The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
3-5 , 1-3
UConn
6-3 , 0-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| UConn | 7 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
UAB Falls at UConn, 38-19
11/1/2025 2:44:00β―PM | Football
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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.
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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. Β
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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.
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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.
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The Blazers return to action next Saturday with an American Conference contest at Rice. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
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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
