American college football season
2017 UAB Blazers football |
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Bahamas Bowl, vs. L 6–41 vs. Ohio |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 8–5 (6–2 C-USA) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Les Koenning (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | David Reeves (1st season) |
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Base defense | 3–3–5 |
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Home stadium | Legion Field |
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The 2017 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by second-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl, where they lost to Ohio.
The 2017 season marked the return of UAB football after a two-year hiatus following the elimination of the program in December 2014 and its subsequent reinstatement in July 2015.[1]
Spring Game
The 2017 Spring Game took place at Legion Field, on April 1, at 1:00 p.m., and the Green team, composed of starters, defeated the Gold team 49–7 before 7,822 fans.[2][3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | | Stadium | W 38–7 | 45,212 |
September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State* | | ESPN3 | L 31–51 | 11,555 |
September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | Coastal Carolina* | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| WBRC-TV | W 30–23 | 24,789 |
September 23 | 5:30 p.m. | at North Texas | | beIN | L 43–46 | 20,142 |
October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| CUSA.TV | W 23–22 | 27,213 |
October 14 | 5:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| beIN | W 25–23 | 25,309 |
October 21 | 5:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | | beIN | L 24–25 OT | 11,889 |
October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | | CUSA.TV | W 30–12 | 19,101 |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| CUSA.TV | W 52–21 | 21,224 |
November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at UTSA | | CUSA.TV | W 24–19 | 20,076 |
November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida* | | SECN | L 7–36 | 84,649 |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | UTEP | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| | W 28–7 | 14,505 |
December 22 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. Ohio* | | ESPN | L 6–41 | 13,585 |
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Game summaries
Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
ALA&M Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Blazers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
At Ball State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 51 |
Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Chanticleers | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
Blazers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
At North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 43 |
Mean Green | 10 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 46 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
Blazers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Blazers | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
At Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Blazers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
49ers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
At Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 30 |
Golden Eagles | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Blazers | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 52 |
At UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Roadrunners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
At Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Gators | 6 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Miners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Blazers | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Vs. Ohio–Bahamas Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Bobcats | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
References
- ^ "UAB to reinstate football for 2017 season". ESPN.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ "UAB's spring football game to air on TV in Birmingham". AL.com. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "UAB starters dominate in spring football game". AL.com. April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Champlin, Drew (January 26, 2017). "UAB's 2017 football schedule released". AL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ "2017 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
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