2021 UAB Blazers football team

2021 UAB Blazers football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 31–28 vs. BYU
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Bill Clark (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryant Vincent (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	David Reeves (5th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Protective Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Western Kentucky xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Marshall		5	–	3					7	–	6
Old Dominion		5	–	3					6	–	7
Middle Tennessee		4	–	4					7	–	6
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					5	–	7
Charlotte		3	–	5					5	–	7
FIU		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
UTSA xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
UAB		6	–	2					9	–	4
North Texas		5	–	3					6	–	7
UTEP		4	–	4					7	–	6
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	8
Southern Miss		2	–	6					3	–	9
Louisiana Tech		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2021 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Blazers first season at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Bill Clark.

Schedule

UAB announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021. ^{[1] [2]} The 2021 schedule consisted of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season, as well as 1 neutral site game.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:30 p.m.	vs. No. 10 (FCS) Jacksonville State *	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Montgomery Kickoff)	ESPN	W 31–0	9,122
September 11	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Georgia *	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN2	L 7–56	92,746
September 18	6:30 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Stadium	W 40–6	17,731
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane *	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 28–21	16,023
October 2	6:00 p.m.	Liberty *	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	CBSSN	L 12–36	37,167
October 9	2:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	Stadium	W 31–14	25,191
October 16	2:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	Stadium	W 34–0	21,514
October 23	2:30 p.m.	Rice	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 24–30	24,845
November 6	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana Tech	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	CBSSN	W 52–38	21,261
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 21–14	19,329
November 20	2:30 p.m.	at No. 22 UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 31–34	35,147
November 26	1:00 p.m.	UTEP	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 42–25	19,683
December 18	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 13 BYU *	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ABC	W 31–28	26,276
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "UAB Football releases 2021 Schedule". WBRC. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
2. "UAB Football Releases Complete 2021 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
3. "2021 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 30, 2021.