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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]
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Quarter
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
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^ 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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