1994 UAB Blazers football team

The 1994 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the fourth team fielded by the school. The Blazers were led by head coach Jim Hilyer, who entered his fourth season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Blazers finished their second season at the I-AA level with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4).

1994 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Jim Hilyer (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dieter Brock (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Legion Field
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Youngstown State ^			–					11	–	0	–	1
No. 23 Hofstra			–					8	–	1	–	1
Towson			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Troy State ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
Robert Morris			–					7	–	1	–	1
Monmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					7	–	3	–	0
UAB			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 UCF			–					7	–	4	–	0
Wagner			–					6	–	5	–	0
Liberty			–					5	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					5	–	6	–	0
Central Connecticut State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Samford			–					4	–	6	–	1
Davidson			–					3	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					3	–	8	–	0
Saint Francis			–					2	–	7	–	1
Charleston Southern			–					0	–	11	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 24–27	14,750	[1]
September 10	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	W 28–10	10,112	[2]
September 17	Jacksonville State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 12–28	17,222	[3]
September 24	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 0–72	35,000	[4]
October 1	Western Kentucky	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 22–31	20,237	[5]
October 8	Wofford	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 34–27	20,237	[6]
October 15	Mississippi Valley State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 24–14	20,237	[7]
October 22	Charleston Southern	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 54–14	20,237	[8]
October 29	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 36–15	2,500	[9]
November 5	Butler	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 19–14	20,237	[10]
November 19	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 48–6	2,007	[11]
Homecoming

References

1. "ASU nips UAB but pays price". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 4, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "UAB blazes past slow UD defense". Dayton Daily News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Gamecocks blaze past UAB". The Anniston Star. September 18, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Jayhawks set UAB ablaze". The Salina Journal. September 25, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Jewell, Floyd help Western down UAB". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Late pass defeats Wofford". The Greenville News. October 9, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "UAB tops Valley in aerial shootout". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Blazers pass test with 54 against Bucs". The State. October 23, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UAB 36, Morehead St. 15". The Paducah Sun. October 30, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UAB 19, Butler 14". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Prairie View falls for 46th straight". The Town Talk. November 20, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.