Levi Brown’s historic passing night leads Troy in 27-14 win over UAB for first win of season

Troy holds off UAB 27-14 for first win

TROY, Ala. — Levi Brown threw for 413 yards and two touchdowns as Troy beat Alabama-Birmingham 27-14 on Saturday for the Trojans’ first win of the season.

Brown’s performance was just the second 400-yard passing game in Troy (1-2) history behind Sim Byrd’s 454-yard game in 1968. Brown threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to TeBiarus Gill in the second quarter, including a 63 yard passing score to Chip Reeves in the third.

DuJuan Harris scored on a 22-yard run to give Troy a 24-6 lead late in the third quarter. Sam Glusman put the game away for Troy with a 22-yard field goal with 5:32 left in the fourth for the final margin.

Troy had 551 yards on offense, including 413 yards passing. UAB (1-2) finished with 109 yards passing.