2002 UAB Blazers football team

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2002 UAB Blazers football
UAB Blazers wordmark.png
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Pat Sullivan (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Neal (1st as DC, 8th overall season)
Home stadium Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Cincinnati +  6 –2   7 –7  
No. 23 TCU +  6 –2   10 –2  
Louisville  5 –3   7 –6  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –6  
Tulane  4 –4   8 –5  
UAB  4 –4   5 –7  
East Carolina  4 –4   4 –8  
Houston  3 –5   5 –7  
Memphis  2 –6   3 –9  
Army  1 –7   1 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2002, and was the twelfth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his eighth season as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their seventh season at the I-A level, and fourth affiliated with a conference with a record of 5–7 (4–4 C-USA). [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 316:00 p.m.at No. 6 Florida *
 PPV L 3–5185,575 [2]
September 76:00 p.m. Troy State *
W 27–2622,203 [3]
September 146:00 p.m. Pittsburgh *
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 20–2615,027 [4]
September 216:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette *
L 0–3419,616 [5]
September 286:00 p.m. Memphis
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)
W 31–1714,179 [6]
October 122:00 p.m. Houston Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 51–3413,897 [7]
October 192:30 p.m.at Tulane
L 14–3519,343 [8]
October 2612:00 p.m.at Army
W 29–2635,804 [9]
November 92:00 p.m. Southern Miss
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
 CSS L 13–2019,698 [10]
November 162:00 p.m. East Carolina
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 36–2913,678 [11]
November 2312:00 p.m.at Louisville
L 21–4135,261 [12]
November 302:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
L 23–319,606 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2002 UAB Blazers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 4 Darrell Hackney Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 5Willie QuinnieSr
WR 7Kenny Borders Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 9T. J. SimmonsSr
WR 10 Roddy White So
QB 13Matt Johnson Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 14Thomas Cox Redshirt.svg  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 96Hassan McKeithanSr
DT 97Marvin NicksonSr
DE 98James MaloneSr
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: 2002-11-07

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