2007 UAB Blazers football team

The 2007 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the 17th team fielded by the school. The Blazers were led by first-year head coach Neil Callaway and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their twelfth season at the NCAA I-A/FBS level and their ninth affiliated with a conference with a record of 2–10 (1–7 C-USA).

2007 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Neil Callaway (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Kim Helton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Eric Schumann (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Legion Field
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	5
Memphis		6	–	2					7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					3	–	9
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Tulsa xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Houston x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulane		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6					4	–	8
SMU		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 a.m.	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	L 18–55	67,796
September 8	4:00 p.m.	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 24–34	78,673
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Alcorn State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 22–0	21,828
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 30–38	22,710
October 6	1:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS		L 13–30	45,259
October 13	6:00 p.m.	Tulane	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 26–21	24,144
October 20	6:00 p.m.	Houston	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 10–49	11,588
October 27	2:30 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 6–41	41,125
November 3	6:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS	L 7–37	13,348
November 10	6:30 p.m.	UCF	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSTV	L 31–45	12,621
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)	CSS	L 9–25	31,138
November 24	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		L 39–46	26,762
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Michigan State

See also: 2007 Michigan State Spartans football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	3	2	13	18
Michigan State	21	24	3	7	55

In the first game of the Neil Callaway era, the Blazers would make their first-ever trip to the state of Michigan in this 55–18 defeat by the Spartans. The Blazers would fall behind 42–0 before Swayze Waters hit a 35-yard field goal before the half. After a safety early in the third, Waters would hit a pair of long field goals (50 and 47 yards) and score the seasons' first touchdown on a 15-yard Joseph Webb reception from Sam Hunt in the fourth. For the game, the Blazers were outgained on offense 593 to 226 total yards.^[2]

Florida State

See also: 2007 Florida State Seminoles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	10	7	7	0	24
Florida State	3	7	21	3	34

On the road, the Blazers would take a 17–10 lead at the half only to give up 21 points in the third in this 34–24 defeat to the Seminoles. UAB would take the early lead on a 27-yard Swayze Waters field goal, and extend it to 10–0 on FSU's ensuing possession with Will Dunbar returning an interception 21-yards for the score. In the second, Sam Hunt would score on a 4-yard run to extend the lead to 17–3, before the Seminoles responded with a touchdown of their own in narrowing the lead to 17–10 at the half. Florida State would open the third with a pair of touchdowns to take a 24–17 lead, before UAB responded with a 16-yard Joseph Webb touchdown reception from Hunt to knot the game at 24. However, the Seminoles would close the game with 10 unanswered points to seal the 34–24 win.^[3]

Alcorn State

See also: Alcorn State University

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alcorn State	0	0	0	0	0
UAB	6	10	6	0	22

The first win of the Callaway era would come in the seasons first home game with a 22–0 victory over the FCS Braves of Alcorn State. Swayze Waters would star in hitting 5 field goals from 42, 32, 52, 22 and 38 yards respectively. The Blazers would visit the end zone only once on a 4-yard David Sigler touchdown reception from Sam Hunt in the second quarter. For the game, Waters set a team record for most field goals in a game, tied the team record for longest Blazer field goal (52 yards) and tied the conference record for most field goals in a game.^[4]

Tulsa

See also: Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	10	6	14	30
Tulsa	3	14	14	7	38

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Mississippi State

See also: 2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	10	3	0	13
Mississippi State	0	3	6	21	30

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Tulane

See also: Tulane Green Wave football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	14	0	7	21
UAB	0	13	7	6	26

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Houston

See also: Houston Cougars football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Houston	14	21	7	7	49
UAB	3	7	0	0	10

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East Carolina

See also: 2007 East Carolina Pirates football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	3	3	0	0	6
East Carolina	10	10	21	0	41

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Southern Miss

See also: Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Miss	3	27	7	0	37
UAB	0	0	7	0	7

UCF

See also: UCF Knights football

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCF	10	7	14	14	45
UAB	14	3	7	7	31

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Memphis

See also: Memphis Tigers football

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	3	0	6	9
Memphis	0	13	3	9	25

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Marshall

See also: Marshall Thundering Herd football

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	7	0	18	14	39
Marshall	14	14	7	11	46

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Personnel

Coaching staff

• Neil Callaway – Head Coach
• Kim Helton – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
• Eric Schumann – Defensive coordinator/safeties
• Corey Barlow – Cornerbacks
• Tim Bowens – Receivers
• Lorenzo Costantini – Defensive line
• Steve Davenport – Running backs
• Will Friend – Offensive line
• Tyson Helton – Quarterbacks/recruiting coordinator
• Tyson Summers – Linebackers
• Steve Martin – Strength and Conditioning/Football & Baseball
• Ervin Lewis – Director of Football Operations

References

1. "2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
2. "UAB vs Michigan State (Sep 01, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
3. "UAB vs Florida State (Sep 08, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
4. "Alcorn State vs UAB (Sep 15, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
5. "UAB vs Tulsa (Sep 29, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
6. "UAB vs Mississippi State (Oct 06, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on August 8, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
7. "Tulane vs UAB (Oct 13, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
8. "Houston vs UAB (Oct 20, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
9. "UAB vs East Carolina (Oct 27, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
10. "UCF vs UAB (Nov 10, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
11. "UAB vs Memphis (Nov 17, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
12. "UAB vs Marshall (Nov 24, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.