Final
Texas A&M routs UAB 56-19
Sep 27, 2009 - 2:28 AM By CHRIS DUNCAN AP Sports WriterCOLLEGE STATION, Texas(AP) -- Jerrod Johnson tied a Texas A&M quarterback record with three rushing touchdowns and threw three TD passes to lead the Aggies to a 56-19 win over UAB on Saturday night.
Johnson completed 23 of 29 passes for 290 yards against the Blazers' 118th-ranked pass defense as the Aggies improved to 3-0 for the third time in four years. A total of nine Aggies caught passes a week after leading receiver Jeff Fuller broke his right leg.
Bradley Stephens and Cyrus Gray added touchdown runs for the Aggies, who converted 14 of 17 third downs and finished with 544 yards. A&M came in leading the nation in total offense (589.5 yards per game).
Joe Webb rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown for the Blazers (1-3), who mustered 303 yards and went 3 for 14 on third-down conversions.
The Aggies rolled to a 28-6 halftime lead after Josh Zahn kicked a 37-yard field goal two minutes into the game.
A&M then went 83 yards in 14 plays and Johnson scored on a goal-line sneak. A few minutes earlier, Johnson's 29-yard touchdown pass to freshman Uzoma Nwachukwu was negated by offsetting pass interference calls. Nwachukwu caught three TD passes in last week's win over Utah State.
A&M's Dustin Harris fumbled a punt late in the opening quarter, the Aggies' first lost fumble this season. Zahn kicked a 41-yard field goal to cut A&M's lead to 7-6.
The Aggies took control with three touchdown drives over the next nine minutes.
On the first, Johnson scrambled away from pressure to complete a 58-yard pass to Ryan Tannehill to the UAB 2, then threw a TD pass to junior tight end Don Bishop, who scored on his first career catch.
Howard Morrow caught a 34-yard pass from Johnson when A&M regained possession, and Johnson ran 18 yards up the middle and into the end zone with 8:26 left in the half.
A short UAB punt gave A&M the ball near midfield and Johnson went 3 for 3 on the drive before running six yards for another score. Johnson is the first A&M quarterback to rush for three touchdowns in a game since Bucky Richardson did it against Texas Tech on Oct. 5, 1991.
Johnson went 15 for 19 for 219 yards and rushed for 47 yards in the first half. The Aggies went 7 for 8 on third-down conversions and only punted once.
A&M's defense held UAB to 118 yards and five first downs in the half, but the Blazers opened the third quarter with a quick touchdown drive, capped by Webb's 10-yard run.
Johnson then led three more touchdown drives over the next eight minutes. Freshman Ryan Swope made his first touchdown catch, Stephens had a 16-yard touchdown run and Tannehill grabbed his second TD catch of the season to stretch the lead to 49-12.
Tannehill, also the backup quarterback, replaced Johnson in the fourth quarter. Gray raced 40 yards for a score with 8:45 left and UAB backup quarterback David Isabelle broke a 60-yard touchdown run less than two minutes later.
TD UAB DAVID ISABELLE 60 YD RUN (JOSH ZAHN KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 19, Texas A&M 56 4th - 7:19Sep 26 9:58 PM
TD UAB DAVID ISABELLE 60 YD RUN (JOSH ZAHN KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 19, Texas A&M 56 4th - 7:19Sep 26 9:58 PM
TD TEXAS A&M CYRUS GRAY 40 YD RUN (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 56 4th - 8:45Sep 26 9:55 PM
TD TEXAS A&M CYRUS GRAY 40 YD RUN (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 56 4th - 8:45Sep 26 9:55 PM
TD TEXAS A&M RYAN TANNEHILL 16 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 49 4th - 14:53Sep 26 9:32 PM
TD TEXAS A&M RYAN TANNEHILL 16 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 49 4th - 14:53Sep 26 9:32 PM
TD TEXAS A&M RYAN TANNEHILL 16 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 49 4th - 14:53Sep 26 9:32 PM
TD TEXAS A&M BRADLEY STEPHENS 16 YD RUN (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 42 3rd - 3:36Sep 26 9:16 PM
TD TEXAS A&M BRADLEY STEPHENS 16 YD RUN (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 42 3rd - 3:36Sep 26 9:16 PM- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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UAB 3 3 6 7 19
TEXASAM 7 21 14 14 56 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: UAB - FG, JOSH ZAHN 37 YD, 2:05. UAB 3-0
TEXAS A&M - TD, JERROD JOHNSON 1 YD RUN
(RANDY BULLOCK KICK), 12:44.
TEXASAM 7-3
2ND QUARTER: UAB - FG, JOSH ZAHN 41 YD, 0:38.
TEXASA
Sep 26 9:10 PM - NCAAF
UAB 19
TEXASAM 56 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 26 9:10 PM
TD TEXAS A&M RYAN SWOPE 6 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 35 3rd - 7:47Sep 26 9:06 PM
TD TEXAS A&M RYAN SWOPE 6 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 35 3rd - 7:47Sep 26 9:06 PM
TD TEXAS A&M RYAN SWOPE 6 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 35 3rd - 7:47Sep 26 9:06 PM- NCAAF
UAB 19
TEXASAM 56 7:19 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Alabama-Birmingham 19, Texas A&M 56 4th - 7:19Sep 26 8:58 PM - NCAAF
UAB 12
TEXASAM 56 8:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 56 4th - 8:45Sep 26 8:55 PM
TD UAB JOE WEBB 10 YD RUN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 28 3rd - 12:14Sep 26 8:54 PM- NCAAF
UAB 12
TEXASAM 49 14:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 49 4th - 14:53Sep 26 8:32 PM - NCAAF
UAB 12
TEXASAM 42 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 26 8:27 PM
TD TEXAS A&M JERROD JOHNSON 6 YD RUN (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 6, Texas A&M 28 2nd - 5:34Sep 26 8:18 PM
TD TEXAS A&M JERROD JOHNSON 6 YD RUN (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 6, Texas A&M 28 2nd - 5:34Sep 26 8:18 PM- NCAAF
UAB 12
TEXASAM 42 3:36 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 42 3rd - 3:36Sep 26 8:16 PM - NCAAF
UAB 12
TEXASAM 35 7:47 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 35 3rd - 7:47Sep 26 8:06 PM
TD TEXAS A&M JERROD JOHNSON 18 YD RUN (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 6, Texas A&M 21 2nd - 8:26Sep 26 8:06 PM
TD TEXAS A&M JERROD JOHNSON 18 YD RUN (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 6, Texas A&M 21 2nd - 8:26Sep 26 8:06 PM
TD TEXAS A&M DON BISHOP 1 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 6, Texas A&M 14 2nd - 12:08Sep 26 7:57 PM
TD TEXAS A&M DON BISHOP 1 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 6, Texas A&M 14 2nd - 12:08Sep 26 7:57 PM
TD TEXAS A&M DON BISHOP 1 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 6, Texas A&M 14 2nd - 12:08Sep 26 7:57 PM- NCAAF
TD UAB
JOE WEBB 10 YD RUN
(TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
UAB 12
TEXASAM 28 12:14 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Alabama-Birmingham 12, Texas A&M 28 3rd - 12:14Sep 26 7:54 PM
TD TEXAS A&M JERROD JOHNSON 1 YD RUN (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 3, Texas A&M 7 1st - 2:16Sep 26 7:37 PM
TD TEXAS A&M JERROD JOHNSON 1 YD RUN (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Alabama-Birmingham 3, Texas A&M 7 1st - 2:16Sep 26 7:37 PM- NCAAF
UAB 6
TEXASAM 28 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 26 7:29 PM - NCAAF
UAB 6
TEXASAM 14 12:08 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Alabama-Birmingham 6, Texas A&M 14 2nd - 12:08Sep 26 6:57 PM - NCAAF
UAB 3
TEXASAM 7 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 26 6:46 PM
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