2001 UAB Blazers football team

The 2001 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2001, and was the eleventh team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his seventh season as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their sixth season at the I-A level, and their third affiliated with a conference with a record of 6–5 (5–2 C-USA).^[1]

2001 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	6–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Watson Brown (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Sullivan (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Rick Christophel (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Legion Field
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Louisville $		6	–	1					11	–	2
Cincinnati		5	–	2					7	–	5
UAB		5	–	2					6	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	2					6	–	6
Southern Miss		4	–	3					6	–	5
TCU		4	–	3					6	–	6
Memphis		3	–	4					5	–	6
Army		2	–	5					3	–	8
Tulane		1	–	6					3	–	9
Houston		0	–	7					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	7:05 p.m.	Montana State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS	W 41–13	20,000	[2]
September 8	5:30 p.m.	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 7–29	79,388	[3]
September 22	4:00 p.m.	Army	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 55–3	25,000	[4]
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	L 0–3	29,782	[5]
October 6	5:00 p.m.	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	CSS	L 7–24	30,820	[6]
October 13	4:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 17–31	14,417	[7]
October 20	4:00 p.m.	Tulane	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 34–27	16,291	[8]
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)	WABM	W 17–14	25,462	[9]
November 10	4:00 p.m.	TCU	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 38–17	16,972	[10]
November 17	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 43–21	11,647	[11]
December 1	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 6–24	40,855	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Roster

2001 UAB Blazers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Maurice Gallery Sr QB 2 Jeff Aaron  Sr WR 3 Travis Johnson  Sr QB 4 Darrell Hackney Fr WR 5 Willie Quinnie Jr WR 6 Charles Griffin So WR 7 Kenny Borders  Jr WR 9 T. J. Simmons Jr QB 13 Tommy Babakitis So QB 14 Thomas Cox  Jr WR 22 Roddy White Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 10 Rod Taylor Sr SS 15 Andrew Kopecky Sr DE 46 Bryan Thomas Sr DT 89 Eddie Freeman Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Watson Brown Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2001-11-07

References

1. "2001 UAB football schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
2. "UAB blazes past Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. August 31, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "FSU wears out UAB". News-Press. September 9, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lopsided loss for Army". The Journal News. September 23, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "USM defense goes distance for 3–0 shutout of salty UAB". The Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Defense rules in UCF win". The Orlando Sentinel. October 7, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "UC 3–0 in Conference USA". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UAB turns back Tulane's rally". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UAB shuts down Memphis in fourth quarter". The Jackson Sun. October 28, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "TCU bowl hopes fading". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Blazers bowl eligible after beating Houston". The Anniston Star. November 18, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Surging Panthers land Tangerine Bowl bid". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 2, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.