Don’t worry, Trent Dilfer: UAB fans are definitely angry with you after another blowout loss

University of Alabama at Birmingham football coach Trent Dilfer is feeling the heat from fans after his team’s abysmal home loss to Tulane on Saturday. The Blazers got trounced by the Green Wave to the tune of 71-20, leaving many wondering how long Dilfer has left UAB football at this point. The 1-4 Blazers only have a victory against Alcorn State this season, and Saturday’s loss is yet another difficult moment for Dilfer’s tenure with the program. After the game, Dilfer fell on his sword for the lopsided loss and said he apologized to his team for not getting them ready for the game. “I apologized to the team for not getting them ready for that type of physical nature of football,” Dilfer said during his postgame presser. “I’ll say to the fans I think you deserve more, the city of Birmingham deserves more. If you are going to be angry, please be angry at me. Don’t be angry at our kids. Our kids are giving us everything they have, and it’s my job to make sure something like this never happens again.” You can watch the full press conference below.

Have to sincerely wonder if there’s been a worse hire in the last two years than Trent Dilfer at UAB.

The Blazers deserve better than this. pic.twitter.com/aUEkmh34fn

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 5, 2024

UAB’s football program was shut down by malicious external forces, faced a ton of challenges restarting, and never had a losing season post-restart until Year 1 under Trent Dilfer… and they’re A LOT worse in Year 2 under Trent Dilfer. https://t.co/UvKGa6jUet

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) October 5, 2024

An FBS school needed a head football coach and said, “we need Trent Dilfer,” and that’s wild to me. https://t.co/GAQ6nQKxXc

— Muhammad Alinked-in (@PBSImpulse9) October 5, 2024

UAB hired Trent Dilfer, which felt like a bad idea at the time. It was, in fact, a bad idea.

— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) October 5, 2024

When you have the chance to hire Trent Dilfer you simply have to take it pic.twitter.com/McHOWxk2Ua

— Patrick Mayhorn (@patrick_mayhorn) October 5, 2024

Hiring Trent Dilfer might be the most disrespectful thing the UAB athletic office has ever done, and they folded the football program a few years back https://t.co/WwZwILcTq9

— JP Acosta (@acosta32_jp) October 5, 2024

how is Trent Dilfer doing at UAB let’s check

— ¡BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL! (@edsbs) October 5, 2024

Haven’t had a coach run out of town by an angry mob in a while. Excited for Trent Dilfer. https://t.co/YyhaY0v8Rc

— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) October 5, 2024

If UAB cares an ounce about this football program, they drive Trent Dilfer to the nearest airport to experience the full indignity of a coach tarmac firing.

— not Fear the Wave (@FearTheWaveBlog) October 5, 2024

I'm not a Deion Sanders fan. But what a lot of people think he is, Trent Dilfer actually is.

— John Varlas (@johnvarlas) October 5, 2024

Trent Dilfer, it’s time to go. pic.twitter.com/FmScaLyY9B

— Brendan Moore (@bmoorecfb) October 5, 2024

FINAL: Tulane 71, UAB 20

✅ Most pts allowed in UAB DI history
✅ 2nd largest margin of defeat behind only a 70-14 loss at Southern Miss ('08)

How low can @UAB_FB go? Keep AD Mark Ingram and Coach Trent Dilfer (@DilfersDimes) and find out. It's unraveling on and off the field.

— Kevin Scarbinsky (@KevinScarbinsky) October 5, 2024

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Dilfer will likely be on thin ice with UAB from here on out, and fans let him have it for how poorly his team has played since he got to Birmingham.