1995 UAB Blazers football team

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1995 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rick Christophel (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRobert Henry (1st season)
Home stadium Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
Seasons
←  1994
1996  →
1995 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Troy State ^  – 11 –1 –0
No. 9 Hofstra ^  – 10 –1 –0
Saint Mary's  – 8 –2 –0
Wagner  – 8 –2 –0
Hampton  – 8 –3 –0
Liberty  – 8 –3 –0
Monmouth  – 7 –3 –0
Jacksonville State  – 7 –4 –0
Samford  – 7 –4 –0
Robert Morris  – 6 –4 –0
Towson  – 6 –4 –0
UCF  – 6 –5 –0
UAB  – 5 –6 –0
Wofford  – 4 –7 –0
Buffalo  – 3 –8 –0
Youngstown State  – 3 –8 –0
Central Connecticut  – 2 –8 –0
Western Kentucky  – 2 –8 –0
Davidson  – 1 –8 –1
Charleston Southern  – 1 –10 –0
Saint Francis  – 0 –10 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the fifth team fielded by the school. The Blazers were led by head coach was Watson Brown, in his first season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Blazers finished their third and final season at the I-AA level with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23:00 p.m. Alabama State
L 3–1315,169 [1]
September 97:00 p.m.at Southwestern Louisiana
L 21–5617,723 [2]
September 163:00 p.m. Jacksonville State
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 26–2814,127 [3]
September 237:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
L 18–328,000 [4]
September 307:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
L 13–2810,000 [5]
October 71:30 p.m. Wofford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 28–08,813 [6]
October 141:30 p.m.at North Texas
W 19–1416,671 [7]
October 286:00 p.m.at Troy State
L 7–6015,100 [8]
November 41:30 p.m. Charleston Southern
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 40–146,500 [9]
November 111:30 p.m. Knoxville
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 61–85,879 [10]
November 181:30 p.m. Miles
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 38–713,781

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References

  1. ↑ "Hornets hammer Blazers". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 3, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Cajuns blaze way to victory". The Daily Advertiser. September 10, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "As the clock ticks...JSU rallies, then holds off UAB threat". The Anniston Star. September 17, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Western Kentucky frustrates winless UAB, Brown 32–18". The Tennessean. September 24, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Lyons, MTSU get back on track". The Daily News-Journal. October 1, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wofford gets blanked by UAB". The Greenville News. October 8, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UAB spoils party for North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Troy State bombards Blazers, stays perfect". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Ala–Birmingham 40, Chas. Southern 14". The Item. November 5, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alabama–Birmingham 61, Knoxville 8". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 12, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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