2019 UAB Blazers football team
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.
| 2019 UAB Blazers football | |
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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 | |
| 2019 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 (Capacity: 71,594) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic x$ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| West Division | |
| Predicted finish | Team (# of 1st place votes) |
|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas (20) |
| 2 | Southern Miss (4) |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech |
| 4 | UAB (2) |
| 5 | UTSA |
| 6 | Rice |
| 7 | UTEP |
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* | ESPN+ | W 24–19 | 39,165 | |
| September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at Akron* | CBSSN | W 31–20 | 18,972 | |
| September 21 | 2:30 p.m. | South Alabama* |
| NFLN | W 35–3 | 27,932 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 20,304 | |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice |
| ESPN+ | W 35–20 | 23,526 |
| October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at UTSA | ESPN+ | W 33–14 | 15,728 | |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Old Dominion |
| ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 19,511 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee* | ESPNU | L 7–30 | 85,791 | |
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Southern Miss | NFLN | L 2–37 | 23,819 | |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | UTEP |
| ESPN3 | W 37–10 | 19,875 |
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| ESPN+ | W 20–14 | 18,346 |
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Texas | Stadium | W 26–21 | 16,406 | |
| December 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | CBSSN | L 6–49 | 14,387 | |
| December 21 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Appalachian State* | ESPN | L 17–31 | 21,202 | |
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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 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Sep. 20, 2008 | W, 45–10 |
at Akron
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Zips | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blazers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Hilltoppers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–3 | Oct. 4, 2014 | W, 42–39 |
Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owls | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Blazers | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–3 | Oct. 13, 2018 | W, 42–0 |
at UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazers | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–1 | Nov. 3, 2018 | W, 52–3 |
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Blazers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Volunteers | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | Sep. 25, 2010 | L, 29–32 |
at Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–10 | Nov. 10, 2018 | W, 26–23 |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miners | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Blazers | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–1 | Oct. 27, 2018 | W, 19–0 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Blazers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–5 | Oct. 6, 2018 | W, 28–7 |
at North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazers | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–1 | Oct. 20, 2018 | W, 29–21 |
at Florida Atlantic (C-USA Championship Game)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Owls | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–4 | Nov. 1st, 2014 | W, 31-28 |
vs. Appalachian State (New Orleans Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazers | 0 | ||||
| No. 20 Mountaineers | 0 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
References
- https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
- "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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