1996 UAB Blazers football team

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1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Army			–						10	–	2
Navy			–						9	–	3
No. 19 Notre Dame			–						8	–	3
East Carolina			–						8	–	3
Louisiana Tech			–						6	–	5
UAB			–						5	–	6
UCF			–						5	–	6
Southwestern Louisiana			–						5	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–						5	–	6
Arkansas State			–						4	–	7
Northern Illinois			–						1	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the sixth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his second season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Blazers would finish their inaugural season at the I-A level with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

Schedule

August 315:30 PMat Auburn

• Jordan–Hare Stadium
• Auburn, AL

L 0–2980,645 September 76:00 PMat Maryland

• Byrd Stadium
• College Park, MD

L 15–3930,057 September 146:00 PMArkansas State

• Legion Field
• Birmingham, AL

W 42–1718,236 September 216:00 PMJacksonville State

• Legion Field
• Birmingham, AL

W 24–1719,567 October 56:00 PMWestern Kentucky

• Legion Field
• Birmingham, AL

W 24–014,107 October 191:00 PMSouthwestern Louisiana

• Legion Field
• Birmingham, AL

W 39–2916,327 October 266:00 PMat Louisiana Tech

• Joe Aillet Stadium
• Ruston, LA

L 31–3511,320 November 21:00 PMat Vanderbilt

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN

L 15–3130,153 November 91:00 PMUCF

• Legion Field
• Birmingham, AL

L 13–3512,500 November 161:00 PMCincinnati

• Legion Field
• Birmingham, AL

L 14–3415,000 November 216:30 PMCharleston Southern

• Legion Field
• Birmingham, AL

W 49–136,500

Schedule Source: 2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I