2006 UAB Blazers football team

2006 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Watson Brown (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Sullivan (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Rick Christophel (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Legion Field
Seasons ←  2005 2007  →

2006 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Southern Miss x		6	–	2					9	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
UCF		3	–	5					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Houston x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Rice		6	–	2					7	–	6
Tulsa		5	–	3					8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4					6	–	6
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the East Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Watson Brown in his 12th and final season as head coach, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Oklahoma *	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	TBS	L 17–24	84,555
September 9	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 17–12	23,116	[1]
September 16	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Georgia *	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 0–34	92,746
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi State *	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 10–16 OT	36,104
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Troy *	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 21–3	32,818
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Memphis	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)		W 35–29	20,644
October 14	6:30 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CSTV	L 33–34	10,153
October 21	6:00 p.m.	Marshall	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 24–31	12,344
October 31	6:30 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Highland Park, TX	ESPN2	L 9–22	13,125
November 10	7:00 p.m.	UTEP	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	L 17–36	13,809
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSTV	L 20–25	27,749
November 25	11:00 a.m.	at UCF	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 22–31	23,755
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Oklahoma

See also: 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	7	10	0	17
Oklahoma	7	0	14	3	24

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East Carolina

See also: 2006 East Carolina Pirates football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
East Carolina	3	0	3	6	12
UAB	0	10	0	7	17

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Georgia

See also: 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	7	3	10	14	34

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Mississippi State

See also: 2006 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

UAB and Mississippi State during the game at Legion Field.

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mississippi State	0	3	0	7	6	16
UAB	0	7	0	3	0	10

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Troy

See also: Troy Trojans football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	0	3	0	0	3
UAB	14	0	7	0	21

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Memphis

See also: Memphis Tigers football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	10	7	9	3	29
UAB	7	14	14	0	35

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Rice

See also: Rice Owls football

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	0	0	0
Rice	0	0	0	0	0

Marshall

See also: Marshall Thundering Herd football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Marshall	0	0	0	0	0
UAB	0	0	0	0	0

SMU

See also: SMU Mustangs football

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	6	0	3	9
SMU	0	7	0	15	22

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UTEP

See also: UTEP Miners football

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	3	13	6	14	36
UAB	7	3	0	7	17

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Southern Miss

See also: Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	0	20	20
Southern Miss	0	16	7	2	25

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UCF

See also: UCF Knights football

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	3	10	9	22
UCF	14	3	0	7	24

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References

1. "Pirates come close". The News and Observer. September 10, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UAB Blazers Schedule 2006". ESPN . Retrieved August 9, 2025.
3. "2006 UAB Blazers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved August 9, 2025.
4. "2006 Football Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham . Retrieved August 9, 2025.
5. "2007 UAB Blazers Football Media Guide: 2006 Season Review". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on January 17, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.