2025 UAB Blazers football team

2025 UAB Blazers football
Conference	American Conference
Record	3–7 (1–5 American)
Head coach	Trent Dilfer (3rd season; first 6 games) Alex Mortensen (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinator	Alex Mortensen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Protective Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Navy		6	–	1					8	–	2
Tulane		5	–	1					8	–	2
North Texas		5	–	1					9	–	1
East Carolina		5	–	1					7	–	3
No. 24 South Florida		4	–	2					7	–	3
Memphis		4	–	3					8	–	3
Army		3	–	3					5	–	4
Temple		3	–	3					5	–	5
UTSA		3	–	3					5	–	5
Florida Atlantic		3	–	4					4	–	6
Rice		2	–	4					5	–	5
UAB		1	–	5					3	–	7
Tulsa		0	–	6					3	–	7
Charlotte		0	–	7					1	–	9
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of November 16, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 UAB Blazers football team represent the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers play their home games at Protective Stadium, located in Birmingham, Alabama.

Third-year head coach Trent Dilfer was fired after he led the Blazers to a 2–4 record to start, with offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen being named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. ^{[1] [2]}

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Kam Shanks	WR	Arkansas
Tyderick Brown	CB	FIU
Zaire Flournoy	IOL	FIU
Dallas Payne	TE	FIU
Adrian Maddox	S	Georgia
Kelvin Hill	DB	Georgia Tech
Amare Thomas	WR	Houston
Lee Beebe Jr.	RB	Indiana
Nacari Johnson	CB	Kennesaw State
Trey Bedosky	OL	Liberty
Antavious Woody	OL	Louisiana–Monroe
Daniel Harris	DE	Marshall
Joshua Jackson	WR	McNeese
Everett Roussaw Jr.	LB	Memphis
Chris Bracy	DB	Memphis
Jack Nickel	TE	Miami (FL)
Jordan Hall	OT	North Carolina
Delano Townsend	OL	Ole Miss
Ricky Lee III	S	Sacramento State
Emmanuel Waller	DL	South Alabama
Landry Lyddy	QB	Southern Miss
Miquon Merriweather	DL	Southwest Mississippi CC
Jacob Zeno	QB	Texas A&M
Derrick Shepard Jr.	DL	Tulane
Armoni Goodwin	RB	UT Martin
Brady Wilson	OL	Virginia
Ryan Peppins	WR	West Alabama
Brandon Buckhaulter	WR	Western Kentucky
Tennyson Hadfield	OL	Wingate
Michael Moore	LB	Unknown
Jaqavius Yates	OL	Unknown
Bryce Damous	TE	Unknown
Kyle McKinney	S	Unknown
Deion Gunn	S	Unknown
Dasheen Jackson	S	Unknown
Baron Franks II	OL	Withdrawn
Corri Milliner	WR	Withdrawn
AJ Brown	S	Withdrawn
Sirad Bryant	S	Withdrawn
Brandon Hawkins Jr.	WR	Withdrawn
Demarcus Smith	DL	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous team
Dasheen Jackson	S	Alabama State
Nigel Tate	DL	Boston College
Jalen Cheek	S	Boston College
AJ Johnson	WR	East Tennessee State
Antonio Ferguson	TE	FIU
Calvin Pitcher	DB	Idaho State
Kaleb Brown	WR	Iowa
Josh Baka	S	Kent State
Perry Fisher	DB	Maryland
Jamichael Rogers	EDGE	Miles
Eli Ennis	LB	Nicholls
Amorie Morrison	DE	Old Dominion
Tamarion Crumpley	CB	Pittsburgh
Devin Hightower	LB	Rhode Island
JaSire Peterson	DL	Rutgers
Pierre Royster	S	Saint Francis (PA)
Denver Warren	DL	Sam Houston
Jelani Davis	DL	Southern
Jevon Jackson	RB	UTEP
Ryder Burton	QB	West Virginia
Evan McCray	WR	Wingate

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 p.m.	Alabama State *	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 52–42	26,294
September 6	2:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 24–38	28,325
September 13	7:30 p.m.	Akron *	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 31–28	17,823
September 20	11:45 a.m.	at No. 15 Tennessee *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 24–56	101,915
October 4	11:00 a.m.	Army	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPNU	L 13–31	22,489
October 11	5:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN+	L 33–53	20,052
October 18	3:00 p.m.	No. 22 Memphis	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)	ESPN2	W 31–24	19,037
November 1	11:00 a.m.	at UConn *	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 19–38	23,170
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 17–24	22,671
November 15	1:00 p.m.	North Texas	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 24–53	16,190
November 22		South Florida	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
November 29		at Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

Roster

2025 UAB Blazers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Iverson Hooks  So WR 1 Corri Milliner  So WR 2 A. J. Johnson Sr RB 3 Isaiah Jacobs  Sr RB 4 Jevon Jackson  Sr WR 5 Kaleb Brown  Jr WR 6 Brandon Hawkins Jr.  Sr QB 7 Jalen Kitna  Sr WR 8 Evan McCray  Sr QB 9 Trace Campbell  Jr RB 10 Marquise Collins  So QB 10 Cam Jennings  Fr RB 11 Solomon Beebe So QB 11 Adrian Posse  Fr QB 12 Vanden Dugger Fr WR 12 Jaylen Elder Fr WR 13 CD Gill Fr WR 14 Jailen Holmes  Jr QB 15 Ryder Burton  So QB 16 Nate Rogers  Fr TE 17 Elijah Lagg Jr WR 18 Xavier Daisy So TE 19 Gabriel Cline Fr RB 22 Drew Patterson Fr RB 30 Amari Brundidge  Fr TE 40 Brayden Johnson  Fr TE 44 Joshua Rubin  So OL 51 Payton Kirkland  So OL 53 Baron Franks II  Sr OL 54 Daniel Mincey  Fr OL 57 Aidan Platt Fr OL 58 Ryan Gunter  Jr OL 59 Jaden Ligon  Fr OL 66 Donovan Lawrence Fr OL 68 Adam Lepkowski  Jr OL 69 Kade Martin  Fr OL 70 JonDarius Morgan  Sr OL 71 Kyrik Mason  Sr OL 72 Brandon Sneh  Jr OL 73 Mason Chorak  So OT 74 Barry Walker  Fr OL 75 Calib Perez  Jr OL 77 Logan Moore  So OL 78 Nelson Ramirez Jr OL 79 Rod Orr Jr.  Sr WR 80 Malik Muhammad  Fr WR 81 Aron Marsch  Jr WR 83 Levi Brayton Fr WR 84 Lamar White  Fr TE 85 Antonio Ferguson  So TE 86 Aaron Mattingly Fr TE 87 Connor Harby  Sr TE 88 J.C. Sivley  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Devin Hightower  Sr S 1 Sirad Bryant  Sr DE 2 Ezra Odinjor  So CB 3 Jaylyn Ferguson  So DE 4 Amorie Morrison  Sr LB 5 Eddy Toussom Sr LB 6 Calvin Pitcher  Sr S 7 Pierre Royster  Sr DT 8 Nigel Tate  Sr DL 9 Denver Warren  Sr S 10 Jalen Cheek  Sr CB 11 Perry Fisher  Jr LB 12 Tylan McNichols So CB 13 Tamarion Crumpley  Sr S 14 Jeremiah Vessel  So DE 15 Jamichael Rogers  Sr CB 16 Isaiah Crozier  So CB 17 Roy Williams  Sr CB 18 Delvon Gulley So DT 19 Demarcus Smith  Sr S 20 AJ Brown  Jr S 21 Josh Baka Sr S 22 Josiah Crawford Fr CB 23 Donald Lee  Sr CB 24 Tariq Watson  Jr DE 25 James Smyre Sr LB 26 Gage Messick  Jr LB 28 Brandon Franklin  Jr CB 29 T'sai McDaniel  Sr CB 30 Ja'Lyen Judson Fr S 33 Kyle McKinney  So DT 34 Jonathan Allen  So CB 36 Julius Lane Jr. Fr S 37 Love Kirby  Fr LB 43 Braxtyn Davies Fr LB 44 Eli Ennis Sr DL 45 Fred Owens  So LB 48 Phillip Davison Jr.  Fr LB 49 Jacoby Bridges  Fr DL 52 Peter Simmons  Sr DT 54 Kyle Mosley  Fr DL 55 JaSire Peterson  So DE 56 Myles Cook  Fr DE 58 J'Quan Mason  Fr DE 59 Chris Burge  Fr DE 90 Zach Johnson Fr DE 94 James Steel Fr DT 99 Eamon Smalls  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 27 Patrick Foley  Sr K 35 Owen Simpson Fr K 39 Jonah Delange Jr K 42 Wyatt Martin  Fr LS 46 Evan Bishop  So LS 47 Caleb Moser Jr	Head coach Alex Mortensen – Interim Head Coach/Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Coordinators/assistant coaches Lyle Henley – Assistant head coach/director of sports performance Steve Russ – Defensive coordinator John Jones – Special teams coordinator/defensive ends Danny Mitchell – Running backs/run game coordinator Matt McCants – Offensive line Kevin Garver – Wide receivers/pass game coordinator Reilly Jeffers – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator - offense Sam Mills III – Defensive line Jonathan Celestin – Linebackers Brent Vieselmeyer – Secondary/pass game coordinator Ryan Lewis Sr. – Cornerbacks Tee Mitchell – Nickels Matthew Wright – Assistant linebackers coach Luke Godsey – Assistant quarterbacks coach Gordon Steele – Assistant offensive line coach Jack Henninger – Quality control – offense Zach Peterson – Quality control – offense Carter Putt – Quality control – offense Deshaun Oliver – Quality control – special teams Cannon York – Assistant director of sports performance Jake Venables – Assistant strength and conditioning coach Santonio Jones – Strength and conditioning Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Alabama State (FCS)

See also: 2025 Alabama State Hornets football team

Alabama State Hornets (FCS) (0–0) at UAB Blazers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets (FCS)	7	14	7	14	42
Blazers	10	7	21	14	52

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: W at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 26,294
• Referee: Tim Rich
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Dave Steckel (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (11:39) UAB – Jonah Delange 42-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:15; UAB 3–0) (10:57) ALST – Andrew Body 60-yard run, Andrew Abu-Akel kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42; Alabama State 7–3) (6:23) UAB – Iverson Hooks 8-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:29; UAB 10–7) Second quarter (14:56) ALST – Dylan Djete 14-yard pass from Andrew Body, Andrew Abu-Akel kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 6:04; Alabama State 14–10) (14:02) UAB – Corri Milliner 49-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:50; UAB 17–14) (0:05) ALST – Ajai Harrell 31-yard pass from Andrew Body, Andrew Abu-Akel kick (Drive: 16 plays, 96 yards, 8:27; Alabama State 21–17) Third quarter (10:10) ALST – Asa Gregg 5-yard pass from Andrew Body, Andrew Abu-Akel kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:45; Alabama State 28–17) (7:45) UAB – Jevon Jackson 3-yard run, run failed (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:18; Alabama State 28–23) (4:10) UAB – Solomon Beebe 5-yard run, Jevon Jackson run (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:52; UAB 31–28) (1:42) UAB – Jevon Jackson 46-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:48; UAB 38–28) Fourth quarter (13:09) ALST – Jamarie Hostzclaw 7-yard run, Andrew Abu-Akel kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:27; UAB 38–35) (8:21) UAB – Isaiah Jacobs 5-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:39; UAB 45–35) (4:18) ALST – Jalen Jones 69-yard pass from Andrew Body, Andrew Abu-Akel kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:03; UAB 45–42) (1:19) UAB – Solomon Beebe 7-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:57; UAB 52–42)

Statistics	ALST	UAB
First downs	26	24
Plays–yards	65–514	58–520
Rushes–yards	41–202	35–273
Passing yards	312	247
Passing: comp–att–int	18–24–0	18–23–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	34:14	25:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama State	Passing	Andrew Body	18/24, 312 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Andrew Body	16 carries, 119 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jalen Jones	6 receptions, 174 yards, TD
UAB	Passing	Jalen Kitna	18/23, 247 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jevon Jackson	17 carries, 166 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Corri Milliner	5 receptions, 98 yards, TD

at Navy

See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team

UAB Blazers (1–0) at Navy Midshipmen (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	17	0	0	24
Midshipmen	14	10	7	7	38

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
• Game attendance: 28,325
• Referee: Steven Anderson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) and Brandon Baylor (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:36) NAVY – Blake Horvath 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; Navy 7–0) (9:41) UAB – Iverson Hooks 51-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Tied 7–7) (3:06) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 9-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:35; Navy 14–7) Second quarter (14:14) UAB – Corri Milliner 25-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:52; Tied 14–14) (12:16) NAVY – Luke Hutchison 63-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:51; Navy 21–14) (11:19) UAB – Jevon Jackson 12-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:57; Tied 21–21) (4:54) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 27-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 6:25; Navy 24–21) (0:00) UAB – Jonah Delange 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:44; Tied 24–24) Third quarter (4:12) NAVY – Blake Horvath 4-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:23; Navy 31–24) Fourth quarter (14:57) NAVY – Alex Tecza 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:55; Navy 38–24)

Statistics	UAB	NAVY
First downs	23	20
Plays–yards	60–413	59–463
Rushes–yards	27–92	51–295
Passing yards	321	168
Passing: comp–att–int	23–33–2	6–8–0
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	27:38	32:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Jalen Kitna	22/32, 304 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jevon Jackson	15 carries, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Corri Milliner	6 receptions, 100 yards, TD
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	6/8, 168 yards, TD
	Rushing	Alex Tecza	15 carries, 111 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cody Howard	1 reception, 65 yards

Akron

See also: 2025 Akron Zips football team

Akron Zips (0–2) at UAB Blazers (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	17	3	0	8	28
Blazers	14	17	0	0	31

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 17,823
• Referee: Marcel Kerr
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Kevin Fitzgerald (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (14:49) UAB – Solomon Beebe 96-yard kickoff return, Jonah Delange kick (UAB 7–0) (14:38) AKR – Israel Polk 75-yard pass from Ben Finley, Owen Wiley kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Tied 7–7) (8:36) AKR – Israel Polk 5-yard pass from Ben Finley, Owen Wiley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:55; Akron 14–7) (4:21) UAB – Nate Rogers 8-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:08; Tied 14–14) (1:26) AKR – Owen Wiley 36-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 2:55; Akron 17–14) Second quarter (14:24) UAB – Jonah Delange 44-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 2:02; Tied 17–17) (8:48) UAB – Jevon Jackson 6-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 7 plays, 96 yards, 3:02; UAB 24–17) (1:53) AKR – Owen Wiley 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:06; UAB 24–20) (0:47) UAB – Corri Milliner 5-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 1:00; UAB 31–20) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (12:38) AKR – Sean Patrick 1-yard run, Ben Finley run (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:01; UAB 31–28)

Statistics	AKR	UAB
First downs	21	26
Plays–yards	78–441	76–421
Rushes–yards	43–159	32–80
Passing yards	282	341
Passing: comp–att–int	19–35–0	30–44–0
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:58	30:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing	Ben Finley	19/35, 282 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Sean Patrick	19 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Israel Polk	4 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
UAB	Passing	Jalen Kitna	30/44, 341 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jevon Jackson	14 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Iverson Hooks	5 receptions, 84 yards

at No. 15 Tennessee

See also: 2025 Tennessee Volunteers football team

UAB Blazers (2–1) at No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	7	10	7	24
No. 15 Volunteers	21	21	14	0	56

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 11:45 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: W at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
• TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:56) TENN – Chris Brazzell II 19-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; Tennessee 7–0) (11:05) TENN – Mike Matthews 39-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:25; Tennessee 14–0) (4:01) TENN – DeSean Bishop 3-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:26; Tennessee 21–0) Second quarter (10:44) TENN – Star Thomas 1-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:25; Tennessee 28–0) (7:34) UAB – Brandon Hawkins Jr. 30-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; Tennessee 28–7) (2:50) TENN – Peyton Lewis 32-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:44; Tennessee 35–7) (0:32) TENN – DeSean Bishop 2-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:14; Tennessee 42–7) Third quarter (12:06) UAB – Jonah Delange 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:17; Tennessee 42–10) (9:53) TENN – Star Thomas 17-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:03; Tennessee 49–10) (2:37) TENN – Kaleb Beasley 23-yard fumble recovery, Max Gilbert kick (Tennessee 56–10) (1:24) UAB – Kaleb Brown 61-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13; Tennessee 56–17) Fourth quarter (0:48) UAB – Isaiah Jacobs 1-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:48; Tennessee 56–24)

Statistics	UAB	TENN
First downs	18	28
Plays–yards	71–394	73–510
Rushes–yards	19–23	43–235
Passing yards	371	275
Passing: comp–att–int	39–52–1	18–30–1
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	33:52	26:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Jalen Kitna	38/51, 364 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Jacobs	6 carries, 19 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kaleb Brown	4 receptions, 79 yards, TD
Tennessee	Passing	Joey Aguilar	15/22, 218 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Peyton Lewis	11 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chris Brazzell II	5 receptions, 62 yards, TD

Army

See also: 2025 Army Black Knights football team

Army Black Knights (1–3) at UAB Blazers (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	10	7	14	31
Blazers	0	7	0	6	13

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: W at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,489
• Referee: Reid Jackson
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (13:47) ARMY – Hayden Reed 3-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 18 plays, 74 yards, 10:34; Army 7–0) (1:16) UAB – Xavier Daisy 1-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 1:52; Tied 7–7) (0:02) ARMY – Dawson Jones 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 1:08; Army 10–7) Third quarter (5:11) ARMY – Cale Hellums 5-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:56; Army 17–7) Fourth quarter (14:18) ARMY – Cale Hellums 1-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:36; Army 24–7) (4:10) ARMY – Cale Hellums 5-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:35; Army 31–7) (0:54) UAB – Ryder Burton 1-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 3:11; Army 31–13)

Statistics	ARMY	UAB
First downs	17	16
Plays–yards	66–295	60–362
Rushes–yards	61–247	18–103
Passing yards	48	259
Passing: comp–att–int	2–5–0	24–42–1
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	36:41	23:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Cale Hellums	1/3, 41 yards
	Rushing	Cale Hellums	21 carries, 81 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Samari Howard	2 receptions, 48 yards
UAB	Passing	Jalen Kitna	24/42, 259 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jevon Jackson	12 carries, 89 yards
	Receiving	Iverson Hooks	4 receptions, 71 yards

at Florida Atlantic

See also: 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

UAB Blazers (2–3) at Florida Atlantic Owls (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	14	16	3	33
Owls	21	14	15	3	53

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
• Referee: Charles Lamertina
• TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (10:07) FAU – Kaden Shields-Dutton 13-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:12; Florida Atlantic 7–0) (5:17) FAU – Kaden Shields-Dutton 2-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:46; Florida Atlantic 14–0) (0:27) FAU – Jayshon Platt 48-yard pass from Easton Messer, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:34; Florida Atlantic 21–0) Second quarter (13:04) FAU – Jabari Smith 37-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:41; Florida Atlantic 28–0) (5:47) UAB – Solomon Beebe 14-yard run, run failed (Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 7:11; Florida Atlantic 28–6) (3:15) UAB – Solomon Beebe 13-yard run, Iverson Hooks pass (Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 2:19; Florida Atlantic 28–14) (1:29) FAU – Dominique Henry 43-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Florida Atlantic 35–14) Third quarter (11:40) FAU – Kaden Shields-Dutton 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:12; Florida Atlantic 42–14) (7:31) UAB – Nate Rogers 11-yard run, Ryder Burton run (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:09; Florida Atlantic 42–22) (4:44) FAU – Asaad Waseem 29-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Asaad Waseem pass (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:43; Florida Atlantic 50–22) (1:53) UAB – Isaiah Jacobs 3-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Solomon Beebe run (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Florida Atlantic 50–30) Fourth quarter (5:05) UAB – Jonah Delange 45-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 6:50; Florida Atlantic 50–33) (1:57) FAU – Garrison Smith 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:08; Florida Atlantic 53–33)

Statistics	UAB	FAU
First downs	19	24
Plays–yards	69–329	62–494
Rushes–yards	28–68	31–149
Passing yards	261	345
Passing: comp–att–int	29–41–0	21–31–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	35:13	24:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Jalen Kitna	29/41, 261 yards, TD
	Rushing	Solomon Beebe	4 carries, 34 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Solomon Beebe	6 receptions, 63 yards
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	20/30, 297 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kaden Shields-Dutton	15 carries, 77 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Asaad Waseem	7 receptions, 105 yards, TD

No. 22 Memphis (Battle for the Bones)

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team and Battle for the Bones

No. 22 Memphis Tigers (6–0) at UAB Blazers (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Tigers	7	7	3	7	24
Blazers	7	10	7	7	31

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 19,037
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (9:56) UAB – Iverson Hooks 15-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; UAB 7–0) (9:42) MEM – Sutton Smith 99-yard kickoff return, Gianni Spetic kick (Tied 7–7) Second quarter (7:08) UAB – Jonah Delange 21-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 8:35; UAB 10–7) (1:12) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:56; Memphis 14–10) (0:02) UAB – Iverson Hooks 16-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:10; UAB 17–14) Third quarter (10:33) UAB – Solomon Beebe 81-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:50; UAB 24–14) (3:14) MEM – Gianni Spetic 25-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:19; UAB 24–17) Fourth quarter (4:06) UAB – Iverson Hooks 20-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 6:40; UAB 31–17) (2:19) MEM – Christian Ross 37-yard pass from AJ Hill, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:45; UAB 31–24)

Statistics	MEM	UAB
First downs	20	25
Plays–yards	60–362	68–470
Rushes–yards	25–119	41–219
Passing yards	243	251
Passing: comp–att–int	22–35–1	20–27–1
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	24:55	35:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	AJ Hill	13/25, 175 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Greg Desrosiers Jr.	11 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	5 receptions, 83 yards
UAB	Passing	Ryder Burton	20/27, 251 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Solomon Beebe	5 carries, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Iverson Hooks	11 receptions, 172 yards, 3 TD

at UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team

UAB Blazers (3–4) at UConn Huskies (5–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	6	13	19
Huskies	7	17	14	0	38

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: NW at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
• Game attendance: 23,170
• Referee: Steven Anderson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Fran Charles (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst) & Hailey Sutton (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter CONN - Bell, Skyler 26 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 1:04. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 04:09 Second Quarter CONN - Edwards, Cam 1 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 10:45. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 03:57 CONN - Freeman, Chris 50 yd field goal, 8:44. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:56 CONN - Bell, Skyler 9 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 3:56. Huskies 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, TOP 01:33 Third Quarter CONN - Vereen, Juice 6 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 8:02. Huskies 31–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 03:13 UAB - Hawkins Jr., Brandon 68 yd pass from Burton, Ryder (Pass no good), 7:18. Huskies 31–6. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:44 CONN - Bell, Skyler 39 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 5:18. Huskies 38–6. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:00 Fourth Quarter UAB - Hawkins Jr., Brandon 32 yd run (Pass no good), 12:09. Huskies 38–12. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, TOP 01:28 UAB - Brown, Kaleb 13 yd pass from Burton, Ryder (Delange, Jonah kick), 0:07. Huskies 38–19. Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, TOP 06:55

Statistics	UAB	CONN
First downs	23	20
Total yards	372	374
Rushing yards	154	107
Passing yards	218	267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–36–3	23–30–0
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	31:09	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Ryder Burton	21/30, 209 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jevon Jckson	9 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Hawkins Jr.	4 receptions, 89 yards, TD
UConn	Passing	Joe Fagnano	23/30, 267 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	15 carries, 62 yards, TD
	Receiving	Skyler Bell	8 receptions, 149 yards, 3 TD

at Rice

See also: 2025 Rice Owls football team

UAB Blazers (3–5) at Rice Owls (4–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UAB	RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Texas

See also: 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team

North Texas Mean Green (8–1) at UAB Blazers (3–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	-	-	-	-	0
Blazers	-	-	-	-	0

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst) and Savanna Collins (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNT	UAB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UAB	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

South Florida

See also: 2025 South Florida Bulls football team

South Florida Bulls (0–0) at UAB Blazers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0
Blazers	-	-	-	-	0

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: November 22

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USF	UAB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UAB	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tulsa

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

UAB Blazers (0–0) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	-	-	-	-	0
Golden Hurricane	-	-	-	-	0

at Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Date: November 29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UAB	TLSA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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