2000 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–4 (3–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Sullivan (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Clay (4th season)
Home stadiumLegion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
2000 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Louisville $  6 –1   9 –3  
East Carolina  5 –2   8 –4  
Cincinnati  5 –2   7 –5  
Southern Miss  4 –3   8 –4  
UAB  3 –3   7 –4  
Tulane  3 –4   6 –5  
Memphis  2 –5   4 –7  
Houston  2 –5   3 –8  
Army  1 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2000, and was the tenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his sixth season as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their fifth season at the I-A level, and their second affiliated with a conference with a record of 7–4 (3–4 C-USA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 p.m.Chattanooga*
CSSW 20–1518,000[1]
September 167:00 p.m.at Kansas*
L 20–2328,500[2]
September 237:00 p.m.at LSU*
WABMW 13–1085,339[3]
September 302:30 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 47–222,000[4]
October 72:30 p.m.Louisville
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 17–3818,000[5]
October 142:30 p.m.Memphis
W 13–915,000[6]
October 213:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee*dagger
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CSSW 14–913,000[7]
October 282:30 p.m.at East Carolina
WABMW 16–1328,537[8]
November 412:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
L 21–3319,581[9]
November 112:30 p.m.No. 25 Southern Miss
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 30–33 OT25,000[10]
November 1812:00 p.m.at Army
W 27–735,267[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ↑ "Dugger, Quinnie power Blazer win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 8, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jayhawks gain win, confidence". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tigers get booted by UAB". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cajuns blown out in woeful effort". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cards deck UAB with 'D', 38–7". The Courier-Journal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "U of M has chances in UAB loss". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Blazers shut down Raiders". The Tennessean. October 22, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "UAB upsets Pirates". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kenner, receivers torch UAB defense". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "USM escapes with 33–30 win". Enterprise-Journal. November 12, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UAB dumps Army". The Journal News. November 19, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.