2017 UAB Blazers football team

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2017 UAB Blazers football
UAB Blazers wordmark.png
Bahamas Bowl, vs. L 6–41 vs. Ohio
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Les Koenning (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorDavid Reeves (1st season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Legion Field
Seasons
←  2014
2018  →
2017 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$  8 –0   11 –3  
FIU  5 –3   8 –5  
Marshall  4 –4   8 –5  
Western Kentucky  4 –4   6 –7  
Middle Tennessee  4 –4   7 –6  
Old Dominion  3 –5   5 –7  
Charlotte  1 –7   1 –11  
West Division
North Texas x  7 –1   9 –5  
UAB  6 –2   8 –5  
Southern Miss  6 –2   8 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –4   7 –6  
UTSA  3 –5   6 –5  
Rice  1 –7   1 –11  
UTEP  0 –8   0 –12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by second-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl, where they lost to Ohio.

Contents

The 2017 season marked the return of UAB football after a two-year hiatus following the elimination of the program in December 2014 and its subsequent reinstatement in July 2015. [1]

Spring Game

The 2017 Spring Game took place at Legion Field, on April 1, at 1:00 p.m., and the Green team, composed of starters, defeated the Gold team 49–7 before 7,822 fans. [2] [3]

DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 11:00 p.m.Green vs. Gold Legion Field • Birmingham, AL WABM MY68 Green 49–77,822

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 p.m. Alabama A&M *
 Stadium W 38–745,212
September 92:00 p.m.at Ball State *
 ESPN3 L 31–5111,555
September 1611:00 a.m. Coastal Carolina *
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
 WBRC-TV W 30–2324,789
September 235:30 p.m.at North Texas
beIN L 43–4620,142
October 73:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
 CUSA.TV W 23–2227,213
October 145:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
beINW 25–2325,309
October 215:30 p.m.at Charlotte
beINL 24–25 OT11,889
October 286:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
CUSA.TVW 30–1219,101
November 42:00 p.m. Rice
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CUSA.TVW 52–2121,224
November 116:00 p.m.at UTSA
CUSA.TVW 24–1920,076
November 183:00 p.m.at Florida *
 SECN L 7–3684,649
November 2512:00 p.m. UTEP
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 28–714,505
December 2211:30 a.m.vs. Ohio *
 ESPN L 6–4113,585
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

[4] [5]

Game summaries

Alabama A&M

1234Total
ALA&M Bulldogs07007
Blazers73141438

At Ball State

1234Total
Blazers3147731
Cardinals714171351

Coastal Carolina

1234Total
Chanticleers2381023
Blazers1337730

At North Texas

1234Total
Blazers77151443
Mean Green10207946

Louisiana Tech

1234Total
Bulldogs7301222
Blazers1330723

Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Blue Raiders10103023
Blazers9130325

At Charlotte

1234OTTotal
Blazers01430724
49ers00710825

At Southern Miss

1234Total
Blazers7061730
Golden Eagles930012

Rice

1234Total
Owls0701421
Blazers21217352

At UTSA

1234Total
Blazers1470324
Roadrunners3301319

At Florida

1234Total
Blazers00077
Gators61314336

UTEP

1234Total
Miners70007
Blazers31114028

Vs. Ohio–Bahamas Bowl

1234Total
Blazers03306
Bobcats131414041

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References

  1. ↑ "UAB to reinstate football for 2017 season". ESPN.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "UAB's spring football game to air on TV in Birmingham". AL.com. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "UAB starters dominate in spring football game". AL.com. April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ Champlin, Drew (January 26, 2017). "UAB's 2017 football schedule released". AL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2017 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved August 18, 2017.


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