2011 UAB Blazers football team

The 2011 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers, led by fifth year head coach Neil Callaway, played their home games at Legion Field and competed in the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

2011 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Neil Callaway (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kim Helton (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Tommy West (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Legion Field
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 20 Southern Miss x$		6	–	2					12	–	2
Marshall		5	–	3					7	–	6
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					3	–	9
UCF		3	–	5					5	–	7
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
No. 18 Houston x		8	–	0					13	–	1
Tulsa		7	–	1					8	–	5
SMU		5	–	3					8	–	5
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTEP		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Head coach Neil Callaway was fired at the end of the season after a five-year record of 18–42.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	FSN	L 0–39	87,473
September 17	3:00 p.m.	Tulane	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 10–49	17,658
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 23–28	50,023
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	SportSouth	L 23–24	18,044
October 8	11:00 a.m.	Mississippi State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FSN	L 3–21	28,351
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 20–37	21,494
October 20	7:00 p.m.	UCF	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS	W 26–24	8,872
October 29	11:00 a.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CSS	L 14–59	20,735
November 5	6:00 p.m.	No. 14 Houston	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CBSSN	L 13–56	13,909
November 12	3:15 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)		W 41–35	17,848
November 17	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 Southern Mississippi	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CBSSN	W 34–31	14,103
November 26	6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		L 35–38	12,044
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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