1994 UAB Blazers football team

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1994 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dieter Brock (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Legion Field
Seasons
←  1993
1995  →
1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Youngstown State ^  – 11 –0 –1
No. 23 Hofstra  – 8 –1 –1
Towson State  – 8 –2 –0
No. 10 Troy State ^  – 8 –4 –0
Robert Morris  – 7 –1 –1
Monmouth  – 7 –2 –0
Saint Mary's  – 7 –3 –0
UAB  – 7 –4 –0
No. 20 UCF  – 7 –4 –0
Wagner  – 6 –5 –0
Liberty  – 5 –6 –0
Western Kentucky  – 5 –6 –0
Central Connecticut State  – 4 –6 –0
Samford  – 4 –6 –1
Davidson  – 3 –7 –0
Buffalo  – 3 –8 –0
Saint Francis  – 2 –7 –1
Charleston Southern  – 0 –11 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the fourth team fielded by the school. The Blazers were led by head coach Jim Hilyer, who entered his fourth season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Blazers finished their second season at the I-AA level with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Alabama State
L 24–2714,750 [1]
September 10at Dayton
W 28–1010,112 [2]
September 17 Jacksonville State
L 12–2817,222 [3]
September 24at Kansas
L 0–7235,000 [4]
October 1 Western Kentucky
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 22–3120,237 [5]
October 8 Wofford
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 34–2720,237 [6]
October 15 Mississippi Valley State
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 24–1420,237 [7]
October 22 Charleston Southern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 54–1420,237 [8]
October 29at Morehead State
W 36–152,500 [9]
November 5 Butler
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 19–1420,237 [10]
November 19at Prairie View A&M
W 48–62,007 [11]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "ASU nips UAB but pays price". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 4, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "UAB blazes past slow UD defense". Dayton Daily News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Gamecocks blaze past UAB". The Anniston Star. September 18, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Jayhawks set UAB ablaze". The Salina Journal. September 25, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Jewell, Floyd help Western down UAB". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Late pass defeats Wofford". The Greenville News. October 9, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UAB tops Valley in aerial shootout". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Blazers pass test with 54 against Bucs". The State. October 23, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UAB 36, Morehead St. 15". The Paducah Sun. October 30, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UAB 19, Butler 14". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Prairie View falls for 46th straight". The Town Talk. November 20, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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