1996 UAB Blazers football team

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1996 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rick Christophel (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRobert Henry (2nd season)
Home stadium Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Army  –  10 –2  
Navy  –  9 –3  
No. 19 Notre Dame  –  8 –3  
East Carolina  –  8 –3  
Louisiana Tech  –  6 –5  
UAB  –  5 –6  
UCF  –  5 –6  
Southwestern Louisiana  –  5 –6  
Northeast Louisiana  –  5 –6  
Arkansas State  –  4 –7  
Northern Illinois  –  1 –10  
Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 315:30 p.m.at No. 16 Auburn
L 0–2980,645 [1]
September 76:00 p.m.at Maryland
L 15–3930,057 [2]
September 146:00 p.m. Arkansas State
W 42–1718,236 [3]
September 216:00 p.m. Jacksonville State
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 24–1719,567 [4]
October 56:00 p.m.No. 16 (I-AA) Western Kentucky
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 24–014,107 [5]
October 191:00 p.m. Southwestern Louisiana Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 39–2916,327 [6]
October 266:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
L 31–3511,320 [7]
November 21:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
L 15–3130,153 [8]
November 91:00 p.m. UCF
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 13–3512,500 [9]
November 161:00 p.m. Cincinnati
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 14–3415,000 [10]
November 216:30 p.m. Charleston Southern
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 49–136,500 [11]

Roster

1996 UAB Blazers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 2Keith RolandSr
WR 3Marcel RachelJr
RB 5Robert DavisSr
WR 6Ernest RossFr
RB 7Mark LynchSo
QB 8Rodney HudsonSr
WR 9Omar ParkerSo
QB 10Kevin DrakeJr
QB 11Lee CarterSo
QB 12Lee JollyFr
TE 92 Brandon E Lloyd Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 21Johnny FlowersSr
CB 22 Dainon Sidney Jr
DB 33James GodfreyFr
LB 34Faruq BurnsSr
DB 35 Rodregis Brooks Fr
LB 36Bart BattlesFr
LB 37Joey RobertoSr
LB 38Brent TurnerSo
DB 39Pete SmithFr
CB 41Anthony BlevinsJr
SS 43 Izell Reese Jr
LB 44Glenn ColemanJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-25

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References

  1. ↑ "Holmes' 5 field goals carry Auburn past stubborn UAB". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 1, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Maryland roughs up UAB, 39–15". The Baltimore Sun. September 8, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UAB topples Indians in error-filled game". The Commercial Appeal. September 15, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Blazers hand JSU 3rd straight loss". The Anniston Star. September 22, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UAB runs roughshod over W. Kentucky 24–0". The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cajuns burned by UAB blaze". The Daily Advertiser. October 20, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Louisiana Tech 35, Ala.–Birmingham 31". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "VU offense clicks just like in the days of Brown". The Tennessean. November 3, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Knights prove they can be winners in Division I-A". The Orlando Sentinel. November 10, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Winning season in sight for Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sanders runs through Charleston Southern 49–13". The State. November 22, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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