2022 UAB Blazers football team

2022 UAB Blazers football
2022 UAB Blazers football
Bahamas Bowl champion
Bahamas Bowl, W 24–20 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Bryant Vincent (interim; 1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Darin Hinshaw (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	David Reeves (6th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Protective Stadium
Uniform

2022 Conference USA football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
UTSA y$	8	–	0	11	–	3
North Texas y	6	–	2	7	–	7
Western Kentucky	6	–	2	9	–	5
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	8	–	5
	4	–	4	7	–	6
Florida Atlantic	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rice	3	–	5	5	–	8
UTEP	3	–	5	5	–	7
FIU	2	–	6	4	–	8
Charlotte	2	–	6	3	–	9
Louisiana Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

UAB and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.^[4]^[5]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M*	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	CBSSN	W 59–0	32,542
September 10	5:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 14–21	18,892
September 17	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern*	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	Stadium	W 35–21	24,302
October 1	6:30 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 24–28	21,926
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	Stadium	W 41–14	23,694
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Charlotte	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	Stadium	W 34–20	22,101
October 21	7:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	CBSSN	L 17–20	16,334
October 29	6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CBSSN	L 17–24	16,138
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 41–21	18,504
November 19	8:00 p.m.	at No. 6 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	L 10–41	97,367
November 26	2:30 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	CBSSN	W 37–27	10,342
December 16	10:30 a.m.	vs. Miami (OH)*	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–20	12,172
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Alabama A&M

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

Charlotte vs UAB

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	0	0	6	20
• Blazers	7	3	9	15	34

Date: October 15
Location: Protective Stadium
Birmingham, AL
Game start: 3:34 pm EDT
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 22,101
Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cloudy• Wind: SE 4 MPH
Referee: Ed Ardito
TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel, Patrick Murray

Sources:^[6]^[7]

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

	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

	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

UTSA

	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

	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

At LSU

UAB Blazers at No. 6 LSU Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	3	0	0	10
No. 6 Tigers	14	14	6	7	41

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: November 19
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
Game attendance: 97,367
Referee: Jason Autrey
TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman and Dawn Davenport
Box score, Recap

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

	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)

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, 2022
Game time: 11:35 a.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h) north
Game attendance: 12,172
Referee: Tim Davis
TV 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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

^ "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.

[AAC_Invite-1] "UAB, 5 other C-USA schools apply for membership to AAC". WVTM-TV. October 20, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

[AAC-2] Pat Byington (October 21, 2021). "...UAB accepts invitation to join American Athletic Conference". bhamnow.com. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

[3] WGFX radio, November 30, 2022

[22cusa-4] Nick Bromberg (March 30, 2022). "Conference USA releases revised 2022 football schedule without teams leaving for Sun Belt". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

[5] 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.

[6] "Charlotte vs UAB– Game Summary". ESPN. October 15, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

[7] 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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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

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