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American Athletic

UAB

2026 Season Performance

#96
Rank
3-3
Record
-7.4
Points
0.447
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #104 Navy 24-20
Worst L @ #24 Illinois 23-42

Record Splits

Home 3-0
Away 0-3
Conference 1-1
Non-Conf 2-2
Close (7 pts or less) 2-1
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#82.5
avg opponent rank
#41
toughest left
31.1
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-15
vs
#86 East Carolina
3-2
+4.05
9
10-31
@
#70 South Florida
4-2
+6.58
10
11-07
vs
#138 Charlotte
0-6
+2.95
11
11-14
@
#113 Temple
2-4
+5.21
12
11-21
vs
#41 UTSA
5-1
+5.0
13
11-28
@
#47 North Texas
4-2
+7.31

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#59
#78
#97
#116
#136
Pre
#126
W3
#99
W6
#96
W9
#93
W12
#93
W15
#91

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/04
L
NR @ #24 Illinois
23-42
-5.4
-5.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.6 -4.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -4.2
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -6.3
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.4
Against the Spread (+26, +7)
+1.8 -5.7
Total -5.7 pts
-0.2
2
09/12
W
#97 vs #122 UL Monroe
26-20
+3.3
+3.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-6.0 3.0
Margin Scaling
+1.1 4.2
Against the Spread (-9.25, -3.25)
-0.8 3.3
Total 3.3 pts
+0.1
3
09/20
L
#64 @ #73 Louisiana
14-21
-5.9
-6.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.5
Against the Spread (+7, +0)
+0.0 -6.5
Total -6.5 pts
-0.6
4
09/25
W
#99 vs #104 Navy
24-20
+8.9
+10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.2 6.8
Margin Scaling
+1.3 8.1
Against the Spread (+6.5, +10.5)
+2.6 10.7
Total 10.7 pts
+1.8
5
10/03
W
#71 vs FCS Samford
33-14
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
6
10/10
L
#81 @ #41 Memphis
13-38
-9.7
-9.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -4.8
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -7.1
Against the Spread (+15.25, -9.75)
-2.4 -9.6
Total -9.6 pts
+0.2
Total
3-3 Record
-8.9
-7.6
+1.3

All-Time Summary (2017-2026)

10
Seasons
61-52
Record
54%
Win Rate
#75
Avg Rank
#15
Best Rank
0.485
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2017
#58
2018
#36
2019
#54
2020
#37
2021
#55
2022
#84
2023
#105
2024
#119
2025
#109
2026
#91

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 American Athletic 3-3 (50%) #91 #64 -4.6 0.481 -
2025 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #109 #56 -35.0 0.562 -
2024 American Athletic 3-9 (25%) #119 #54 -52.7 0.535 -
2023 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #105 #60 -35.7 0.537 -
2022 Conference USA 6-6 (50%) #84 #40 9.2 0.494 -
2021 Conference USA 8-4 (67%) #55 #40 40.7 0.484 -
2020 Conference USA 6-3 (67%) #37 #15 46.7 0.477 -
2019 Conference USA 9-4 (69%) #54 #46 40.6 0.424 -
2018 Conference USA 10-3 (77%) #36 #31 77.7 0.446 Conference USA
2017 Conference USA 8-4 (67%) #58 #49 33.9 0.409 -