Trent Dilfer, UAB part ways

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ZAO Blazers fired head coach Trent Dilfer on Sunday after the team fell to 2-4 on the year with a loss to the Florida Atlantic Owls.

Super Bowl Champion took over as UAB's head coach ahead of the 2023 season after success at the high school level. He never had a winning season while he was 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 decided to part ways with head football coach Trent Dilfer. We agree that — unfortunately — our results on the field do not meet the winning standard we have for the program,” UAB Director of Athletics Mark Ingram said in a statement. “This decision will allow us to move forward in the best long-term interests of the program.”

Ingram announced that Alex Mortensen has been named interim head coach until the end of the season.

“I wish Coach Dilfer the best and thank him for his class, tireless work and dedication during his time at UAB,” Ingram added. “Although his efforts did not result in wins, every young man who played for him will be better as a result.”

Trent Dilfer watches his team play Navy

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

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

Dilfer was the head coach at Lipscomb Academy in Tennessee from 2019-2022. His school record was 44-10 before he was hired by UAB.

He spent 13 years in the NFL, playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers.

Trent Dilfer roams the sideline.

UAB Blazers head coach Trent Dilfer before the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on September 20, 2025. (Randy Sartin/Imagn Images)

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He won a Super Bowl with the Ravens.

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