2003 UAB Blazers football team

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2003 UAB Blazers football
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Pat Sullivan (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Wayne Bolt (1st season)
Home stadium Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →
2003 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Southern Miss $  8 –0   9 –4  
No. 24 TCU  7 –1   11 –2  
Memphis  5 –3   9 –4  
Louisville  5 –3   9 –4  
South Florida  5 –3   7 –4  
Houston  4 –4   7 –6  
UAB  4 –4   5 –7  
Tulane  3 –5   5 –7  
Cincinnati  2 –6   5 –7  
East Carolina  1 –7   1 –11  
Army  0 –8   0 –13  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2003, and was the thirteenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his ninth season as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their eighth season at the I-A level, and fifth affiliated with a conference with a record of 5–7 (4–4 C-USA). [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 306:00 p.m.at Baylor *
W 24–1928,732 [2]
September 46:00 p.m. Southern Miss
ESPN2 L 12–1744,669 [3]
September 136:00 p.m. Troy State *
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 9–2018,216 [4]
September 206:00 p.m.at South Carolina *
L 10–4280,523 [5]
October 41:00 p.m.at Memphis
W 24–1037,354 [6]
October 113:00 p.m. Cincinnati
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 31–1417,072 [7]
October 186:05 p.m.at No. 16 TCU
CSS L 24–2728,927 [8]
October 2512:00 p.m.at No. 4 Georgia *
L 13–1692,058 [9]
November 13:00 p.m. Army Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 24–922,020 [10]
November 83:00 p.m. Tulane
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CSSL 24–3814,213 [11]
November 226:00 p.m.at South Florida
CSSW 22–1930,216 [12]
November 294:00 p.m.at Houston
L 28–5615,120 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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