2021 UAB Blazers football team

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2021 UAB Blazers football
UAB Blazers wordmark.png
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 31–28 vs. BYU
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent (5th season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinatorDavid Reeves (5th season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Protective Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Conference USA football standings
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 (UAB) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Bill Clark in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in C-USA's West Division. UAB was invited to the Independence Bowl, where the Blazers defeated BYU. The team played home games at the newly-opened Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.

Schedule

UAB announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021. The 2021 schedule consisted of five home, six away, and one neutral site game in the regular season. [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 (FCS) Jacksonville State *
ESPN W 31–09,122
September 112:30 p.m.at No. 2 Georgia *ESPN2L 7–5692,746
September 186:30 p.m.at North Texas Stadium W 40–617,731
September 257:00 p.m.at Tulane * ESPN+ W 28–2116,023
October 26:00 p.m. Liberty * CBSSN L 12–3637,167
October 92:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
StadiumW 31–1425,191
October 162:30 p.m.at Southern Miss StadiumW 34–021,514
October 232:30 p.m. Rice Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+L 24–3024,845
November 611:00 a.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
CBSSNW 52–3821,261
November 132:30 p.m.at Marshall CBSSNW 21–1419,329
November 202:30 p.m.at No. 22 UTSA ESPN+L 31–3435,147
November 261:00 p.m. UTEP
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+W 42–2519,683
December 182:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 BYU * ABC W 31–2826,276

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References

  1. "UAB Football Releases Complete 2021 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. "UAB Blazers Schedule 2021". ESPN . Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  3. "2021 UAB Blazers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  4. "2021 Football Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham . Retrieved August 9, 2025.