1995 UAB Blazers football team

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1995 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rick Christophel (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorRobert Henry (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Legion Field
Seasons
  1994
1996  
1995 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Troy State ^   11 1 0
No. 9 Hofstra ^   10 1 0
Saint Mary's   8 2 0
Wagner   8 2 0
Hampton   8 3 0
Liberty   8 3 0
Monmouth   7 3 0
Samford   7 4 0
Robert Morris   6 4 0
Towson   6 4 0
UCF   6 5 0
UAB   5 6 0
Wofford   4 7 0
Buffalo   3 8 0
Youngstown State   3 8 0
Central Connecticut   2 8 0
Western Kentucky   2 8 0
Davidson   1 8 1
Charleston Southern   1 10 0
Saint Francis   0 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the fifth team fielded by the school. The Blazers were led by head coach was Watson Brown, in his first 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 third and final season at the I-AA level with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23:00 p.m. Alabama State L 3–1315,169 [1]
September 97:00 p.m.at Southwestern Louisiana L 21–5617,723 [2]
September 163:00 p.m. Jacksonville State
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 26–2814,127 [3]
September 237:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky L 18–328,000 [4]
September 307:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee L 13–2810,000 [5]
October 71:30 p.m. Wofford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 28–08,813 [6]
October 141:30 p.m.at North Texas W 19–1416,671 [7]
October 286:00 p.m.at Troy State L 7–6015,100 [8]
November 41:30 p.m. Charleston Southern
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 40–146,500 [9]
November 111:30 p.m. Knoxville
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 61–85,879 [10]
November 181:30 p.m. Miles
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 38–713,781

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The 1993 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 1993, and was the third team fielded by the school. The team's head coach was Jim Hilyer, who was entered his third 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 first season at the I-AA level with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2).

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The 1996 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the sixth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his second season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Blazers would finish their inaugural season at the I-A level with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

The 1997 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the seventh team fielded by the school. The team's head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his third season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Blazers finished their second season at the I-A level with a record of 5–6.

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References

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