2024 UAB Blazers football team

2024 UAB Blazers football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Trent Dilfer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Alex Mortensen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sione Ta'ufo'ou (2nd season)
Home stadium	Protective Stadium
Uniform

2024 American Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Army		0	–	0					0	–	0
Charlotte		0	–	0					0	–	0
East Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0					0	–	0
Memphis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Navy		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Florida		0	–	0					0	–	0
Temple		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulane		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulsa		0	–	0					0	–	0
UAB		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTSA		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of May 6, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 UAB Blazers football team will represent the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers are led by Trent Dilfer in his second year as the head coach. The Blazers will play their home games at Protective Stadium, located in Birmingham, Alabama.

Offseason

NFL Departures

Main article: 2024 NFL draft

One Blazer was selected in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick
Tejhaun Palmer	WR	Arizona Cardinals	6	191

Outgoing Transfers

Player	Position	Destination
Samario Rudolph	WR	Jacksonville State
Jackson Bratton	LB	North Alabama
A.D. Diamond	CB	Unknown
Jalen Nettles	IOL	Southeast Missouri State
Damon Miller	S	Samford
Joey Merritt	WR	San Diego
Xander Echols	LS	Idaho
Jamin Graham	DL	Unknown
Teddy Davenport	WR	Samford
Cort Bradley	IOL	Unknown
Carl Fauntroy	S	Louisiana–Monroe
Connor Knight	DL	McNeese
Fred Farrier	WR	Kentucky
Elijah Williams	DL	Unknown
Taven Curry	RB	Louisiana–Monroe
BJ Mayes	CB	Texas A&M
Jalen Mayala	EDGE	Unknown
Reise Collier	LB	Unknown
TJ Jones	WR	Withdrawn
Jamarcus Jones	LB	Louisiana Tech
Tyler Thomas	DL	Unknown
Guerlens Milfort	DL	Unknown
Colby Dempsey	CB	Unknown
Mac McWilliams	CB	Unknown
Dazalin Worsham	WR	Unknown
Jamoi Mayes	WR	Unknown

Incoming Transfers

Player	Position	Previous Team
Jalen Kitna	QB	Florida
OC Brothers	LB	Purdue
LeDarrius Cox	DL	Indiana
DJ Jones	OT	Murray State
Adrian Maddox	CB	Alabama State
JonDarius Morgan	IOL	South Carolina
Armoni Goodwin	RB	LSU
Jamoi Mayes	WR	Chattanooga
Ezra Odinjor	EDGE	Georgia Tech
Sirad Bryant	QB	Georgia Tech
Jax Van Zandt	LB	North Texas
Troy Jakubec	S	Youngstown State
Tyjon Jones	S	Youngstown State
Demarcus Smith	DL	Ole Miss

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 29	Alcorn State*	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
September 7	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA
September 14	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR
September 28	Navy	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
October 5	Tulane	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
October 12	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY
October 19	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL
November 2	Tulsa	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
November 9	UConn*	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
November 16	at Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)
November 23	Rice	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
November 29/30	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game