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2023 UAB Blazers football
2023 UAB Blazers football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 AAC)
Head coach	Trent Dilfer (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Alex Mortensen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Sione Ta'ufo'ou (1st season)
Home stadium	Protective Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 UAB Blazers football team

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.

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Louisiana

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Game Three – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1–1) at UAB Blazers (1–1) – Game summary

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)

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at No. 1 Georgia

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Game Four – UAB Blazers (1–2) at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (3–0) – Game summary

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: -
Game attendance: 92,756
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

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at Tulane

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Game Five – UAB Blazers (1–3) at Tulane Green Wave (3–1) – Game summary

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)

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Player	Position	Destination
Antwan Massie	CB	Unknown
Maleak Bryant	TE	Unknown
Mike York	TE	Unknown
Dylan Hopkins	QB	New Mexico
Dylan Mehrota	QB	Southern
Quincy McGee	IOL	Ole Miss
Tyetus Smith-Lindsey	RB	Unknown
Brody Dalton	TE	Troy
Damon Stewart	QB	Alabama State
Codey Martin	CB	Lamar
Charles Daniels	LB	Unknown
Xavier Lanier	CB	Tulsa
Jordan Palmer	WR	Unknown
Jaylen Key	S	Alabama
A.J. Gates	RB	Alabama State
Kybo Jamerson	LB	Lamar

Player	Position	Previous Team
Armani Diamond	CB	Auburn
Brian Mayes	CB	Incarnate Word
Landry Lyddy	QB	Louisiana Tech
Dazalin Worsham	WR	Auburn
Malachi Holt-Bennett	WR	Indiana
James Smyre	LB	Marshall
Will Parker	OT	Tennessee
Brandon Buckhaulter	WR	Ole Miss
Antavious Woody	IOL	Florida State
Andrew Ogletree	DL	Alabama State

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T*	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	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*	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia	ESPN2	L 21–49	92,746
September 30	11:00 a.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	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	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	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	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 45–42	20,676
November 11	2:30 p.m.	at Navy	Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	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	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	L 42–45	14,628
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, from the date when issued) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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

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2023 UAB Blazers football team

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 22 SMU y$	8	–	0	11	–	3
Tulane y	8	–	0	11	–	3
UTSA	7	–	1	9	–	4
Memphis	6	–	2	10	–	3
South Florida	4	–	4	7	–	6
Rice	4	–	4	6	–	7
Navy	4	–	4	5	–	7
North Texas	3	–	5	5	–	7
UAB	3	–	5	4	–	8
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	4	–	8
Charlotte	2	–	6	3	–	9
Tulsa	2	–	6	4	–	8
Temple	1	–	7	3	–	9
East Carolina	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	14	0	7	21
No. 1 Georgia	7	21	14	7	49

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	17	0	3	23
Green Wave	7	7	14	7	35