2019 UAB Blazers football team

2019 UAB Blazers football
2019 UAB Blazers football
C-USA West Division co-champion
C-USA Championship Game, L 6–49 vs. Florida Atlantic
New Orleans Bowl, L 17–31 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	9–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Bill Clark (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bryant Vincent (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	David Reeves (3rd season)
Home stadium	Legion Field

2019 Conference USA football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Marshall	6	–	2	8	–	5
Western Kentucky	6	–	2	9	–	4
Charlotte	5	–	3	7	–	6
Middle Tennessee	3	–	5	4	–	8
FIU	3	–	5	6	–	7
Old Dominion	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
UAB xy	6	–	2	9	–	5
Louisiana Tech x	6	–	2	10	–	3
Southern Miss	5	–	3	7	–	6
North Texas	3	–	5	4	–	8
UTSA	3	–	5	4	–	8
Rice	3	–	5	3	–	9
UTEP	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2019 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Clark.

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Blazers predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team (# of 1st place votes)
West Division
1	North Texas (20)
2	Southern Miss (4)
3	Louisiana Tech
4	UAB (2)
5	UTSA
6	Rice
7	UTEP

Preseason All-Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA^[2]

All-CUSA Offense^[2]
Position	Player	Class
RB	Spencer Brown	Jr.

All-CUSA Defense^[2]
Position	Player	Class
DL	Garrett Marino	Sr.

All-CUSA Special Teams^[2]
Position	Player	Class
No players were selected

Schedule

UAB announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.^[3] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Alabama State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 24–19	39,165
September 7	11:00 a.m.	at Akron*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	CBSSN	W 31–20	18,972
September 21	2:30 p.m.	South Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	NFLN	W 35–3	27,932
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN+	L 13–20	20,304
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Rice	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 35–20	23,526
October 12	5:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 33–14	15,728
October 19	3:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 38–14	19,511
November 2	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPNU	L 7–30	85,791
November 9	2:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	NFLN	L 2–37	23,819
November 16	12:00 p.m.	UTEP	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN3	W 37–10	19,875
November 23	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 20–14	18,346
November 30	3:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Stadium	W 26–21	16,406
December 7	12:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (C-USA Championship Game)	CBSSN	L 6–49	14,387
December 21	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Appalachian State*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–31	21,202
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	13	0	6	0	19
Blazers	14	10	0	0	24

At Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	10	14	0	31
Zips	6	0	0	14	20

South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	0	0	0	3
Blazers	14	14	7	0	35

At Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	7	3	0	13
Hilltoppers	3	10	0	7	20

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	13	0	0	20
Blazers	0	21	14	0	35

At UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	13	7	10	33
Roadrunners	0	7	7	0	14

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	3	11	0	14
Blazers	14	14	7	3	38

At Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	0	7	7
Volunteers	6	17	7	0	30

At Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	2	0	0	2
Golden Eagles	7	13	10	7	37

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	7	0	3	10
Blazers	17	6	7	7	37

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Blazers	3	10	7	0	20

At North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	14	9	0	26
Mean Green	7	7	7	0	21

At Florida Atlantic (C-USA Championship game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	3	0	0	6
Owls	14	21	7	7	49

Vs. Appalachian State (New Orleans Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers					0
No. 20 Mountaineers					0

References

↑ "FB: Preseason Media Poll". July 16, 2019.
1 2 3 4 "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
↑ "UAB Football Announces Complete 2019 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
↑ "2019 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

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[1] "FB: Preseason Media Poll". July 16, 2019.

[allteam-2] 1 2 3 4 "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[2019sched-3] "UAB Football Announces Complete 2019 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[4] "2019 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

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