2018 The Ten-Win Year

UAB's 2018 season (11-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 11-3
Final Result 11-win season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +1.5 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Sava Sta 52-0 L @ Coas Car 24-47 W vs Tulane 31-24 W vs Charlo 28-7 W @ Loui Tec 28-7 W @ Rice 42-0 W vs Nort Tex 29-21 W @ UTEP 19-0 W vs UTSA 52-3 W vs Sout Mis 26-23 L @ Texas A&M 20-41 L @ Midd Ten 3-27 W @ Midd Ten 27-25 W @ Nort Ill 37-13 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2018.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: UAB 52, Savannah State 0. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: UAB 3, Middle Tennessee 27. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: UAB beat Northern Illinois 37-13 in the postseason.

"Roar"
— UAB fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What It Meant

2018 is a middle chapter for UAB — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.