UAB fires Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer after blowout loss

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The UAB Blazers fired head coach Trent Dilfer on Sunday after the team dropped to 2-4 on the year following a loss to the Florida Atlantic Owls.

The Super Bowl champion took over as UAB’s head coach before the start of the 2023 season after success at the high school level. He never had a winning season while on the sidelines at UAB.

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UAB Blazers head coach Trent Dilfer during the second half against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 20, 2025. (Randy Sartin/Imagn Images)

"We have made a decision to part ways with Head Football Coach Trent Dilfer. We agree that — unfortunately — our on-field performance has not lived up to the standard of winning we have for the program," UAB athletics director Mark Ingram said in a statement. "This decision will allow us to move forward in the best long-term interest of the program."

Ingram said Alex Mortensen was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.

"I wish Coach Dilfer the best and thank him for his class, tireless work and commitment during his tenure at UAB," Ingram added. "While his efforts did not translate into a winning record, each young man who played for him will be a better person as a result."

UAB Blazers head coach Trent Dilfer on the sidelines during the first half against the Navy Midshipmen at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Sept. 6, 2025. (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn Images)

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The final straw for the school was the 53-33 loss to Florida Atlantic. It was the Owls’ third win of the season.

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