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2020 UAB

6–⁠3 (3–⁠1 Conference USA), coached by Bill Clark.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2020, game by game: won vs. Central Arkansas 45–35; lost at Miami 14–31; won at South Alabama 42–10; won vs. UTSA 21–13; won vs. Western Kentucky 37–14; lost vs. Louisiana 20–24; lost at Louisiana Tech 34–37; won at Rice 21–16; won at Marshall 22–13+32−17Won 45–35 vs. Central Arkansas+10Central ArkansasLost 14–31 at Miami-17MiamiWon 42–10 at South Alabama+32South AlabamaWon 21–13 vs. UTSA+8UTSAWon 37–14 vs. Western Kentucky+23Western KentuckyLost 20–24 vs. Louisiana-4LouisianaLost 34–37 at Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechWon 21–16 at Rice+5RiceWon 22–13 at Marshall+9Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsCentral ArkansasW 45–⁠3575%
Sep 10atMiamiL 14–⁠3144%
Sep 24atSouth AlabamaW 42–⁠1057%
Oct 3vsUTSAW 21–⁠1372%
Oct 17vsWestern KentuckyW 37–⁠1467%
Oct 23vsLouisianaL 20–⁠2450%
Oct 31atLouisiana TechL 34–⁠3747%
Dec 12atRiceW 21–⁠1655%
Dec 18atMarshallConference USA Championship GameW 22–⁠1335%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 22–⁠13 in the Conference USA Championship Game; unranked in the final AP poll; Conference USA champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Conference USA champions3–⁠1 in the conference, won the Conference USA Championship Game

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
256–⁠193
Coach
Bill Clark
Elo
1579 +65 this season
SP+ rating
6.3 No. 40 of 130; offense No. 89, defense No. 13
SRS
4.1 No. 27 of 77 in FBS
Returning
86% of last season’s EPA, No. 15 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 103 roster talent No. 98 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Bryant Vincent
Defensive coordinator
David Reeves
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense69th of 127
  • Defense13th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted58th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted19th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1041%1.2869th of 127
Defense-0.0233%1.3913th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.04 def		41% off
35% def		—58th off
19th 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
Offense3.5own 3015% allowed
Defense3.5own 2819% caused

CORE rating 9.1, 29th of 127 (offense -0.6, defense -9.7).

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 yardsBryson Lucero QB969 yds
Passing touchdownsBryson Lucero QB7 TD
Rushing yardsSpencer Brown RB890 yds
Rushing touchdownsSpencer Brown RB10 TD
Receiving yardsMyron Mitchell WR436 yds
Receiving touchdownsGerrit Prince TE4 TD
TacklesKristopher Moll LB59 tkl
SacksJordan Smith LB4.5 sacks
InterceptionsGrayson Cash S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Allen Merrick ILB★★★No. 1043
TaMarious Brown OLB★★★No. 1307
A.J. Davis WR★★★No. 1563
Colby Dempsey CB★★★No. 1844
Zach Taylor OT★★★No. 1940

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.821
Receivers13.00.839
Offensive line33.00.818
Defensive line12.00.790
Linebackers23.00.851
Defensive backs33.00.820
Whole class122.90.824

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.

Drafted in 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 4Jordan Smith DEJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 121

The 2020 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

2020 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall4–⁠17–⁠3
UAB3–⁠16–⁠3
UTSA5–⁠27–⁠5
Florida Atlantic4–⁠25–⁠4
Louisiana Tech4–⁠25–⁠5
Western Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠7
Charlotte2–⁠22–⁠4
North Texas3–⁠44–⁠6
Rice2–⁠32–⁠3
Middle Tennessee2–⁠43–⁠6
Southern Miss2–⁠43–⁠7
UTEP0–⁠43–⁠5
Florida International0–⁠30–⁠5

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