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Webb leads UAB past Florida Atlantic 56-29 (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:02:43 PST

Joe Webb threw four touchdowns and rushed for two scores to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 56-29 rout over Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Webb was 14-for-19 passing for 292 yards for the Blazers (4-5), while the quarterback also ran for 120 yards on 15 carries. He scored on runs of 36, 22, 24 and 17 yards.

Florida Atlantic Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:16:04 PST

Florida Atlantic will usher in the Jeff Van Camp era a season sooner than expected.

Van Camp will make his first career start at quarterback for the Owls on Saturday against Alabama-Birmingham. Senior starting quarterback Rusty Smith will miss the game with a sprained AC joint in his non-throwing shoulder.

"It's been a while since I had to prove myself out there," Van Camp said.

The injury breaks a string of 36 straight starts for Smith since he became a starter in November of 2006. Van Camp is 14-of-31 for 197 yards in spot duty this season.

Van Camp, a fourth-year junior, replaced Smith on Saturday after Smith injured his shoulder against Middle Tennessee. Trailing 27-20, he drove FAU from its own 16 to the MTSU 23 in the Owls' final drive.

"We...

Middle Tennessee edges Florida Atlantic 27-20 (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:52:45 PDT

Dwight Dasher ran for a 74-yard touchdown on a quarterback draw to give Middle Tennessee a 27-20 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday. D.D. Kyles also scored a touchdown for the Blue Raiders (5-3, 3-1 Sun Belt Conference) and Sherman Neal returned a blocked punt for a score. On Florida Atlantic's final drive, a fourth-down pass to the Middle Tennessee 8-yard line was ruled out of bounds...