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American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance August 31 5:30 p.m. at No. 16 Auburn L 0–2980,645
September 7 6:00 p.m. at Maryland L 15–3930,057
September 14 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State W 42–1718,236
September 21 6:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 24–1719,567
October 5 6:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 24–014,107
October 19 1:00 p.m. Southwestern Louisiana Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 39–2916,327
October 26 6:00 p.m. at Louisiana Tech L 31–3511,320
November 2 1:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt L 15–3130,153
November 9 1:00 p.m. UCF Legion Field Birmingham, AL L 13–3512,500
November 16 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Legion Field Birmingham, AL L 14–3415,000
November 21 6:30 p.m. Charleston Southern Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 49–136,500
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Roster
1996 UAB Blazers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
FB
2
Keith Roland
Sr
WR
3
Marcel Rachel
Jr
RB
5
Robert Davis
Sr
WR
6
Ernest Ross
Fr
RB
7
Mark Lynch
So
QB
8
Rodney Hudson
Sr
WR
9
Omar Parker
So
QB
10
Kevin Drake
Jr
QB
11
Lee Carter
So
QB
12
Lee Jolly
Fr
TE
92
Brandon E Lloyd
Fr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1996-12-25
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