American college football season
The 2023 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Trent Dilfer, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the AAC. UAB played home games at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.
Offseason[edit]
Recruits[edit]
NFL Departures[edit]
One Blazer was selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Outgoing Transfers[edit]
Incoming Transfers[edit]
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Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina A&T* | | ESPN+ | W 35–6 | 25,363 |
September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern* | - Allen E. Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA
| ESPN+ | L 35–49 | 20,103 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana* | - Protective Stadium
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN+ | L 21–41 | 21,673 |
September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Georgia* | | ESPN2 | L 21–49 | 92,746 |
September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Tulane | | ESPN2 | L 23–35 | 20,102 |
October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | South Florida | - Protective Stadium
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN2 | W 56–35 | 23,792 |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTSA | | ESPNU | L 20–41 | 23,582 |
October 21 | 11:00 a.m. | Memphis | - Protective Stadium
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN2 | L 21–45 | 20,269 |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Protective Stadium
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN+ | W 45–42 | 20,676 |
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Navy | | CBSSN | L 6–31 | 29,078 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Temple | - Protective Stadium
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN+ | W 34–24 | 17,486 |
November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Texas | | ESPN+ | L 42–45 | 14,628 |
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Game summaries[edit]
Louisiana[edit]
Pregame line | Over/under |
UAB –2 | 59.5 |
Game Three – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1–1) at UAB Blazers (1–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Louisiana | 0 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
UAB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Wind: W 3 MPH
- Game attendance: 21,673
- Referee: Trennis Livingston
- TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Doc Holiday (analyst)
Game information |
- First quarter
No scoring plays - Second quarter
- (9:11) LA – Jacob Kibodi 30-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:05; Louisiana 7–0)
- (5:35) LA – Zeon Chriss 80-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:16; Louisiana 14–0)
- (1:06) LA – Zeon Chriss 6-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:02; Louisiana 21–0)
- (0:00) LA – Kenneth Almendares 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -7 yards, 0:47; Louisiana 24–0)
- Third quarter
- (5:46) LA – Kenneth Almendares 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:56; Louisiana 27–0)
- (2:09) UAB – Matt Quinn 41-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:32; Louisiana 27–3)
- (1:02) LA – Terrance Carter 11-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07; Louisiana 34–3)
- Fourth quarter
- (7:11) LA – Elijah Davis 2-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 7:39; Louisiana 41–3)
- (4:10) UAB – Jacob Zeno 2-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; Louisiana 41–9)
- (1:33) UAB – Lee Beebe 1-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:49; Louisiana 41–15)
- (0:10) UAB – Samario Rudolph 17-yard pass from Jacob Zeno (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 1:14; Louisiana 41–21)
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Statistics | ULL | UAB |
First downs | 22 | 21 |
Total yards | 64–513 | 73–396 |
Rushing yards | 40–305 | 35–116 |
Passing yards | 208 | 280 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–24–1 | 27–38–2 |
Time of possession | 29:05 | 30:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Louisiana | Passing | Zeon Chriss | 14/20, 174 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jacob Kibodi | 7 carries, 108 yards, TD |
Receiving | Harvey Broussard | 3 receptions, 65 yards |
UAB | Passing | Jacob Zeno | 27/38, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jacob Zeno | 17 carries, 52 yards, TD |
Receiving | Semario Rudolph | 8 receptions, 66 yards, TD |
at No. 1 Georgia[edit]
Game Four – UAB Blazers (1–2) at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (3–0) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
UAB | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
No. 1 Georgia | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
Game information |
- First quarter
- (12:04) UGA – Arian Smith 12-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Georgia 7–0)
- Second quarter
- (14:09) UAB – Bryce Damous 16-yard pass from Jacob Zeno (Matt Quinn kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:52; Tied 7–7)
- (10:00) UGA – Daijun Edwards 4-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:04; Georgia 14–7)
- (2:40) UGA – Brock Bowers 41-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:32; Georgia 21–7)
- (1:46) UAB – Daijun Edwards 3-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 1:02; Georgia 28–7)
- (0:08) UAB – Amare Thomas 2-yard pass from Jacob Zeno (Matt Quinn kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:12; Georgia 28–14)
- Third quarter
- (9:06) UGA – Carson Beck 1-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:38; Georgia 35-14)
- (5:38) UGA – Brock Bowers 10-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:14; Georgia 42–14)
- Fourth quarter
- (9:05) UGA – Sevaughn Clark 7-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Georgia 49–14)
- (6:08) UAB – Jacob Zeno 3-yard run (Matt Quinn kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:57; Georgia 49–21)
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Statistics | UAB | UGA |
First downs | 20 | 31 |
Total yards | 77–336 | 76–582 |
Rushing yards | 26–86 | 36–188 |
Passing yards | 250 | 394 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 32–51–1 | 28–40–1 |
Time of possession | 25:35 | 34:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
UAB | Passing | Jacob Zeno | 32/51, 250 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Isaiah Jacobs | 10 carries, 27 yards |
Receiving | Amare Thomas | 9 receptions, 60 yards, TD |
Georgia | Passing | Carson Beck | 22/32, 338 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Daijun Edwards | 12 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Brock Bowers | 9 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD |
at Tulane[edit]
Game Five – UAB Blazers (1–3) at Tulane Green Wave (3–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Green Wave | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
- Date: September 30, 2023
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE 14 mph
- Game attendance: 20,102
- Referee: Luke Richmond
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (color), Alex Chappell (sideline)
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (9:19) UAB – Matt Quinn 31-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:36; UAB 3–0)
- (2:50) TUL – Yulkeith Brown 15-yard run, Valentino Armbrosio kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:01; Tulane 7–3)
- Second Quarter
- (13:08) UAB – Isaiah Jacobs 2-yard run, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:42; UAB 10–7)
- (10:15) UAB – Isaiah Jacobs 17-yard run, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:39; UAB 17–7)
- (5:05) UAB – Matt Quinn 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:38; UAB 20–7)
- (0:46) TUL – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Valentino Armbrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:19; UAB 20–14)
- Third Quarter
- (13:35) TUL – Makhi Hughes 18-yard run, Valentino Armbrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:18; Tulane 21–20)
- (2:50) TUL – Alex Bauman 14-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:55; Tulane 28–20)
- Fourth Quarter
- (5:05) UAB – Matt Quinn 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:08; Tulane 28–23)
- (0:47) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 32-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:55; Tulane 35–23)
| - Win Probability
- Line
- Over/Under
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Statistics | UAB | TUL |
First downs | 25 | 24 |
Total yards | 434 | 448 |
Rushing yards | 170 | 264 |
Passing yards | 264 | 184 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 30:05 | 29:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
UAB | Passing | Jacob Zeno | 27/35, 236 yards |
Rushing | Isaiah Jacobs | 18 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Amare Thomas | 8 receptions, 99 yards |
Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 14/23, 184 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 22 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Lawrence Keys III | 3 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD |
at Navy[edit]
Game Ten – UAB Blazers (3–6) at Navy Midshipmen (3–5) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Midshipmen | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date:
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 29,078
- Referee: Kevin Randell
- TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadack (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information |
- First quarter
- (2:49) NAVY – Regis Velez 45-yard pass from Xavier Arline, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:34; Navy 7-0)
- (0:30) UAB – Matt Quinn 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:19; Navy 7-3)
- Second quarter
- (6:22) UAB – Matt Quinn 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:25; Navy 7-6)
- Third quarter
- (9:13) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 31-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:46; Navy 10-6)
- Fourth quarter
- (10:08) NAVY – Daba Fofana 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 20 plays, 80 yards, 12:44; Navy 17-6)
- (4:12) NAVY – Xavier Arline 50-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:34; Navy 24-6)
- (2:03) NAVY – Rayuan Lane 97-yard interception, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:09; Navy 31-6)
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Statistics | UAB | Navy |
First downs | 19 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 66–321 | 57–363 |
Rushes–yards | 30–115 | 47–269 |
Passing yards | 206 | 94 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 25–36–2 | 7–10–1 |
Time of possession | 26:45 | 33:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
UAB | Passing | Jacob Zeno | 25/36, 206 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jermaine Brown, Jr. | 15 carries, 55 yards |
Receiving | Bryce Damous | 1 reception, 42 yards |
Navy | Passing | Xavier Arline | 7/10, 94 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Xavier Arline | 19 carries, 109 yards, TD |
Receiving | Regis Velez | 1 reception, 45 yards, TD |
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