key play in the drive came when UAB went for it on fourth-and-7 at the Marshall 35. Webb bobbled a shotgun snap and was in trouble before escaping and gaining 10 yards.

UAB got a 22-yard punt return from Kevin Sanders to start at the Marshall 46. Webb's 31-yard pass to Jeffery Anderson went to Marshall's 1, and Rashaud Slaughter ran it in from there with 49 seconds left in the first half.

Slaughter caught a 2-point conversion pass from Webb to give UAB a 17-14 lead at halftime.

Marshall missed an opportunity in the third quarter. The Herd faced a third-and-17 at UAB's 49, and Cann had to leave the game after being injured.

Backup Brian Anderson launched a 48-yard strike to Passmore to UAB's 1, but the Herd couldn't cash in.

After Darius Marshall was stopped for no gain and a false start penalty, Anderson fumbled.

UAB's Richard Carter recovered, and the Blazers responded with the game-winning 93-yard scoring drive.