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The 2018 UAB Blazers football team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They are led by third-year head coach Bill Clark and play their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama .
Previous season
The Blazers finished the 2017 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 .
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]
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blazers having one player selected.[10]
Offense
Spencer Brown – RB
Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blazers predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[11]
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
1
North Texas
2
Louisiana Tech
3
UAB
4
Southern Miss
5
UTSA
T–6
Rice
T–6
UTEP
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Savannah State * ESPN+ W 52–027,124
September 8 6:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina * ESPN+ L 24–479,776
September 15 12:00 p.m. Tulane * Legion Field Birmingham, AL Stadium W 31–2421,991
September 29 6:00 p.m. Charlotte Legion Field Birmingham, AL ESPN3 W 28-725,395
October 6 6:00 p.m. at Louisiana Tech Stadium W 28–718,983
October 13 12:00 p.m. at Rice ESPN+ W 42–018,916
October 20 6:30 p.m. North Texas Legion Field Birmingham, AL beIN
October 27 6:30 p.m. at UTEP ESPN+
November 3 6:30 p.m. UTSA Legion Field Birmingham, AL beIN
November 10 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss Legion Field Birmingham, AL beIN
November 17 at Texas A&M *
November 24 2:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee ESPN3
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [12]
Game summaries
Savannah State
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
0
0
0
Blazers
7
21
10
14
52
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
at Coastal Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
14
10
0
0
24
Chanticleers
7
13
7
20
47
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2017
UAB, 30–23
Tulane
1
2
3
4
Total
Green Wave
0
7
14
3
24
Blazers
7
14
3
7
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–5
2012
TUL, 55–45
Charlotte
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
0
0
7
7
Blazers
14
7
0
7
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2017
CHAR, 25–24 OT
at Louisiana Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
7
7
14
28
Bulldogs
7
0
0
0
7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–5
2017
UAB, 23–22
at Rice
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
14
14
14
0
42
Owls
0
0
0
0
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–3
2017
UAB, 52–21
North Texas
1
2
3
4
Total
Mean Green
0
Blazers
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–1
2017
UNT, 46–43
at UTEP
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
Miners
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–1
2017
UAB, 28–7
UTSA
1
2
3
4
Total
Roadrunners
0
Blazers
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
2017
UAB, 24–19
Southern Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
Blazers
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
6–10
2017
UAB, 30–12
at Texas A&M
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
Aggies
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2009
A&M, 56–19
at Middle Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
Blue Raiders
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–3
2017
UAB, 25–23
References
^ "UAB to reinstate football for 2017 season" . ESPN.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2017 .
^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .
^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List" " . Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced" . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018" . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
^ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
^ "2018 UAB Football Schedule | Blazers | FBSchedules.com" . FB Schedules. Retrieved April 6, 2018 .
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