2025 UAB Blazers football team

2025 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Mortensen (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumProtective Stadium
Uniform
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Tulane y$^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 25 North Texas y   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Navy   7 – 1     10 – 2  
South Florida   6 – 2     9 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Memphis   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Army   4 – 4     6 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Temple   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     5 – 7  
UAB   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Charlotte   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 20, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers played 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

[3][4][5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 p.m.Alabama State*
ESPN+W 52–4226,294
September 62:30 p.m.at Navy
CBSSNL 24–3828,325
September 137:30 p.m.Akron*
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+W 31–2817,823
September 2011:45 a.m.at No. 15 Tennessee*
SECNL 24–56101,915
October 411:00 a.m.Army
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPNUL 13–3122,489
October 115:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
ESPN+L 33–5320,052
October 183:00 p.m.No. 22 Memphis
ESPN2W 31–2419,037
November 111:00 a.m.at UConn*
CBSSNL 19–3823,170
November 81:00 p.m.at Rice
ESPN+L 17–2422,671
November 151:00 p.m.North Texas
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+L 24–5316,190
November 222:00 p.m.South Florida
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+L 18–4816,376
November 292:00 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPN+W 31–2413,026

[6][7][8]

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 34Total
Hornets (FCS) 7 14 71442
Blazers 10 7 211452

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 34Total
Blazers 7 17 0024
Midshipmen 14 10 7738

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 34Total
Zips 17 3 0828
Blazers 14 17 0031

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 34Total
Blazers 0 7 10724
No. 15 Volunteers 21 21 14056

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 34Total
Black Knights 0 10 71431
Blazers 0 7 0613

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 34Total
Blazers 0 14 16333
Owls 21 14 15353

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 34Total
No. 22 Tigers 7 7 3724
Blazers 7 10 7731

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 34Total
Blazers 0 0 61319
Huskies 7 17 14038

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 34Total
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 34Total
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 (7-3) at UAB Blazers (3-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls - - --0
Blazers - - --0

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Sousa (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst)
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 (3-8) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blazers - - --0
Golden Hurricane - - --0

at Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Reggie Walker (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
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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