UAB 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 4-4

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ +0.5 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Ryder BurtonQB1,333 passing yards
Roderick Robinson IIRB450 rushing yards
Braylon McReynoldsRB357 rushing yards
CJ SmithWR403 receiving yards
Tiaquelin MimsWR352 receiving yards
Muaaz ByardLB78 tackles
Jo PierceDB69 tackles
Ike EsonwuneLB56 tackles
Marlin DeanLB8.5 sacks
Eli EnnisLB3 sacks
Tylin JacksonDL3 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: UAB 33, Samford 14. A 19-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: UAB 13, Memphis 38. A 25-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Roar"

— UAB fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for UAB — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.