Texas A&M
3-0
UAB
1-3
Texas A&M 56, UAB 19
Sep 26, 2009 | Football
COLLEGE 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.
Team Stats
UAB 3, TAMU 0
UAB - Zahn, Josh 37 yd field goal 7 plays, 10 yards, TOP 2:05
UAB 3, TAMU 7
TAMU - Johnson, Jerrod 1 yd run (Bullock, Randy kick), 14 plays, 83 yards, TOP 5:10
UAB 6, TAMU 7
UAB - Zahn, Josh 41 yd field goal 5 plays, -8 yards, TOP 1:30
UAB 6, TAMU 14
TAMU - Bishop, Don 1 yd pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bullock, Randy kick) 6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:14
UAB 6, TAMU 21
TAMU - Johnson, Jerrod 18 yd run (Bullock, Randy kick), 6 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:03
UAB 6, TAMU 28
TAMU - Johnson, Jerrod 6 yd run (Bullock, Randy kick), 5 plays, 47 yards, TOP 1:38
UAB 12, TAMU 28
UAB - Webb, Joe 10 yd run (Webb, Joe passfailed), 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:46
UAB 12, TAMU 35
TAMU - Swope, Ryan 6 yd pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bullock, Randy kick) 14 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:27
UAB 12, TAMU 42
TAMU - Stephens, Brad. 16 yd run (Bullock, Randy kick), 8 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:48
UAB 12, TAMU 49
TAMU - Tannehill, Ryan 16 yd pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bullock, Randy kick) 5 plays, 43 yards, TOP 2:03
UAB 12, TAMU 56
TAMU - Gray, Cyrus 40 yd run (Bullock, Randy kick), 3 plays, 49 yards, TOP 0:42
UAB 19, TAMU 56
UAB - Isabelle, David 60 yd run (Zahn, Josh kick), 4 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:26
