UAB Earns a Hard-Fought 26-20 Win Over ULM

Saturday, September 12

Birmingham, AL

2:30 p.m.

UAB

1-1 , 0-0

ULM

0-2 , 0-0

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
ULM	7	10	3	0	20
UAB	0	10	3	13	26

UAB Earns a Hard-Fought 26-20 Win Over ULM

9/12/2026 7:02:00 PM | Football

Box Score FB UAB (26) ULM (20) Game Book 9.12.26

BOX SCORE | POST-GAME NOTES | 2026 SEASON STATS | GAME PHOTOS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – UAB erased a 10-point second-half deficit and scored the game's final 16 points as the Blazers rallied for a 26-20 victory over ULM on Saturday afternoon at Protective Stadium. The Blazers (1-1) held the Warhawks (0-2) scoreless over the final 25 minutes and limited ULM to just three points in the second half. UAB scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback.

"I am really glad that we showed character and toughness today," head coach Alex Mortensen said. "I think the first thing is really pleased with our guys' effort, toughness, kind of their resiliency. I think overall conditioning, to be able to play a game like that for four quarters. I think we won the fourth quarter today."

The Warhawks got on the board first in the opening quarter on a CJ Phillip 1-yard touchdown run, capping a 12-play, 57-yard drive that took nearly six minutes off the clock. UAB answered to begin the second quarter with a 13-play, 52-yard drive, capped by a 41-yard field goal from Jonah Delange to cut the ULM lead to 7-3.

ULM added a 7-yard touchdown run by quarterback Austin Carlisle later in the second quarter to extend its lead to 14-3. The Blazers responded with their first touchdown of the season at Protective Stadium as Bam McReynolds broke loose for a 27-yard touchdown run against his former team, pulling UAB within four at 14-10.

Following a Ryder Burton interception, ULM added a 32-yard field goal from Abram Murray as time expired to take a 17-10 lead into halftime.

After receiving the second-half kickoff, ULM put together an 11-play, 59-yard drive that stalled at the UAB 6-yard line. Murray connected on his second field goal of the game, this time from 24 yards, to give the Warhawks their largest lead of the game at 20-10.

The Blazers answered with a nine-play, 56-yard drive highlighted by a 35-yard end-around from KJ Daniels on his first collegiate touch. Delange capped the drive with his second field goal of the game, connecting from 45 yards to pull UAB within 20-13.

After forcing a ULM punt, UAB marched 63 yards on 14 plays and took more than six minutes off the clock. Delange connected from 34 yards early in the fourth quarter, his third field goal of the game, to trim the deficit to 20-16.

The UAB defense then forced its first three-and-out of the game, giving the Blazers possession at their own 47-yard line. Four plays later, Burton connected with EJ Reid for a 43-yard touchdown, giving UAB its first lead of the afternoon, 23-20, with 9:34 remaining.

ULM threatened to answer, driving to the UAB 36, before Ike Esonwune intercepted Carlisle to halt the Warhawks' drive with 5:50 remaining. The Blazers then leaned on their ground game, moving 41 yards on 11 plays while taking 4:40 off the clock. Delange drilled a 42-yard field goal, his fourth of the game, to extend the lead to 26-20 with 1:10 remaining.

The UAB defense sealed the victory on the ensuing possession, stopping ULM on downs near midfield with eight seconds remaining. UAB rushed for 266 yards on 52 attempts, led by Roderick Robinson II, who finished with 114 yards on 21 carries. McReynolds added 75 yards and a touchdown on 16 attempts as the Blazers averaged 5.1 yards per carry. Burton finished 8-of-16 for 115 yards and a touchdown, while Reid led the receiving corps with four catches for 65 yards and the go-ahead score.

Defensively, UAB held ULM to 257 total yards and just 56 passing yards. Muaaz Byard led the Blazers with 13 tackles, while Jo Pierce added 11 and Esonwune finished with 10 tackles to go along with his fourth-quarter interception.

Delange finished 4-for-4 on field goals, connecting from 41, 45, 34 and 42 yards, and was also 2-for-2 on extra points for a game-high 14 points. He now has 38 career field goals and recorded his ninth career game with multiple made field goals. Delange has also made at least three field goals in consecutive games for the first time in his career.

UAB returns to action next Saturday, Sept. 19, when the Blazers travel to Lafayette to face Louisiana.

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