2011 UAB Blazers football team

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2011 UAB Blazers football
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kim Helton (5th season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinator Tommy West (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Legion Field
Seasons
←  2010
2012  →
2011 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 20 Southern Miss x$  6 –2   12 –2  
Marshall  5 –3   7 –6  
East Carolina  4 –4   5 –7  
UAB  3 –5   3 –9  
UCF  3 –5   5 –7  
Memphis  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
No. 18 Houston x  8 –0   13 –1  
Tulsa  7 –1   8 –5  
SMU  5 –3   8 –5  
Rice  3 –5   4 –8  
UTEP  2 –6   5 –7  
Tulane  1 –7   2 –11  
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 10, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers, led by fifth year head coach Neil Callaway, played their home games at Legion Field and competed in the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Head coach Neil Callaway was fired at the end of the season after a five-year record of 18–42.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 107:00 p.m.at No. 18 Florida *
 FSN L 0–3987,473
September 173:00 p.m. Tulane
L 10–4917,658
September 243:30 p.m.at East Carolina
L 23–2850,023
October 16:00 p.m.at Troy *
 SportSouth L 23–2418,044
October 811:00 a.m. Mississippi State *
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
FSNL 3–2128,351
October 157:00 p.m.at Tulsa
CBSSN L 20–3721,494
October 207:00 p.m. UCF
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
 CSS W 26–248,872
October 2911:00 a.m.at Marshall
CSSL 14–5920,735
November 56:00 p.m.No. 14 Houston
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CBSSNL 13–5613,909
November 123:15 p.m.at Memphis
W 41–3517,848
November 177:00 p.m.No. 22 Southern Mississippi
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CBSSNW 34–3114,103
November 266:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic *
L 35–3812,044
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "UAB Announces 2011 Football Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics Media Relations - UABSports.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.


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