2001 UAB Blazers football team

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).

2001 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2001 record6–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coachWatson Brown (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorPat Sullivan (3rd season)
Home stadiumLegion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
2001 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:05 p.m.Montana State*
CSSW 41–1320,000
September 85:30 p.m.at Florida State*
ESPN2L 7–2979,388
September 224:00 p.m.Army
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 55–325,000
September 296:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
CSSL 0–329,782
October 65:00 p.m.at UCF*
CSSL 7–2430,820
October 134:00 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 17–3114,417
October 204:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 34–2716,291
October 271:00 p.m.at Memphis
WABMW 17–1425,462
November 104:00 p.m.TCU
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 38–1716,972
November 177:00 p.m.at Houston
W 43–2111,647
December 11:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*
L 6–2440,855

[1]

Game Summaries

Montana State
See also: Montana State Bobcats football
1 2 3 4 Total
Montana State 0 10 3 0 13
UAB 7 10 17 7 41

[2]

Florida State
See also: 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 0 7 0 7
Florida State 3 10 13 3 29

[3]

Army
See also: Army Black Knights football
1 2 3 4 Total
Army 3 0 0 0 3
UAB 14 20 14 7 55

[4]

Southern Miss
See also: 2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Miss 0 3 0 0 3

[5]

UCF
See also: 2001 UCF Golden Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 0 3 0 3
UCF 0 3 14 7 24

[6]

Cincinnati
See also: 2001 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cincinnati 0 14 14 3 31
UAB 10 0 7 0 17

[7]

Tulane
See also: 2001 Tulane Green Wave football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Tulane 0 10 14 3 27
UAB 10 7 7 10 34

[8]

Memphis
See also: 2001 Memphis Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 10 7 0 17
Memphis 7 0 0 7 14

[9]

TCU
See also: 2001 TCU Horned Frogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 0 3 0 14 17
UAB 0 14 10 14 38

[10]

Houston
See also: 2001 Houston Cougars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 14 6 7 16 43
Houston 7 0 14 0 21

[11]

Pittsburgh
See also: 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 3 3 0 6
Pittsburgh 14 10 0 0 24

[12]

Roster
2001 UAB Blazers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Maurice Gallery Sr
QB 2 Jeff Aaron  Sr
WR 3 Travis Johnson  Sr
QB 4 Darrell Hackney Fr
WR 5 Willie Quinnie Jr
WR 6 Charles Griffin So
WR 7 Kenny Borders  Jr
WR 9 T. J. Simmons Jr
QB 13 Tommy Babakitis So
QB 14 Thomas Cox  Jr
WR 22 Roddy White Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 10 Rod Taylor Sr
SS 15 Andrew Kopecky Sr
DE 46 Bryan Thomas Sr
DT 89 Eddie Freeman Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-11-07

References
  1. "2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
  2. "UAB Football Game Report: Montana State vs UAB (Aug 30, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  3. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs Florida State (Sep 8, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  4. "UAB Football Game Report: Army vs UAB (Sep 22, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  5. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs Southern Miss (Sep 29, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  6. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs UCF (Oct 6, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  7. "UAB Football Game Report: Cincinnati vs UAB (Oct 13, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  8. "UAB Football Game Report: Tulane vs UAB (Oct 20, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  9. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs Memphis (Oct 27, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  10. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs TCU (Nov 10, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  11. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs Houston (Nov 18, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  12. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs Pittsburgh (Dec 1, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
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