# 2022 UAB Blazers football team

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. 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.

## Schedule

UAB and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | CBSSN | W 59–0 | 32,542 |
| September 10 | 5:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN+ | L 14–21 | 18,892 |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern* | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | Stadium | W 35–21 | 24,302 |
| October 1 | 6:30 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | L 24–28 | 21,926 |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | Stadium | W 41–14 | 23,694 |
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Charlotte | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | Stadium | W 34–20 | 22,101 |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | CBSSN | L 17–20 | 16,334 |
| October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CBSSN | L 17–24 | 16,138 |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | UTSA | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | Stadium | L 38–44 $^{2OT}$ | 17,205 |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | North Texas | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | Stadium | W 41–21 | 18,504 |
| November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 6 LSU* | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ESPN2 | L 10–41 | 97,367 |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | CBSSN | W 37–27 | 10,342 |
| December 16 | 10:30 a.m. | vs. Miami (OH)* | Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl) | ESPN | W 24–20 | 12,172 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to gameAll 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 |
| Alabama A&M | Rushing | Xavier Lankford | 10 rushes, 42 yards |
| Alabama A&M | Receiving | Isiah Cox | 2 receptions, 54 yards |
| UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 13/18, 191 yards, TD |
| UAB | Rushing | Jermaine Brown Jr. | 10 rushes, 114 yards, TD |
| UAB | 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 |
| UAB | Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 20 rushes, 177 yards, TD |
| UAB | Receiving | Trea Shropshire | 1 reception, 56 yards |
| Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 13/25, 202 yards |
| Liberty | Rushing | Kaidon Salter | 14 rushes, 79 yards, TD |
| Liberty | 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 |
| Georgia Southern | Rushing | Jalen White | 14 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD |
| Georgia Southern | Receiving | Derwin Burgess Jr. | 4 receptions, 48 yards, TD |
| UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 12/19, 125 yards, TD |
| UAB | Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 28 rushes, 223 yards, 4 TD |
| UAB | 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 |
| UAB | Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 27 rushes, 121 yards, TD |
| UAB | Receiving | Tejhaun Palmer | 2 receptions, 82 yards |
| Rice | Passing | T. J. McMahon | 11/17, 104 yards, TD |
| Rice | Rushing | Cameron Montgomery | 5 rushes, 34 yards |
| Rice | 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 |
| Middle Tennessee | Rushing | Joe Ervin | 7 rushes, 54 yards |
| Middle Tennessee | Receiving | Jaylin Lane | 9 receptions, 59 yards, TD |
| UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 17/27, 278 yards, TD |
| UAB | Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 12 rushes, 120 yards, 3 TD |
| UAB | Receiving | Trea Shropshire | 6 receptions, 193 yards, TD |

### Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| • Blazers | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
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 |
| Charlotte | Rushing | ChaVon McEachern | 9 rushes, 61 yards |
| Charlotte | Receiving | Elijah Spencer | 4 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD |
| UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 15–23, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| UAB | Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 29 rushes, 137 yards, 2 TD |
| UAB | 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 |
| UAB | Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 24 rushes, 200 yards |
| UAB | Receiving | Samario Rudolph | 1 reception, 59 yards, TD |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Austin Reed | 14/23, 128 yards |
| Western Kentucky | Rushing | L. T. Sanders | 16 rushes, 120 yards |
| Western Kentucky | 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 |
| UAB | Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 24 rushes, 168 yards, TD |
| UAB | Receiving | Trea Shropshire | 2 receptions, 60 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 14/25, 197 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Zuberi Mobley | 7 rushes, 57 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | 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 |
| UTSA | Rushing | Kevorian Barnes | 16 rushes, 114 yards, TD |
| UTSA | Receiving | Zakhari Franklin | 7 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD |
| UAB | Passing | Jacob Zeno | 27/38, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UAB | Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 19 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD |
| UAB | 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 |
| North Texas | Rushing | Ikaika Ragsdale | 17 rushes, 74 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Damon Ward Jr. | 6 receptions, 58 yards, TD |
| UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 15/23, 234 yards, TD |
| UAB | Rushing | Jermaine Brown Jr. | 24 rushes, 150 yards, TD |
| UAB | Receiving | Tejhaun Palmer | 1 reception, 75 yards |

### At LSU

| 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 |
| UAB | Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 16 rushes, 272 yards, TD |
| UAB | Receiving | Trea Shropshire | 1 reception, 74 yards, TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Jack Turner | 15/25, 167 yards, TD, INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Charvis Thornton | 8 rushes, 132 yards, TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Tre Harris | 6 receptions, 63 yards, TD |

### Miami (OH) (Bahamas Bowl)

| 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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | 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 |
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| 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 |
| Miami (OH) | Rushing | Aveon Smith | 22 rushes, 50 yards |
| Miami (OH) | Receiving | Kevin Davis | 3 receptions, 39 yards |
| UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 16/24, 204 yards, TD, INT |
| UAB | Rushing | Jermaine Brown Jr. | 24 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD |
| UAB | Receiving | Trea Shropshire | 6 receptions, 183 yards, TD |