American college football season
The 2022 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by interim head coach Bryant Vincent , who was coaching his first season with the team. The Blazers played their home games at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama .
During the last season, on October 21, 2021, UAB accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and will become a full member on July 1, 2023.[1] [2] The 2022 season is expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA. On November 30, 2022 former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer was announced as the new head coach of UAB football.[3]
Schedule [ edit ] UAB and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[4] [5]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Alabama A&M * CBSSN W 59–032,542 September 10 5:00 p.m. at Liberty * ESPN+ L 14–2118,892 September 17 2:30 p.m. Georgia Southern * Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 35–2124,302 October 1 6:30 p.m. at Rice ESPN+ L 24–2821,926 October 8 2:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 41–1423,694 October 15 2:30 p.m. Charlotte Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 34–2022,101 7:00 p.m. at Western Kentucky CBSSN L 17–2016,334 October 29 6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic CBSSN L 17–2416,138 November 5 2:30 p.m. UTSA Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium L 38–44 2OT 17,205 November 12 2:30 p.m. North Texas Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 41–2118,504 November 19 8:00 p.m. at No. 6 LSU * ESPN2 L 10–4197,367 November 26 2:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech CBSSN W 37–2710,342 10:30 a.m. vs. Miami (OH) * ESPN W 24–2012,172
Game summaries [ edit ] Alabama A&M [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total A&M Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 Blazers 28 10 21 0 59
Statistics AAMU UAB First downs 15 25 Total yards 235 478 Rushing yards 98 231 Passing yards 137 247 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 30:00 30:00
Team Category Player Statistics Alabama A&M Passing Xavier Lankford 12/22, 115 yards, INT Rushing Xavier Lankford 10 rushes, 42 yards Receiving Isiah Cox 2 receptions, 54 yards UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 13/18, 191 yards, TD Rushing Jermaine Brown Jr. 10 rushes, 114 yards, TD Receiving Tejhaun Palmer 4 receptions, 57 yards
At Liberty [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 7 0 0 7 14 Flames 0 7 7 7 21
Statistics UAB LIB First downs 15 18 Total yards 355 390 Rushing yards 241 188 Passing yards 114 202 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 31:29 28:31
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 10/15, 114 yards, TD Rushing DeWayne McBride 20 rushes, 177 yards, TD Receiving Trea Shropshire 1 reception, 56 yards Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 13/25, 202 yards Rushing Kaidon Salter 14 rushes, 79 yards, TD Receiving Noah Frith 2 receptions, 75 yards
Georgia Southern [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 7 7 21 Blazers 7 14 0 14 35
Statistics GASO UAB First downs 23 21 Total yards 418 413 Rushing yards 214 288 Passing yards 204 125 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 28:14 31:46
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Southern Passing Kyle Vantrease 24/50, 204 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Jalen White 14 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Derwin Burgess Jr. 4 receptions, 48 yards, TD UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 12/19, 125 yards, TD Rushing DeWayne McBride 28 rushes, 223 yards, 4 TD Receiving Ryan Davis 1 reception, 36 yards
At Rice [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 7 10 7 0 24 Owls 7 0 14 7 28
Statistics UAB RICE First downs 22 15 Total yards 360 209 Rushing yards 122 105 Passing yards 238 104 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 30:00 30:00
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 15/21, 231 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing DeWayne McBride 27 rushes, 121 yards, TD Receiving Tejhaun Palmer 2 receptions, 82 yards Rice Passing T. J. McMahon 11/17, 104 yards, TD Rushing Cameron Montgomery 5 rushes, 34 yards Receiving Luke McCaffrey 5 receptions, 38 yards
Middle Tennessee [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Raiders 7 0 7 0 14 Blazers 21 17 3 0 41
Statistics MTSU UAB First downs 24 24 Total yards 336 581 Rushing yards 140 303 Passing yards 196 278 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 25:40 34:20
Team Category Player Statistics Middle Tennessee Passing Chase Cunningham 26/43, 196 yards, TD, INT Rushing Joe Ervin 7 rushes, 54 yards Receiving Jaylin Lane 9 receptions, 59 yards, TD UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 17/27, 278 yards, TD Rushing DeWayne McBride 12 rushes, 120 yards, 3 TD Receiving Trea Shropshire 6 receptions, 193 yards, TD
Charlotte [ edit ] Charlotte vs UAB 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 14 0 0 6 20 • Blazers 7 3 9 15 34
Date: October 15Location: Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Game start: 3:34 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:19Game attendance: 22,101Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cloudy• Wind: SE 4 MPH Referee: Ed ArditoTV announcers (Stadium ): Chris Hassel, Patrick Murray Scoring summary 1 13:57 CHAR Elijah SPENCER 60 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Antonio ZITA Kick) CHAR 7–0 1 11:56 UAB DeWayne McBride 1 Yd Run (Matt QUINN Kick) TIED 7–7 1 2:36 CHAR Shadrick BYRD 2 Yd Run (Antonio ZITA Kick) CHAR 14–7 2 1:31 UAB Matt QUINN 20 Yd Field Goal CHAR 14–10 3 11:51 UAB Matt QUINN 29 Yd Field Goal CHAR 14–13 3 2:15 UAB Tejhaun PALMER 9 Yd pass from Dylan HOPKINS (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) UAB 19–14 4 14:56 CHAR Shadrick BYRD 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) CHAR 20–19 4 12:24 UAB DeWayne MCBRIDE 13 Yd Run (Trea SHROPSHIRE Pass to Dylan HOPKINS for Two-Point Conversion) UAB 27–20 4 1:01 UAB Dylan HOPKINS 61 Yd Run (Matt QUINN Kick) UAB 34–20
Game notes:
3rd game in the series since 2017, (UAB 2–1). Statistics CHAR UAB First downs 12 27 Total yards 327 510 Rushing yards 113 279 Passing yards 214 231 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 23:59 36:01
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 15–26, 214 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing ChaVon McEachern 9 rushes, 61 yards Receiving Elijah Spencer 4 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 15–23, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing DeWayne McBride 29 rushes, 137 yards, 2 TD Receiving T. J. Jones 2 receptions, 59 yards
At Western Kentucky [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 7 10 0 0 17 Hilltoppers 0 10 10 0 20
Statistics UAB WKU First downs 14 19 Total yards 327 352 Rushing yards 231 224 Passing yards 96 128 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 27:21 32:39
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 2/2, 63 yards, TD Rushing DeWayne McBride 24 rushes, 200 yards Receiving Samario Rudolph 1 reception, 59 yards, TD Western Kentucky Passing Austin Reed 14/23, 128 yards Rushing L. T. Sanders 16 rushes, 120 yards Receiving Malachi Corley 5 receptions, 77 yards
At Florida Atlantic [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 0 14 3 0 17 FAU Owls 10 0 14 0 24
Statistics UAB FAU First downs 23 16 Total yards 472 359 Rushing yards 280 162 Passing yards 192 197 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 36:00 24:00
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Jacob Zeno 18/32, 192 yards, TD Rushing DeWayne McBride 24 rushes, 168 yards, TD Receiving Trea Shropshire 2 receptions, 60 yards Florida Atlantic Passing N'Kosi Perry 14/25, 197 yards, 3 TD Rushing Zuberi Mobley 7 rushes, 57 yards Receiving Je'Quan Burton 2 receptions, 55 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Roadrunners 7 9 7 8 7 6 44 Blazers 0 10 7 14 7 0 38
Statistics UTSA UAB First downs 26 26 Total yards 494 553 Rushing yards 209 221 Passing yards 285 332 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 28:33 31:27
Team Category Player Statistics UTSA Passing Frank Harris 22/31, 285 yards, 4 TD Rushing Kevorian Barnes 16 rushes, 114 yards, TD Receiving Zakhari Franklin 7 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD UAB Passing Jacob Zeno 27/38, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing DeWayne McBride 19 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tejhaun Palmer 8 receptions, 110 yards, TD
North Texas [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 21 0 0 21 Blazers 14 3 10 14 41
Statistics UNT UAB First downs 14 24 Total yards 264 505 Rushing yards 105 271 Passing yards 159 234 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 22:33 37:27
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Austin Aune 15/32, 159 yards, TD Rushing Ikaika Ragsdale 17 rushes, 74 yards Receiving Damon Ward Jr. 6 receptions, 58 yards, TD UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 15/23, 234 yards, TD Rushing Jermaine Brown Jr. 24 rushes, 150 yards, TD Receiving Tejhaun Palmer 1 reception, 75 yards
Game information First quarter
LSU – John Emery Jr. 2-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 10:44. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:11. UAB – DeWayne McBride 5-yard run (Matt Quinn kick), 9:19. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:12. LSU – Noah Cain 5-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 5:59. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:20. Second quarter
UAB – Matt Quinn 29-yard field goal, 14:57. Tigers 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 6:02. LSU – Noah Cain 1-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 5:20. Tigers 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:16. LSU – Noah Cain 1-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 0:40. Tigers 28–10. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 0:34. Third quarter
LSU – Jayden Daniels 2-yard run (kick failed), 6:50. Tigers 34–10. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:46. Fourth quarter
LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 5-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 9:46. Tigers 41–10. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:34. Top passers
UAB – Dylan Hopkins – 14/29, 158 yards LSU – Jayden Daniels – 22/29, 297 yards, TD Top rushers
UAB – DeWayne McBride – 13 rushes, 34 yards, TD LSU – Jayden Daniels – 12 rushes, 111 yards, TD Top receivers
UAB – Bryce Damous – 3 receptions, 56 yards LSU – Malik Nabers – 7 receptions, 129 yards
At Louisiana Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 0 17 20 0 37 Bulldogs 3 3 14 7 27
Statistics UAB LT First downs 19 22 Total yards 497 467 Rushing yards 406 220 Passing yards 91 247 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 28:55 31:05
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 7/14, 91 yards, TD, INT Rushing DeWayne McBride 16 rushes, 272 yards, TD Receiving Trea Shropshire 1 reception, 74 yards, TD Louisiana Tech Passing Jack Turner 15/25, 167 yards, TD, INT Rushing Charvis Thornton 8 rushes, 132 yards, TD Receiving Tre Harris 6 receptions, 63 yards, TD
Miami (OH) (Bahamas Bowl) [ edit ] Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. UAB Blazers (2022 HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Miami 0 6 7 7 20 UAB 10 0 0 14 24
at Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas
Date : December 16, 2022Game time : 11:35 a.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind : 12 mph (19 km/h) northGame attendance : 12,172Referee : Tim DavisTV announcers (ESPN ) : Steve Levy (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)Box score
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Miami UAB 1 9:22 5 68 2:16 UAB Trea Shropshire 10-yard touchdown reception from Dylan Hopkins, Matt Quinn kick good 0 7 1 3:31 10 45 4:52 UAB 42-yard field goal by Matt Quinn 0 10 2 0:34 11 65 3:30 Miami Mac Hippenhammer 33-yard touchdown reception from Aveon Smith, Graham Nicholson kick failed (blocked) 6 10 3 5:44 1 4 0:06 Miami Kevin Davis 4-yard touchdown run, Graham Nicholson kick good 13 10 4 13:29 14 75 7:15 UAB Jermaine Brown Jr. 3-yard touchdown run, Matt Quinn kick good 13 17 4 6:52 12 75 6:37 Miami Kenny Tracy 10-yard touchdown reception from Aveon Smith, Graham Nicholson kick good 20 17 4 1:33 5 70 2:43 UAB Jermaine Brown Jr. 12-yard touchdown run, Matt Quinn kick good 20 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 20 24
Statistics MIA UAB First downs 20 24 Total yards 272 390 Rushing yards 110 138 Passing yards 162 252 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 26:40 33:20
Team Category Player Statistics Miami (OH) Passing Aveon Smith 15/27, 162 yards, 2 TD Rushing Aveon Smith 22 rushes, 50 yards Receiving Kevin Davis 3 receptions, 39 yards UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 16/24, 204 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jermaine Brown Jr. 24 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Trea Shropshire 6 receptions, 183 yards, TD
References [ edit ] ^ "UAB, 5 other C-USA schools apply for membership to AAC" . WVTM-TV . October 20, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022 . ^ Pat Byington (October 21, 2021). "...UAB accepts invitation to join American Athletic Conference" . bhamnow.com . Retrieved May 9, 2022 . ^ WGFX radio, November 30, 2022 ^ Nick Bromberg (March 30, 2022). "Conference USA releases revised 2022 football schedule without teams leaving for Sun Belt" . Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved May 4, 2022 . ^ Evan Dudley (March 30, 2022). "C-USA announces 11-member league schedule for UAB, other C-USA teams" . The Birmingham News . Retrieved May 9, 2022 . ^ "Charlotte vs UAB– Game Summary" . ESPN . October 15, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022 . ^ Bailey, Hunter (October 15, 2022). "Charlotte 49ers football loses again, falls to UAB on road" . The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved November 23, 2022 .
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