The 2018 UAB Blazers football team represented 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 were led by third-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the C-USA Championship Game where they defeated Middle Tennessee to win their first ever C-USA championship. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois to claim their first bowl win in program history.
Quick Facts UAB Blazers football, C-USA ChampionC-USA West Division championBoca Raton Bowl champion ...
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On November 11, 2018, the Blazers made their first appearance in the Coaches' Poll at No. 25, marking the first time since 2004 they had been ranked in any of the major three polls.
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
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Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blazers having one player selected.[9]
Offense
Spencer Brown – RB
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Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blazers predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[10]
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West Division |
Predicted finish |
Team |
1 | North Texas |
2 | Louisiana Tech |
3 | UAB |
4 | Southern Miss |
5 | UTSA |
T–6 | Rice |
T–6 | UTEP |
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Savannah State* | | ESPN+ | W 52–0 | 27,124 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina* | | ESPN+ | L 24–47 | 9,776 |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane* | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| Stadium | W 31–24 | 21,991 |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Charlotte | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN3 | W 28–7 | 25,395 |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | | Stadium | W 28–7 | 18,983 |
October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rice | | ESPN+ | W 42–0 | 18,916 |
October 20 | 6:30 p.m. | North Texas![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| beIN | W 29–21 | 28,014 |
October 27 | 6:30 p.m. | at UTEP | | ESPN+ | W 19–0 | 10,787 |
November 3 | 6:30 p.m. | UTSA | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| beIN | W 52–3 | 17,605 |
November 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| beIN | W 26–23 OT | 25,618 |
November 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M* | | ESPN2 | L 20–41 | 97,584 |
November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | | ESPN3 | L 3–27 | 14,411 |
December 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | | CBSSN | W 27–25 | 15,806 |
| 6:00 p.m. | vs. Northern Illinois* | | ESPN | W 37–13 | 22,614 |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Savannah State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tigers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Blazers |
7 |
21 |
10 |
14 |
52 |
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At Coastal Carolina
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Blazers |
14 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
Chanticleers |
7 |
13 |
7 |
20 |
47 |
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Tulane
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Green Wave |
0 |
7 |
14 |
3 |
24 |
Blazers |
7 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
31 |
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Charlotte
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
49ers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Blazers |
14 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
28 |
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At Louisiana Tech
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Blazers |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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At Rice
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Blazers |
14 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
42 |
Owls |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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North Texas
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Mean Green |
7 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
Blazers |
3 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
29 |
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At UTEP
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Blazers |
10 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
19 |
Miners |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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UTSA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Roadrunners |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Blazers |
21 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
52 |
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Southern Miss
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
Golden Eagles |
7 |
6 |
0 |
7 | 3 |
23 |
Blazers |
0 |
7 |
13 |
0 | 6 |
26 |
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At Texas A&M
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Blazers |
7 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
20 |
Aggies |
14 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
41 |
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At Middle Tennessee
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Blazers |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Blue Raiders |
0 |
13 |
7 |
7 |
27 |
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At Middle Tennessee (C-USA Championship game)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Blazers |
3 |
21 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
Blue Raiders |
13 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
25 |
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Vs. Northern Illinois (Boca Raton Bowl)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
Blazers |
10 |
17 |
10 |
0 |
37 |
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