2017 UAB Blazers football team

2017 UAB Blazers football
2017 UAB Blazers football
Bahamas Bowl, vs. L 6–41 vs. Ohio
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Bill Clark (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Les Koenning (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	David Reeves (1st season)
Home stadium	Legion Field
	Seasons ← 2014 2018 →

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.

2017 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$	8	–	0	11	–	3
FIU	5	–	3	8	–	5
Marshall	4	–	4	8	–	5
Western Kentucky	4	–	4	6	–	7
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	7	–	6
Old Dominion	3	–	5	5	–	7
Charlotte	1	–	7	1	–	11
West Division
North Texas x	7	–	1	9	–	5
UAB	6	–	2	8	–	5
Southern Miss	6	–	2	8	–	5
Louisiana Tech	4	–	4	7	–	6
UTSA	3	–	5	6	–	5
Rice	1	–	7	1	–	11
UTEP	0	–	8	0	–	12

Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 edit

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]

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
April 1	1:00 p.m.	Green vs. Gold	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	WABM MY68	Green 49–7	7,822

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:30 p.m.	Alabama A&M*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	Stadium	W 38–7	45,212
September 9	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	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	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	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	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	beIN	L 24–25 ^OT	11,889
October 28	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	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	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	CUSA.TV	W 24–19	20,076
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	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*	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–41	13,585
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries edit

Alabama A&M edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
ALA&M Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7
Blazers	7	3	14	14	38

At Ball State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	14	7	7	31
Cardinals	7	14	17	13	51

Coastal Carolina edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	2	3	8	10	23
Blazers	13	3	7	7	30

At North Texas edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	7	15	14	43
Mean Green	10	20	7	9	46

Louisiana Tech edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	0	12	22
Blazers	13	3	0	7	23

Middle Tennessee edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	10	10	3	0	23
Blazers	9	13	0	3	25

At Charlotte edit

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Blazers	0	14	3	0	7	24
49ers	0	0	7	10	8	25

At Southern Miss edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	0	6	17	30
Golden Eagles	9	3	0	0	12

Rice edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	0	14	21
Blazers	21	21	7	3	52

At UTSA edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	14	7	0	3	24
Roadrunners	3	3	0	13	19

At Florida edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	0	7	7
Gators	6	13	14	3	36

UTEP edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	0	0	0	7
Blazers	3	11	14	0	28

Vs. Ohio–Bahamas Bowl edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	3	3	0	6
Bobcats	13	14	14	0	41

References edit

^ "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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[1] "UAB to reinstate football for 2017 season". ESPN.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2017.

[2] "UAB's spring football game to air on TV in Birmingham". AL.com. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

[3] "UAB starters dominate in spring football game". AL.com. April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

[4] Champlin, Drew (January 26, 2017). "UAB's 2017 football schedule released". AL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.

[5] "2017 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved August 18, 2017.

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