2013 UAB Blazers football team

2013 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Garrick McGee (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Richard Owens (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Johnson (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Legion Field
Seasons ←  2012 2014  →

2013 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					8	–	5
Florida Atlantic		4	–	4					6	–	6
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
Southern Miss		1	–	7					1	–	11
FIU		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
Rice x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
UTSA		6	–	2					7	–	5
North Texas		6	–	2					9	–	4
Tulane		5	–	3					7	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 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 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Garrick McGee in his second and final season as head coach, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing in three-way tie for fifth at the bottom of the standings 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
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Troy *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 31–34 OT	21,398
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 9 LSU *	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 17–56	90,037
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Northwestern State *	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 52–28	8,723
September 28	6:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt *	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN3	L 24–52	32,467
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 23–37	11,319
October 12	6:30 p.m.	at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	CSS	W 27–24	15,696
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	TWCSC	L 31–52	25,391
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FSN	L 21–24	20,483
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CSS	L 14–56	22,321
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	L 14–63	42,603
November 21	6:30 p.m.	Rice	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FS1	L 34–37 OT	5,831
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 27–62	6,383
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Awards

Jamarcus Nelson:

• All-American
• Conference USA special teams player of the year

References

1. "UAB Blazers Schedule 2013". ESPN . Retrieved August 9, 2025.
2. "2013 UAB Blazers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved August 9, 2025.
3. "2013 Football Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham . Retrieved August 9, 2025.