2012, Sept. 22nd: "No. 18 Panthers remain undefeated with 16-2 SAA victory over Rhodes"

This game follows a 61-14 pounding of Ave Maria the previous weekend. While numerous records and standards were set in that game, Ave Maria was only in its second year at that point, and playing its first game of that season, making the accomplishments somewhat less impressive. 

Still, for record-keeping...

The Panthers broke the single-game scoring record (previously 54 points against Rhodes College on Nov. 5, 2011), the single-game touchdowns record with nine (previously eight against Rhodes on Nov. 5, 2011), and the single-game rushing yards record with 408 (previously 406 against Millsaps on Nov. 12, 2011).

Speaking of Rhodes, let's review how BSU reached the 4-0 mark that year. 84 below should be Aaron Sherrill.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—No. 18 Birmingham-Southern opened Southern Athletic Association play with an 16-2 victory against Rhodes today at Crain Field in Memphis, Tenn.

The Panthers remain undefeated at 4-0, while the Lynx fall to 2-1. Today marks BSC's fourth straight win against Rhodes over the past six seasons. Today's game marked the first SAA game for both teams in their new conference.

BSC scored on its second drive, using four plays to score on a five-yard pass from senior Tyson Beacham to senior Aaron Sherrill. Junior Ryan Laughlin's extra point was good to give the Panthers a 7-0 lead at the 4:12 mark of the first quarter.

BSC led 7-0 at halftime but Rhodes got on the board in the third quarter. After a long drive by the Lynx to the BSC one-yard line, the Panther defense held steady and Rhodes turned the ball over on downs. BSC took over at their own one-yard line, and Rhodes was then able to get a safety, tackling senior Shawn Morris in the end zone, cutting the score to 7-2 with 7:39 left in the quarter.

The Panthers scored on their next possession on a 30-yard field goal by Laughlin to go up 10-2 at the 1:25 mark of the third.

In the fourth quarter, after another Rhodes turnover on downs, the Panthers drove 60 yards to score once more, this time on a one-yard dash by Morris into the end zone. BSC tried for the two-point conversion, but it was no good, and the Panthers led 16-2 with 10:34 left in the game.

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Beacham was 7-9 for 48 yards with one touchdown; senior Jimmy Stainback also saw action and was 5-7 for 66 yards. Morris led with 76 yards rushing on 15 carries, and junior Matt Hansard led with 38 yards on two catches.

Senior Nick Gordon led the BSC defense with 10 tackles, including seven solo tackles, two sacks, two tackles-for-loss, a forced fumble and a pass break-up.

"Aydden Moody is coming to The Gump!"

This young man was the first player announced by Alabama State on Wednesday during signing day. One to watch!  

2023, May 20th: Birmingham Stallions 27 @ Michigan Panthers 13

The game summary below is by Josh Boutwell for the Troy Messenger. 

In light of how successful the Stallions have been, it's easy to forget that they were 3-2 at this point of the 2023 season after losing two of their previous three. The  got back on track against the Panthers and rolled from here on in.

The two sides exchanged field goals in the first quarter and the Stallions capped off a 14-play drive to open the second quarter with another Brandon Aubrey field goal to go up 6-3 with 10:16 left in the first half. After Michigan missed a 48-yard field goal attempt, Birmingham marched on a 10-play drive that quarterback Alex McGough finished off with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Zaquandre White to give the Stallions a 13-3 lead at halftime.

CJ Marable

The only score in the third quarter came on a Michigan 11-yard touchdown pass from Josh Love to Cole Hikutini with 4:09 to play in the period, cutting Birmingham’s lead to 13-10. 

The Stallions capped off an 11-play drive to open the fourth quarter with a 4-yard scoring pass from McGough to CJ Marable to extend the Birmingham lead to 20-10. 

After the Birmingham defense forced a three-and-out, White lost a fumble on Birmingham’s first play of the next drive. A 31-yard Michigan field goal cut the Stallion lead to 20-13 with 8:46 left. Birmingham answered with an 8-play scoring drive that saw McGough cash in a 10-yard touchdown run to secure the 27-13 for the defending champs.  

Birmingham rolled up 312 yards of offense, while the Panthers managed 295 yards. The Stallions tallied 190 yards on the ground, by far the best rushing performance of the season for Birmingham. Marable led the Stallion ground game with 100 yards on 18 carries, while also grabbing three catches for 16 yards and a score. McGough finished the game 19-of-24 passing for 133 yards and two touchdowns along with 11 carries for 82 yards and one touchdown. Adrian Hardy caught four passes for 37 yards.

2025, Jan. 28th: "Kevin Garver Named Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach"

BIRMINGHAM – Head Coach Trent Dilfer has announced that Kevin Garver will serve as UAB's Pass Game Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach for the 2025 season.

Garver, who won Super Bowl LV as the Tampa Bay wide receivers coach in 2021, was on UAB's staff in 2024 as a senior offensive analyst working alongside the receivers and now takes over full-time duties leading that unit.

A Birmingham native, Garver served as the Buccaneers wide receivers coach from 2019-2022, and helped Tampa Bay defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV. While coaching Tampa Bay, Garver helped Mike Evans achieve four-consecutive 1,000 yard receiving seasons as Evans compiled 288 catches for 4,322 yards and 41 touchdowns during that span.

Prior to Tampa Bay, Garver was on staff with the Arizona Cardinals from 2013-2018. He started as offensive quality control in 2013 and progressed to the wide receivers coach for the 2018 season, working alongside future NFL Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald.

Garver began his coaching career at the University of Alabama as a student assistant from 2007-09, then served as a graduate assistant in 2010-11. He was an offensive analyst for the Crimson Tide in 2012, and overall he was a part of three national championship winning teams at Alabama.

In 2024 with the Blazers, Garver's unit accounted for 64.4 percent of UAB's completed passes (183 of 284 passes) and 19 of the 24 receiving touchdowns.

Garver is a graduate of Oak Mountain High School and earned a business marketing degree in 2009 and a master's degree in business marketing in 2011 from the University of Alabama.