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Uab Football Fires Trent Dilfer, Former Lipscomb Academy Coach, Nfl Quarterback
Trent Dilfer was dismissed after a 9-21 record over three seasons; offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen named interim head coach, UAB aims to improve team performance.
- On Sunday, Oct. 12, the University of Alabama at Birmingham fired head coach Trent Dilfer after 30 games and named offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen interim head coach.
- With a 2-4 start to the 2025 season, the Blazers have lost three straight games, including a 53-33 defeat to Florida Atlantic on Oct. 11.
- Dilfer finished with a 9-21 record over two-plus seasons, including 4-8 in 2023 and 3-9 in 2024 with UAB football.
- Athletic director Mark Ingram said `This decision will allow us to move forward in the best long-term interest of the program` and UAB will hold a press conference on Monday.
- Dilfer, hired on Nov. 30, 2022 after success at Lipscomb Academy, earned $1.45 million this season with a $2,816,667 buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.
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Aptos native Trent Dilfer fired as UAB’s head coach
Trent Dilfer, 53, an Aptos native who played 13 seasons in the NFL and helped Baltimore win Super Bowl XXXV in 2000, was fired as University of Alabama at Birmingham’s football coach on Sunday. His dismissal comes a day after the Blazers endured a 55-33 loss to Florida Atlantic, which dropped them to 2-4 on the season and extended their losing streak to three. Dilfer was hired by to lead the Blazers, an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision …
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