UAB fires Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer after blowout loss

The UAB Blazers fired head coach Trent Dilfer on Sunday after the organization dropped to - on the year following a loss to the Florida Atlantic Owls The Super Bowl champion took over as UAB s head coach before the start of the season after success at the high school level He never had a winning season while on the sidelines at UAB CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM We have made a decision to part approaches with Head Football Coach Trent Dilfer We agree that unfortunately our on-field performance has not lived up to the standard of winning we have for the activity UAB athletics director Mark Ingram announced in a declaration This decision will allow us to move forward in the best long-term interest of the undertaking Ingram mentioned Alex Mortensen was named interim head coach for the rest of the season I wish Coach Dilfer the best and thank him for his class tireless work and commitment during his tenure at UAB Ingram added While his efforts did not translate into a winning record each young man who played for him will be a better person as a impact PENN STATE FIRES JAMES FRANKLIN AFTER STUNNING LOSS TO NORTHWESTERN REPORTThe final straw for the school was the - loss to Florida Atlantic It was the Owls third win of the season Dilfer was the head coach of Lipscomb Academy in Tennessee from to He was - with the school before he was hired at UAB He spent years in the NFL playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baltimore Ravens Seattle Seahawks Cleveland Browns and San Francisco ers He won a Super Bowl with the Ravens Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter