The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
3-5 , 1-3
UConn
6-3 , 0-0
UAB Falls at UConn, 38-19
11/1/2025 2:44:00 PM | Football
Brandon Hawkins Jr. scored two of the three UAB touchdowns, but the Blazers (3-5) had tough sledding on both sides of the ball as UConn (6-3) turned UAB over three times while adding five sacks. UConn's Cam Chadwick had all three of the Huskies interceptions along with seven tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.
UAB trailed 7-0 at the end of the first quarter, then found itself down 24-0 at halftime. UConn quarterback Joey Fagnano would throw his fourth touchdown pass of the game in the third quarter to increase the Huskies lead to 31-0. Fagnano finished 20-of-30 for 267 yards and four touchdowns, and in the process went over 10,000 career passing yards.
Hawkins Jr. got UAB on the board with a 68-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter and added a 32-yard rushing score on a broken play early in the fourth. Kaleb Brown scored UAB's third touchdown on a 13-yard pass with seven seconds remaining in the contest.
Ryder Burton saw the majority of the playing time at quarterback for UAB after replacing starter Jalen Kitna on the third series. Burton was 21-of-30 for 209 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
The Blazers return to action next Saturday with an American Conference contest at Rice. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
UAB 0, UCO 7
UCO - Bell,Skyler 26 yd pass from Fagnano,Joe (Freeman,Chris kick) 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 04:09
UAB 0, UCO 14
UCO - Edwards,Cam 1 yd run (Freeman,Chris kick), 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 03:57
UAB 0, UCO 17
UCO - Freeman,Chris 50 yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:56
UAB 0, UCO 24
UCO - Bell,Skyler 9 yd pass from Fagnano,Joe (Freeman,Chris kick) 3 plays, 14 yards, TOP 01:33
UAB 0, UCO 31
UCO - Vereen,Juice 6 yd pass from Fagnano,Joe (Freeman,Chris kick) 7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 03:13
UAB 6, UCO 31
UAB - Hawkins Jr.,Brandon 68 yd pass from Burton,Ryder () 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:44
UAB 6, UCO 38
UCO - Bell,Skyler 39 yd pass from Fagnano,Joe (Freeman,Chris kick) 6 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:00
UAB 12, UCO 38
UAB - Hawkins Jr.,Brandon 32 yd run (), 4 plays, 59 yards, TOP 01:28
UAB 19, UCO 38
UAB - Brown,Kaleb 13 yd pass from Burton,Ryder (Delange,Jonah kick) 15 plays, 82 yards, TOP 06:55
