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2025 UAB

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 American Athletic Conference), coached by Trent Dilfer, then Alex Mortensen (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

UAB in 2025, game by game: won vs. Alabama State 52–42; lost at Navy 24–38; won vs. Akron 31–28; lost at No. 15 Tennessee 24–56; lost vs. Army 13–31; lost at Florida Atlantic 33–53; won vs. No. 22 Memphis 31–24; lost at UConn 19–38; lost at Rice 17–24; lost vs. North Texas 24–53; lost vs. South Florida 18–48; won at Tulsa 31–24+10−32Won 52–42 vs. Alabama State+10Alabama StateLost 24–38 at Navy-14NavyWon 31–28 vs. Akron+3AkronLost 24–56 at No. 15 Tennessee-32No. 15 TennesseeLost 13–31 vs. Army-18ArmyLost 33–53 at Florida Atlantic-20Florida AtlanticWon 31–24 vs. No. 22 Memphis+7No. 22 MemphisLost 19–38 at UConn-19UConnLost 17–24 at Rice-7RiceLost 24–53 vs. North Texas-29North TexasLost 18–48 vs. South Florida-30South FloridaWon 31–24 at Tulsa+7Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsAlabama StateW 52–⁠4269%
Sep 6atNavyL 24–⁠3824%
Sep 13vsAkronW 31–⁠2866%
Sep 20at15TennesseeL 24–⁠5617%
Oct 4vsArmyL 13–⁠3142%
Oct 11atFlorida AtlanticL 33–⁠5342%
Oct 18vs22MemphisW 31–⁠2418%
Nov 1atUConnL 19–⁠3824%
Nov 8atRiceL 17–⁠2442%
Nov 15vsNorth TexasL 24–⁠5327%
Nov 22vsSouth FloridaL 18–⁠4824%
Nov 29atTulsaW 31–⁠2441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 31–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 11th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠459
Coach
Trent Dilfer, then Alex Mortensen (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1365 −46 this season
SP+ rating
-15.8 No. 125 of 136; offense No. 80, defense No. 132, special teams No. 117
SRS
−14.3 No. 120 of 136 in FBS
Returning
33% of last season’s EPA, No. 70 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 125 roster talent No. 103 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Alex Mortensen
Defensive coordinator
Steve Russ
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense95th of 136
  • Defense129th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted111th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted129th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0342%1.2995th of 136
Defense0.2548%1.26129th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.20 def		40% off
47% def		—111th off
129th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense46%9.7 yds15%3.1017%
Defense50%9.5 yds21%3.4012%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.6own 2915% allowed
Defense4.7own 3512% caused

CORE rating -19.8, 126th of 136 (offense -9.3, defense 10.5).

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 yardsJalen Kitna QB2,462 yds
Passing touchdownsJalen Kitna QB13 TD
Rushing yardsJevon Jackson RB900 yds
Rushing touchdownsSolomon Beebe RB6 TD
Receiving yardsIverson Hooks WR927 yds
Receiving touchdownsIverson Hooks WR7 TD
TacklesDevin Hightower LB81 tkl
SacksChris Burge DE3.5 sacks
InterceptionsPierre Royster S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Jaylen Elder WR★★★No. 645
Aaron Mattingly TE★★★No. 844
James Steel DL★★★No. 1122
Gabriel Cline TE★★★No. 1560
Donovan Lawrence OL★★★No. 2110

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers43.00.860
Offensive line23.00.835
Defensive line23.00.846
Defensive backs13.00.809
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class103.00.841

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 106

The 2025 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 29

The 2025 portal
Perry Fisher CB★★★from Maryland
Delvon Gulley CB★★★from Alabama A&M
A.J. Johnson WR★★★from East Tennessee State
Brandon Sneh OT★★★from Kansas State
Eli Ennis LB★★★from Nicholls
Jeremiah Vessel S★★★from UNLV
Kaleb Brown WR★★★from Iowa
Nigel Tate DL★★★from Boston College
Payton Kirkland OL★★★from Colorado
Ryder Burton QB★★★from West Virginia
Amorie Morrison DE★★★from Old Dominion
Kyrik Mason OT★★★from Kent State

And 17 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 37

Delano Townsend OL★★★to Ole Miss
Jordan Hall OT★★★to North Carolina
Adrian Maddox S★★★to Georgia
Amare Thomas WR★★★to Houston
Kelvin Hill CB★★★to Georgia Tech
Jacob Zeno QB★★★to Texas A&M
Kameran Shanks WR★★★to Arkansas
Michael Moore LB★★★no new school on file
Brady Wilson OL★★★to Virginia
Everett Roussaw Jr. LB★★★to Memphis
Lee Beebe RB★★★to Indiana
Dallas Payne TE★★★to Florida International

And 25 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Navy8–⁠111–⁠223
North Texas7–⁠112–⁠224
Tulane7–⁠111–⁠318
South Florida6–⁠29–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠29–⁠4
Memphis4–⁠48–⁠5
UTSA4–⁠47–⁠6
Army4–⁠57–⁠6
Temple3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice2–⁠65–⁠8
UAB2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa1–⁠74–⁠8
Charlotte0–⁠81–⁠11

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