1997 UAB Blazers football team

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1997 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorBill Clay (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Legion Field
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Louisiana Tech  –  9 –2  
Navy  –  7 –4  
Notre Dame  –  7 –6  
UAB  –  5 –6  
UCF  –  5 –6  
Northeast Louisiana  –  5 –7  
Army  –  4 –7  
Arkansas State  –  2 –9  
Southwestern Louisiana  –  1 –10  
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 287:00 p.m.at Kansas
L 0–2432,100 [1]
September 67:00 p.m.at Memphis
L 7–2824,108 [2]
September 139:00 p.m.at Arizona
L 10–2436,309 [3]
September 207:00 p.m. Jacksonville State
W 34–1623,775 [4]
September 277:00 p.m.at Southwestern Louisiana
W 42–715,024 [5]
October 47:00 p.m.No. 3 (I-AA) Western Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 20–1617,385 [6]
October 116:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
L 29–3320,924 [7]
November 11:00 p.m.at No. 22 Virginia Tech
L 0–3737,411 [8]
November 81:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 29–3217,225 [9]
November 151:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 38–148,765 [10]
November 222:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
W 13–77,318 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "KU whips UAB in opener". The Salina Journal. August 29, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tigers catch on, rip UAB". The Commercial Appeal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Cats deliver UAB a damp defeat". The Arizona Daily Star. September 14, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Blazers find offense, run around Jax State". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UAB drops Cajuns". Daily World. September 28, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UAB tops Hilltoppers". The Paducah Sun. October 5, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "By Josh, UC avoids upset". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Hokies rip UAB, 37–0". The Daily News Leader. November 2, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Records fall as La. Tech tops Ala.–Birmingham". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UAB notches runaway win over Tech". The Tennessean. November 16, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UAB 13, Arkansas St. 7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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