The big picture

UAB Blazers are 5–4 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 21.8 points for and 23.8 against.

UTSA Roadrunners are 7–2 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 33 points for and 29.8 against.

Form

UAB Blazers have won three of their last five and most recently beat Charlotte 49ers 23–12.

UTSA Roadrunners have won four of their last five and most recently lost to Florida Atlantic Owls 29–60.

Head to head

These sides have met 6 times on our records since 2018: UAB Blazers 3, UTSA Roadrunners 3.

Last time out (2023, Week 7), UTSA Roadrunners won 41–20 at Alamodome.

UTSA Roadrunners have won the last three against UAB Blazers.

Biggest margin between these two: UAB Blazers by 49 points in 2018 (52–3).

Players to watch

For UAB Blazers, watch Chris Bracy (8 def total tackles a game in 2024) and Tylan McNichols (5 def total tackles a game in 2024).

For UTSA Roadrunners, watch Martavius French (7 def total tackles a game in 2023) and Ken Robinson (7 def total tackles a game in 2023).

At Protective Stadium

UAB Blazers have won 14 of their last 21 at Protective Stadium.

The deeper numbers

UAB Blazers have won their last 5 games at Protective Stadium.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.