UAB, interim Mortensen shock No. 22 Memphis

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- UAB upset No. 22 Memphis 31-24 connected Saturday successful the debut of interim manager Alex Mortensen, the lad of precocious ESPN NFL Insider Chris Mortensen.

The Blazers fired Trent Dilfer past Sunday.

Memphis (6-1, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) reached the 1 doubly successful the last infinitesimal going for a tying touchdown, but 2 mendacious starts and 1 delay-of-game punishment stalled the drive. Memphis threw an incomplete walk into the extremity portion connected fourth-and-goal from the 11.

The Blazers (3-4, 1-3) recovered caller violative beingness with Mortensen and caller starting backmost Ryder Burton successful charge, surpassing 450 yards of discourtesy against a FBS hostile for the archetypal clip this year.

Burton completed 20 of his 27 passes for 351 yards and 3 touchdowns -- each to Iverson Hooks, who caught 11 passes for 172 yards. The Blazers besides ran for implicit 200 yards against a FBS hostile for the archetypal clip since 2023.

The Tigers took each borderline for mistake retired of their play arsenic it relates to the American Athletic Conference title crippled and the College Football Playoff. The Tigers volition request to triumph retired to person a accidental astatine either, opening with a matchup against No. 19 South Florida adjacent week.