The UAB Blazers produced a remarkable 31-24 upset over the Memphis Tigers at Protective Stadium just six days after head coach Trent Dilfer was fired . Alex Mortensen, the interim head coach and son of late journalist Chris Mortensen, produced what was his first win, breaking multiple records along the way.

The Blazers’ win over the No. 22 Memphis was the largest upset (+23.5) victory in a coach's first career game on record since 1978, per ESPN. The win is also the second-biggest in the FBS this season.

UAB finished with 470 yards to Memphis’ 362, controlled the ball for 35:05, and closed the game with a last-second goal-line stand after the Tigers twice reached the 1 in the final minute. However, they committed two false starts before an incomplete fourth-and-goal pass from the 1

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