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UAB football predictions & picks

American Athletic

2026 record: 5-4
American: 9th
PPG: 21.8
Streak: W1
Last 5: Won 33–14 vs Samford · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 13–38 at Memphis · Sat, Oct 10 Won 30–17 OT vs East Carolina · Thu, Oct 15 Lost 10–30 at South Florida · Sat, Oct 31 Won 23–12 vs Charlotte · Sat, Nov 7

UAB next game

Wk 11

UAB @1:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Temple

Best pick TEM +3.5−213 77% confidence See the prediction: UAB at Temple

UAB 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 @Illinois Illinois L23–42 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs UL Monroe UL Monroe W26–20 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Louisiana Louisiana L14–21 —

Wk 4Fri, Sep 25Sep 25 vs Navy Navy W24–20 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Samford Samford W33–14 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Memphis Memphis L13–38 —

Wk 7Thu, Oct 15Oct 15 vs East Carolina East Carolina W30–17 OT ECU ML−217✗ East Carolina at UAB prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @South Florida South Florida L10–30 USF ML−333✓ UAB at South Florida prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Charlotte Charlotte W23–12 UAB ML−357✓ Charlotte at UAB prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Temple Temple 1:00 PM ET TEM +3.5−213 UAB at Temple prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs UTSA UTSA TBA Pick coming soon

UAB team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 21.8/ game 112th

Total yards 318.8/ game 121st

Passing yards 166.4/ game 128th

Rushing yards 152.3/ game 72nd

Third-down conversions 40.2% 70th

Giveaways 1.8/ game 128th

Time of possession 30:23 60th

Defense

Points allowed 23.8/ game 62nd

Yards allowed 298.1/ game 20th

Passing yards allowed 122.6/ game 1st

Rushing yards allowed 175.6/ game 110th

Takeaways 1.1/ game 71st

Penalties 5.4/ game 35th

UAB leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Ryder Burton 1,474yds 6 TD · 8 INT · 54.3% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Roderick Robinson II 551yds 1 TD · 4.5 per carry · 9 games

Receiving C.J. Smith 437yds 23 catches · 1 TD · 9 games

Tackles Muaaz Byard 85 9 games

Sacks Marlin Dean 11.5 9 games

Interceptions Ike Esonwune 2 1 passes defended · 9 games

UAB picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

66.7% 2 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

American standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Memphis Memphis 720 7-2 .778 338212 +126 W2

2 North Texas North Texas 720 7-2 .778 402278 +124 W6

3 UTSA UTSA 720 7-2 .778 297268 +29 L1

4 South Florida South Florida 630 6-3 .667 233136 +97 L1

5 Florida Atlantic FAU 630 6-3 .667 362315 +47 W1

6 Tulsa Tulsa 540 5-4 .556 298205 +93 W1

7 Army Army 540 5-4 .556 290228 +62 L2

8 East Carolina East Carolina 540 5-4 .556 212210 +2 W2

9 UAB UAB 540 5-4 .556 196214 −18 W1

10 Tulane Tulane 450 4-5 .444 190263 −73 L1

11 Navy Navy 360 3-6 .333 263274 −11 W1

12 Temple Temple 270 2-7 .222 224255 −31 L4

13 Jerry Rice Team Rice 180 1-8 .111 191306 −115 L8

14 Charlotte Charlotte 180 1-8 .111 177345 −168 L2

UAB FAQ

Who does UAB play next?

Next up for UAB: on the road at Temple, Saturday, November 14, 1:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is UAB’s record this season?

UAB is 5-4, 9th in the American.

Who leads UAB in passing yards?

Ryder Burton, with 1,474 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (6 TD · 8 INT · 54.3% comp. · 9 games).

What is the model’s record picking UAB games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in UAB games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

American rivals

All teams

Army Charlotte East Carolina Florida Atlantic Jerry Rice Team Memphis Navy North Texas South Florida Temple Tulane Tulsa UTSA

UAB this week

UAB is 5-4, 3-2 in American Athletic play. Its last game was a 23–12 win over Charlotte at home on November 7. Its offense averages 21.8 points a game (112th in FBS), and its defense allows 23.8 (tied for 62nd).

Next up, UAB visits Temple on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, UAB is a 2.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 48.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the UAB vs Temple prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.