BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- UAB used a goal-line stand in the final seconds to upset No. 22 Memphis 31-24 on Saturday in the debut of interim coach Alex Mortensen, the son of late ESPN NFL Insider Chris Mortensen.

The Blazers fired Trent Dilfer on Sunday.

Memphis (6-1, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) reached the 1-yard line twice in the final minute as it looked for the tying touchdown, but two false starts and one delay-of-game penalty stalled the drive. Memphis threw an incomplete pass into the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the 11.

"We wanted to play with fanatical effort, and the second thing was poise," Mortensen said. "The third thing was we talked about staying together no matter what."

UAB entered the game as a 23.5-point underdog, making it the biggest upset of a ranked te

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