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Bam McReynolds rushes for 2 TDs, including go-ahead 48-yarder as UAB edges Navy 24-20

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Bam McReynolds scored two touchdowns for UAB, including a decisive 48-yard run late in the fourth quarter, helping the Blazers defeat Navy 24-20 on Friday night. The game was part of UAB’s American Conference opener, with Navy leading 20-17 before McReynolds’ crucial score following a turnover. Both teams had key plays and drives throughout, but it was McReynolds who sealed the victory for UAB.

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Bam McReynolds scored two touchdowns, including a critical 48-yard run, as UAB defeated Navy 24-20 in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday night. The game marked UAB’s first American Conference match of the season. In the fourth quarter, with Navy leading 20-17, Marlin Dean forced a fumble off Jackson Gutierrez, which Chris Spencer recovered for UAB. McReynolds then took advantage and scored the go-ahead touchdown. Earlier in the game, neither team had led until McReynolds' first-quarter score put UAB ahead 14-7. The final scores were closely contested with Navy tying it at halftime, but UAB emerged victorious with a late fourth-quarter drive.

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Ala. BIRMINGHAM Blazers Navy UAB

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Navy ORG · 6× Blazers ORG · 3× Gutierrez PERSON · 3× McReynolds PERSON · 3× UAB ORG · 3× Ala. GPE · 1× American Conference ORG · 1× BIRMINGHAM GPE · 1× Bam McReynolds PERSON · 1× Midshipman ORG · 1×

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Bam McReynolds followed a Navy turnover in the fourth quarter with a 48-yard touchdown run and UAB rallied to beat the Midshipman 24-20 on Friday night in the Blazers’ American Conference opener. Navy (1-2, 0-2) led 20-17 and was driving when Marlin Dean forced a fumble by Jackson Gutierrez with a first-down sack and Chris Spencer recovered.

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2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

Bam McReynolds rushes for 2 TDs, including go-ahead 48-yarder as UAB edges Navy 24-20 · assertive framing

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Spencer → follow → sack

Neither team scored until UAB (2-2) took advantage of a 13-yard punt by Jacob Carlson to put together a 40-yard drive that culminated with McReynolds’ 10-yard touchdown run 4 seconds into the second quarter. asserted

that → score → quarter

Navy answered with a 75-yard drive, tying it 7-all on Gutierrez’s 4-yard touchdown run in his first career start. asserted

Navy → answer → start

Jonah Delange kicked a 44-yard field goal, but Navy’s Nolan Bartley answered with a 34-yarder to tie it at the two-minute warning. asserted

Bartley → kick → warning

Ryder Burton completed two passes for 22 yards before firing a 56-yard scoring strike to Ty Mims and the Blazers needed only three plays and 49 seconds to take a 17-10 lead. asserted

Blazers → complete → lead

Gutierrez completed a 39-yard pass to running back Vic Listorti and Bartley booted a 31-yard field to cut the deficit to four at halftime. asserted

Bartley → complete → halftime

Charles Robinson returned a punt 23 yards to the Blazers’ 47, and Listorti ran it in from 7 yards out nine players later to give Navy a three-point lead with 4:24 left in the third quarter. asserted

4:24 → return → quarter

Burton totaled 174 yards on 13-for-20 passing with an interception. asserted

Burton → total → interception

McReynolds had 71 yards on eight carries. asserted

McReynolds → have → carries

Gutierrez rushed 34 times for 134 yards and completed 4 of 13 passes for 104 yards. asserted

Gutierrez → rush → yards

Up next Navy: At Air Force on Oct. 3. UAB: Hosts Samford on Oct. 3. ___ asserted

UAB → host → Oct.