American college football season
2019 UAB Blazers football |
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C-USA West Division co-champion |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 9–5 (6–2 C-USA) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Bryant Vincent (3rd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread option |
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Defensive coordinator | David Reeves (3rd season) |
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Base defense | 3–3–5 |
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Home stadium | Legion Field |
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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.
Preseason
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 finish | Team (# of 1st place votes) |
1 | North Texas (20) |
2 | Southern Miss (4) |
3 | Louisiana Tech |
4 | UAB (2) |
5 | UTSA |
6 | Rice |
7 | UTEP |
Preseason All-Conference USA teams
2019 Preseason All-Conference USA[2]
All-CUSA Offense[2] Position | Player | Class |
RB | Spencer Brown | Jr. |
All-CUSA Defense[2] Position | Player | Class |
DL | Garrett Marino | Sr. |
All-CUSA Special Teams[2] Position | Player | Class |
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Alabama State* | | ESPN+ | W 24–19 | 39,165 |
September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at Akron* | | CBSSN | W 31–20 | 18,972 |
September 21 | 2:30 p.m. | South Alabama* | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| NFLN | W 35–3 | 27,932 |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 20,304 |
October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN+ | W 35–20 | 23,526 |
October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at UTSA | | ESPN+ | W 33–14 | 15,728 |
October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Old Dominion![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 19,511 |
November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee* | | ESPNU | L 7–30 | 85,791 |
November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Southern Miss | | NFLN | L 2–37 | 23,819 |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | UTEP | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN3 | W 37–10 | 19,875 |
November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN+ | W 20–14 | 18,346 |
November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Texas | | Stadium | W 26–21 | 16,406 |
December 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | | CBSSN | L 6–49 | 14,387 |
December 21 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Appalachian State* | | ESPN | L 17–31 | 21,202 |
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Game summaries
Alabama State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Blazers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
At Akron
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Zips | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Blazers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
At Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Hilltoppers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Blazers | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
At UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
Roadrunners | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
Blazers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
At Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Volunteers | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
At Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Miners | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Blazers | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Blazers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
At North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
Mean Green | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At Florida Atlantic (C-USA Championship game)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Owls | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
Vs. Appalachian State (New Orleans Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
No. 20 Mountaineers | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
References
- ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll". July 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "UAB Football Announces Complete 2019 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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