UAB BlazersHead coach Alex Mortensen
68 Overall rating steady
Alex Mortensen has led UAB since 2025, going 7-10 across 2 seasons.
- Record since 2025
- 7-10
- Seasons
- 2
- Bowl trips
- 0
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme8
Defensive scheme4
Game planning6
Situational management17
Leadership & results
Comeback factor10
Underdog edge1
Recent form10
Win rate7
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Alex Mortensen's most recent 17 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
UAB record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3-2 | In progress |
| 2025 | 4-8 | No bowl |
Records with UAB since 2025, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
UAB games under Alex Mortensen
Result
Season
14
20 FINAL September 19, 2026
UAB 14 : 21
Louisiana
14 : 21 Louisiana FINAL September 12, 2026
UL Monroe 
20 : 26 UAB
20 : 26 UAB FINAL September 3, 2026
UAB 23 : 42
Illinois
23 : 42 Illinois 
FINAL November 22, 2025
South Florida 
48 : 18 UAB
48 : 18 UAB FINAL November 15, 2025
North Texas 
53 : 24 UAB
53 : 24 UAB 
FINAL November 1, 2025
UAB 19 : 38
UConn
19 : 38 UConn FINAL October 18, 2025
Memphis 
24 : 31 UAB
24 : 31 UAB FINAL October 11, 2025
UAB 33 : 53
Florida Atlantic
33 : 53 Florida Atlantic 
31 FINAL September 20, 2025
UAB 24 : 56
Tennessee
24 : 56 Tennessee FINAL September 13, 2025
Akron 
28 : 31 UAB
28 : 31 UAB FINAL August 28, 2025
Alabama State 
42 : 52 UAB
42 : 52 UAB FINAL November 30, 2024
UAB 27 : 29
Charlotte
27 : 29 Charlotte FINAL November 16, 2024
UAB 18 : 53 Memphis
18 : 53 Memphis FINAL November 9, 2024
UConn 31 : 23 UAB
31 : 23 UAB FINAL October 19, 2024
UAB 25 : 35 South Florida
25 : 35 South Florida 
71
FINAL September 7, 2024
UAB 6 : 32 UL Monroe
6 : 32 UL Monroe FINAL August 29, 2024
Alcorn State 
3 : 41 UAB
3 : 41 UAB UAB 14 Louisiana 21 UL Monroe 20 UAB 26 UAB 23 Illinois 42 South Florida 48 UAB 18 North Texas 53 UAB 24 UAB 19 UConn 38 Memphis 24 UAB 31 UAB 33 Florida Atlantic 53 UAB 24 Tennessee 56 Akron 28 UAB 31 Alabama State 42 UAB 52 UAB 27 Charlotte 29 UAB 18 Memphis 53 UConn 31 UAB 23 UAB 25 South Florida 35 UAB 6 UL Monroe 32 Alcorn State 3 UAB 41No games match these filters.
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