East Carolina Pirates at UAB Blazers
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Ryder Burton rallies UAB to 30-17 come-from-behind victory over East Carolina in OT
East Carolina (3-3, 1-1 American Conference) used 14 plays to march 75 yards on the game's opening drive, scoring on Emory Williams' 3-yard touchdown toss to Ray Ray Joseph Jr. for a 7-0 lead that held through the first quarter.
Dawson Quarterman recovered a fumble by receiver Ismael Smith Flores in the end zone after a 16-yard pass from Willliams and the Pirates took a 14-0 lead 47 seconds into the second quarter.
UAB (4-3, 2-1) cut it to 14-3 with six minutes left on Jonah Delange's 41-yard field goal and the score stood at halftime.
UAB got a 26-yarder from Delange with 6:44 left in the third quarter and a 50-yarder with 1:26 remaining to get the Blazers within five points heading to the fourth.
Noah Perez kicked a career-long 43-yard field goal to stretch East Carolina's advantage to 23-15 with 9:24 remaining.
Burton drove the Blazers 93 yards in 10 plays without a timeout, connecting with Bam McReynolds for a 17-yard touchdown with 35 seconds left. Burton ran it in for two points to tie it 17-all and force OT.
Burton completed 18 of 36 passes for 256 yards. CJ Smith had eight receptions for 119 yards.
Williams totaled 126 yards on 18-for-27 passing with two touchdowns and the late pick-6. TJ Engleman Jr. had 104 yards on 26 carries.
UAB: At South Florida on Oct. 31.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:07 | Ray Ray Joseph Jr. 3 Yd pass from Emory Williams (Noah Perez Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:13 | Dawson Quarterman 0 Yd pass from Emory Williams (Noah Perez Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 6:00 | Jonah Delange 41 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 6:44 | Jonah Delange 26 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 1:26 | Jonah Delange 50 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 9:24 | Noah Perez 43 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 0:35 | Bam McReynolds 17 Yd pass from Bam McReynolds (Ryder Burton Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Rod Robinson II 6 Yd pass from Ryder Burton (Jonah Delange Kick) |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Delvon Gulley 80 Yd Interception Return |
Statistics
 ECU |
 UAB |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 9-20 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-16 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 317 | Total Yards | 361 |
| 126 | Passing | 262 |
| 18/27 | Comp/Att | 19/37 |
| 4.7 | Yards per pass | 7.1 |
| 191 | Rushing | 99 |
| 50 | Rushing Attempts | 32 |
| 3.8 | Yards per rush | 3.1 |
| 4-45 | Penalties | 9-76 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 34:11 | Possession | 25:49 |
Game Information
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 19,834 · Capacity:
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