College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas 37, UAB 27
When: 4:15 PM ET, Saturday, September 14, 2024
Where: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Temperature: 84°
Head Official: Jeff Heaser
Attendance: 75021

Ja'Quinden Jackson ran for 147 yards and a touchdown as Arkansas overcame an early two-touchdown hole to upend UAB 37-27 on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.

Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns and finished 11-for-26 passing for 161 yards. His main target was Andrew Armstrong, who had a game-high eight catches for 137 yards. The Razorbacks (2-1) ran for 266 yards and averaged 7 yards per carry.

Both teams were coming off disappointing losses. UAB (1-2) was the sharper team in the first quarter, opening the game with a 15-play drive that ended with a 27-yard field goal by Jonah Delange and took 7:27 off the clock.

Green's second pass of the game was intercepted and run back to the Razorbacks 15 by Michael Moore. The Blazers needed only two plays to score from there with Jacob Zeno (23 of 32, 235 yards, three TDs, one INT) making a tap pass to Kam Shanks, who raced 15 yards to make it 10-0.

UAB, a three-touchdown underdog, scored on the first play of the second quarter to make it 17-3. Zeno fired to Amare Thomas on a quick slant, who went 34-yards for the score.

But Arkansas dominated the rest of the half. Braylen Russell finished a 12-play, 75-yard drive by Arkansas with a 2-yard TD plunge to make it 17-10. Green scrambled 14 yards on the Razorbacks' next possession to tie the score before the teams traded field goals to make it 20-20 at halftime.

Arkansas took the lead for good on the first drive of the second half with Jackson scoring on a 12-yard run up the middle. The run put him over 100 yards for the eighth time in his career as a Razorback.

UAB cut the lead to 30-27 with 6:55 to go when Zeno threw his third touchdown pass of the game, a 21-yard toss to Dallas Payne to cap a 12-play, 83-yard drive. Green answered with a 9-yard touchdown run around the left side with 3:36 left.

Arkansas entered the game with the nation's No. 2-ranked offense, averaging 667.5 yards a game. The Razorbacks finished with 427.

UAB wide receiver Brandon Buckhaulter was stretchered off the field late in the first half. He was hit up high after his helmet had been twisted off after catching a quick screen. Per UAB's radio sideline reporter, Buckhaulter had movement in all of his extremities.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
UAB   Arkansas
Isaiah Jacobs Player Ja'Quinden Jackson
15 Attempts 15
62 Yards 147
4.1 Avg Yards 9.8
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
UAB   Arkansas
Amare Thomas Player Andrew Armstrong
5 Receptions 8
56 Yards 137
11.2 Avg Yards 17.1
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
UAB 354 119 235 3 2 1 3.0 0
Arkansas 427 266 161 4 3 1 1.0 0