UAB
Blazers · American Athletic
- GIE rank
- #90
- of 138 FBS
- Rating
- 1495
- 2026 Week 11
- Record
- 4-4
- 2026 season
- Proj record
- 6-6
- 12-game season
Head coach Alex Mortensen Year 1 with UAB
Year-1 HCs (2015-2024) averaged -0.19 W vs. preseason expectation
Season projection
- Expected wins
- 6.0
- 2.0 more wins in 4 left
- Win range (90%)
- 5 to 7
- Final rank (90%)
- #88 (72–104)
- Make playoff
- 0%
- Win conference
- 0%
Path to glory
No remaining game changes UAB's playoff odds. Make playoff 0%
Schedule
Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.
| Week | Opponent | Result or win prob.Result or win probability |
|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 Sep 4 | at Illinois Big Ten | Loss, 23-42 Final |
| Wk 2 Sep 12 | vs UL Monroe Sun Belt | Win, 26-20 Final |
| Wk 3 Sep 20 | at Louisiana Sun Belt | Loss, 14-21 Final |
| Wk 4 Sep 25 | vs Navy American Athletic | Win, 24-20 Final |
| Wk 5 Oct 3 | vs Samford Non-FBS | Win, 33-14 Final |
| Wk 6 Oct 10 | at Memphis American Athletic | Loss, 13-38 Final |
| Wk 7 Oct 15 | vs East Carolina American Athletic | Win, 30-17 Final |
| Wk 8 | Bye | |
| Wk 9 Oct 31 | at South Florida American Athletic | Loss, 10-30 Final |
| Wk 10 Nov 7 | vs Charlotte American Athletic | |
| Wk 11 Nov 14 | at Temple American Athletic | |
| Wk 12 Nov 21 | vs UTSA American Athletic | |
| Wk 13 Nov 28 | at North Texas American Athletic | |
In the news
- Memphis dominates UAB in second half, reclaims The Bones (opens in a new tab)
- Bone Collector: Memphis Buries UAB, 38-13 (opens in a new tab)
- TSR Staff Predictions: Memphis vs UAB (opens in a new tab)
- EA SPORTS College Football 27: Memphis vs UAB Simulation (opens in a new tab)
- Battle of the Bones by the numbers: how Memphis and UAB grade out at every position (opens in a new tab)
- Know the Foe: UAB (opens in a new tab)
More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.
If QB1 is out
GIE projects a 4.3 rating drop and a 17.4pp shift in playoff probability if UAB loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=2 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)
Returning production · 2026
77 score
Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.
Portal additions · 2026
40 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.
| Player | From | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Elijah HallDL From Liberty | Liberty | 98 |
| Bam McReynoldsRB From UL Monroe | UL Monroe | 97 |
| Ja'Vin SimpkinsRB From Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina | 93 |
| Jeremiah JordanDB From Memphis | Memphis | 70 |
| Darrell SweetingDB From Marshall | Marshall | 68 |
| Muaaz ByardLB From Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 60 |
Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.
Situational efficiency · 2025
Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.