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2017 UAB

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Bill Clark.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2017, game by game: won vs. Alabama A&M 38–7; lost at Ball State 31–51; won vs. Coastal Carolina 30–23; lost at North Texas 43–46; won vs. Louisiana Tech 23–22; won vs. Middle Tennessee 25–23; lost at Charlotte 24–25; won at Southern Miss 30–12; won vs. Rice 52–21; won at UTSA 24–19; lost at Florida 7–36; won vs. UTEP 28–7; lost vs. Ohio 6–41+31−35Won 38–7 vs. Alabama A&M+31Alabama A&MLost 31–51 at Ball State-20Ball StateWon 30–23 vs. Coastal Carolina+7Coastal CarolinaLost 43–46 at North Texas-3North TexasWon 23–22 vs. Louisiana Tech+1Louisiana TechWon 25–23 vs. Middle Tennessee+2Middle TennesseeLost 24–25 at Charlotte-1CharlotteWon 30–12 at Southern Miss+18Southern MissWon 52–21 vs. Rice+31RiceWon 24–19 at UTSA+5UTSALost 7–36 at Florida-29FloridaWon 28–7 vs. UTEP+21UTEPLost 6–41 vs. Ohio-35Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsAlabama A&MW 38–⁠781%
Sep 9atBall StateL 31–⁠5149%
Sep 16vsCoastal CarolinaW 30–⁠2351%
Sep 23atNorth TexasL 43–⁠4650%
Oct 7vsLouisiana TechW 23–⁠2241%
Oct 14vsMiddle TennesseeW 25–⁠2354%
Oct 21atCharlotteL 24–⁠2567%
Oct 28atSouthern MissW 30–⁠1231%
Nov 4vsRiceW 52–⁠2178%
Nov 11atUTSAW 24–⁠1940%
Nov 18atFloridaL 7–⁠3640%
Nov 25vsUTEPW 28–⁠787%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsOhioBahamas BowlL 6–⁠4143%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 41–⁠6 in the Bahamas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
361–⁠333
Coach
Bill Clark
Elo
1460 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.5 No. 106 of 130 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 108 roster talent No. 127 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Les Koenning
Defensive coordinator
David Reeves
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 130
  • Defense54th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted68th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1243%1.1350th of 130
Defense0.0741%1.2754th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.11 def		41% off
43% def		—68th off
79th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.6own 3114% allowed
Defense3.2own 3521% caused

CORE rating -1.9, 74th of 130 (offense -0.8, defense 1.1).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsA.J. Erdely QB2,331 yds
Passing touchdownsA.J. Erdely QB16 TD
Rushing yardsSpencer Brown RB1,329 yds
Rushing touchdownsA.J. Erdely QB13 TD
Receiving yardsAndre Wilson WR677 yds
Receiving touchdownsAndre Wilson WR6 TD
TacklesTevin Crews LB102 tkl
SacksStacy Keely DL4 sacks
InterceptionsDarious Williams CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Thomas Johnston OLB★★★No. 379
Kevin Davis WR★★★No. 1582
Eugene Minter WR★★★No. 2029
Patrick Nuss OT★★No. 2414
Logan Arnold WR★★No. 2541

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.763
Receivers42.50.795
Offensive line12.00.789
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers22.50.823
Defensive backs52.00.762
Whole class152.20.781

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 142

The 2017 roster

142 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida Atlantic8–⁠011–⁠3
North Texas7–⁠19–⁠5
Southern Miss6–⁠28–⁠5
UAB6–⁠28–⁠5
Florida International5–⁠38–⁠5
Marshall4–⁠48–⁠5
Middle Tennessee4–⁠47–⁠6
Louisiana Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Western Kentucky4–⁠46–⁠7
UTSA3–⁠56–⁠5
Old Dominion3–⁠55–⁠7
Rice1–⁠71–⁠11
Charlotte1–⁠71–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠80–⁠12

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.