Recap: U-A-B vs. Fla Atlantic

By Sports Network

Birmingham, AL (Sports Network) - Joe Webb threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more as the UAB Blazers bested the Florida Atlantic Owls, 56-29, in a non-conference game at Legion Field.

Webb was 14-of-19 through their air for 292 yards and ran for 120 additional yards as the Blazers (4-5) won their second straight.

Webb completed passes to eight different receivers. Frantrell Forrest caught three balls for 69 yards and two scores.

Rashaud Slaughter ran for 104 yards and a touchdown for the Blazers on just four carries.

Jeff Van Camp got the start at quarterback for the Owls (2-6) in place of senior Rusty Smith, who was out with a shoulder injury. The junior responded by going 24-of-36 through the air for 254 yards and three scores. He was intercepted twice.

Jamari Grant caught five passes for the Owls for 71 yards and a score.

Webb got UAB on the scoreboard less than four minutes into the first quarter when he scored on a 65-yard run. The Blazers extended the lead to 14-0 when Webb connected with Jeffery Anderson on a 36-yard touchdown pass late in the period.

The Owls responded when Van Camp hit Cortez Gent with a two-yard touchdown toss early in the second period.

Webb extended the Blazers' lead to 21-7 on a two-yard run with just under nine minutes left in the first half, then followed up with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Borne less than three minutes later.

Van Camp answered back for the Owls with a five-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter.

Slaughter's 31-yard scoring run extended UAB's lead to 35-14 with a minute- and-a-half left in the period, but Van Camp found Grant with a 22-yard scoring pass as time expired to cut the Blazers' lead to 35-21 at halftime.

Borne extended the UAB advantage to 42-21 with a two-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter.

Webb hooked up with Forrest on scoring passes of 24 and 17 yards to stretch the margin to 56-21 early in the fourth.

Van Camp found Jason Harmon with a 15-yard touchdown pass to complete the scoring with just under 12 minutes left in regulation.

UAB, which entered the week ranked ninth in the nation in rushing with 230 ypg, finished with 330 yards on 35 attempts, compared to just 130 yards for an FAU squad which ran the ball 34 times on the day.