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Week 2 Coffee With Coach Transcript: at Navy
9/1/2025 11:50:00 AM | Football
BIRMINGHAM – Coming off a season-opening 52-42 victory over Alabama State, the UAB football team heads to Annapolis this coming Saturday, Sept. 6 to open American Conference play at Navy. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
HEAD COACH TRENT DILFER:
Coach Dilfer's opening statement:
"I am obviously pleased we found a way to win our opener. There were a lot of good and a lot of bad, but as I have said, we know we are a team in progress and process, and we will look to get better this week on the things we were not sharp on in the opener. We have an incredible foe in front of us. I have a ton of respect for Navy's football program, their head coach, Brian Newberry, is as good as there is in the business, and what they have done in the last couple of years is pretty remarkable, so we have a great challenge ahead of us and (we will) try to approach this week to find a win."
Coach Dilfer on his assessment of the defense after game one:
"I think the simplest way to put it is we had missed opportunities. We had a lot of opportunities to make plays, and we did not. I do not think it was for a lack of effort, we just did not make the plays that were available to us, and then (Alabama State) made a lot of plays. Their quarterback is a special player, and he was supported really well. They ran the ball hard in the run game, their wide receivers did a really good job finding space and finishing on plays. We had missed opportunities on our end, and they capitalized on the opportunities we gave them."
Coach Dilfer on the health of the defense going into week two:
"I think we will be much healthier this week. The extra couple of days off really helped us. There will be some guys back later in the week but they should be ready for the game so we should have more assets available to us."
Coach Dilfer on approaching the Navy defense:
"Navy creates a whole new set of challenges. The biggest thing I was proud of with our offense was that they were decisive. We made mistakes, there were a lot of things that could have gotten us in trouble that did not, but at least they were full speed. They were decisive, there was great effort on the offensive side for the most part, and when you do that, good things happen."
Click here to watch the entire press conference.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- UAB and Navy were two of 20 teams nationally and the only two teams in the American Conference to have over 500 yards of total offense in Week 1. The Blazers put up 520 yards against ASU while Navy had 556 yards against VMI. Both teams scored 52 points which sets up a matchup between two of the most high-powered offenses in the American Conference.
- The Blazers scored on eight of their nine possessions against ASU, including touchdowns on all five of their second half possessions. UAB had 273 rushing yards and 247 passing yards in what was a very balanced attack to open the season.
- UAB will have to contend with the triple option this week as Navy rushed for 464 yards in the win against VMI. On the defensive side of the ball, the Midshipmen allowed 212 yards in their opener and just 15 rushing yards total.
HEAD COACH TRENT DILFER:
Coach Dilfer's opening statement:
"I am obviously pleased we found a way to win our opener. There were a lot of good and a lot of bad, but as I have said, we know we are a team in progress and process, and we will look to get better this week on the things we were not sharp on in the opener. We have an incredible foe in front of us. I have a ton of respect for Navy's football program, their head coach, Brian Newberry, is as good as there is in the business, and what they have done in the last couple of years is pretty remarkable, so we have a great challenge ahead of us and (we will) try to approach this week to find a win."
Coach Dilfer on his assessment of the defense after game one:
"I think the simplest way to put it is we had missed opportunities. We had a lot of opportunities to make plays, and we did not. I do not think it was for a lack of effort, we just did not make the plays that were available to us, and then (Alabama State) made a lot of plays. Their quarterback is a special player, and he was supported really well. They ran the ball hard in the run game, their wide receivers did a really good job finding space and finishing on plays. We had missed opportunities on our end, and they capitalized on the opportunities we gave them."
Coach Dilfer on the health of the defense going into week two:
"I think we will be much healthier this week. The extra couple of days off really helped us. There will be some guys back later in the week but they should be ready for the game so we should have more assets available to us."
Coach Dilfer on approaching the Navy defense:
"Navy creates a whole new set of challenges. The biggest thing I was proud of with our offense was that they were decisive. We made mistakes, there were a lot of things that could have gotten us in trouble that did not, but at least they were full speed. They were decisive, there was great effort on the offensive side for the most part, and when you do that, good things happen."
Click here to watch the entire press conference.
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