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The UAB Blazers fired head coach Trent Dilfer on Sunday after the team fell 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 his 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 September 20, 2025. (Randy Sartin/Imagn Images)
“We have made the decision to part ways with head football coach Trent Dilfer. We agree that, unfortunately, our performance on the field has not lived up to the level of winning we have for the program,” UAB athletic 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 has been named interim head coach for the remainder 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. “Even if his efforts didn’t translate into a winning record, every young man who played for him will become a better person as a result.”
UAB Blazers head coach Trent Dilfer on the sideline during the first half against the Navy Midshipmen at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 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 victory of the season.
Dilfer served as the head coach at Lipscomb Academy in Tennessee from 2019 to 2022. He had a 44-10 record with the school before being hired at UAB.
He spent 13 years in the NFL, playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers.
UAB Blazers head coach Trent Dilfer before the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on September 20, 2025. (Randy Sartin/Imagn Images)
He won a Super Bowl with the Ravens.
