Oct. 23, 1999

Box Score

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Ben Sankey ran for 108 yards and threw for 132 as Wake Forest scored 24 points in the first 11 1/2 minutes on the way to a 47-3 victory over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday.

The Demon Deacons (4-3) held the Blazers (3-4) to 165 yards, only 27 rushing.

The margin was Wake Forest's largest since a 66-21 rout of Virginia in 1975. The loss was UAB's worst since joining Division I-A in 1996.

Wake Forest's quick start was aided by a 15 mph wind at its back in the first quarter.

UAB's first four possessions ended in a blocked punt, an interception and punts of 34 and 20 yards. Each gave Wake Forest the ball on the Blazers' half of the field and each resulted in points.

Wake Forest's Ed Kargbookorogie blocked Lee Carter's punt, setting up Matthew Burdick's 41-yard field goal.

Daniel Dixon's pass was picked off on the Blazers' second possession by Wake Forest safety Tehran Carpenter, who stepped in front of the pass at the 36 and returned it to the 4.

Morgan Kane scored from the 2 for the first of his three touchdowns.

Sankey, who was 9-of-16, hooked up with Jammie Deese on a 29-yard touchdown pass to complete a 60-yard drive.

The Demon Deacons stretched the lead to 24-0 when Kane broke loose off left tackle for a 39-yard touchdown run.

UAB's Cedric Thatch returned the kickoff 85 yards to set up Jake Arians' 21-yard field goal.

Matthew Burdick's second field goal of the day, a 26-yarder, tied the school career record of 37.

Kane's final touchdown run came from the 1 on the opening drive of the second half.

Sankey finished an 11-play, 94-yard drive by scoring from the 3 early in the fourth quarter. The drive's highlight was Sankey's 64-yard dash.