UAB BlazersHead coach Alex Mortensen
68 Overall rating steady
Alex Mortensen has led UAB since 2025, going 7-10 across 2 seasons.
- Record since 2025
- 7-10
- Seasons
- 2
- Bowl trips
- 0
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme8
Defensive scheme4
Game planning6
Situational management17
Leadership & results
Comeback factor10
Underdog edge1
Recent form10
Win rate7
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Alex Mortensen's most recent 17 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
UAB record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3-2 | In progress |
| 2025 | 4-8 | No bowl |
Records with UAB since 2025, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
UAB games under Alex Mortensen
Status
Result
Season
14
20
20
31
28
42
71
3No games match these filters.
Alex Mortensen: UAB head coach profile
Alex Mortensen is the UAB head coach. This profile covers Alex Mortensen's record and season-by-season results with UAB, and connects to UAB team hub, the American Conference teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the American Conference Championship Game on the American Conference title race page.
Alex Mortensen in the news
All newsRecapUAB beat Samford 33-14 (Week 5, 2026)UAB beat Samford 33-14 at Protective Stadium. Now UAB is 3-2, 1-0 in American Conference play, and Samford is 1-2.2026-10-03RecapUAB beat Navy 24-20 (Week 4, 2026)UAB beat Navy 24-20 at Protective Stadium. Now UAB is 2-2, 1-0 in American Conference play, and Navy is 1-2, 0-2 in American Conference play.2026-09-25RecapLouisiana beat UAB 21-14 (Week 3, 2026)Louisiana beat UAB 21-14 at Cajun Field. Now Louisiana is 2-1, and UAB is 1-2.2026-09-19
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