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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Defensive coordinator | David Reeves (3rd season) |
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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
CUSA media poll
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 | - 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 | | | | | 0 |
No. 20 Mountaineers | | | | | 0 |
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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