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2019 UAB

9–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Bill Clark.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2019, game by game: won vs. Alabama State 24–19; won at Akron 31–20; won vs. South Alabama 35–3; lost at Western Kentucky 13–20; won vs. Rice 35–20; won at UTSA 33–14; won vs. Old Dominion 38–14; lost at Tennessee 7–30; lost at Southern Miss 2–37; won vs. UTEP 37–10; won vs. Louisiana Tech 20–14; won at North Texas 26–21; lost at Florida Atlantic 6–49; lost vs. No. 20 App State 17–31+32−43Won 24–19 vs. Alabama State+5Alabama StateWon 31–20 at Akron+11AkronWon 35–3 vs. South Alabama+32South AlabamaLost 13–20 at Western Kentucky-7Western KentuckyWon 35–20 vs. Rice+15RiceWon 33–14 at UTSA+19UTSAWon 38–14 vs. Old Dominion+24Old DominionLost 7–30 at Tennessee-23TennesseeLost 2–37 at Southern Miss-35Southern MissWon 37–10 vs. UTEP+27UTEPWon 20–14 vs. Louisiana Tech+6Louisiana TechWon 26–21 at North Texas+5North TexasLost 6–49 at Florida Atlantic-43Florida AtlanticLost 17–31 vs. No. 20 App State-14No. 20 App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsAlabama StateW 24–⁠1991%
Sep 7atAkronW 31–⁠2070%
Sep 21vsSouth AlabamaW 35–⁠382%
Sep 28atWestern KentuckyL 13–⁠2067%
Oct 5vsRiceW 35–⁠2087%
Oct 12atUTSAW 33–⁠1468%
Oct 19vsOld DominionW 38–⁠1486%
Nov 2atTennesseeL 7–⁠3057%
Nov 9atSouthern MissL 2–⁠3745%
Nov 16vsUTEPW 37–⁠1089%
Nov 23vsLouisiana TechW 20–⁠1450%
Nov 30atNorth TexasW 26–⁠2160%
Dec 7atFlorida AtlanticConference USA Championship GameL 6–⁠4933%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvs20App StateNew Orleans BowlL 17–⁠3123%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 31–⁠17 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

C-USA West champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Louisiana Tech

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
324–⁠302
Coach
Bill Clark
Elo
1520 −33 this season
SP+ rating
-1.4 No. 67 of 130; offense No. 118, defense No. 28, special teams No. 43
SRS
−8.7 No. 101 of 130 in FBS
Returning
35% of last season’s EPA, No. 113 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 74 roster talent No. 94 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Bryant Vincent
Defensive coordinator
David Reeves
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense109th of 130
  • Defense5th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted119th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted25th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0140%1.23109th of 130
Defense-0.0534%1.255th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.03 def		39% off
38% def		—119th off
25th 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
Offense3.0own 2920% allowed
Defense3.0own 2927% caused

CORE rating 7.0, 35th of 130 (offense -2.2, defense -9.2).

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 yardsTyler Johnston III QB2,247 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Johnston III QB17 TD
Rushing yardsSpencer Brown RB566 yds
Rushing touchdownsLucious Stanley RB7 TD
Receiving yardsAustin Watkins WR1,092 yds
Receiving touchdownsAustin Watkins WR6 TD
TacklesKristopher Moll LB103 tkl
SacksJordan Smith LB10 sacks
InterceptionsWill Boler S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jayme Simmons OT★★★No. 780
Jammal Abrams SDE★★★No. 1284
Will Conner ILB★★★No. 1365
Jarius Thomas TE★★★No. 1403
Rashard Revels S★★★No. 1596

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.810
Running backs12.00.750
Receivers42.30.763
Offensive line22.50.826
Defensive line33.00.824
Linebackers23.00.829
Defensive backs42.80.812
Athletes and specialists12.00.787
Whole class192.60.802

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 117

The 2019 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida Atlantic7–⁠111–⁠3
Louisiana Tech6–⁠210–⁠3
Western Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠4
UAB6–⁠29–⁠5
Marshall6–⁠28–⁠5
Charlotte5–⁠37–⁠6
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠56–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠54–⁠8
UTSA3–⁠54–⁠8
Middle Tennessee3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice3–⁠53–⁠9
Old Dominion0–⁠81–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠81–⁠11

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