1994 UAB Blazers football team

The 1994 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the fourth team fielded by the school. The Blazers were led by head coach Jim Hilyer, who entered his fourth season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Blazers finished their second season at the I-AA level with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4).

1994 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDieter Brock (1st season)
Home stadiumLegion Field
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Youngstown State ^     11 0 1
No. 23 Hofstra     8 1 1
Towson     8 2 0
No. 10 Troy State ^     8 4 0
Robert Morris     7 1 1
Monmouth     7 2 0
Saint Mary's     7 3 0
UAB     7 4 0
No. 20 UCF     7 4 0
Wagner     6 5 0
Liberty     5 6 0
Western Kentucky     5 6 0
Central Connecticut     4 6 0
Samford     4 6 1
Davidson     3 7 0
Buffalo     3 8 0
Saint Francis     2 7 1
Charleston Southern     0 11 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Alabama StateL 24–2714,750[1]
September 10at DaytonW 28–1010,112[2]
September 17Jacksonville StateL 12–2817,222[3]
September 24at KansasL 0–7235,000[4]
October 1Western Kentucky
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 22–3120,237[5]
October 8Wofford
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 34–2720,237[6]
October 15Mississippi Valley State
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 24–1420,237[7]
October 22Charleston Southern 
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 54–1420,237[8]
October 29at Morehead StateW 36–152,500[9]
November 5Butler
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 19–1420,237[10]
November 19at Prairie View A&MW 48–62,007[11]
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ "ASU nips UAB but pays price". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 4, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UAB blazes past slow UD defense". Dayton Daily News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks blaze past UAB". The Anniston Star. September 18, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jayhawks set UAB ablaze". The Salina Journal. September 25, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jewell, Floyd help Western down UAB". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late pass defeats Wofford". The Greenville News. October 9, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UAB tops Valley in aerial shootout". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Blazers pass test with 54 against Bucs". The State. October 23, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UAB 36, Morehead St. 15". The Paducah Sun. October 30, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UAB 19, Butler 14". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Prairie View falls for 46th straight". The Town Talk. November 20, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.