2019 UAB Blazers football team

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2019 UAB Blazers football
UAB Blazers wordmark.png
C-USA West Division co-champion
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record9–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinatorDavid Reeves (3rd season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Legion Field
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  7 1   11 3  
Marshall  6 2   8 5  
Western Kentucky  6 2   9 4  
Charlotte  5 3   7 6  
Middle Tennessee  3 5   4 8  
FIU  3 5   6 7  
Old Dominion  0 8   1 11  
West Division
UAB xy  6 2   9 5  
Louisiana Tech x  6 2   10 3  
Southern Miss  5 3   7 6  
North Texas  3 5   4 8  
UTSA  3 5   4 8  
Rice  3 5   3 9  
UTEP  0 8   1 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 2019 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Clark.

Contents

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Blazers predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division. [1]

West Division
Predicted finishTeam (# of 1st place votes)
1North Texas (20)
2Southern Miss (4)
3Louisiana Tech
4UAB (2)
5UTSA
6Rice
7UTEP

Preseason All-Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA [2]

All-CUSA Offense [2]
PositionPlayerClass
RB Spencer Brown Jr.
All-CUSA Defense [2]
PositionPlayerClass
DL Garrett MarinoSr.
All-CUSA Special Teams [2]
PositionPlayerClass
No players were selected

Schedule

UAB announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. [3] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m. Alabama State * ESPN+ W 24–1939,165
September 711:00 a.m.at Akron * CBSSN W 31–2018,972
September 212:30 p.m. South Alabama *
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
NFLN W 35–327,932
September 286:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky ESPN+L 13–2020,304
October 56:00 p.m. Rice
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+W 35–2023,526
October 125:00 p.m.at UTSA ESPN+W 33–1415,728
October 193:00 p.m. Old Dominion Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+W 38–1419,511
November 26:00 p.m.at Tennessee * ESPNU L 7–3085,791
November 92:30 p.m.at Southern Miss NFLNL 2–3723,819
November 1612:00 p.m. UTEP
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN3 W 37–1019,875
November 232:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+W 20–1418,346
November 303:00 p.m.at North Texas Stadium W 26–2116,406
December 712:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic CBSSNL 6–4914,387
December 218:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Appalachian State * ESPN L 17–3121,202

[4]

Game summaries

Alabama State

1234Total
Hornets1306019
Blazers14100024

At Akron

1234Total
Blazers71014031
Zips6001420

South Alabama

1234Total
Jaguars30003
Blazers14147035

At Western Kentucky

1234Total
Blazers373013
Hilltoppers3100720

Rice

1234Total
Owls7130020
Blazers02114035

At UTSA

1234Total
Blazers31371033
Roadrunners077014

Old Dominion

1234Total
Monarchs0311014
Blazers14147338

At Tennessee

1234Total
Blazers00077
Volunteers6177030

At Southern Miss

1234Total
Blazers02002
Golden Eagles71310737

UTEP

1234Total
Miners070310
Blazers1767737

Louisiana Tech

1234Total
Bulldogs070714
Blazers3107020

At North Texas

1234Total
Blazers3149026
Mean Green777021

At Florida Atlantic (C-USA Championship game)

1234Total
Blazers33006
Owls14217749

Vs. Appalachian State (New Orleans Bowl)

1234Total
Blazers1403017
No. 20 Mountaineers01021031

References

  1. "FB: Preseason Media Poll". July 16, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. "UAB Football Announces Complete 2019 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  4. "2019 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 20, 2019.