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| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| Record | 6–5 (5–2 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Pat Sullivan (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rick Christophel (1st as DC, 6th overall season) |
| Home stadium | Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091) |
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| No. 17 Louisville $ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2001, and was the eleventh team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his seventh 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 sixth season at the I-A level, and their third affiliated with a conference with a record of 6–5 (5–2 C-USA).[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 7:05 p.m. | Montana State* | CSS | W 41–13 | 20,000 | [2] | |
| September 8 | 5:30 p.m. | at Florida State* | ESPN2 | L 7–29 | 79,388 | [3] | |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Army |
| W 55–3 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | CSS | L 0–3 | 29,782 | [5] | |
| October 6 | 5:00 p.m. | at UCF* | CSS | L 7–24 | 30,820 | [6] | |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Cincinnati |
| L 17–31 | 14,417 | [7] | |
| October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Tulane |
| W 34–27 | 16,291 | [8] | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Memphis | WABM | W 17–14 | 25,462 | [9] | |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | TCU |
| W 38–17 | 16,972 | [10] | |
| November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | W 43–21 | 11,647 | [11] | ||
| December 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | L 6–24 | 40,855 | [12] | ||
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Roster
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References
- ↑ "2001 UAB football schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ↑ "UAB blazes past Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. August 31, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "FSU wears out UAB". News-Press. September 9, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lopsided loss for Army". The Journal News. September 23, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "USM defense goes distance for 3–0 shutout of salty UAB". The Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Defense rules in UCF win". The Orlando Sentinel. October 7, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UC 3–0 in Conference USA". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UAB turns back Tulane's rally". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UAB shuts down Memphis in fourth quarter". The Jackson Sun. October 28, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "TCU bowl hopes fading". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Blazers bowl eligible after beating Houston". The Anniston Star. November 18, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Surging Panthers land Tangerine Bowl bid". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 2, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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