Overview

• Six days after firing Trent Dilfer, UAB named offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen interim head coach and delivered a rivalry upset in the Battle for the Bones.
• First-time starter Ryder Burton went 20-of-27 for 251 yards and three touchdowns, all to Iverson Hooks, who posted 11 catches for 172 yards.
• UAB outgained Memphis 470-362, rushed for 219 yards, controlled the ball for 35:05, and got an 81-yard TD run from Solomon Beebe.
• Memphis reached the 1-yard line twice in the final minute, but two false starts, a delay-of-game and an incomplete fourth-down pass preserved the UAB win.
• Memphis dropped to 6-1 (2-1 AAC) after starter Brendon Lewis left with a third-quarter injury, while ESPN Insights labeled the +23.5-point upset the largest for a coach’s first game on record since 1978; UAB is 3-4 (1-3) entering a bye.