UAB retains coach Trent Dilfer for 2025 after 2 losing seasons

UAB retains coach Trent Dilfer for 2025 after 2 losing seasons

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Trent Dilfer will remain as UAB's coach for a third season after two straight losing records.

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Blazers athletic director Mark Ingram said Tuesday that the school is retaining Dilfer for 2025, days after the team completed a 3-9 season that included a 71-20 loss to Tulane and a 53-18 loss to Memphis.

The Super Bowl-winning former NFL quarterback is 7-17 through two seasons with five American Athletic Conference wins. UAB had a string of six straight bowl appearances before his hiring on Nov. 30, 2022.

“The last two seasons have been disappointing, but Coach Dilfer has learned a great deal and has a plan for the future," Ingram said in a statement. "NIL and the transfer portal make this perhaps the most challenging time in college football history.

“But I have seen Coach Dilfer’s dedication and believe that his football IQ, commitment to UAB, passion for the game, love for student-athletes and relentless work ethic will pay off in the near future."

Ingram said the program would "make operational and staff changes, as well as additional investments.”

“Our fans deserve better than the win-loss record we’ve given them the last two years, but I have worked extremely hard and learned a lot,” Dilfer said in a statement. "And I am confident in the clearer picture I have regarding what needs to happen for UAB football to win. I am committed to doing what it takes to win.

“We need to do some things differently, and I have a plan to get our program where it needs to be.”

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