2013 UAB Blazers football team

The 2013 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by second year head coach Garrick McGee and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Not only was it another losing season, but it proved to be McGee's last as head coach, and the penultimate season for the team overall before being reinstated in 2017.

2013 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Garrick McGee (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Richard Owens (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Johnson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Legion Field

2013 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					8	–	5
Florida Atlantic		4	–	4					6	–	6
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
Southern Miss		1	–	7					1	–	11
FIU		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
Rice x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
UTSA		6	–	2					7	–	5
North Texas		6	–	2					9	–	4
Tulane		5	–	3					7	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 31–34 OT	21,398
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 9 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 17–56	90,037
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Northwestern State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 52–28	8,723
September 28	6:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN3	L 24–52	32,467
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 23–37	11,319
October 12	6:30 p.m.	at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	CSS	W 27–24	15,696
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	TWCSC	L 31–52	25,391
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FSN	L 21–24	20,483
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CSS	L 14–56	22,321
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	L 14–63	42,603
November 21	6:30 p.m.	Rice	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FS1	L 34–37 OT	5,831
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 27–62	6,383
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Awards

Jamarcus Nelson:

• All-American
• Conference USA special teams player of the year