2012 UAB Blazers football team

The 2012 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by first year head coach Garrick McGee and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The 2012 squad finished the season with a record of three wins and nine losses (3–9 overall, 2–6 in the C-USA).[1]

2012 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Brohm (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorReggie Johnson (1st season)
Home stadiumLegion Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF xy   7 1     10 4  
East Carolina x   7 1     8 5  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
Memphis   4 4     4 8  
UAB   2 6     3 9  
Southern Miss   0 8     0 12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$   7 1     11 3  
SMU   5 3     7 6  
Rice   4 4     7 6  
Houston   4 4     5 7  
UTEP   2 6     3 9  
Tulane   2 6     2 10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:00 a.m.Troy*FCSL 29–3928,612
September 156:00 p.m.at No. 9 South Carolina*SECRNL 6–4977,963
September 2211:00 a.m.at Ohio State*BTNL 15–29105,019
September 292:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 42–4913,196
October 62:00 p.m.SE Louisiana*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 52–316,212
October 1311:00 a.m.at HoustonFSNL 17–3925,242
October 206:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
FCSL 35–4212,403
October 272:30 p.m.at TulaneL 45–5512,531
November 36:30 p.m.at Southern MissCSS/CSNHW 27–1922,874
November 103:30 p.m.Marshall
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CSS/CSNHW 38–3111,981
November 171:00 p.m.Memphis
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)
L 9–469,219
November 2411:00 a.m.at UCFFSNL 24–4928,602

Game summaries edit

Troy edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 10 7 15 7 39
Blazers 0 7 16 6 29

@ South Carolina edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 3 3 0 0 6
#9 Gamecocks 7 14 14 14 49

@ Ohio State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 6 6 0 3 15
Buckeyes 0 21 0 8 29

Tulsa edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 21 14 7 7 49
Blazers 14 7 7 14 42

Southeastern Louisiana edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 3 0 0 3
Blazers 21 10 7 14 52

@ Houston edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 3 0 7 17
Cougars 10 6 20 3 39

East Carolina edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 6 14 15 42
Blazers 0 14 7 14 35

@ Tulane edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 10 14 14 45
Green Wave 14 17 7 17 55

@ Southern Miss edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 0 14 13 27
Golden Eagles 0 16 3 0 19

Marshall edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 7 17 31
Blazers 14 10 7 7 38

Memphis edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 21 7 3 15 46
Blazers 0 3 0 6 9

@ UCF edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 10 7 7 24
Knights 14 21 7 7 49

References edit

  1. ^ Champlin, Drew (November 24, 2012). "Perry provides spark, but UAB falls to UCF". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama: AL.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.