The 1996 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the sixth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his second season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Blazers would finish their inaugural season at the I-A level with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	5:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–29	80,645	[1]
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 15–39	30,057	[2]
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 42–17	18,236	[3]
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 24–17	19,567	[4]
October 5	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 (I-AA) Western Kentucky	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 24–0	14,107	[5]
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Southwestern Louisiana	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 39–29	16,327	[6]
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 31–35	11,320	[7]
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 15–31	30,153	[8]
November 9	1:00 p.m.	UCF	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 13–35	12,500	[9]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 14–34	15,000	[10]
November 21	6:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 49–13	6,500	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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