2001 UAB Blazers football team

The 2001 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Watson Brown, the Blazers complied an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in C-USA. UAB played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

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

Schedule

2001 Conference USA football standings
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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